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Sowing seeds, lots of them.

Walkto Farms Weekly   -   Mar 07, 2013 - By Gil

Community Building is Collaborating. We will be reaching out first to our walking community. Over 150 families within a mile! We are commited to feeding 200 people and taking food to the markets. Also we will be reaching those with land to consider exchanging...

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Windy Acres Natural Farm   -   Mar 07, 2013 - By Nancy & Tom

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Spring is Around the Corner..

Thistle Byre Farm   -   Mar 06, 2013 - By Abby

New snow fell thickly last night, but the new lambs playing in this morning's snowy cold blanket  remind me that spring is just around the corner. Planting time will be upon us sooner than we realize.  Our grass will begin growing...

It's Working - Thanks Everyone!

City Farm Austin   -   Mar 06, 2013 - By Paula_1

      As I had hoped, this venture is working.  It is taking longer than I had expected to find people who are almost as crazy as I am to help milk these 4 wonderful goats, but it is slowly coming around.  I am improving in...

Seed Catalogue Scribbles

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   Mar 06, 2013 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

“Need a trellising cucumber that doesn’t get a waist in the middle and peas that harvest all at once,” is on our wish-list this year as we thumb through the colorful seed catalogues that start to fill the mailbox as early as December. December?  Who is...

March is Maple Syrup Month in Michigan Proclaims G...

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Mar 06, 2013 - By Betty_1

Lansing, Michigan -- Michigan’s production of high quality pure maple syrup and the industry’s contribution to the economy, has led Governor Rick Snyder to declare March as Michigan Maple Syrup Month. “Local maple syrup producers usually welcome visitors to...

Sourdough Bread for Gluten Intolerance?

Arcadia Farms   -   Mar 06, 2013 - By Katie

Last week I shared that I brought home two large boxes of frozen grass-fed beef only to find that our second freezer wasn’t working . Our best guess – thanks to input from a friend and reader – is that the garage freezer stopped working because it is attached...

Newly Designed Canning Masters Classes

The Jam and Jelly Lady   -   Mar 06, 2013 - By Sonya

Fabulous line-up of new Master's Canning Classes (you must have taken our Canning Boot Camp to register for the Master's Classes). Master's Classes are $30, and run from 6:30 to 8:30 in the evening on the posted dates. All materials are provided,...

I am not sure if Farm Boxers is a legal. Most English teachers would go nuts with that one. I am probably breaking more than a few grammar rules. All that college did not pay off I guess. OK. Here goes. This year I have been getting inundated with possible...

Family Jewels

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Mar 05, 2013 - By Emily

If you've followed my blog for any length of time, you've probably picked up on the fact that we treasure old things here- heirloom plant varieties, heritage livestock breeds, antique farm implements, traditional ways of working the land.  As a...