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Fox Hunting

Re Rustica   -   Mar 15, 2009 - By fullofbeans

This fox was telling us to keep back: we had gotten too close - she had smelled a grasshopper and didn't want our sight, smell or sound to interrupt her hunt. It is important to understand what the animals you are following for study are telling you if you...

New Direction

The Belson Farm   -   Mar 15, 2009 - By Zandra

What a beautiful day we had today. March 14th is my late brothers birthday and he would have loved this day! Sunshine and a warming trend are a treat for us in Michigan in March. I am cleaning the chicken coop. Last fall we processed our 3 year old laying...

Prior to our move to this farm, we lived in the city of Ypsilanti. We lived on a little postage stamp of a yard in a little brick ranch house surrounded by a sea of little brick ranch houses. Our house was located two blocks from a major freeway and the roar...

TOMATOES AND PEPPERS

Debbie's Garden   -   Mar 15, 2009 - By Chickadee1

Well we certainly need the rain, but the cold that came with it i could do without! After last week's spring weather, today was a real bummer!! I finally went outside to the greenhouse to check on the babies. The tomatoes and peppers are doing great!! Not...

Dinosaur Eggs!

Re Rustica   -   Mar 14, 2009 - By fullofbeans

Dinosaur or goose? You decide. Goose eggs are back! One of our younger visitors to the farm, upon seeing them, pronounced them to be “dinosaur eggs!” We were pretty sure they were not dinosaur eggs, but goose eggs. We showed him our geese, and explained...

Growing The Worlds Best Sweet Corn at Poverty Acre...

Poverty Acres   -   Mar 14, 2009 - By Sam or MaryAnn

Growing The Worlds Best Sweet Corn at Poverty Acres This is the seventh year for MaryAnn and I to order seed and begin planning for another sweet corn season at Poverty Acres. I am trying to get the Case 1070 started so I can turn the soil. Normally I turn...

Let The Food Do The Talking

F.A. Farm   -   Mar 14, 2009 - By Walter_1

Last night Toni and I tried out a new French restaurant in Bellingham. We gave it a B on food and a C on service. First the waitress. Aside from being slow and with traces of that Bellingham "edge" that so infuriates us (sort of like the...

Goats for sale

Sunshine for Dinner   -   Mar 14, 2009 - By Georgiaberry

Dairy Goats: These babies are about 5 weeks old and are being bottle fed with fresh goat milk, supplemented with goat milk replacer as needed.  They are totally tame and very friendly.  They are brother and sister, out of a pure LaMancha doe and a...

Back in the greenhouse after a long winter

Amos Family Produce & Fresh Sweetcorn   -   Mar 14, 2009 - By Kyla

Well, we're back in the green house starting our plants for the 2009 season!! It's been a long winter..the warm temps in the greenhouse are very welcoming.  We've started well over 1000 plants, most are already sprouting.  Tomatoes, both...

The LOCAVORE HOME MADE EASY TROPICAL VEGETERIAN/RA...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Mar 13, 2009 - By Tony_1

If you are a locavore ,a vgeterian  or a RAW FOODIST living in South Florida, you will like to try a TROPICAL menu that fits into the sizzling heat of the South and keeps you COOL!. As an appetizer  there is nothing equal to a coconut water or...