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BE MY GREEN VALENTINE

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

BE MY GREEN VALENTINE. This Valentine day why not send a HOLLISTIC and HEALTHY gift delivery to a LOVED one ,rather than the chemically grown and pesticide tainted OVERSEAS imported RED ROSES! Wonder why roses do not smell like roses any more? They...

How to grow potatoes

J & R Mountainview Farms, LLC   -   Feb 11, 2009 - By Judy_5

Has anyone out there grown potatoes?? I ordered some sets from Seeds of Change and would like to try to grow  them inside stacked tires. Has anyone tried this before and do you have any tips?! Thanks, Judy

Spring 2009 has Arrived

Round Earth/Turkey Hill CSA   -   Feb 11, 2009 - By Farmer Adam

Turkey Hill CSA Spring 2009 A little bit of snow is rolling into the valley today, so winter is still here, but the last week of sunny, warm weather got the farm thawing out. Spring is right around the corner and projects are sprouting like...

Iceman Memorial Giveaway

AML Appaloosas   -   Feb 11, 2009 - By Anna_3

I just lost my 15 year old Basenji.  He died from old age and liver disease. I have a give away on my other blog for other people who also have dogs with liver disease. I just want others to be aware of dealing with liver disease in dogs and some products...

Can You Can Can?

Double Oak Farm   -   Feb 11, 2009 - By Lori

  The other day I took all my delicious kumquat preserves down to the basement. I always have the most satisfied feeling when I look at all the jars lined up on the shelves. It's a secure feeling. It's an awareness of all the good things that...

Moving Hogs, or Hogs on the Run

Hurricane Farm   -   Feb 10, 2009 - By Chris

Whew...Glad that's over. This weekend we had to take three hogs to the butcher.  What was supposed to be done between the butcher's preferred window of 9:00 and noon ended up encompassing two days, 12 hours of pig wrangling and rebuilding of...

Farm Trucks

Hurricane Farm   -   Feb 10, 2009 - By Chris

So, one of the first things we did when we moved into our new farm was change the sign on the truck.  In fact, I ordered the new town label as soon as we found out that the closing was going through.  We love tooling around in our pickup...

STOP MURDER IN THE LANDSCAPE!

So Succulent Gardens   -   Feb 10, 2009 - By Blossomfarm

With proper planting a perennial garden will provide years of enjoyment with much less care than annual plantings. When placing new plants in the border, be sure to consider mature height. In designing a perennial border we recommend selecting plants from...

Share the Love

Miss Effie's Country Flowers and Garden Stuff   -   Feb 10, 2009 - By cathy_4

"Share the Love Food Drive" Davenport Freight House Farmers Market - (Davenport, Iowa) Valentine's Day is no longer just for lovers! Join the Freight House Farmers' Market in our efforts to "Share the Love" by helping the...

Gourd Crafting during freeze!!

Rocky Mount Gourds & Treasures of Louisiana   -   Feb 10, 2009 - By Gourd Lady of Rocky Mount

We had wonderful weather here today, in N.W. Louisiana, it went from a cold 20's to possible 54 degrees.  We should be so thankful for this.  I spoke with a gentleman today that lives in northern Arkansas, he said it looks like a war zone there...