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Perennial Ground-Cover for Garden Aisles

Arcadia Farms   -   Sep 06, 2013 - By Katie

School started a couple of days ago. That means many things for me. It means I can get back to blogging with regularity. It means Pandora doesn’t have to be perpetually set at the Alvin & The Chipmunks channel. It means I can walk through the glass section...

Sunny Saturday at the Bluegrass Farmers' Marke...

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Sep 06, 2013 - By Kentucky Proud

Last Saturday was quite a day for many of our farmers. The rain (storms) proved to be a wee bit more than many of our non vegetable farmers could handle. Dried herb seasoning, pimento and beer cheese and wine bottles do not fare well in the pouring down rain!...

Passionflower “A Powerful Sedative”

The Artistic Farmer   -   Sep 06, 2013 - By Petra

Passiflora incarnate. Passifloracea                                      &n...

Counting Down!!

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   Sep 06, 2013 - By Teresa_2

Our ninth-annual Pumpkin Festival begins in just over two weeks!  On Saturday, September 21st we open the doors for another pumpkin season. This week I've been working in the store, shopping for supplies, marketing, and getting the Schoolhouse Cafe...

This week's bag...

Tewksbury Grace Farm   -   Sep 06, 2013 - By Johnny and Leah

Hi Friends, We are enjoying this much cooler weather on the farm, though the conditions on our farm continue to be dry and drier (we’ve gotten only 1.3 inches of rain total in the last 6 weeks…boo hoo).  We have had numerous loads of water delivered...

Interview with Farmer Phil

SavRaw Local Farm Box   -   Sep 05, 2013 - By Kali

A Conversation with Farmer Phil of Sage Mountain Farms written by Misty Spicer  As the new intern working with Savraw, it was exciting to get my first assignment. What was even more thrilling, was that the assignment was to travel to one of our most...

Parsley “Useful in Cancer Prevention”

The Artistic Farmer   -   Sep 05, 2013 - By Petra

Petroselinum sativum. Umbrelliferae                                      &n...

A row of flowers begins the cultivated part of our field; Sunflower, Cosmos, Zinnias and Dahlias. Beautiful! (Thanks Mom!) There is always insect activity here. I was bustling about trying to complete a harvest for CSA when a flash of orange caught my eye. The...

Oats “ A nutritive food”

The Artistic Farmer   -   Sep 04, 2013 - By Petra

Avena Sativa. Poacea                                         ...

The honeymoon is over

Wild Things Farm   -   Sep 03, 2013 - By Terry_5

This has been a roller coaster year both for gardening AND beekeeping.  Of all the years I could have started beekeeping, I picked "the worst beekeeping year" (according to several fellow beekeepers) in a long time to begin.  By July we had...