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Garlic Minced Pieces for sale

Home Farm Herbery   -   May 02, 2013 - By Arlene

Garlic Minced Pieces Our Home Farm Herbery Chemical Free, Organic Garlic is Minced and Dried and is a perfect addition to any pantry and it has a long shelf life.We love this about it but we love the flavor better.We have been able to...

Onions Minced and Dried chemical free, organic, fo...

Home Farm Herbery   -   May 02, 2013 - By Arlene

Onions Minced and Dried   Our Home Farm Herbery Chemical Free, Organic Onions Minced and Dried is just the thing to use when you make pasta and breads, soups, on pizza, chicken and salads.Our Onions Minced and dried take...

Garlic Powder Pure for sale

Home Farm Herbery   -   May 02, 2013 - By Arlene

Garlic Powder Pure Our Home Farm Herbery Chemical Free, Organic Garlic powder is dried ground and is a perfect addition to any pantry and it has a long shelf life.We love this about it but we love the flavor better.We have been able to maintain...

Wheat is in the ground!

Good Earth Mill & Grains   -   May 01, 2013 - By Rachel - farmer & miller

Planting our Wheat! After a beautiful weekend in southern Minnesota, our 30 acres of wheat is planted!  We planted two varieties, Briggs, a common variety, and Heirloom Red Fife, a heritage wheat from the 1800's. Both are certified organic and...

Checking on the garden/farm/plot this morning I found that my little test area of radishes is going crazy. About 50 of them are poking up and getting a bit larger. Every year I plant a small test area of something that I have never tried before. Now, just...

You're Kidding

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   May 01, 2013 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

Well, actually right now we’re lambing, but there is a “new kid on the block” at our farm this spring.  And no, I’m not kidding—he’s a goat! The story really begins with a sheep—Sweet Pea—who was one of a set of triplets born last spring.  While...

Recipe Wednesday at the Bluegrass Farmers' Mar...

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   May 01, 2013 - By Kentucky Proud

Springtime in Kentucky brings a special Saturday in May. It's that first Saturday that makes us think about not only race horses and Churchill Downs but the food that goes along with the Kentucky Derby! One of the “gotta haves” for a derby party is...

Sweet Violet Velly (Jelly)

Arcadia Farms   -   May 01, 2013 - By Katie

In the year or so that I’ve been blogging I haven’t spent much time talking about foraging although it’s a topic that interests me greatly. In general, foraging (as it pertains to food) is the act of making use of (exploiting) naturally occurring (wild)...

Chickens and Autism

Three Dog Farmstead   -   May 01, 2013 - By Christina

  Just wanted to link you to an article I read this morning. There are more and more stories these days of how chickens, and other poultry, are assisting individuals with autism and other mental and learning handicaps. It's quite a joy to read how...

AcupaChaga

Carob's Farm Chaga, Soaps, Lotions and Teas.   -   May 01, 2013 - By Robin_2

Chaga (Inonotus Obliquus)  Chaga is a wild mushroom found on Birch trees in North America, Siberia, Asia and Europe. The Chaga mushroom resembles charcoal in appearance on the tree and a golden amber nugget at its core. Unlike other mushrooms Chaga is...