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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Sunshine is our friend
Clayton Farmers' Market and Small Farm Animals - Jul 10, 2014 - By Janice
NE Washington weather has been ideal for our gardens, as long as we have enough water to assist in the growing process. However, this past week has seen the average day temps in the mid 90's - the vegetables are able to 'cool down' somewhat...
Super Duper Supers!
What's the Buzz? - Jul 10, 2014 - By Marcie
Our ten hives are growing up! Literally! They began not long ago as "nucs"…new hives, just one box high. A few weeks later, our new queens had raised enough baby brood to necessitate the addition of a second box ("super") above……and THIS...
Regina's Massaged Kale Salad
Gandharva Farm - Jul 09, 2014 - By Rita_1
Regina’s Famous Massaged-Kale Salad* ( by... Regina! ) The idea of “massaging” kale is not at all my own. I learned it because I love to look up great recipes on the net to find exciting ways to cook. Kale is very popular, extremely chic in fact,...
Helen's Dixie Relish Recipe
Gandharva Farm - Jul 09, 2014 - By Rita_1
Dixie Relish from Bell Complete Book of Home Preserving, edited by Judi Kingry and Lauren Devine . Helen is a master at creating canned wonders. Makes about six 8-oz jars. 4 cups finely chopped cabbage ...
Kale: Trending Now
Harvest Michigan - Jul 08, 2014 - By Local Foodette
How did Kale become such a hit? We’re not entirely sure, but it probably has something to with its unsurpassed health benefits. A simple one-cup serving can pack an enormous nutritional punch. Kale Facts: More vitamin C per gram than an orange. ...
Callicoon Center, NY -- On her blog Mommy Ramblings , Carolyn is sharing a special coupon for Natural Handmade Soaps from now through July 19th. These natural handmade soaps are made with natural ingredients such as goat’s milk, shea butter, olive oil,...
Farming and gardening as an act of CREATING BALANC...
Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL - Jul 07, 2014 - By Tony_1
When will you and me wake up to the natural LAW of BALANCE??? Our society ,our lives,our relationships,our acts , our you name it???..are they in BALANCE?? It is said that the Hurricanes are created with a soft blow of a feather at...
Home Farm Herbery’s Natural Red Velvet Cake Recipe
Home Farm Herbery - Jul 07, 2014 - By Arlene
Home Farm Herbery’s Natural Red Velvet Cake Makes two 9-inch cakes or 24 cupcakes Ingredients 2-1/2 cups cake flour 3 tbsp. NATURAL cocoa powder (not Dutch processed or dark) 1 tsp. salt 2 tsp. baking...
Blue Pearls
Marshfield Farmers' Market - Jul 06, 2014 - By Lorrie
Sometimes the tiniest things bring happiness.This week my little pearls of happiness were a few blueberries from our garden.Seemingly trivial over which to get excited, but several years without a single berry made this morning’s handful of plump berries a...
Summer Season
Agropraxis Farm - Jul 06, 2014 - By Farmer Pete
Weather and subtle seasonal changes can be noted on the farm. We had a big overnight storm during last week. It blew hard, rained down hard and left us with dramatically milder weather. The storm left us with power out for 36 hours, enough downed trees and...