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Cynthia's Journal

Home Grown Farm and Market   -   Jan 28, 2009 - By Cynthia_5

I really havn't time presently to duplicate posting so I am including the link to my blog below. I can't figure out how to import it here, yet. Cynthia's Journal

The First Seeds of the Season

Boardtown Organics   -   Jan 28, 2009 - By Greg_1

     We finally started our first seeds of the year......just over 1000 seeds so far!  Here's a list of the seeds:    Tomato - Beefsteak, Matt's Wild Cherry, and   Roma ...

King Gardens-New High Tunnel

Neighborhood Gardener-King Gardens   -   Jan 27, 2009 - By Christy

KING GARDENS-PUTTING UP THE NEW HIGH TUNNEL The King Gardens first high tunnel/greenhouse/high hoop took shape last fall.  It's on the site of the Sumption family garden spot that fed family, friends, and neighbors for 50 years.  This is not a...

I just finished clearing half of my front yard to make room for the new veggies I plan to plant this early spring. My inspiration for getting this hard work done? Cynthia Sandberg, of Love Apple Farm (see beautiful picture below).   Hard work?...

Carbon footprint production and transportation mea...

Bastrop Cattle Company   -   Jan 27, 2009 - By Pati

Yesterday I wrote about hearing Mark Bitman speak on NPR and how he was encouraging people to change their diets to help the environment.  After writing, I went out on the web and did some more searching -- especially in regard to my statement that it...

Microcredit and CSA Programs

F.A. Farm   -   Jan 27, 2009 - By Walter_1

Muhammad Yunus received the Nobel prize in 2006 for his work in developing microcredit - tiny amounts of credit available for poor villagers (mostly women) in Bangladesh. This loan program has been embraced by many other countries around the world and has...

I'd Been Waiting for Rusty

Alpaca Farmgirl   -   Jan 27, 2009 - By Katy

  Our first two alpacas were scheduled to be delivered soon. I wasn’t sure how we would keep them safe from predators. Our fences were new and strong, but I knew I needed to find some livestock guard dogs. Enter Beverly Coate. This wonderful old...

Be sure to take a peek at the new "Wildlife" page that I created this evening. You can reach it from the home page by clicking on the "Tour the Farm" link.

Seeds....and more seeds!

Debbie's Garden   -   Jan 27, 2009 - By Chickadee1

....Been dreaming about seeds.....can i ever have enough? And ordering more seeds.....ah those catalogs!  And everyone else has seeds on the brain, too, by the looks of my store! I still have genovese basil, lime basil, lemon basil, cinnamon...

Happenings at BHCOBC

Bountiful Harvest Co-Op/Buying Club   -   Jan 26, 2009 - By Scott and Adriana

Here is some of our faithful members who are committed in supporting our group!  We transformed our garage into a gathering place for us to meet and pick up our produce baskets and other goodies we order as a group-it is really a wonderful site seeing the...