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Sheltie Meadow Sheep n' Organics

Sheltie Meadow Farm   -   Oct 22, 2008 - By Miana Ruiz-Ryan

We are a family run farm. We all thoroughly enjoy life on the farm. It is not just what we do, but who we are! We raise Shetland sheep, chickens, guineas, and rabbits. We have a custom woodworking shop on the farm (Blacksheep Woodworking). We also offer...

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Life with alpacas

Mountain Jewel Farm   -   Oct 22, 2008 - By Sherm and Cindy

What would our lives be without alpacas? It's very hard to imagine, after spending the last 5 years tending to them, caring for them, getting to know each personality, worring about them, and watching them from birth to adults and then become parents...

Cinnamon Chicken Go ahead, be brave! when you need to speed up the reality, reach for this recipe, which may seem exotic, but is so easy that it doesn't even register on the difficulty scale. I mean, less than 0 difficult. How is that for a dinner from...

Welcome to my Blogsite. This is only one of three currently active blog sites I manage. I have one at : http://geocities.com/marydamooch/campagnola_blog.html called "The Daily Ravings of NJ Flatlander", and another at http://westforddogwarden.blogspo...

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Log Cabin Orchard   -   Oct 20, 2008 - By Scott_4

Harvest is winding down at Log Cabin Orchard, just as the falls colors are at thier peak. I still have a few Cortlands to pick yet along with the Granny Smith's. We have 1 Saturday market and 3 Wednesdays left at Sheboygan.

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Fall's first harvest

Montgomery Farms   -   Oct 19, 2008 - By Dennis and Denise

This season has been very hard for Dennis. He has had to deal with the weather , bugs and disease. Our season is off to a slow harvest. We hope that it improves as the vegetables come in. We have replantd what we could. Winter is just around the corner. So...

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Using Culinary Lavender

Blue Moon Lavender Farm   -   Oct 19, 2008 - By Magdalena

The culinary lavender has a deeper, more purple color and shorter stems than the lavender used in crafts or bouquets. We grow 300 culinary lavenders, Lavandula angustifolia 'Royal Purple'. After cutting, we hang them to dry in the shed for several...

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Rites of Fall

Kiss My Grass Farm   -   Oct 19, 2008 - By Dot and Brian

The changing season brings with it some new chores around our place. The last batch of broiler chicks has gone to the pasture, we're putting up the hoop house for winter quarters to house the laying hens in warmth and comfort for the cold months and the...

My third bee season has come to a close--the honey has been extracted and sold, the supers put away for the winter. The only task left is to do a last hive check to make sure all the hives are going into the winter months in strong, healthy condition. If not,...

Join us Saturday, November 22nd for opening day at Keris Tree Farm & Christmas Shop. We are open daily 8 AM- 5 PM through December 24th. We are family run and celebrating our farm's 19th season. Choose & cut your own tree. We grow a variety of...

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