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PRUNING BASICS ..For begginers!!!

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Nov 26, 2012 - By Tony_1

The location is a community garden down town of a South Florida Beach City..The decision to cut down an overgrowing ponciana tree was sought three years ago. A plot that once flourished now has been struggling to grow flowers and vegetables but in vain..The...

Seasons End

Seasons at Procter Farm   -   Nov 26, 2012 - By Rebekah

Right before Thanksgiving I finished "putting the farm to bed" as cleaning up the fields and storing seasonal equiptment is often called. Half of the leeks have been donated and the other half are safely stored in the root cellar, layered between...

Berkshire Pork

Moonstruck Farms   -   Nov 25, 2012 - By Rowena

Thanks to Dirt Creek starting up their breeding program again of Berkshire pork we are proud to announce that we will be able to offer this chef sought after pork here at Moonstruck Farms.  I love any farm fresh pork, but I must admit I can see what the...

Our family has typically cut a live tree for Christmas each year. With the oldest home from College for Thanksgiving and being a child that loves our simple family traditions she was all in for cutting now rather than waiting for a week and miss out. So we...

Staright Talk from a Young Farmer

Spring Hill Farms   -   Nov 24, 2012 - By David_8

Ever wonder what a 13 year old female farmer has to say about farming, food and finances? Shelby Grenbec recently spoke out about her experience raising chickens, selling eggs, and gardening in an article in the Denver Post. I loved the article! It...

Happy Thanksgiving!

KaPa De'Le Farm   -   Nov 22, 2012 - By Karen_4

As we wait for our turkey to cook, I wanted to take a moment to thank our family, friends and customers for your support this year! I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Farm Fresh Eggs

Wild Things Farm   -   Nov 22, 2012 - By Terry_5

Although it is hard to admit when one does things worthy of being the punch line in a joke, once in a while I like to make other people feel smart by sharing these "blond" moments. At the present time there are about four different age groups of...

Cooking Gadgets

Arcadia Farms   -   Nov 21, 2012 - By Katie

Wish List Wednesday | Cooking Gadgets Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! I have so much to be thankful for! Being a lover of food, I’m looking forward to all the feasting that takes place this time of year. In honor of all the cooking that will be taking place...

Alternative Forage for our Tamworth Pigs

Spring Hill Farms   -   Nov 21, 2012 - By David_8

Tamworth Sows on Forage When I was a kid growing up on a hog farm I'd never heard of Dwarf Essex Rape let alone knew hogs absolutely love it! Dwarf Essex Rape is a cool season forage we use a good bit to run hogs on especially in the late...

What is Sustainable Living?

Arcadia Farms   -   Nov 20, 2012 - By Katie

In January of this year I wrote Our Story and mentioned that I would eventually share with you why we believe a micro-farm provides health (sustainability) not only for our family but also for the community. Since that time, I’ve used the term sustainable...