The Blog Barn

Spring Breeding...

Oldhaus Fibers   -   Apr 22, 2009 - By Joel & Kathi

... always a question rabbit breeders ask each other... How is your breeding going? We're just getting ready to do ours, for some it's a bit late, but we like to have it warmer before babies are born. We have fewer losses to cold. We're...

April 21st Update

Boardtown Organics   -   Apr 22, 2009 - By Greg_1

     We made it through the last little cold snap in pretty good shape!  The cucumbers didn't make it but everything else looks great!       A lot of the tomatoes are blooming and should have vine...

Roof Installed on the Earthship Wellness Center w/...

Peaceful Acres Lavender Farm   -   Apr 22, 2009 - By Mike

Well it's coming along. The Earthship has a roof.....almost! The two smaller rooms have beams and deck boards installed. I have found it is a bit harder to work with ruff cut lumber rather than traditional pine. Heavier, crooked, twisted and as heavy as...

Welcome!

Homegrown Harvest   -   Apr 22, 2009 - By HomegrownHarvest

Welcome to our blog! The early lettuce is growing nicely, and we look to have a wide selection of other vegetables starting in early June. The warmer weather this week will be great for working outside.  Thanks for checking in.

Fragrance Oils or Essential Oils, what does your p...

Peaceful Acres Lavender Farm   -   Apr 22, 2009 - By Mike

It is important to know that perfume oils also known as fragrance oils or "fragrances" are not the same as essential oils. Perfume oils and fragrances contain unnatural chemicals and do not provide the therapeutic benefits of essential oils....

No Harmful Synthetic Chemicals Used in any of our ...

Peaceful Acres Lavender Farm   -   Apr 22, 2009 - By Mike

No harmful synthetic chemicals used in any of our products. We never use solvent extracted oil (even though it's much cheaper), harmful synthetic chemicals, preservatives, petroleum products, artificial dyes, or synthetic fragrance...

Outfoxed

The Call Again Farm Journal   -   Apr 22, 2009 - By Laura_6

Tonight, I went outside to do the evening chores.  I took care of the chickens, and then headed to the turkeys.  I headed through the barn as usual, turning on the lights in the stall to encourage the turkeys to come in.  I went out the back...

We have been planting tomatoes, potatoes, and onions the last couple of weeks. The weather has been unpredictable, frost, freeze, rain, hail, and sun. Winter of Spring 09 has been interesting. We'll see what comes up! The baby chickens are...

Animals have jobs too

Harp Turkey Ranch   -   Apr 22, 2009 - By Wes

Here at the ranch all the animals have jobs too. Their jobs are to do the back breaking work of clearing and tilling the land, at the same time fertilizing and spreading it too. The pigs have gotten more done then I first thought they would. They have to...

EARTH DAY.WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ME?WHAT HAS IT DONE...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Apr 22, 2009 - By Tony_1

What does the WORD EARTH means to a LOCAL COMMUNITY  FARMER like myself?  SOIL! Here in south Florida soil translates into SAND.So to make the soil ready for the EARTH..I have to: COMPOST.Here is a true story on the subject. Once ,I asked a...