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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Introduction to F.A. Farm and the Dual Track Susta...
F.A. Farm - Dec 19, 2008 - By Walter_1
OK - Here goes. Our farm is called F.A. Farm and the F.A. stands for Full Attention. It also stands for Fresh, Absolutely! or any of a dozen other phrases. We produce sustainably-grown fruits and vegetables for retail sale and are also moving into sustainable...
Shipping Prices Federally are going up Jan 1st, Bu...
Celtic Wyndes Farm (dist of CowPots) - Dec 19, 2008 - By Brian & Terri
If you are think about buying Cow Pots for Spring use. Please get your order in now, so I can get it out by the end of the year. It will be cheaper to purchase this month since prices on postage is going up Jan 1st 2009. You are not able to purchase these...
Sheep for Sale
Sheltie Meadow Farm - Dec 18, 2008 - By Miana Ruiz-Ryan
Good day, I have a few registered shetland sheep for sale (some with Maple Ridge lineage). Great mothers, great for spinners. Sheep have adjusted well to new surroundings. New ram lamb is doing GREAT! Things have been busy here on the...
Nolensville Feed Mill Getting Started
Nolensville Feed Mill - Dec 18, 2008 - By FeedMill
Greetings. we are ramping up for the new country market with mostly local grown products. We have a great line on Local Milk, Eggs, Produce and Honey. However, we are looking into grains. Any ideas in Williamson Country where we might get some wheat? ...
Not winter yet?
Happy Harvest Farm - Dec 18, 2008 - By Traci
It's December 17th - four days till winter's official start and it's freezing in Seabeck today - all week for that matter. Snow covers the ground and ice coats the roads. We're expecting more snow tonight and into tomorrow. ...
WINTER WONDERLAND AT THE FARM
Rainbow Ranch Farms - Dec 17, 2008 - By Poly
Winter at Rainbow Ranch Farms: Photo Album The snow is about 2 feet deep, some of the chickens and turkeys came out to snow play, others chose to stay in their cozy coops. If you can not see the photos, click on the link to open it. ...
Home for the Blind - Beloved's Story
Alpaca Farmgirl - Dec 17, 2008 - By Katy
No, I’m not breeding for blindness. lol. However, I have three wonderful alpacas with eye problems. Read My Home for the Blind - Part I (SiSi ) Beloved This story begins with a wonderful fawn herdsire named Tre. After we had been...
The Olive Harvest
Stella Cadente Olive Oil - Dec 17, 2008 - By Julia_1
Last week, auspiciously, on the first day of real frost, we began picking the olives at the home ranch in the Anderson Valley. A crew of eight or ten arrived promptly at 7:00AM, meeting my partner with the trailer and the big wooden bins. The grass...
Worst type of Weather
Golden Touch Alpaca Farm - Dec 17, 2008 - By Shelley_2
New England has certainly had it's fair share of horrible Weather over the last week. Between the freezing rains, the ice storms, and now the snow that has gone through much of the area, many people are still without power and the rest of us are looking...
It's been the best year!
Great Expectations - Dec 17, 2008 - By Candace
It has been just the best year! Maybe not the best year ever, but a great year nontheless. Yes, the financial markets have tanked, people are losing their jobs and our government is a bit of a puzzle these days. Where are we...