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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
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....
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...
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2014!
Providence Farm, Central Lake, MI - Dec 05, 2013 - By Andrea_6
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...
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...
Farm Fresh Eggs Offered Througout Mid Michigan~Non...
Central Michigan CSA - Dec 04, 2013 - By Joe_3
2014 will mark the first year the Central Michigan CSA farm will offer farm fresh eggs throughout the mid Michigan area. We will have around 600 layers in production by the spring of 2014 and increase the flock to serve the interest we encounter. ...
Heather of The Homesteading Hippy recently reviewed and is holding a giveaway for Mohawk Valley Trading Company Raw Buckwheat Honey and a Buckwheat Hull Pillow . If you would you like to win a jar of delicious buckwheat honey and a buckwheat hull...
Ashevillage Urban Farm School 2014
Ashevillage Urban Farm School - Dec 03, 2013 - By Kathryn
Gardening • Agroforestry • Water Systems • Wild Edibles • Fermentation • Aquaponics • Beekeeping • Compost • Natural Building • Herbalism • E ntrepreneurship • And more... :: U R B A N F AR M S C H O ...
Green Organic Mamas is hosting a giveaway gift bundle from the Mohawk Valley Trading Company. This giveaway ends December 15, 2013 and one winner will win a Mohawk Valley Trading Company Prize Bundle worth over $80 (including shipping) which will consist...
Open Farm Day at Wild Things
Wild Things Farm - Nov 30, 2013 - By Terry_5
The weather couldn't have been better for today's Open Farm. Although I've hosted several Open Farm days for the CSA members, this one was for both members and customers of the "Organical Veggie List". Visitors got to pet...
An Urban Farmer Real Green Holliday Story.!
Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL - Nov 30, 2013 - By Tony_1
My Green story. Once upon a time back in 2008 I was interviewed by a local Newspaper that documented my Urban Farming work both in an article and photos : The Sun -Sentinel sent a columnist and a professional photographer to do the reporting. Check it out: ...