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Pumpkin Soup Blend   Home Farm Herbery Zesty Pumpkin Soup Blend offers a great recipe and a 4 pack gift card for either your use or for really unique and affordable gifts any time of the year for family, friends, work staff...

Mustard Seed Yellow mustard seed is also known as white mustard seed  At Home Farm Herbery we have carefully selected our organic, chemical-free mustard seed and have just finished this year’s harvest.For those of you who...

Greek Seasoning Greek Seasoning is also known as Greek Spice Originating in Greece, the Greeks are known for many things and we have Greek Cuisine to thank for such cooking staples such as Olive Oil and olives. At Home Farm Herbery we...

Virginia, United States -- Prince William Regional Beekeepers Association (PWRBA) is accepting nominations for the position of Vice President. Preference is for nominees who have been beekeeper members for one year and voting for the new Vice President...

Invasive coming down making way for the beginnings of our Tropical Orchard.  Gonna have much to do to prepare the earth for our saplings. Our worms have been doing their part to amend the soil, & we've been composting everything.  ...

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Locavore90

Arcadia Farms   -   May 10, 2013 - By Katie

Guess what? I’ve been keeping a little secret (ok, a big secret) and I’m super excited to finally spill the beans! For the last several months I’ve been hard at work planning a community-wide program that revolves around our core values – saving money, eating...

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Rainy days

Scotch Creek Farm   -   May 10, 2013 - By Carrie_1

Rainy days are a challenge to me here at the farm. The goats hate the rain, the chickens don't really care for it either. The cows graze away as if it was as sunny as a summer day. I don't like to garden in the rain, the dirt sticks to you and you...

Geez, it seems like Mother Nature will not give our farmers a break. First we had temperatures above normal...fruit trees started to bud and then frost. Fields were seeded and then rain washes them away. So, our farmers reseed and then comes the very cool...

Introduction:To start with it is advisable to check out the USDA whitefly knowledgebase.Visit:http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/fasulo/whiteflies/wfly0002.htm When researching the white fly , it is mandatory to refer to the research done by experts at the...

United States -- Many who suffer from pollen allergies are finding that raw honey helps relieve their symptoms. The Mohawk Valley Trading Company (where they specialize in raw varietal honey) names a few beekeeping associations in Alexandria Bay, Chenango...

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