The Blog Barn

On the farm the late fall crops are doing well. A great harvest of leeks, Brussels sprouts, rutabegas, radicchio, broccoli, and kale was done. I also I harvested a nice crop of collards. Maybe it’s a Michigan thing (or a white, Michigan thing), but collards...

Dye from Natural Causes

Arcadia Farms   -   Dec 02, 2012 - By Katie

I heart food (and my belly shows it!). I hate food dye (and my baking shows it!). Well, I don’t hate food dye – I hate artificial food dye. My distaste for Red 40 and other unnatural food colorings began when our son started having major issues with...

My frustration with land prices!

Bindel Farms   -   Dec 01, 2012 - By Jason_3

Since I was a young kid, I always wanted to own land.  I even owned geese on a city lot when I was a kid.  As I got older, I grew a passion for farming and raising healthy and better tasting foods without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, hormones...

It's getting kind of "chicken-ey" ar...

Wild Things Farm   -   Dec 01, 2012 - By Terry_5

Today I was returning from an early morning trip to town and I realized I hadn't opened the high tunnel up before I left, and it was a very sunny day--that means HOT in the tunnel.   While walking to the ht I spied a hawk flying out of the chicken...

Sat, Dec 1 market in MV

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Nov 30, 2012 - By Laura_1

Greetings shareholders and friends of Abbe Hills Farm, The market this Saturday, December 1, is at the Mt. Vernon Community Center, east end of downtown, from 11:00 until 1:00.  I'll be bringing eggs, carrots, eggs, turnips, eggs, kale, eggs,...

December 1st closed; Back on the 8th! =)

Blue Sky Gathering   -   Nov 30, 2012 - By Talia

Hi Blue Sky Friends!  So happy to see you're visiting us on Local Harvest!  What a great website to find fresh, local food in the area! =) Just wanted to invite everyone out to Candy Cane Christmas this Sat., Dec. 1st.  It will be held at...

Had our first winter squash last night. Around here we like to wait for some decent cold weather before we begin tapping into the winter storage. Our weather is still way too warm for this time of the year, but we take it as it comes.  I cooked up a...

Lost Emails

Sharon Hubbs-Kreft, Herbalist - Amazing Grace Herbals LLC   -   Nov 29, 2012 - By Sharon_3

Hi Everyone, Apparently during the blackout of Hurricane Irene, many emails did NOT reach me. My apologies, I have caught up for the most part so I am just putting this out there: If you have emailed me during the time of October 28 - November 19th...

Thanksgiving, Pork and quince

Bindel Farms   -   Nov 29, 2012 - By Jason_3

Things have been pretty busy over here as usual at the farm. We managed to get through the Thanksgiving holiday without any problems and everyone is very happy with their turkeys.  I have been receiving a steady flow of good comments coming back...

Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. Here in the Midwest the harvest is in, at long last in my case. I spent Thanksgiving morning running between the stove and the garden, wanting to cut the last of the broccoli and chard quick before the...