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Join us at the Mountain Mushroom Festival April 27-28, 2013 in Irvine,KY 40336. See details about local agate hunts, Rock and mineral show, handmade crafts, fresh morels for sale, a 5k race, and more www.mountainmushroomfestival.org

Why Chickens?

Arcadia Farms   -   Apr 09, 2013 - By Katie

We have chickens! Why raise chickens? I’m so glad you asked! If you live in the city or the suburbs or think chickens are gross or too much work or you just can’t do it because you don’t know enough or or or… this post is for you. There are lots of benefits to...

This year I had to pick up a bit of new land in order to accommodate everyone.Lots of new share holders. That also means more farm boxes for me to build. I had better get working. Not enough hours in a day from now until around the end of October. I have to...

The Hardest Part

Morgan Botanicals   -   Apr 09, 2013 - By Jessica_7

  You know, sometimes the hardest part about being a herbalist; a healer: is watching people poison themselves with food, swallow sickly emotion, feed off the negatives of life, complain without action, cling to ridiculous habits, be a prisoner of their...

LET'S START SOME SEEDS!

Shag Bark Hickory Farms   -   Apr 09, 2013 - By farmfreshchic

It's here, it's here! My honest to goodness favorite part of gardening. I am not sure if it is the mothering or the miracle of the act it's self but I LOVE to start seeds. Big ones, fat ones, small ones, odd ones.... they all make me feel the same....

Common Ingredient Substitues List

Arcadia Farms   -   Apr 09, 2013 - By Katie

Guess what I found this morning? A fabulous list of common ingredient substitutes courtesy of www.allrecipes.com ! For the list click on the image below. (Don’t be fooled by the picture… the list is a lot longer than just these three ingredients.) ...

Romeo Duck

Triton's Farm   -   Apr 09, 2013 - By Triton

This week on the farm: it's the goofy ducks. I really like the ducks. Of all the animals on the farm they are one of the nicest. They don't tend to do many bad things and as long as they have water and we leave them alone they are fine. They have even...

Tips on how to Cook with a Wok

Home Farm Herbery   -   Apr 08, 2013 - By Arlene

Tips on how to Cook with a Wok by Arlene Wright-Correll Home Farm Herbery One of the easiest ways to cook, at least for me, is with a wok. There is no mystery about it. It is fast, easy and has a bit a showmanship when doing a wok dinner...

Lavender uses and growing instructions

Home Farm Herbery   -   Apr 08, 2013 - By Arlene

To read y latest article on how to grow and use culinary lavender please click on the following link now.  http://www.helium.com/items/2438118-how-to-grow-and-use-culinary-lavender

Chicken Week (Psst! We Have Chickens!)

Arcadia Farms   -   Apr 08, 2013 - By Katie

Guess what? We have chickens! We are the proud owners of six ISA Red egg-laying hens who are six weeks old as of today! If all goes well, they’ll be supplying us with fresh, brown eggs by the end of the summer. We selected ISA Reds because they are...