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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
End of June Update
Summer Smiles Honey Farm - Jun 27, 2014 - By Darci
It has certainly been a while since my last update. I apologize for the delay! Things have been going very, very busy, and very, very well at the Summer Smiles Honey Farm! My plan B from the April blog was in order to take care of my CSA...
Summertime in full bloom
Debbie's Garden - Jun 27, 2014 - By Chickadee1
Hi, it's been a little while since I updated here as I do most of my "blogging" on my facebook page! Hope everyone is having a great summer so far! We have had a lot of rain here in Georgia, but not as bad as last year thank goodness. :) I...
Corn and Tomatoes at the Bluegrass Farmers' Ma...
Bluegrass Farmers Market - Jun 27, 2014 - By Kentucky Proud
It's official, summer is really here! That means we can all start looking forward to wonderful locally homegrown corn, green beans, squash, cucumbers and even some early tomatoes! Yup, you'll be able to find all of these goodies this Saturday at the...
Hail to the Peas!
Tewksbury Grace Farm - Jun 27, 2014 - By Johnny and Leah
Summer greetings! Now that we have reached the zenith of solar tip, we welcome you to the most important email you'll get all week: what you're eating for health, and how you are planet hero! Supporting our small sustainable farm is a significant...
Thoughts for Thursday, June 26, 2014
Spinella Farm - Jun 26, 2014 - By Edward_1
One of the nice things about running a farm stand is the exposure you give to people of different kinds of foods they have never eaten. One of these is the zucchini or squash blossom. This is the male flower of the zucchini that is popular in many cultures,...
Sowing the seeds of our Future Farmers
Marshfield Farmers' Market - Jun 26, 2014 - By Lorrie
Sowing the Seeds of our Future Farmers Eat local, buy local is the proverbial phrase these days, and one well worth supporting.However I believe that being a locavore reaches farther into the hidden gems of our lives.The teachers of our next generation of...
busy
Al Vegetable's - Jun 26, 2014 - By Bill_5
Like everyone else in the agriculture business, we are swamped. Picking for two markets and trying to keep the weeds under control is a project. It looks like we'll have a first small batch of green beans for this Saturday along with lots of...
Mangos In Paradise, LLC 2014 is off to a ...
Mangos In Paradise, LLC - Jun 24, 2014 - By Libby
Hello Mango Lovers! 2014 mango season is off to a great start. We are harvesting our Glenn mangoes a fruit with a mild peachy flavor which is both sweet and delicious! We will be harvesting our Valencia Pride next as they ripen and the flesh is sweet,...
On The Farm...
The Depot Farm - Jun 24, 2014 - By Phil_2
All the crops are growing good despite the excess rain we've had. The CSA members are getting leaf lettuce, chard, beet greens, head lettuce (butterhead and crisphead), kale, radishes, kolarabi, snap peas, pac choi, asparagus and chinese...
Thoughts for Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Spinella Farm - Jun 24, 2014 - By Edward_1
If we were back in the hay business, I would be ecstatic about this weather - hot, dry and windy. But it is not good for growing vegetables. Luckily we can just turn the handle and the drip irrigation goes to work! Yesterday we spent time cutting all of the...