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Beauty and the Beet

Morgan Botanicals   -   Dec 22, 2010 - By Jessica_7

The beet ( Beta vulgaris) ;  is probably the best known and most popular beet. Most have seen or grown the basic red or purple root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet, but there are other varieties such as sugar beets, sea beets, and spinach...

Full Spectrum Lighting for Goats, Pigs, and Chicke...

Spring Hill Farms   -   Dec 22, 2010 - By David_8

Full Spectrum Bulb I first heard of full spectrum lighting several years ago. Full spectrum lights are the closest light to natural sunlight available. It got me to thinking about how it would effect livestock during the long days of winter here in...

It is a matter of time

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Dec 21, 2010 - By Brian_1

My wife and I met some incredibly talented and gifted people this past week.  We attended the regional BMSB workgroup meeting and met the professional people that have dedicated their lives to the pursuit and understanding of insects and the insect...

Garlic: 'Tis the Seasoning For Holiday Stress

Christopher Ranch   -   Dec 21, 2010 - By Justin_1

My boss always says “garlic just makes people happy”. Well, we have only to look at the Gilroy Garlic Festival for evidence of this because, in a sea of 100,000 people, everybody looks mighty blissful when polishing off all manner of garlic goodies. I’ve also...

Bouncing Baby Bunnies

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Dec 21, 2010 - By Emily

Although they don't get much attention in this blog, we also raise rabbits here at the farm.  I just like them, and I'll have young rabbits for sale periodically.  I can watch them out my kitchen picture window while I'm cooking...

Pastured Polutry & Tamworth Pigs in the Winter

Spring Hill Farms   -   Dec 21, 2010 - By David_8

Are you sure you want to delete this post? This action is permanent. Yes, delete post No, keep post Tamworth Pigs Ever wonder how you keep grass-fed pigs and chickens eating grass in the winter? The main way of course is to feed hay....

Still Raining - Merry Christmas!

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Dec 21, 2010 - By Poly

It has been raining for 3 days continously here in the high, mojave  desert of California, no bother,we need the rains, and in the spring all the native wild grasses, weeds, flowers will pop up making a delicous treat for the livestock. The cows,...

Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. My husband spends his days teaching science to 150 seventh graders. If you remember your seventh grade science teacher, you know that one of the job requirements is being utterly unflappable. Check: virtually...

We're finally connected to a local produce del...

The Jam and Jelly Lady   -   Dec 20, 2010 - By Sonya

Sweet - we just joined forces with the Cincinnati-based "Locally Harvested for You".   http://www.locallyharvestedforyou.com/   This is a year-round local resource for farm-fresh, in-season produce, meat, dairy, and cottage...

Huguenot-Robious Farmers' Market

Huguenot-Robious Farmers' Market   -   Dec 20, 2010 - By Doug_1

     I'm really looking forward to the indoor market in January.  It's been hard since the market ended in November to try to get my hands on truly free-range eggs, chicken and beef.  I'm almost out of Camp...