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Tapping of the Maples has begun

Great Lakes Honey   -   Feb 12, 2009 - By Phoenix

Well folks, spring is peaking around the corner for us here in the Midwest.  This gives me a glimmer of hope that our Michigan winter is coming to an end.  With a few days above 45 degrees I decided it's time to tap some trees and bring in our...

WHY SHOULD I BE APART OF A CSA?

Danjo Farms   -   Feb 12, 2009 - By Dan & Joanne

Here at Danjo Farms we believe that being a part of a CSA (community supported agriculture) farmshare program is good for everyone involved - the family, the community and the farmer.  We like to call this the "three leg's on the old milk...

13 days without power is enough!

Good Season'n With Herb'n Renewal   -   Feb 12, 2009 - By Karin_1

The snow and ice started on Monday night and by Tuesday morning we were looking at our beautiful pine trees collapsing. The both of us cringed each time we heard another branch break. All we could do was watch and shake our heads. And, of course we kept hoping...

Good Luck to the New Guy

Re Rustica   -   Feb 12, 2009 - By fullofbeans

We have a new head rooster. He’s more mature thant the other roosters, but smaller because of his breed. It’s very confusing to everyone. The hens give him no respect. He can’t get the time of day from anyone except the baby birds. What a misundestood...

Pro-Cage is Pernicious Piffle

Re Rustica   -   Feb 12, 2009 - By fullofbeans

Here’s something that seems overlooked recently. It costs less to produce eggs outside of cages than within. Add it up and compare for your self. OUTSIDE CAGES (grazing) FEED (per bird/year) - $78 (high estimate, based on increasing feed prices) ...

TOXIC CHEMICALS IN IMPORTED RED ROSES

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Feb 11, 2009 - By Tony_1

IMPORTED ROSES ARE RED( alert code!) MY LOVE.. This valentines day , check out the red roses you dispatch to your loved ones: WHERE DID THEY COME FROM? They may be toxic! An article by the AP in the USATODAY back in 2007 about Toxic red...

Poached Pears in Pomegranate Sauce with Mascarpone

Cookus Interruptus   -   Feb 11, 2009 - By Cynthia

This is a sweetheart of a dessert.  Perfect for Valentine's Day.  Uses seasonal fruit.  Low in calories, high in nutrients, vegetarian, gluten-free and who cares about all that because it tastes fabulous! Watch the video this week on Cookus...

Babies!

Honeysuckle Haven Homespun   -   Feb 11, 2009 - By Lorrie_2

Kidding Season was very busy around Honeysucke Haven! I'm counting wins, not losses. We have two sets of live, hearty kids on the ground. They are about 1/2 week and 1 1/2 weeks old. The oldest ones are the tiniest, are girls, and are Nigoras, with a...

Saving the Energizer Bennie

Alpaca Farmgirl   -   Feb 11, 2009 - By Katy

  Years ago, I was caring for an adorable, little cria named Bennie. Bennie kept getting sick, and against all odds, he kept getting better. He had pneumonia several times, many IV’s and even TPN (total protein nutrition IV). On 3 different occasions I...

Darwinist Agriculture

F.A. Farm   -   Feb 11, 2009 - By Walter_1

February 12th is the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin. Whether or not we acknowledge it, farmers are using Darwinist agriculture every day. We look at our plants or our animals and select for characteristics that arose out of mutations and recombination...