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Longmont Farmers Market   -   Nov 11, 2008 - By Cindy_1

The Longmont Farmers' Market officially closed for the season on October 25th. After many hugs and farewells to good friends and good food, we all went home and slept in! The end of the season can often be bitter-sweet.   For the several years...

It's Fall

Magic Meals Home Meal Delivery   -   Nov 11, 2008 - By Davis Clan

It’s officially fall in our household. Papa Harry’s Pumpkin Patch kicked off its 20 th season last weekend.If you’re in the Ottawa area please come visit our family farm!All of us will be working the Pumpkin Patch this weekend.Stacey will probably be...

Off and Running

Great Expectations   -   Nov 11, 2008 - By Candace

So, we bought a little farm - 3.5 acres that had been parceled off of a "real" farm - and set out to try our luck at being county folk.  It has been a wild and crazy ride so far. The house itself, was in terrible shape.  We joked...

Philosophy

Magic Meals Home Meal Delivery   -   Nov 11, 2008 - By Davis Clan

Our Philosophy We believe that good food is the foundation of a good life.  We believe in locally grown, natural, organic food when available.  We believe in eating limited preservatives and chemicals.  We believe in eating a...

Start work on the pens

Harp Turkey Ranch   -   Nov 10, 2008 - By Wes

We are expecting a second storm like we just went through tonight and all day tomorrow.  So I decided today to get a early start on the pens. I need to to make sure there was going to by sunlight on the ground in the pens to grow grass for my turkeys to...

Missing the Hummingbirds

Golden Touch Alpaca Farm   -   Nov 10, 2008 - By Shelley_2

Remembering the Sun from goldentouchfarm on Vimeo . Now that Fall is finally here and all the Hummingbirds have migrated south, I like to watch some of our older videos and remember them. Here is a favorite from this past Summer.  Quick Note: If...

Welcome to Season Four

ASIF Gardens   -   Nov 10, 2008 - By Kate_4

Welcome. We thought as so many of you found us through Local Harvest that we would post Season Four's blog space here. We've enjoyed the first couple of weeks getting to know you and hopefully we are now in the real swing of things. Over the weekend,...

Fall & Winter with the goats

Marshall's Organic Acres   -   Nov 10, 2008 - By Bob_1

Fall & winter is here in the Rockies so we have a new crop of goat meat.  Fresh frozen goat stew ready for a warm hearthy heart heathy dish.  Tastes like beef but very low in fat.

Recipe: Roasted Elephant Turkey

Cornerstone Garlic Farm   -   Nov 10, 2008 - By Garliclady

Since we still have plenty of elephant garlic left and I plan to roast some fo samples and hand out recipes Saturday at the farmers market I'll share one of the recipes here also Roasted Elephant Turkey Fresh Turkey 1 large Head...

Fall Hogs

White Rose Farm   -   Nov 10, 2008 - By Sally_1

Fall Hogs This morning, two men from a neighboring town delivered leaves to the farm. They brought four 10-ton truckloads of plastic bags, backed into an area I had marked, raised the bed of the truck and dumped them. They started early. I...