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Moved cancelled

Sheltie Meadow Farm   -   Mar 05, 2009 - By Miana Ruiz-Ryan

Hi to all our NY customers.  Good news!  The move is off.  Found out contract was not legal.  Almost fell victim to scam.  Thanks for all your support and we hope to see at the Kinderhook Farmers Market this summer! Thanks to all!

Illinois Senator Introduces a Resolution against N...

IICFA   -   Mar 05, 2009 - By GrannySue

SR0127 was introduced into the Illinois Senate this morning by Senator Luechtefeld. In order to be passed, we will need support from everyone we can find. Please take a moment to contact the following legislators and let them know you support SR0127 and...

Milk - a journey from udder to fridge

Sunshine for Dinner   -   Mar 05, 2009 - By Georgiaberry

the freshest milk I am not a full-time milkmaid, but I have the responsibility for three milkings a week for a small herd of three dairy goats.  One evening I captured the experience to share with the curious. Daisy ...

TO SAVE US :SEND FARMERS STIMULUS !

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Mar 05, 2009 - By Tony_1

With the economy in crash , and endless crunch Farmers are struggling , dodging  the punch We live on pickles , to save our nickles To pay the rent , we stay on "LENT" To pay our taxes , we work our "AXES" ...

Parsley Pumpkin Seed Garnish

Cookus Interruptus   -   Mar 05, 2009 - By Cynthia

Very tasty way to get more greens in your diet. Parsley Pumpkin Seed Garnish (Darrell finds his pulse)   This will store for a couple weeks in the frig.  You can plop it on Brown Rice , Quinoa , Soba Noodles , Polenta , Rosemary Red...

Truckin'

Hurricane Farm   -   Mar 05, 2009 - By Chris

Erica's friend gave us her old truck and it is a great addition to the farm.  It arrived rather noisily, but a new exhaust clamp and gasket took care of that. Now Erica can take the kids out and about on farm errands.  Since this has an...

Etymology has always fascinated me. I could read about the origins of words and phrases all day. Lately I have been studying everything that there is to know about chickens in preparation for our upcoming coop building project and I have been surprised at the...

Varieties of Potatoes

The Wild Way Out   -   Mar 05, 2009 - By wild way

I've been updating the website and was looking over the Ark of Taste list.  There are so many yummy things I've grown and will at least plant in the future that aren't mentioned.  I'm going to post several different blogs in this...

Finding Peace

Double R Farm (Amish Country Soaps & Sundries)   -   Mar 04, 2009 - By Christine_2

Sanity is a rare commodity these days. Disgusted we turn off the news as the anchorman touts the unemployment in our county as over 10%. We consider ourselves lucky as he adds the comment that the surrounding counties are upwards of 12% and more. Not bad for a...

CSA and season details

The Wild Way Out   -   Mar 04, 2009 - By wild way

After this cold winter and some strange sickness (which was significantly helped with some wild herbs!)  I've finally started to hammer out some of the details of my new CSA program. Partly because this all new me to me too, I sat down a wrote out...