The Blog Barn
Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
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...
Turkey Brine Seasoning
Home Farm Herbery - May 13, 2013 - By Arlene
Turkey Brine Seasoning Also Known as: Turkey Brining Blend or Turkey Spice Our Home Farm Herbery Turkey Brine Seasoning will give your turkey a traditional turkey flavor creating a sweet, peppery, full flavored and...
Frost! (And Other Updates)
Arcadia Farms - May 13, 2013 - By Katie
There’s a reason why the last frost date in Michigan (the reasonable date on which you can plant outside in the spring without worrying about frost harming your plants) has been moved to May 18 . Last night (May 12/13) we had a visit from good ole Jack Frost!...
Rain, Fritters(?) & Market...
Agropraxis Farm - May 12, 2013 - By Farmer Pete
Yesterday turned into an abbreviated work day. Rains returned in the afternoon. Not a light shower to work through but a wind driven downpour with falling temperatures. The type of weather change that the birds get all in a dither about as it nears. They race...
Thoughts on Heirlooms
Pleasant Valley Farm - May 11, 2013 - By Emily
There seem to be two schools of thought when it comes to heirlooms...one being that they are a culinary delight, and should be prized above all others, the other being that they are, as one farmer put it, “yesterday's favorites for a reason”. While...