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Chinese Cabbage Michihili Seeds (100% Heirloom/Non-Hybrid/Non-GMO) At Home Farm Herbery we love this Michihili cabbage which is a rare Chinese variety that produces a cylindrical, leafy head which measures 16" long and 6" across. ...

Moments of Inspiration

Agropraxis Farm   -   Oct 06, 2013 - By Farmer Pete

As a home cook and farmer of quality vegetables, I find inspiration and purpose in exchanging ideas, helping other cooks to feed their households, and overcoming obstacles that keep some from enjoying food. I receive positive responses to CSA weekly...

Onion Tokyo Long White Bunching Seeds a.k.a Scallion (100% Heirloom/Non-Hybrid/Non-GMO)  At Home Farm Herbery we discover a couple of years ago that the Tokyo Long White Bunching Onion – or Scallion – is an extremely tasty...

Onion white Sweet Spanish Seeds Onion, White Sweet Spanish (100% Heirloom/Non-Hybrid/Non-GMO) The White Sweet Spanish variety produces a globed shaped white onion. At Home Farm Herbery we have discovered over the years that...

Onion, Red Burgundy Seeds   Home Farm Herbery only raises (100% Heirloom/Non-Hybrid/Non-GMO) and this Red Burgundy Onion is one of our most popular varieties. The Red Burgundy onion plant produces beautiful...

Onion Seeds Evergreen (Bunching) a.k.a Scallion (100% Heirloom/Non-Hybrid/Non-GMO) Allium cepa. This plant produces very long and slender bunching onions. At Home Farm Herbery these are grown exclusively as green bunching...

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The last of the fresh tomatoes

Wild Things Farm   -   Oct 06, 2013 - By Terry_5

Although I'm always ready for the intense labor of the gardening season to subside, I'm never ready for fresh tomatoes to end.  Yesterday I made a scrambled egg/pepper jack cheese sandwich with 2 slices of a very ripe, juicy, Cherokee Purple...

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Why Pigs Fall Apart on Pasture

Spring Hill Farms   -   Oct 06, 2013 - By David_8

Tamworth Pigs on Pasture Over the years I've had pigs fall apart on pasture. By "fall apart" I mean everything from not gain weight nearly as fast as others in the same pasture to the whole lot of them were having trouble thriving. ...

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The fall

Walenga Family Farm   -   Oct 05, 2013 - By Farmer Nate

It has been a pretty good year so far.  I learned alot when it came to hatching and raiseing chicks.  I hatched out about 1500 this year.  We still have about 150 at the farm.  I would like to keep 50 hens for eggs next year.  I also...

It is a really good thing I love my farm fresh chicken and turkey because they are giving me a run for my money!!!  The other day I accidentally moved a feed bag too fast and every last turkey freaked out and the end result was a few bruises for...

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