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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Thoughts for Monday, June 2, 2014
Spinella Farm - Jun 02, 2014 - By Edward_1
We managed again to do very well at the market on Saturday. Next week we start the CSA and I am looking forward to seeing all of my old and new members. We lucked out in that the weather broke in time to get plenty of strawberries and asparagus for the...
Fireplaces will inevitably need to be repaired periodically throughout the course of their existence and sometimes based on the amount of damage from age, lack of upkeep, and environmental factors, fireplaces need to be restored. Sometimes fireplace repair or...
The Sling - Part 2
Sweet Harmony Farm - May 31, 2014 - By Mona
Sometimes, despite your best efforts and intentions, things just don’t go as planned. Spring arrived, and Shiloh was not able to regain the use of her back legs. Loving animals means your heart gets broken when they cannot be the beautiful creatures they were...
Thoughts for Friday, May 30, 2014
Spinella Farm - May 30, 2014 - By Edward_1
It has been cool, that's for sure. Even my fishing buddy Pat, who catches lobsters and fish off the South Jersey coast, says that the weather has pushed back the fishing season a couple of weeks. Those big beautiful strawberries have stopped ripening up,...
Super Sunny Saturday at the Bluegrass Farmers'...
Bluegrass Farmers Market - May 30, 2014 - By Kentucky Proud
It looks like tomorrow is going to be a beautiful day and I can't think of a better way to start it than a trip to the Bluegrass Farmers' Market! The homegrown goodness is finally starting to arrive at the market...guess that means that spring has...
Smell The Roses!
The Depot Farm - May 29, 2014 - By Phil_2
As the planting season is in full bore, many times we find ourselves so busy we don't know which way to turn. Tilling, plowing, weeding and planting are just some of our chores we try to fit in our busy days. Once in a while I like to take a break,...
About Us
Harvest Michigan - May 29, 2014 - By Local Foodette
Welcome to Harvest Michigan! Our focus is to develop a thriving, regional 'Food Hub' for the (northern) Southeast Michigan region servicing Oakland and Macomb counties. We offer services through the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program, and...
Jacksonville Beach, FL -- On her blog Organic Sunshine , Nicole recently reviewed Maple Syrup and Raw Honey from The Mohawk Valley Trading Company. In addition, she is hosting a giveaway sponsored by The Mohawk Valley Trading Company so one of her lucky...
Thoughts for Thursday, May 29, 2014
Spinella Farm - May 29, 2014 - By Edward_1
Every year as I browse the seed stands at the local big box or hardware store, something always catches my eye and I say, "I've got to try and grow that!" This year it was the Burpee catalog that provided the impetus. I've always been a fan...
Ten Things About Lavender
Blue Moon Lavender Farm - May 29, 2014 - By Magdalena
Interesting! 1. Lavender was said to have been brought over from Arabia to sell to Greek traders approximately 600 BC, later reaching the Hyeres Islands off the coast of France. 2. Lavender was used 2500 years ago in the mummification process in Ancient...