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Patience and a shallot

3 Acre Farm   -   Dec 09, 2010 - By Janelle

Every single day I go out to see if my raised beds have any sprouts.......... After searching for seed...I didn't realize how difficult it would be to find organic seed for all the shallots and garlic I wanted, so I waited until the last moment and had...

Fresh Tomatoes in December?

Lazy Ox Farm   -   Dec 09, 2010 - By Margie

Yes! We are eating fresh tomatoes from our garden in Zone 6 on December 8, and anticipate having some with Christmas dinner. The vines died over a month ago, but we had the foresight to pick all the unripe fruits before the first killing frost. We put them in...

Animal husbandry

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Dec 08, 2010 - By Brian_1

My admiration and adulation goes out to all of those farmers that have big animals and do it humanely.  To me, anything bigger than a chicken is a big animal.  Well, maybe except for pigmy goats.  The knowledge big animal farmers have...

Tasmania Bound

Cranberry Moon Farm   -   Dec 08, 2010 - By Miss Lisa

On the verge on leaving for Tasmania Australia. This will be a trip of a lifetime for me. The rare wooly English Leicester flock in the United States was restored by sheep from this farm, Heazlewood Farm, Whitemore.  I look forward in sharing with you...

Firewood For Sale!

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Dec 08, 2010 - By Neil & Jean

Greetings from the Farm! Well December is here and cold she is! Once again I long for December 20th so I can start my annual countdown to spring!  But in the mean time I'll just go out to the greenhouse to get happy.  Another market season...

What Does It Mean To Raise Organic Chickens?

Fertile Chicken Eggs | Chicken Egg Incubators   -   Dec 08, 2010 - By Suzie OConnor

Perhaps you have decided you’d like to raise some chickens of your own. Problem is, what is the best way to raise your flock? Should you stick to the old fashion method, or move on to the new organic fad that is sweeping so many other hobbies? So your question...

My Personal Cooking Challenge

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Dec 08, 2010 - By Emily

The first week of December sure has been a snowy one here!  It seems it's been coming down steadily for a week now, with a foot or so on the ground here on the farm and road conditions that make me happy I can stay home instead of travelling.   ...

Moving cows

Walnut Hill Farm at Elm Springs, LLC   -   Dec 08, 2010 - By Jeff_1

The wind has not let up for several days, and the cows need new pasture.  So I had to fight the wind this morning to move the cows to the opposite end of the farm for winter grazing. The cold you can dress for but I have never found a cure for the...

Eat The Clay: Bentonite

Morgan Botanicals   -   Dec 08, 2010 - By Jessica_7

The use of medicinal clay in folk medicine goes way back to prehistoric times and was first recorded in ancient Mesopotamia. The indigenous peoples around the world still use a wide variety of clays for medicinal purposes - primarily for external applications,...

Benefits Of Calendula

Sunflower Acres Pure Skin Care Products   -   Dec 08, 2010 - By Dianne

One of The  BENEFITS OF CALENDULA PRODUCTS I have been researching medicinal herbs, in order to put my garden to good use. I recently stumbled onto an awesome experience!  I'll start at the beginning.  I have been making...