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Seedlings

Living Water Farm   -   Jan 16, 2013 - By Terri

New seedlings started.  Can't believe they are actually spouting with it being as cold as it is!  They are inside but not in direct sunlight and in a plastic greenhouse/seed starter.  Cool!!  I have not had much luck with starting...

Old farmers Folk Medicine recipes to beat The Flu....

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Jan 16, 2013 - By Tony_1

I am an ardent reader of the Old Farmers Almanac and The Natural News.Com.To take the preventive way to avioid the flu and prevent it, I am loading my diet with on Calamantine citrus,vitamin C,Chiken soap,Lemon grass,GARLIC,Rose hips and carrot juice!!! I...

In my last blog I wrote about how our pellet stove broke down a few days ago.If we were in the spring or fall it would be no problem but here we are in the middle of one of the coldest winters on record in southern Idaho. The repair guy said the part would...

In Search of Light

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   Jan 15, 2013 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

We are seekers of light.  From the ancient days of setting bonfires atop hills in the darkness of winter to the contemporary fashion of LED Christmas lights turning humble homes into nocturnal gingerbread illuminations, the lure of light in dark times has...

Food is in our blood

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Jan 15, 2013 - By Brian_1

Food is in our blood, whether, growing, preparing, cooking or, consuming, food is in our blood.  It is why we produce fruits, vegetables, chickens, eggs, honey, jams and jellies.  We make our own bread, pasta and tomato sauces.It is...

A Micro Tea Garden

Arcadia Farms   -   Jan 15, 2013 - By Katie

I want a tea garden. And by ‘tea garden’, I mean a garden with hedges made of true tea plants (Camellia sinensis) and tea-worthy herbs that I can harvest at my leisure (<— said with my best British accent) then steep for a delicious homemade tea minutes...

Here at our home in southern Idaho it is 11 degrees right now. Nice and chilly! Only one problem. Our main source of heat went out last night.  We use a large pellet stove to keep our place warm. No matter how cold it gets outside our pellet stove will...

The Cat Who Came Back

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Jan 14, 2013 - By Emily

As promised, this time I'm sharing the story of Puff & Little Puff. Hopefully, it's one you'll enjoy, but you may end up thinking I'm a nut. Either way, here it is... 12 years ago, I had yet to meet Dan. I kept my horse Sara on a piece of...

Farm Logo Contest winner!

Bindel Farms   -   Jan 14, 2013 - By Jason_3

As most of you know, we had a contest for a farm logo elast year and we had lots of great logo designs sent in to our farm but in the end, we decided on this logo for our farm after some minor modifications by us.   Congratulations...

Goats Galore!

Zekiah Farms, LLC   -   Jan 14, 2013 - By Thorne

Goats Galore! The girls at Zekiah Farms have been busy kidding around.  We have kids everywhere.  This is our favorite time of year, there isn’t anything cuter then kids running around and playing.