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A Bill to Protect Bees

What's the Buzz?   -   Jul 26, 2013 - By Marcie

(from "Ground Truth")   Late Tuesday afternoon, Representatives John Conyers (D-MI) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced a long-awaited bill to place a moratorium on bee-harming pesticides. The "Save America's Pollinators Act"...

Strengthening " Boneset"

The Artistic Farmer   -   Jul 26, 2013 - By Petra

Eupatorium perfoliatu. Compositae Found in damp places. Has rough hairy stems. Leaves also rather hairy. Flowers are white and creamy, and very numerous. Named after King Eupator, king of Pontus, who discovered and extolled the medicinal uses of this...

Glorious rain!

Tewksbury Grace Farm   -   Jul 26, 2013 - By Johnny and Leah

Hi Friends, The rain we got on Monday was AMAZING!  We were so thankful (1.4 inches).  The rains came after we had three truckloads of water (total- 13,000 gallons) delivered over the past week and a half.  So during that hot dry period our...

Super Saturday at the Bluegrass Farmers' Marke...

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Jul 25, 2013 - By Kentucky Proud

Wow, what a great Customer Appreciation Day last Saturday! Both markets experienced record crowds...both new and returning customers. It was so nice to share the flexible cutting boards with so many folks. Now you just need to put them to good use by chopping,...

Healing Blackberry Leaves

The Artistic Farmer   -   Jul 25, 2013 - By Petra

Rubus fruticosus. Rosaceae                                        ...

“Angelica”the Soother for the Digestive System

The Artistic Farmer   -   Jul 24, 2013 - By Petra

(Archangelica officinalis. Umbelliferae) Found in damp and woodland places, and cultivated in gardens. Angelica is a rather hairy plant with ferny leaves, and umbels of white flowers of most powerful and fragrant scent. Use internal: For all digestive...

Recipe Wednesday at the Bluegrass Farmers' Mar...

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Jul 24, 2013 - By Kentucky Proud

And, we are talking corn ! Boy oh boy...are we ever! I asked farmers, customers and friends for their favorite fresh corn recipes and I realized that next to tomatoes, I think corn is the crowd favorite this time of the year. :) And, everyone has their way of...

Homemade garden spray

Back2theBeginning Farm   -   Jul 24, 2013 - By J

Just sharing... Disclaimer We dont own the content provided here. If you think this content belongs to you and should be removed from this blog. You just need to give us the original link of your article in comments and it would be deleted /...

Cleansing Aloe Powder

The Artistic Farmer   -   Jul 23, 2013 - By Petra

Cleansing Aloe Powder ( Aloe barbadensis or A. vera. Aloaceae) Found wild in dry, sandy and rocky regions, aloes are also much cultivated. The leaves grow in wands and are tall, fleshy and spike-toothed to protect them from grazing animals. The Indians...

GMO makers have the upper hand but you have the ch...

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Jul 23, 2013 - By Brian_1

BPA, BHA, BHT, DDT, PCB's Sodium Nitrate and Nitrites, 2, 4-D, 2, 4-T Atrazine, Glyphosate and Phthalates, all chemicals that the manufacturer has claimed were safe backed up by studies they funded.  Atrazine is not supposed to stay in the human body...