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Abundant Harvest Aquaponics Local Non-Profit Launc...

Abundant Harvest Aquaponics   -   Aug 28, 2014 - By Charles_1

Abundant Harvest Aquaponics Local Non-Profit Launches New Web Directory The Abundant Harvest Aquaponics Local Food Growers Web Directory is sighted to be a convenient and informative resource for organic locally grown food advocates in Colorado Springs. ...

Rare Heirloom Zinnia seeds are coming in...

Green Journey Seeds   -   Aug 28, 2014 - By Aline

   Have you met this vivid red star of yesteryear? Once popular in Colonial American gardens, our Zinnia pauciflora foundation seed was sourced from the historic gardens of Monticello.    We have joyfully grown and saved the seed of...

Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. Someone once told me never to ask a farmer about their career choice in August. By this point in the summer, most produce farmers are tired, if not downright weary. Too much worry about weather and bugs and money...

Holes

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   Aug 27, 2014 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

Let’s be honest, holes happen on farms.  I always get holes in my jeans from making hay—throwing bales, stacking, climbing, crawling.  There’s a sand-strewn hole just under the garage foundation where the thirteen-lined ground squirrels have taken up...

Summer on the Farm

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   Aug 27, 2014 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

It takes a brave soul to decide to spend an entire summer on a farm out in the middle of the Chequamegon National Forest that’s run by three (possibly eccentric) ladies.  Of course, there’ll be plenty to do (!!!), lots of great fresh food (another !!!,...

Unwanted guests

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   Aug 27, 2014 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

It happens.  No matter how harmoniously you try to farm with nature, some critters have it in for you.  If it’s not ravens running off with baby chickens, it’s the bobcat slaughtering your ducks.  If it’s not the rabbits in the pea patch, it’s...

August 25, 2014 POULTRY EXHIBITION

Tonopah Farmers Market   -   Aug 23, 2014 - By Mary_13

  August 25, 2014 Tonopah Farmers Market   Featured “Locally-Grown Hero”: Each week we will give a shout out to businesses who have supported the TFM financially or with donated services.  We could not have the TFM without their...

Your CSA Share

Salamander Springs Farm/Permaculture Organics   -   Aug 22, 2014 - By Susana

Dear CSA family, We are sending our CSA members each an email with this blog posting to let you know where you are in using your CSA share for this season!  It is the peak of the season, a good time for putting food by.  A couple of...

Saturday Happenings at the Bluegrass Farmers' ...

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Aug 22, 2014 - By Kentucky Proud

Saturday is almost upon us and that means you'll be able to get some honest to gosh 100% homegrown goodness at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market! There's still plenty of summer fruits and veggies available and we're starting to see some of the...

Heirloom tomato and shiitake... can it get any bet...

Tewksbury Grace Farm   -   Aug 22, 2014 - By Johnny and Leah

Tomatoes  are finally making their debut as they try to color up in this cool cloudy summer we’ve been having. Let the tomatoes sit in their bag for a couple of days to further ripen and deepen in color. They get sweeter as they ripen! This week also is...