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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Projects and Presidents
Wild Things Farm - Feb 15, 2009 - By Terry_5
Anyone who lives on a farm knows about projects. There's always something to build, tear down, fix, add-on to, move, clean up, or paint. The latest project here on the farm is a greenhouse. The greenhouse came from a dear friend who got...
Why is an acre 43560 square feet?
Re Rustica - Feb 15, 2009 - By fullofbeans
The word “acre” is derived from Old English æcer (originally meaning “open field”, cognate to west coast Norwegian language “ækre” and Swedish “åker”, German Acker, Latin ager and Greek ????? (agros). -Wikipedia An acre is 43,560 Square Feet, but why? ...
Need More Room
Boardtown Organics - Feb 15, 2009 - By Greg_1
Well, it didn't take long to start running out of room in the greenhouse! So far, I have almost 5000 seeds planted...and about 1/3rd of them have germinated. Here's a list of the seedlings so far: ...
Oh so Close!
Willow Ridge Farms - Feb 14, 2009 - By Mark and Cherie
It was so close we thought we could touch it...Spring that is. After a week in the 40's-60's I thought that winter had made a quick exit. Mother Nature once again played a cruel joke....6 inches of snow yesterday. Chore time at the farm was a real...
Leaping Lambs
Sage Moon Naturals - Feb 14, 2009 - By Michael_9
It's been a busy couple of weeks with lambs being born right and left. I do need to say that I didn't intend to be lambing in frigid weather but Cowboy, our Gulf Coast ram, and the ladies had other ideas. As of today I have 31 new lambs...
Exciting changes around the corner!
Maplewood Organics - Feb 14, 2009 - By Hannah and Eric
Eric and I have been working with a business planner and a marketing specialist to improve our farm business through a grant we received called the Vermont Farm Viability Enhancement grant. We are so excited to be starting a logo and marketing materials...
How Fast Time Goes
Harp Turkey Ranch - Feb 14, 2009 - By Wes
WOW how fast 4 weeks goes by. This morning we where woke up by a phone call from the post office letting us know that our broilers where there. (we are set up for every 4 weeks delivery) I was so tired I asked the postal worker are you sure ?? LOL It...
Who are we and what do we do?
Princess Radha Farm - Feb 13, 2009 - By Page
Aloha everyone, We, my wife Yoko and I, grow 100% Kona coffee, on our 7 acres farm, on the Big Island of Hawaii. We are located in the South Kona district, like a township, in Honaunau (neighborhood) or Captain Cook (village). We are members of the Kona...
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Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL - Feb 13, 2009 - By Tony_1
It is Spring already in Florida ...HEYYYYY! The hurricane season,the cold fronts coming from Canada,the draught,the floods,the economic crunch and all the other blablabla depressing talk:Forget about it! Let us switch to purging and...
Economies of Small Scale
F.A. Farm - Feb 13, 2009 - By Walter_1
Modern agriculture is oriented towards economies of scale. This is usually presented as a one-way street - get big or get out. However, there is a flawed assumption here that needs to be addressed. Economies of scale are based on a price per unit...