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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
This weather
Richert/Phillips Farms - Feb 27, 2013 - By Michael_3
What is going on this weather is jumping all over the place--dry, wet, snowy, raining, cold, warm don't know what to expect from day to day. The good thing is we have gotten a lot done in the buildings, but the taps(maple taps) are not producing like they...
Almost Sold Out
Black Dog Farms - Feb 27, 2013 - By Kevin_2
Every year I get nervous in January. What if I plant a huge amount and no one wants to join? Maybe the old adage about build it and they will come is wrong. I can relax now. This year, just like the past few, they are still coming. And coming. Food...
Storrs, Connecticut -- On Saturday, March 2 from 10 a.m. to noon, the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn, will be hosting maple sugaring activities. The events will be led by George Bailey of...
Chicks are hatching & hens are laying!
Borrowed Thyme Farm - Feb 27, 2013 - By Michael & Denise
Spring is on it's way and chicks are hatching. Our hens have bumped up their egg laying with the longer days. We have set up our breeding pens and will have hatching eggs and chicks/ducklings available. For those gardeners out there, we have a steady...
Manchester, Michigan -- McLennan's Maple Syrup in Manchester, Michigan is adding something special to its March festivities. The maple syrup producers are offering a pancake breakfast to the Maple Syrup Month event lineup. The breakfast will be held on...
Cooking with Garam Marsala©
Home Farm Herbery - Feb 26, 2013 - By Arlene
Cooking with Garam Marsala© First let’s talk about Garam Marsala as the composition of garam masala differs regionally, with wide variety across India. Varying combinations of these and other spices are used in different garam masala recipes in accordance...
GMOs, Pollinators & Us
Butts Bees and WonderBee Organics - Feb 26, 2013 - By Honey_1
Thinking of planting ? Think native species or heirloom varieties. Think can this plant encourage diversity in my yard and help bring in beneficial insects and pollinators? Below is an old article but relevant nonetheless. Biotech Corn...
P.S. About Coriander and Cilantro
Home Farm Herbery - Feb 25, 2013 - By Arlene
My research shows that Coriander has so many benefits that a book can be written on them. It has eleven components of essential oils, six types of acids (including ascorbic acid, better known as vitamin-C), minerals and vitamins, each having a number of...
A Little History of Coriander ©
Home Farm Herbery - Feb 25, 2013 - By Arlene
A Little History of Coriander © Every year at Home Farm Herbery we plant a new annual crop of Cilantro in order to get our coriander seeds from which we either sell the seeds whole or grind them into coriander powder. The seed of the...
Salem, IN -- The 22nd Annual Maple Syrup Festival at Leane and Michael's Sugarbush Farm in Salem, Indiana is set to open the 23rd-24th of February and the 2nd-3rd of March. The festival is open from 9am to 5pm. Tours are available three times daily at...