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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Muckin' in the Swamp & Cold
Salamander Springs Farm/Permaculture Organics - May 15, 2013 - By Susana
We are grateful for the return of the sun and the warmth! The middle of May 2013 found us still waking up with chilly hands and feet. Warm tea and good work helped us start the day but our young heat loving plants have had less recourses to pull...
Pepperoni Seasoning
Home Farm Herbery - May 15, 2013 - By Arlene
Pepperoni Seasoning Pepperoni Seasoning by Home Farm Herbery includes a super homemade Pepperoni recipe that even the kids will love! Our Home Farm Herbery Pepperoni Seasoning comes with a great recipe and this package is enough to...
Polish Kielbasa or Polish Sausage Seasoning
Home Farm Herbery - May 15, 2013 - By Arlene
Polish Kielbasa or Polish Sausage Seasoning Here at Home Farm Herbery we have blended a traditional favorite, Polish Kielbasa, or Polish Sausage and your sausage made from this recipe will taste great each and every time you make...
Recipe Wednesday at the Bluegrass Farmers' Mar...
Bluegrass Farmers Market - May 15, 2013 - By Kentucky Proud
Have to admit that Mother Nature has not been very kind this spring. What would normally be available at the market, like strawberries, are just not ready yet. So I decided to try posting about one of my favorites, which you can find at the Bluegrass...
Honey Harvest
What's the Buzz? - May 14, 2013 - By Marcie
Finally! After a cool and rainy Spring, we finally harvested our honey this week. There was a lot of it, too.....Tropical Wildflower this time. It's robust but not too strong, yummy but not too sweet. Just sweet enough. During the harvest, one of...
Good Old Grow It Yourself
North Star Homestead Farms, LLC - May 14, 2013 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara
Sometimes, life can throw you lemons—a faulty spark plug, a light bulb that burns out in a week, or a new flashlight that continually falls apart. But when the agribusiness food system creates problems that sting your farm at a basic level, it’s time to...
United States -- The Mohawk Valley Trading Company is now accepting orders of their Comb Honey that is expected to be available approximately Mid-July 2013. Comb honey is sections of the hexagonal-shaped beeswax cells of the honeycomb that contain ...
Ticks
Triton's Farm - May 14, 2013 - By Triton
This week on the farm: We finally have our irrigation water. The latest challenge on the farm, ticks. Those nasty little blood suckers. The only place on the property we have problem is in the willow trees near the irrigation ditch. They are nasty little...
Holiday turkeys and last call for beef.
Moonstruck Farms - May 14, 2013 - By Rowena
Beef deposits for the 2013-2014 year are due June 15th...last call, and at this point I need both sides to sell to confirm the order for the year. The calves are coming from Cherry Valley on June 22nd and will be ready next Summer 2014. Grass fed...
Learn to "Put Up" in our licensed canner...
The Jam and Jelly Lady - May 13, 2013 - By Sonya
The next Canning Boot Camp is Sunday, June 30, 2013, 10-4, in our FDA/ODA inspected cannery, in Lebanon, Ohio. This hands-on class is geared for people who've never canned; for canners who are unsure of their techniques; for foodies who want to bring...