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Asparaus and Sweet Potato Salad

The Depot Farm   -   Apr 22, 2014 - By Phil_2

  This recipe is great looking and great tasting. Serve it warm or chilled. Enjoy! 3 or 4 kale leaves cooked and chopped; center spine removed.        1 sweet potato cooked, skinned and cut into cubes 1/2...

It is really easy to make Home Farm Herbery Gourmet Linguica Sausage Seasoning and this recipe makes great Linguica Sausage.  You do not need a lot of equipment.  An old meat grinder will do or get your meat ground at the meat...

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How to Keep Deer out of the Garden

Arcadia Farms   -   Apr 21, 2014 - By Katie

One of the farm’s Facebook friends recently asked about keeping deer out of the garden. I don’t know what kinds of pests you deal with in your neck of the woods, but in Southwest Michigan this is a very poignant question! There are lots of supposedly repellent...

Sunflower Seeds - "Autumn Beauty" Helianthus annuus At Home Farm Herbery we love the orange, red and yellow colors of this heirloom Autumn Beauty Sunflower seed.  It blooms to the height of 40 to 60 inches and loves the sun and...

Sun Dried Tomatoes (All Natural) One of the things we love to do in the Home Farm Herbery Creativity Center Kitchen is to create our famous Sun Dried Tomatoes and when we do we are left with the best gourmet Sun Dried Tomatoes that have a sweet,...

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Spring Planting has begun!

Walkers Fresh Veggies   -   Apr 21, 2014 - By Mark & Carolyn

We put in nearly a half an acre of early spring veggies Saturday. We set out 1800 White Sweet Spanish onion plants, and we planted 6 rows of onion sets. We also seeded 3 rows of beets, 5 rows of Spinach, 6 rows of carrots, a row of turnips and a row and 1/2 of...

Seattle, WA -- On her blog Faulk Farmstead , Melissa recently reviewed Maple Syrup from The Mohawk Valley Trading Company. In addition, she is hosting a giveaway so one of her lucky readers can win their own glass bottle of Grade A, Robust, Dark, Pure Maple...

It's that time of the year...spring! We celebrate the opening of the Bluegrass Farmers' Market season. :) It's also perfect timing for those that celebrate Easter and Passover...think local for your holiday meals! We'll have farm fresh eggs,...

Prescott Valley, AZ -- On her blog Simple Side of Life , Shelly recently reviewed 100% Pure Beeswax Candles fro m The Mohawk Valley Trading Company . In addition, she is hosting a giveaway for one reader to win their own 100% pure beeswax candle...

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New Pics On Our Facebook Page

Piedmont Produce   -   Apr 16, 2014 - By Lori_4

Good morning! Sorry it's been so long since we posted. I was in a car accident last week. We just posted a few new pictures on our Facebook page including one of our first ripe strawberry. Hope to post more later in the week.

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