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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
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...
Survey Says….!
The LocalHarvest Blog - May 21, 2013 - By Guillermo
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...
Planting Pepo's
Agropraxis Farm - May 19, 2013 - By Farmer Pete
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...
The Pronkfest
Sweet Harmony Farm - May 18, 2013 - By Mona
It’s springtime! And with fibered animals that means it’s shearing season. Professional shearers do extensive traveling this time of year. They’re ‘on the road’ for a few months, driving from farm to farm setting up their mats,...
New York, NY -- Kino Lorber is coming out with a new documentary about honeybees, opening June 12 at the New York City Film Forum with a national release to follow. Oscar-nominated director Markus Imhoof (The Boat is Full) tackles the vexing issue of why...
Seal Harbor, Maine -- Mohawk Valley Trading Company Raw Summer Wildflower Honey is now available at the Naturalist’s Notebook , located in Seal Harbor, Maine. "Wildflower honey, also known as polyfloral honey, is derived from the nectar of...
Spring planting and more!
Bindel Farms - May 17, 2013 - By Jason_3
We are keeping very busy on the farm this time of the year. I have to say that the weather has finally greatly improved and we are getting beautiful day now. Last week, I managed to finally move our extra boar to the new farm for breeding. I did...