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Menus for Good
The LocalHarvest Blog - Jun 20, 2014 - By Guillermo
Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. At the beginning of each month I sit down with a calendar and write out dinner menus for the whole month. I have been doing this since 2009 . I have said that this chore changed my life. It's true. The...
Celebrity Farm
North Star Homestead Farms, LLC - Jun 19, 2014 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara
If you’re a fan of Public Television, maybe you’ve seen some of the eye-opening agribusiness documentaries like “Food Inc.” or “Supersize Me.” Several of these include visits to Joel Salatin’s Polyface Farms in Virginia, where cattle graze on pasture,...
Girl Power
North Star Homestead Farms, LLC - Jun 19, 2014 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara
“So…where are the men?” “So, on your husband’s farm…” “So, there’s no men on the farm?” Those awkward questions that start with “So…” are certain to lead to poking and prodding into some aspect of our farm that isn’t “normal,” or “usual,” or...
Skeeder Dance
North Star Homestead Farms, LLC - Jun 19, 2014 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara
Everyone coming into Farmstead Creamery lately has remarked on one thing in particular. THE MOSQUITOS!!!! In swarms, in herds, in droves, everywhere! Some folks say they’ve been here for 35 years and have NEVER seen it this bad before. ...
Raw Goldenrod Honey Review on Mini Macks
Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles - Jun 19, 2014 - By Betty_1
Virginia Beach, VA -- On her blog Mini Macks , Charity recently reviewed different varieties of honey including raw goldenrod honey , and shared with her readers some beekeeping and farming books she has been diving into this spring. ...
Over one third of all honey consumed in U.S. is li...
Winter Park Honey - Jun 19, 2014 - By Scott_1
Check out this article by 'Natural Health News & Holistic Healing", http://www.undergroundhealth.com/asian-honey-banned-in-europe-is-flooding-u-s-grocery-shelves/ . Be careful when you purchase honey from an unknown source. Honey smuggled in from...
Thoughts for Thursday, June 19, 2014
Spinella Farm - Jun 19, 2014 - By Edward_1
Dad and Anna were off this morning to Margate to open up the tail gate market there. It was threatening rain which we had gotten some of earlier in the day. But I think it will hold off for the morning which will help them. Margate can be very busy. The first...
Salem, IL Thursday Farmer's Market, Bryan Memo...
Wilsons Gourds - Jun 19, 2014 - By Karen and Paul
SAlem, Il Thursday FArmer's Market is at Bryan Memorial Park, off route 37 from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. now through October 2014. Lots of produce, baked goods, plants, jams, jellies, honey, teas, coffee, kettle corn, food, handmade craft items, decorative...
Miles City, MT -- Give Oh Giveaway , a highly acclaimed site for providing readers with a stream of giveaways, reviews, shopping tips and tricks, recently posted a review on 100% Pure Beeswax Candles from the Mohawk Valley Trading Company. In addition,...
Thoughts for Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Spinella Farm - Jun 18, 2014 - By Edward_1
We're in the middle of a big heat up. Warm is one thing; upper 90s with humidity is a different animal. With the string beans in blossom, there is a chance that the young beans will be deformed due to the high heat. It has happen to me before. Tomorrow...