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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Windy days
Lengel Brothers Farm and Market - Mar 03, 2013 - By Elliott
March came in like a lion with cold winds and a mighty roar. We lost two of our coverings over the red berry and blueberry high tuunnels but i have extra plastic ready to go on them. Spring is fast approaching and we are getting ready to plant in...
Let’s Talk About Cauliflower©
Home Farm Herbery - Mar 02, 2013 - By Arlene
Let’s Talk About Cauliflower© Cauliflower is great raw or cooked even though most North American cooks tend to overcook it and render it almost useless.It is a great raw snack and really is easy to grow.Fresh cauliflower is an excellent source of vitamin...
Pets
Double Check Ranch - Mar 02, 2013 - By Sarah
The whole notion of pet ownership must really have gotten started around the early 1900s when people began to have enough disposable income to afford keeping animals that really only enrich their emotional lives, rather than their physical lives. Now...
Sold out again! So on to starting seeds:)
Whitfield's Family Farm - Mar 02, 2013 - By Dean_1
You can almost see tumbleweeds rolling out of our fridge as the last of this weeks eggs had left the building. We normally start talking orders on Wed for Friday delivery and Friday/Saturday pick up. This week we were sold out before I could even post the...
Cedar Falls, Iowa -- The 28th annual Maple Syrup Festival, a fundraiser for Hartman Reserve, will be held March 2nd & 3rd from 7am to 1pm. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa the Hartman reserve will be utilized for maple sugaring. Reserve staff and members of...
High Tunnel Raised in Turlock
3 Acre Farm - Mar 02, 2013 - By Janelle
The High Tunnel is Raised in Turlock, Stanislaus county, California! Thank you to all hands! Now we are installing the purlins. Next week we will need volunteers to help pull the cover over the top and would love to have you here....
On-Farm Workshops
The Mushroom Hut @ Fox Farms - Mar 02, 2013 - By Alan and Susan
We have been offering workshops/classes through our local community college and have a couple of upcoming classes. You can now sign up for the workshop/date here on LocalHarvest through our "online store". We are offering Shiitake...
Good Grace
Double Check Ranch - Mar 02, 2013 - By Sarah
We are truly very blessed and in trying to remember to say Grace before every meal, I stumbled upon a good prayer... Almighty God, whose loving hand has given us all that we possess: Grant us grace that we may honor you with our substance, and,...
Hello All! We are expanding!
Whitfield's Family Farm - Mar 02, 2013 - By Dean_1
Hello! We have been quite busy here as of late at WFF! As some of you may know, we have had a very hard time keeping up with demand this year. We have now expanded our layers and are estimating about 2 weeks away at being able to fill all orders to keep...
Two New Canning Boot Camps Scheduled!
The Jam and Jelly Lady - Mar 01, 2013 - By Sonya
As I sit here in a cool, quiet cannery, awaiting the first rhubarb of local farmers (quite far off, actually), I appreciate the calm of winter. After our Christmas sales broke 18 years of sales records, I am quite happy to have little to do other than plan...