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One Acre Farm restoration project April 2008 - pre...

One Acre Farm restoration   -   Nov 12, 2013 - By Stella Jane

April 2008 this one acre was covered with trash piled 6 high down the driveway. Six cars rusted in various areas.  I lived alone for the first time in my life and took 20 pickup loads to the dump, and recycled dozens of barrels of glass, plastic and...

Preparing for Winter

Wild Things Farm   -   Nov 12, 2013 - By Terry_5

The weather prognosticators are calling for really cold weather tomorrow night--first really "hard freeze" of the year, although my thermometer read 24 degrees last night.  So that means removing the irrigation pump from the pond and...

Care of Herbal Wreaths

Gib's Farm   -   Nov 11, 2013 - By Gibby

General rules that will help you make your wreath last: Hang the wreath indoors on a cool wall out of direct sun. Avoid excessive heat.  If you mount your wreath on a door, attach it in at least two places so the wreath doesn't bounce when...

All through the growing season I fall behind on my reading. I’ve had a chance to catch up with the change in seasons. I’m dismayed by some of what I read. An example is a report on a conference called, “Food for Billions” hosted by Ohio State University(OSU)....

It is so easy to make these delicious turkey sausa...

Home Farm Herbery   -   Nov 09, 2013 - By Arlene

I made these delicious chemical free turkey sausage patties with Home Farm Herbery’s Hand blended, organic, chemical free, gourmet Turkey Sausage Seasoning order now http://www.localharvest.org/turkey-sausage-seasoning-C21733

How to make your own salami With Home Farm Herbery...

Home Farm Herbery   -   Nov 09, 2013 - By Arlene

I made some great salami using Home Farm Herbery’s Hand blended, organic, chemical free, gourmet Salami Seasoning order now http://www.localharvest.org/salami-seasoning-C23465

Dear Mr. Turkey

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   Nov 09, 2013 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

I want to take a moment at this time of year to write a special note to you, Mr. Turkey.  I know that November is a very busy month for you, but maybe you can find a few minutes in your cramped and demanding schedule to read some thoughtful words. I...

Halloween Story Night

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   Nov 09, 2013 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

From the sunny warmth of September, the 10 th month of the year really has felt like falling off the cliff into winter, with frosts and snow and pelting ice.  Living in the northland, we all know that it is coming…inevitably.  But the coming of...

One more turkey harvest to go.

Moonstruck Farms   -   Nov 09, 2013 - By Rowena

Turkeys in the freezer sold out today with 11 harvested today to be bagged and weighed tomorrow.  14 are left in the pen of which 8 are sold with the remaining being "pending sales" taken from a waiting list.  Don't want to guarantee...

Pruning Blackberries

Arcadia Farms   -   Nov 08, 2013 - By Katie

We have blackberries. Just a small section of canes growing on a portion of our backyard fence. I didn’t plant them. Either the previous owners placed them there or nature was just crafty about placement. Whichever is the case, I have to confess that they...