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Springtime in NE Washington State

Clayton Farmers' Market and Small Farm Animals   -   May 21, 2013 - By Janice

Sunshine, gusty wind, sporadic rains, cold night temps and warmer day temps - this is NE Washington State Springtime! Low temps have been in the 30's while the highs have been in the low 70's and upper 60's.  However, the weatherman tells us...

Springtime in NE Washington State

Clayton Farmers' Market and Small Farm Animals   -   May 21, 2013 - By Janice

The sun has been shining along with gusty wind and raindrops.  It's been rather a 'blustery' month of May in our area.  The evening temperatures have been in the upper 30's - with the daytime temps in the upper 60's.   Two...

Why eat local?

Salamander Springs Farm/Permaculture Organics   -   May 21, 2013 - By Susana

Thanks to Brandon and Phyllis at Save-A-Lot for saving the CSA boxes for us.  On the lid, you’ll see “Six L’s Co., Immokolee, FL.”  Supermarket & restaurant tomatoes shipped from FL in these boxes have a history which you may not know. ...

May 21 CSA Box

Salamander Springs Farm/Permaculture Organics   -   May 21, 2013 - By Susana

Welcome Bread & Harvest CSA-ers! We hope you’ll enjoy the farm’s gifts this week with Drew & Lindsey’s delectable baked goods.  Despite losses to a tough spring of weather extremes, we work with hope toward an abundant season! Here's...

Raw Buckwheat Honey Tote Bag Giveaway 5/18/ - 5/25...

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

Utica, NY -- The Mohawk Valley Trading Company is giving away one Raw Buckwheat Honey Tote Bag with each order of any of their varieties of honey from 5/18/ thru 5/25/13 with the Promo Code “52513”. The tote bag is 100% cotton with the image of The...

Garden Frenzy

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   May 21, 2013 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

Visitors this time last year would have witnessed a garden with only three rows left to hill and plant.  But this year, with the lingering winter and inclement weather, the garden has all but about three rows to go.  It’s a madness of squeezing a...

Irrigation Pumps

Triton's Farm   -   May 21, 2013 - By Triton

This week on the farm: I thought I had the water all figured out and then the pump went out. I would like to say when it rains it pours, but I would like a drenching of rain right now. I think the average rainfall in May is .65 inches. I guess there's not...

LocalHarvest Newsletter, May 20, 2013 Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. Several months ago, we sent out a survey to all of the CSA farmers in LocalHarvest in cooperation with researchers at Lehigh University and the University of...

Bowdoinham Farmers Market

Carob's Farm Chaga, Soaps, Lotions and Teas.   -   May 19, 2013 - By Robin_2

We are so excited to be accepted as a part of our local Farmers Market. Please come by and visit us and all of our neighboring craftspeople, farmers, bakers and artists, the list goes on!! The hours are 8:30a - 12:30p every Saturday! You can find the market...

Pepo’s are the family of squashes that includes the summer squash and a few that are eaten in the mature form like Acorn and Delicata. With good conditions in the field I put in the variety that I start the season with. I have enjoyed eating these since I was...