The Blog Barn

What a busy time of the year. With added events like the SW Michigan Harvest Fest, Grand Rapids’ ArtPrize, and the kids activities at school, days go by with few breaks and little time to rest and recoup. There is no complaint with this mix. I love this time...

Mohawk Valley Trading Company Products Review and ...

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Sep 21, 2013 - By Betty_1

Clifton Park, NY — Lisa Irvine of Lisa’s Blogety Blog is hosting a giveaway from Mohawk Valley Trading Company on stephanieodea.com. Since 1991 the Mohawk Valley Trading Company has offered the highest quality organic, unprocessed natural products they can...

Turkey time!!

Moonstruck Farms   -   Sep 21, 2013 - By Rowena

As you may know we have not blogged for a while...boy are we busy!!  And as we scramble to catch up we realized that we are in the final stretch for the poultry season!! Our organic 15-17 lb. turkeys are being harvested this week and next with the next...

How to Make Herbal Infused Honey

Home Farm Herbery   -   Sep 21, 2013 - By Arlene

How to Make Herbal Infused Honey   You will need Honey (preferably raw honey from a local bee keeper), Fresh or dried herbs such as Lavender, Rose Petals, Lemon Balm, Chamomile, Basil, Ginger, Sage, Peppermint,...

Rain was nice, hail not so much!

Woods' Edge Apples Orchard   -   Sep 21, 2013 - By Laurie_3

Well, we welcomed the 2 -1/2 inches of rain yesterday, but could have done without the hail!  We did experience some damage to the apples, but maybe only about 10-15% so it could have been much worse. The apples we're picking now are really...

LocalHarvest Newsletter, September 21, 2013 Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. This month and next we are devoting this space to two important sets of regulations that, if implemented as written, would seriously undermine...

A Tale of two Kitties

Wild Things Farm   -   Sep 20, 2013 - By Terry_5

This past year has been a banner year for the rodent population.  Both in the small seed-starting (aka "flower house") and around the Empire of the Happy Hens.  I corralled one into Hattie's pathway the other day and I give her credit...

WhaHooo! Half way through!

Oregon Trail Garlic   -   Sep 20, 2013 - By Kevin_3

We got to the halfway point on cleaning and sorting our garlic today!  That's about 1,500 lbs WOW.  This is our first big year, and the scope of the labor involved is really clear now.  I did all of the cleaning and sorting by myself last...

Almost at the end of our summer CSA..

Tewksbury Grace Farm   -   Sep 20, 2013 - By Johnny and Leah

Hi Friends, We are grateful for the rain that finally came last week…all our fall plantings really perked up. We got 1.5 inches rain….the same amount as the farm had received over the last 7 weeks!!  The ginger and figs have been moved into the...

Wow, What a Great Saturday Market!

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Sep 19, 2013 - By Kentucky Proud

This Saturday is going to be a busy one for the local Lexington food lovers! It's the “Follow the Food Farm Tour” day. And, we are happy to say that the Bluegrass Farmers' Market, Richmond Rd. location, will be one of the venues on the tour. We'll...