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Winter - I have time to write about what I long fo...

Starwood Eco-Farm - Feb 28, 2009 - By Laura_4

A Bountiful June Morning It’s early morning and the beginning of the workday in our market garden.The increasing light behind the hillside over yonder reveals the promise of abundant sunshine.The fields up our country road are still bathed in green;...

Frosty

The Garden Fairy - Feb 28, 2009 - By Ronda

It is very frosty this morning. I have 7 degrees. I am working on getting cold frames built so I can use them in the Fall. My husband is in the process of welding frames to put over the raised beds so I can attach plastic or shade cloth to them when needed....

Certified Habitat

Greenjeans Farm - Feb 28, 2009 - By Jeff & Toni

Greenjeans Farm and CSA becomes the NWF 113,581 Certified Wildlife Habitat The National Wildlife Federation has announced that Greenjeans Farm & CSA located in Potter Valley is now recognized and an official Certified Wildlife Habitat...

Accessing the MSN artticle

Double R Farm (Amish Country Soaps & Sundries) - Feb 28, 2009 - By Christine_2

Once again the MSN article referenced in our blog " Why you should know where your food comes from" is back on the front page of MSN.com. this morning. It is listed in the week in review section and is entitled "You're eating ....What?"...

Shh! The trees are sleeping!

Re Rustica - Feb 28, 2009 - By fullofbeans

Sleep. What we take for granted with animals and microorganisms to some people seems outrageous when considered a behavior associated with plants and fungi. But it is a fact that the metabolism of plants and fungi changes periodically during the...

Inaugural Post!

Lett-uce Blog! --Mud Lake Farm - Feb 28, 2009 - By Steve & Kris

Well, here goes... the first entry in the "Lett-uce Blog". Yes, we know it sounds a bit cheesy, but why not? We hope to add some interesting thoughts, stories, and recipes here over the next months, so stay tuned. ...

Big Sap Run!

Portage River Farm - Feb 28, 2009 - By John_3

Conditions must have been perfect on Thursday. When I went out into the woods on Friday morning the sap sacs were bulging heavily on the trees. The task of emptying and hauling the sap back to the house became quite a chore. Equally problematic was finding...

Omnibus bill - Emergency Action Needed Against NAI...

IICFA - Feb 28, 2009 - By GrannySue

Every Thursday for the past 6 Months, Government Officials have raided homes and businesses. Sometimes at Gunpoint, sometimes with a Warrant, and sometimes with nothing more then the burly bodies that intimidate those about to be oppressed. Recite the...

Update on the Sap Flow in Scotland, CT

Hurricane Farm - Feb 27, 2009 - By Chris

Update on the sap flow here in Scotland, CT. (How come they did away with the old Conn. abbreviation, by the way? I was always partial to that.) We added 10 more taps in our new sugarbush up the road and collected the sap that ran over the past...

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