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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Utica, NY — The Mohawk Valley Trading Company would like to announce that starting in the summer of 2013 they will be offering Comb Honey . Comb honey is honey , intended for consumption, which still contains pieces of the hexagonal-shaped beeswax...
Salt Lake City, UT — The Honey Stop , a 2-month-old store located at 159 E. 800 South in Salt Lake City that specializes in raw honey, will have it’s a grand opening Saturday, Feb. 9 from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. “At one time, the majority of people equated honey...
Membership
Iverson Family Farm - Feb 11, 2013 - By Bret
We are looking for new members for this coming season. We had produce from April to December last year. As soon as the weather allows we plant our 2200 square foot High Tunnel Greenhouse. My goal is to have produce May through November...
Winter Planning and Building
Seasons at Procter Farm - Feb 11, 2013 - By Rebekah
With the cold, and occasionally snowy, days of winter upon us the farm fields are resting while inside a warm building planning for the upcoming season takes place. This year Procter Farm is working on a number of new ventures, not least of which is...
Important changes to our 2013 CSA share program
Otterbees - Feb 11, 2013 - By Rich & Kathleen
Well, it's that time again - time to get your membership lined up for this season's CSA Share Program (you'll find our 2013 CSA information and membership form attached to this email). Most of the details for this season are...
A bird of a different color.
Bindel Farms - Feb 11, 2013 - By Jason_3
If you come out to our farm for a tour, the first thing that you will notice is that there is not one Cornish cross chicken anywhere on our farm. This is the typical meat breed of chickens that you find in the grocery store and raised by most small time...
Valentine Wishes
North Star Homestead Farms, LLC - Feb 10, 2013 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara
All in the merry month of May When the green buds they were swellin’… Well, we’re not quite there yet, but the days are lengthening and the birds sing their songs from the barren branches more lustily than before. Slowly, the decorations of...
Sustainable Foodie
North Star Homestead Farms, LLC - Feb 10, 2013 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara
[We apologize that the imbedded images in this article did not translate. Please see our Facebook page for the accompanying images. Thanks!] Remember visiting Grandma’s farm as a child, helping feed the chickens, or watching her make an apple...
Winter Foods
Agropraxis Farm - Feb 10, 2013 - By Farmer Pete
When this land was populated by native peoples February was known as the hunger moon. A long time from the last growing season. If the harvest had been good then people might pass the winter comfortably. Struggles and hunger for anything else. For our...
Winter Strawberries
Red Ridge Farms - Feb 08, 2013 - By Jim & Ami
Last week, I headed out to the high tunnels to check on the progress of a few new crops, because I was concerned their immature leaves were too young to survive the frigid temperatures we were experiencing.The quiet air was punctuated by the crunch of the...