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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...

JULY 23 CSA BOX, recipes and “On Community” (from ...

Salamander Springs Farm/Permaculture Organics   -   Jul 23, 2013 - By Susana

See blog below "On Community" from Kayla Preston, Salamander Springs Farm apprentice & CSA co-manager BLACKBERRIES !  ‘Tis the season!  If you don’t eat them all fresh, see past postings for recipes (and nutritional...

Great new recipes to try today

Home Farm Herbery   -   Jul 23, 2013 - By Arlene

Lemon verbena honey Time to prepare: 15 minutes. Ingredients 1/4 cup dried Home Farm Herbery lemon verbena leaves. Honey Equipment Pint jar with lid Instructions Wash and rinse your jar...

Dirty Rotten Tomato Eating Chickens

Triton's Farm   -   Jul 23, 2013 - By Triton

This week on the farm: we have some very very bad chickens. I had this tomato, you know the one, the first of the season. You watch it grow from a little green ball into a beautiful red lumpy sun kissed orb. I was watching this tomato, making sure the plant...

Another great raw kale salad

Wild Things Farm   -   Jul 23, 2013 - By Terry_5

It's been a few days since I've taken time to post any news....rain, rain, rain.  We've already had as much rain as we usually do in an entire year.  That means several crops have drowned, weeds are thriving, and us farmers are busy...