The Blog Barn

Promoting Grass Fed Beef in the Current Market

Bastrop Cattle Company - Feb 16, 2009 - By Pati

I play this little game with myself - every Monday, I tally the sales for the past week to see how we've done. I have a specific goal - posted in red on my side board - for weekly sales. Monday is my day to see if I met my goal. Every...

Purple Martins Arrival

Rocky Mount Gourds & Treasures of Louisiana - Feb 16, 2009 - By Gourd Lady of Rocky Mount

I noticed today, the Purple Martin Society has joined with the Louisiana Bayou Bluebird Society. In case you would like to check out the Louisiana Bayou Bluebird Soc., the link is: http://www.labayoubluebirdsociety.org/ There is so much...

Happy Monday!

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm - Feb 16, 2009 - By Teresa_2

Rocket wanted to wish you all a "Happy Monday!" Hope this will give you a smile to start your day... Have a great week!

Assemblage

Hurricane Farm - Feb 16, 2009 - By Chris

The new evaporator is here! Erica went up to New Hampshire Friday evening--returning at midnight--to pick up the supplies. With the help of my father, who put in some solid work while keeping strong hold of his advisory role, we assembled the...

Keeping your flowers fresh!

Folls Flower Farm - Feb 16, 2009 - By Thea

Keeping your Flowers Fresh To have your flowers last as long as possible follow these simple tips. If your flowers have been out of water, recut the stems an inch or two. Cut the stems with a clean knife or sharp scissors or clippers on an angle. ...

Babies

Debbie's Garden - Feb 16, 2009 - By Chickadee1

The babies are up! Baby basils of the lime, genovese and lettuce leaf varieties! Also some morning glories and cyprus vines are up....hopefully soon we'll have strawberry gomphrema and lavender as well. I've decided my greenhouse is defintely...

First Turkey Egg of the Season

Harp Turkey Ranch - Feb 16, 2009 - By Wes

We got our first Narragansett egg of the season. This egg is about a month earlier then last year, hoping that marks a start to a great laying season ?? The young hen just laid it in the middle of the pen instead of the nest box, this is not unusual with...

Duck Manure

MamaDuck's Duck Eggs - Feb 15, 2009 - By Sara_3

Manure is not much from one or two ducks, it will fertilize the lawn or place where they live. But with a larger group of ducks, it does accumulate, then the best thing is to compost the manure in a pile, somewhere it can rot and break down over time,...

Tree Trimming!!!

Rocky Mount Gourds & Treasures of Louisiana - Feb 15, 2009 - By Gourd Lady of Rocky Mount

We have been busy cutting and trimming unwanted trees and limbs. We have a way that makes it, at least, partial fun!! My husband installed an extension on the bucket of the tractor, using heavy plywood so I could stand on it. We have a...

Fresh Duck Eggs - How to know how fresh or old the...