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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Getting the Garden Ready
Golden Touch Alpaca Farm - Apr 13, 2009 - By Shelley_2
Over the weekend we spent some time getting our Vegetable and Herb garden ready for the quickly approaching growing season. The garden is roughly 45ft x 20ft, with a total area of 800 sq ft usable planting area (minusing the edging and pathways). This will be...
Almost Spring?
Re Rustica - Apr 13, 2009 - By fullofbeans
When we're looking for summer, we head down the mountain. When we look for winter, we head up hill. The increase in altitude leads to a decrease in temperature - there is less atmosphere to hold in heat! In Squaw Valley, the difference is...
Care of Emu Oil
4 D Acres - Apr 12, 2009 - By Mike_6
Care of Emu Oil How best to care for my emu oil is a question I receive a lot of time while selling at shows. 4 D Acres Pure Refined Emu Oil has a shelf life of 2 - 3 years from the date of refining at normal room temperature. We keep records of when each...
Happy Easter
Harp Turkey Ranch - Apr 12, 2009 - By Wes
Wanted to wish every body a happy Easter Holiday. We finished our first batch of Poulet Rouge Broilers last week. Everything went great and the chicken tasted great. We were able to fill every order that we pre sold, leaving only 2 chickens for us to enjoy...
Homage to Blue
The Call Again Farm Journal - Apr 12, 2009 - By Laura_6
Yesterday evening, the turkey hens flew over the pasture fence into the woods.I felt bad for Big Guy, my tom, who weighs so much that flying seems painful for him, was staring through the fence, worrying about his hens’ safety.I went to herd the girls back...
Hemming and Hawwing
F.A. Farm - Apr 12, 2009 - By Walter_1
On April 10th & 11th, Western Washington University hosted a Food Justice Conference. I sat on a panel Saturday morning on local food availability. Afterwards, Toni and I sat in the audience for another panel discussion about the economics of...
PLANTING TIME!!!
Boardtown Organics - Apr 12, 2009 - By Greg_1
Planting Time is Here!!! After a very wet spring so far, we managed to get one of our fields dry enough to plant. Here's the list of what's in the ground: Crookedneck Squash Straightneck Squash ...
Mighty Quail
Re Rustica - Apr 12, 2009 - By fullofbeans
Every morning, one of our neighbors (a nice couple of Quails) steps out for their promenade. Mr. and Mrs. Quail live in our fence, which is not your usual barbed wire contraption. It is a lean-to of large tree branches and small sticks, and...
Busy time in Calving Season
Ebersole Cattle Company - Apr 11, 2009 - By ShanenEbersole
Well, calving season is REALLY here! We are almost half way through the season. We now have our first group sorted so we can start breeding them. Last week we were able to turn the GRASS FED BEEF calves out to pasture. They are still...
Reminder 15% off all Amazing Grace Herbals remedie...
Sharon Hubbs-Kreft, Herbalist - Amazing Grace Herbals LLC - Apr 11, 2009 - By Sharon_3
Hi Everyone and warm wishes for the Easter season! Just a reminder that Local Harvest is running a special on all of my remedies, yup, all of them. They are 15% off all of my herbal products throughout the end of April. They thought it was a great time to...