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The Importance of Chromium

Dansk Farms of Florida   -   Mar 25, 2009 - By Joe

Nancy's Nutrition Corner "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,"  Hippocrates. Chromium Chances are that many of you have heard about chromium. The name of this mineral has been tossed around...

Dark!

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   Mar 25, 2009 - By Teresa_2

This past Monday evening we lost power for almost four hours.  We had very heavy winds here, and six tornadoes touched down within 20-30 miles of us.  I was just starting to fix supper when the outage happened, and with an all...

My New Favorite Book

Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm   -   Mar 25, 2009 - By Jody_1

Tina vs. Lois An Exotic Seductress vs. the Constant Lover In my new favorite book, The Small-Mart Revolution ( www.small-mart.org ), Michael Shuman pits Tina against Lois, and Lois kicks *ss. As you might guess by the title, this is a book about local...

MAKE YOUR OWN TINCTURES (alcohol extraction)

So Succulent Gardens   -   Mar 25, 2009 - By Blossomfarm

TINCTURES (alcohol extraction) Tincture are concentrated doses of herbal remedies used in small doses. To make a tincture; place 4 oz of dried herb in a sterlized glass jar with a tight fitting plastic lid. Add 2 1/2 cups of high alcohol...

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Boondockers Farm   -   Mar 25, 2009 - By Evan

Please set up an appointment right now, hours will come soon where you can stop by. Thanks, The Boondocker's

3/24/2009- Chicks, kids and seedlings... sure sign...

Greene Hills Farm   -   Mar 25, 2009 - By Stephanie

Our 300 meat chicks are growing like crazy. The cornish cross chicken breed is used almost 100% for meat in the United States. It's been breed to eat and eat and eat, which results in a harvestable bird at 8 weeks. Good for the farmer's bottom line,...

photo by Many Hands Organic Farm It's been a big month for people who love real food. As you've no doubt heard, the First Lady planted a garden. On Friday my email inbox was full of messages triumphantly singing out the news. We'd like to send...

The herbs are getting ready . . .

Sharon Hubbs-Kreft, Herbalist - Amazing Grace Herbals LLC   -   Mar 24, 2009 - By Sharon_3

The weather is starting to break here in NJ and I have been out and about in the gardens weeding, walking and watching the new little herb sprouts stick their little green noses through the soil. It will not be long now that they will begin growing at a pretty...

Dawn of a New Age

Spyglass Gardens   -   Mar 24, 2009 - By Steve or Wendy

I was 9 when my Dad let me grow pumpkins at the back of the family garden.  Our garden was huge and supplied our family and neighbors with tasty produce all summer and Mom canned for the winter. I watered, weeded and cared for my little round buddies all...

Hear and See the Geese Explore

Re Rustica   -   Mar 24, 2009 - By fullofbeans

Some like to lead, others like to follow, everyone looks about and shares what they see! What a great trip... Click here to hear the geese explore! The geese explore to find new delicious things to eat, interesting animals to hiss and honk at, nice...