The Blog Barn
Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Cleveland, OH -- On her blog Newly Crunchy Mama of 3 , Brandy recently reviewed beeswax candles from The Mohawk Valley Trading Company. In addition, she’s holding a giveaway for an assortment of 100% Pure Beeswax Candles from the Mohawk Valley Trading...
Store closed Until May 2014
Oregon Trail Garlic - Feb 05, 2014 - By Kevin_3
A big THANK YOU to all of our customers for a wonderful 2013 Garlic Season. We are sold out and our store fronts are closed until May 2014. We will open store fronts for pre-orders for the 2014 season sometime in May. We have been having a mild...
Santan Valley, AZ -- On her blog Jenn, Mom of Two Munchkins , Jenn recently reviewed three v arieties of raw honey, and comb honey fro m The Mohawk Valley Trading Company. In addition, she is hosting a giveaway for one jar each of Raw Buckwheat Honey,...
What's new in 2014
Folls Flower Farm - Feb 05, 2014 - By Thea
Wedding Flowers For the first time since we started the farm in 2000 we are going to have some "pick your own flowers" this year. The flower choices that customers can pick will be specific shrub varieties such as our twelve different kinds...
Square Foot Garden Seed Tape
Arcadia Farms - Feb 04, 2014 - By Katie
Seeds come in many shapes and sizes. The tiniest seeds – such as radishes, carrots and onions – can be difficult to sow with precision. One way to address this problem is to use seed tape. Fortunately seed tape is easy to make, store and use, both in...
Life in the Country
Wild Things Farm - Feb 04, 2014 - By Terry_5
Life in the country is somewhat different than life in the city, or even in the suburbs. If you live in the country you have to get used to seeing, uh, well, dead things. Theres'a perpetual spring really near the farm, called "Baker's...
Winter 2014
Our Father's Farm - Feb 03, 2014 - By Kathy & Joe
Despite the cold winter weather this year, the alpacas at Our Father's Farm have been snugly warm under their alpaca fleece. I put some hay down in their sleeping area so their legs are not on not directly on the cold mats when the temperature drops...
The Sling - Part 1
Sweet Harmony Farm - Feb 03, 2014 - By Mona
I really don’t need to explain to anyone that it’s been a brutally cold winter this season. Temps have often been near zero and with the wind it’s well below zero. The tips of my fingers go numb within a minute or less of scooping up frozen beans. It’s a...
Seeds are for sharing...give a gift of seeds!
Green Journey Seeds - Feb 03, 2014 - By Aline
Give a gift of Echinacea seeds with this card; each card holds a fresh packet of seeds from our small organic farm. Embossed cards & envelopes are made from 50% sugar cane/ 50% recycled fibers. Seed packets are resealable. E ach card has a seed packet...
Trained Bees Detect Cancer!
What's the Buzz? - Feb 02, 2014 - By Marcie
Portuguese designer Susana Soares has developed a device for detecting cancer and other serious diseases using trained bees. The bees are placed in a glass chamber into which the patient exhales; the bees fly into a smaller secondary chamber if they detect...