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Marshfield Farmers' Market - May 29, 2014 - By Lorrie
Summer Farmers’ Markets are opening and Marshfield’s starts this Friday 2-6 pm, offering farmers the opportunity to sell the very early crops and the fruits of winter laboring over seedlings and flower starts in the greenhouses.The main purpose of the Farmers’...
Crowd-sourced Funding for Farmers
The LocalHarvest Blog - May 29, 2014 - By Guillermo
Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. Earlier this month I poked through the recently released 2012 agricultural census data. The more I dug, the more concerned I became about the story the numbers tell. I came away feeling that we who support local...
YOGURT ANY ONE??
CAROLINA HERBS!!! - May 28, 2014 - By Elaynn
Yogurt seems to have gotten its start in the United States around the 1960’s with the Hippie movement, but, around the rest of the world, yogurt has been considered a main food staple from nomadic people to kings of countries. Yogurt was especially...
Thoughts for Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Spinella Farm - May 28, 2014 - By Edward_1
The Colorado Potato Beetle is one of the earliest things that I can recollect when it comes to farming. That sounds kinda strange so let me explain. My grandfather was a tomato farmer. He grew what we call "can house" tomatoes for Violet Packing in...
Yes, Shares Still Available for 2014's Season!
Providence Farm, Central Lake, MI - May 27, 2014 - By Andrea_6
Hi Farm Friends and Local Foodies, We are pleased to be able to expand our organic garden share offerings this season. That means will have garden shares available for many more families! This time of year, people frequently call asking if we...
14 great Chemical Free dry rubs and seasonings for...
Home Farm Herbery - May 27, 2014 - By Arlene
Corn on the cob is available in some parts of this country now. So don't forget to use our Ultimate Salt Seasoning on it. Order now Have you tried out Lavender Sea Salt Rub on New York Strip Steak, Veal...
Thoughts for Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Spinella Farm - May 27, 2014 - By Edward_1
It was a busy Memorial Day weekend but the weather was good and so was the company. We had a banner day at market on Saturday. We were one of two vendors that had strawberries so we loaded up the pickup with as many flats of the sweet fruit as we could and...
Everyday Aesthetics
North Star Homestead Farms, LLC - May 25, 2014 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara
Farms are certainly places of function—growing food to feed the family, the neighbors, and some to sell to help keep the place running—but often in family-run, small-scale farms, there is also attention to other details that are not just for form or...
Picking up the Birds and the Bees
North Star Homestead Farms, LLC - May 25, 2014 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara
There are so many things happening all at once on a farm in springtime—lambs are being born, the rubble of autumn’s garden is being transformed into new green life, chicks are hatching in the incubator or arriving at the post office, and new colonies of bees...
Portland, OR -- The summer wedding season is here and on The Kerrminator’s Blog , Sara Kerr, (aka The Kerrminator), is teaming up with three other companies to host an extensive Wedding Themed Giveaway. The giveaway includes a sampling of products from Sara...