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Lately I have been doing a bit of comparative analysis. By reading other CSA's websites and ads, I have determined that a couple of my competitors allow their shareholders to vote on what will be planted the next season. I have never done that but might...

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Origins Farm   -   Jan 07, 2013 - By Alistar

As the beautiful winter sun sets over our fields, I am reminded that this is a time to slow down. A time to rest the weary body after a long farming season. A time to rest the soul, and mind.  I love this time of the year. I love the cold. I love the...

Olla Irrigation for a Market Garden

Arcadia Farms   -   Jan 07, 2013 - By Katie

Clay olla buried in the garden. Image from http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/olla-gardening-the-original-dr-78565 It’s January. And it’s cold. And I’m glad… mostly. I’m not a fan of cold weather, but I’m hoping a cold, snowy Michigan winter means a...

Putting a blog post up each week is a simple thing. It doesn’t take much time. During the week ideas come from things I’ve read, heard or experienced. This week I had a multitude of ideas and had started a post about “Sustainable Ag”. I’ve run across so many...

An Adventure with Spring Roll Wrappers

Wild Things Farm   -   Jan 06, 2013 - By Terry_5

Yesterday morning I laid out some frozen chicken to prepare for supper.  I didn't know what to fix yet, but there it  was, at 7:00 pm, thawed, on the counter.  This wasn't ordinary grocery-store chicken, but one of the unlucky roosters...

New year! New Farm goals!

Bindel Farms   -   Jan 06, 2013 - By Jason_3

Happy New Year! I see this as a great opportunity to start fresh with new goals and new dreams for the farm. Last year proved to be a difficult but wonderful year for us.  First the price of feed went up about 15% and then later in the year the price of...

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House in the Woods CSA   -   Jan 06, 2013 - By Ilene

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Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Jan 05, 2013 - By Tony_1

For the new comer Organic Gardener Beginnners,  South Florida has its special approach .It is different but not difficult.What to expect from the learning process is to be prepared to implement "HANDS ON"what you learn. 1-There are...

A Fireside Christmas

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   Jan 05, 2013 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

There is no other time of year that is quite like Christmas.  The family gathers from across the country to sit around the farm table, the stockings are hung with care, and children’s hearts are filled with the wonder of the season.  Saint Nicholas...

What a great idea. I love it. spent this morning reading up on wine CSA's. Believe it or not there are a growing number of them in the US right now. Some of them are really close to me here in Idaho. The nuts and bolts of a wine CSA resembles a...