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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...

We have moved our herd of dairy goats.

Organic Goat Farming   -   Sep 19, 2013 - By Thomas_1

We have moved our herd of Shalom dairy goats.  We have moved to  the Cumberland County so we're still in Tennessee.  We have three breeds of goats, LaMancha, Nubian and Saanen.  I was hoping to find a Sable Buck to breed to our Two...

Your SEPTEMBER 17th CSA box, Susana’s “wingin it” ...

Salamander Springs Farm/Permaculture Organics   -   Sep 17, 2013 - By Susana

and a note from Jacob, Happy Happenings Here at the Farm, below! Austrian Crescent, Elba, or French Fingerlings Potatoes – Choose a quart of either variety. This season we planted both of these varieties in the orchard for trial to save space in the...

Goldenrod Medicinal Herb and what is is good for

Home Farm Herbery   -   Sep 17, 2013 - By Arlene

Goldenrod Medicinal Herb   At Home Farm Herbery we use our chemical free Goldenrod in salads.However, we know it has great medicinal uses such as it has powerful immune boosting properties and is very ant-inflammatory and...

Where do you fit in?

Wild Things Farm   -   Sep 15, 2013 - By Terry_5

Over the past several years I've fed my passion for self-sufficiency by reading lots and lots of how-to, gardening, self-sufficiency, organic, and permaculture books.  Supplementing the bookreading with great videos on YouTube, magazine subscriptions,...

White meat the clear favorite

Greenleaf Farms   -   Sep 15, 2013 - By Sigo

According to WATT Poultry magazine, white meat -- including boneless/skinless breat meat, bone in skin on breasts and breast halves and wings -- is the clear favorite of American poultry diners.  Twenty eight percent of US households admit that they are...

Combining the hives

Wild Things Farm   -   Sep 14, 2013 - By Terry_5

So, I started out this year with three hives.  I painstakingly woodburned the names "Virgo", "Taurus", and "Aquarius" on the fronts of the hives so the bees would know which one to go into--well, maybe not for them, but for...