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The Artistic Farmer   -   Jan 05, 2013 - By Petra

Hello Everyone I like to invite ya'll to my new great newsletter (it's FREE), where you find great ideas on everything that has to do with yarn as well as awesome tips on herbal remedies and homade herbal goodies. http://eepurl.com/tCjLD...

Nitrite and Uncured Bacon and Ham - Scam

Spring Hill Farms   -   Jan 05, 2013 - By David_8

Hickory Smoked Bacon Bacon and ham have been demonized most recently because of the nitrites used to cure them. This has brought about the 'nitrite free' products you can find at your local health food store. Are they really healthier? The...

Just back from the root cellar. Who needs to hit the supermarket when there is a whole bunch of goodies ready to be cooked sitting right under me. Last year I found a blueprint for a kind of high tech, sort of, root cellar that could be built in a basement for...

Bread and eggs. Are we running out of soil?

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Jan 04, 2013 - By Laura_1

Greetings shareholders and friends of Abbe Hills Farm,   The next farmers market is tomorrow, Saturday, January 5, 11:00 until 1:00, at the Community Center in Mt. Vernon.  I won't be there, but Charlotte will be bringing her bread and also...

A New Year ~ It's 2013!

Sweet Harmony Farm   -   Jan 04, 2013 - By Mona

Bright Blessings to all of you for a wonderful 2013!  May all your wishes come true. Thank you all again for reading our little blog ~ much appreciation for each and every one of you. ~ Mona

After all of my complaining that we were never going to get a little bit of winter here in Idaho, or anywhere else for that matter, I must apologize. While I am not sure if it was the winter dance that I performed or just the whining that I was doing, winter...

Plum Mead

Localvore Colorado CoOp   -   Jan 03, 2013 - By Jim & Donna

I have made lots of beer over the years. But I have never made mead. So this is the year! I recently read the book, "The Art of Fermentation", by Sandor Katz. If you have not read this you have really been missing something. So, here it goes: ...

WHAT are you putting in your MOUTH!

Wild Things Farm   -   Jan 03, 2013 - By Terry_5

OK, it's that time of year, when a lot of us make new year's resolutions and attempt to improve something about our lives.  The way I look at it is that we have "tomorrow" to improve, or "next week" to start something...

Is Hugelkultur Sustainable?

Arcadia Farms   -   Jan 02, 2013 - By Katie

We recently incorporated several large hugelkultur beds into our market garden. For those who have not yet heard about hugelkultur, you can learn more about the how and why of this gardening practice in my original hugelkultur post. In short, hugelkultur is...

I resolve to... I enjoy having a new years resolution every year. I see it as an opportunity to make a change for the better. Of course I normally stuck to the typical things..lose weight, be nicer, be more organized....and so on. However considering I am 8...