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Opening Day at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market!

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Apr 11, 2013 - By Kentucky Proud

Okay, hold me down...I am sooooooooooo excited! The Bluegrass Farmers' Market opens on Saturday! Yippee!!! I don't know about the rest of you, but this winter seemed 12 months long. Lol I can't wait for some garden fresh fruits and vegetables. Oh,...

Wow can't believe it that April!!! We have been very busy with planting. We have tomatoes, peppers and squash in the greenhouse. We planted 4 types of potatoes today. Can't wait to try the BLUE ONES!!!  Also, we have red and white onions,...

The price of a dozen fresh eggs

Hale Malu Farms   -   Apr 10, 2013 - By Kaya

What do you think a dozen of eggs should cost?

Caring for Baby Chicks

Arcadia Farms   -   Apr 10, 2013 - By Katie

Chickens may be “easy to care for” but baby chicks are fragile. Follow these tips to give you little peeps the best chance at a healthy adult life. Before the Chicks Arrive – Brooder Setup Baby chicks need a warm, safe, clean place to live during the first...

This morning, while running an errand, I happened to be driving by a local food growing establishment. A farm. I happen to know where they sell the "food" that they grow and I do not want it. Not after this morning. A tractor was driving up and...

Recipe Wednesday at the Bluegrass Farmers' Mar...

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Apr 10, 2013 - By Kentucky Proud

Today's Recipe Wednesday comes from Linda McMaine at McMaine's Riverhaven Farm in Mercer County. Linda is one of the founding members of the Bluegrass Farmers' Market and is currently serving as our President. The great news is she might even have...

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...