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Rosemary dried Organic Chemical free from Home Farm Herbery, our Organic Rosemary is grown in our own hot, sunny part of Kentucky.We harvest it when it is ready, dry it and pack it for delivery to your kitchen.  Rosemary is a popular...

Dried Culinary Sage  Chemical free from Home Farm Herbery, our dried Sage is grown in our own hot, sunny part of Kentucky. This common garden sage has been known and used for culinary and medicinal purposes for centuries. Culinary Sage...

Mustard Seed Yellow  Yellow mustard seed is also known as white mustard seed  At Home Farm Herbery we have carefully selected our organic, chemical-free mustard seed and have just finished this year’s harvest.For those of you who...

Greek Seasoning  Greek Seasoning is also known as Greek Spice Originating in Greece, the Greeks are known for many things and we have Greek Cuisine to thank for such cooking staples such as Olive Oil and olives. At...

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Homegrown Astragalus Root

Green Journey Seeds   -   Dec 07, 2013 - By Aline

  3-4 year old Chinese Astragalus Root freshly harvested, washed & ready for our own medicine. I replanted a small portion of the crown (note the tiny shoots at the top between the dead stems) to try and keep this hardy perennial going for next...

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Sesame Chicken

The Depot Farm   -   Dec 07, 2013 - By Phil_2

Today's recipe is sesame chicken. You will need about 1 lb boneless chicken breasts cut into 2-3 in. strips, 2 tbs soy sauce, 2 tbs flour and about 3/4 cup of sesame seeds.  pour soy sauce into 9x13 baking dish mix flour, sesame seeds and...

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Alternative Storage

The Depot Farm   -   Dec 07, 2013 - By Phil_2

  In addition to canning, freezing and drying; we like to "store" some veggies right in the garden. We usually plant leeks, turnips, carrots, daikon radishes and cabbages in a patch together (closely spaced) in late summer for winter harvest....

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Crock Pot Apple Butter

Arcadia Farms   -   Dec 06, 2013 - By Katie

Last month our partner in Arcadia Growers Group gifted us with some fresh, pesticide-free produce. One of the items was a half bushel of red delicious apples. Per their name, they are delicious! But… they’re not very pretty. Pesticide-free means I choose to...

Ryan and I want to wish all of you a wonderful holiday season full of joy,  happiness and rest as you make time for precious family and friends.  Again, we are grateful beyond words for your support in 2013. We know we are blessed and strive to...

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New Pigs on the Block

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   Dec 04, 2013 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

Our good old farm truck has been through many adventures over the years—traveling the steep mountainsides of Vermont to intern at a dairy sheep farm, loaded down with bales of hay or firewood, hauling the latest ram lamb from Minnesota, or protecting the...

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