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How to Keep You Local Farmers Market Alive©

Home Farm Herbery   -   Jan 24, 2013 - By Arlene

Every minute of every part of the day we are awake we have choices to be made and most of us do not recognize them, want to recognize them or when we do recognize them even consider doing anything about them. Life is hard enough with taking the time to...

Grass fed beef- a cut above the rest!

Bindel Farms   -   Jan 24, 2013 - By Jason_3

Earlier this month I picked up our beef that we had processed from the local butcher shop.  If you remember from one of our previous posting, we sent our 18 month old cow into them back in mid December and he weighed out at 750# live weight with a...

Never and Idle Hand

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   Jan 23, 2013 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

Being asked the question, “How do you have time to do all these things?!” is not an uncommon occurrence on our farm.  From livestock to gardens, farmer’s market to making gelato, balancing the many layers of endeavors at North Star Homestead can be an...

Wish List Wednesday: Magazines

Arcadia Farms   -   Jan 23, 2013 - By Katie

Wish List Wednesday | Magazines Welcome to another Wish List Wednesday ! When I first started sharing these posts I intended to do them every Wednesday. Then I realized it was a little obnoxious. So now I’m working on making this happen the third...

Maple Syrup Season Early in Northeast Ohio

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Jan 23, 2013 - By Betty_1

Utica, NY -- In Northeast Ohio, the unseasonably warm daily average temperature last January was above average by 4.4 degrees and the daily average before the arctic blast this January is 5.5 degrees above average. As a result of this, some maple syrup ...

Good Morning to All

The Artistic Farmer   -   Jan 23, 2013 - By Petra

It's going to be another perfect day. It was pretty cool this morning but the sun is shining beautifully. What a wonderful way to start the day :) I just love Texas, Yeah, it might be hot in the summer but I tell you what, I don't miss the snow and...

Start to be self sufficient growing your own food....

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Jan 22, 2013 - By Tony_1

It is not too late to learn how to grow your own food and medicinal herb garden. Now people are rushing more than ever to learn the process of being self sufficient after being hit hard in their pockets. We have ongoing organic gardening classes that...

a new year and a new you

Collie Flower Farm   -   Jan 22, 2013 - By Liz_1

It's a new year and perhaps a new you!   We all start each year with resolutions to improve ourselves. We hope that this is the year we break bad habits and start good ones, to lose weight, make more time for enjoying our families and friends. After...

Welcome to The Whole Story

The Whole Story   -   Jan 21, 2013 - By Richard_2

Welcome everyone to my new Local Harvest blog!  This blog will be a somewhat abridged version of my regular, ongoing blog that I maintain on my website, www.hollomanfarm.com .  For new readers, or random viewers who happened to stumble upon this...

Maple Syrup season and babies are coming.

The Kidd's Hill Billy Farm   -   Jan 21, 2013 - By Candi

We are gettting ready for our maple syrup run this year. Planning 1200 taps. Our favorite time of year. The goats and sheep are expecting. Can not wait to see the little ones. We will have nice herd this year.If you are thinking of ordering goat meat or lamb...