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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Herbalist should sell top quaility herbs
CAROLINA HERBS!!! - Nov 05, 2013 - By Elaynn
Did you read about Herbal-Supplement Scam: Tests Reveal Fake and Dangerous Ingredients According to YAHOO SHINEOF NOV 4, 2013?”Findings of a recent study, using DNA analysis, suggest that many plant-based remedies on the market today may be made of cheap...
Bluegrass Farmers' Market Recipes!
Bluegrass Farmers Market - Nov 05, 2013 - By Kentucky Proud
I asked our member farmers to share some of their favorite recipes with me and Virgil Clark of Clark Farm came through with a bunch of them! WTG Virgil! :) I was outside hanging the laundry and I realized how warm, sunny and nice the day was going to be so...
Processing Pie Pumpkins
Arcadia Farms - Nov 04, 2013 - By Katie
One of the few (possibly the only) crop I grew solely for our family this year was pie pumpkins. I only used one bed and ended up with about a dozen pumpkins. The pumpkins have been sitting around the house for a couple of weeks now, just waiting to be...
Winemaking and Rainbows
Wild Things Farm - Nov 02, 2013 - By Terry_5
This is about Week 6 of my winemaking adventure. So far I've got Pear Wine, the first batch started, Blackberry, Strawberry, Raspberry Jam, and today a batch of Muscadine was mixed in the fermenting crock. Everything seems to be going okay so...
HOLIDAY PLANTS THAT ARE UNSAFE AROUND EITHER ANIMA...
CAROLINA HERBS!!! - Nov 02, 2013 - By Elaynn
MISTLETOEphoradendron spp.of THE MISTLETOE FAMILY (Phoradendron serotinum and Viscum album) There are 2 plants with the common name “mistletoe” the American mistletoe (P. serotinum has a relatively lower toxicity compared to Viscum spp) and European...
Bluegrass Farmers' Market News!
Bluegrass Farmers Market - Nov 01, 2013 - By Kentucky Proud
Tomorrow morning will feel very strange for many of us. The farmers are used to bringing their goodies to the market and setting up. The customers are used to seeing those smiling farmers faces. Unfortunately, our last Saturday market for the 2013 season was...
Fall has arrived with the end of our CSA season
Walkers Fresh Veggies - Oct 31, 2013 - By Mark & Carolyn
We have had our first snow, it fell the week just after we completed our 20 week distribution season for our CSA members. We have had a great overall season this year. As always, there were a few weather glitches along the way, but all in all we were blessed...
On her blog The Ezer Wife , Jerri Ann recently reviewed Mohawk Valley Trading Company maple syrup, raw honey, natural handmade soap, beeswax and beeswax candles. “I use raw honey from everything to baking, in my homemade beauty products, sweetening tea,...
Poultry Personnel
Arcadia Farms - Oct 29, 2013 - By Katie
Despite being someone who likes to plan, I’ve developed this trend during the last several years of my life where I put things off until the last minute. Getting my garden ready for fall (and really, winter and spring) has sadly been no different. Last fall I...
Turnip Salad
The Depot Farm - Oct 26, 2013 - By Phil_2
Here's an great recipe using turnips and other fall crops. Enjoy! 2 turnips peeled, halved and sliced thin &n...