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Arcadia Farms   -   Nov 14, 2012 - By Katie

Wish List Wednesday | Solar-Powered Gadgets This time of year I’m soaking up all the rays I can on rare sunny days. It won’t be long now before the days become more gray and so I’m eager to enjoy the sunshine while it’s here. (Sing it with me… Sun,...

Creating Thanksgiving Traditions, Decorating Tips ...

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Nov 14, 2012 - By Neil & Jean

Autumn is my husband Neil’s favorite time of year… he is an October baby. The leaves changing into their majestic colors of rust, scarlet and turmeric… that lovely crunching sound they make under foot… the smell of the wood stove burning… home made chicken...

Earthwise Produce Grand Opening

Earthwise Gardens & Produce   -   Nov 14, 2012 - By Ryan_2

One year after Earthwise Gardens began growing organic produce for our Denton community, Earthwise Produce was born. We are celebrating our Grand Opening of Earthwise Produce this week with a 15%-off sale. We are eager to offer our community exclusively...

Eat Healthy. Save Money. {Homemade Crackers}

Arcadia Farms   -   Nov 13, 2012 - By Katie

One of the major reasons why we started Arcadia Farms was to learn to eat healthy, live sustainably and to be producers instead of consumers only. In October I announced that I would start focusing part of my attention on “homesteading” topics , including how...

Brrr good morning!

Debbie's Garden   -   Nov 13, 2012 - By Chickadee1

Hi all, haven't posted recently, been too busy to even remember! However, wanted to say the Kale is growing strong.... and onion and garlic for next year are going strong! Collards are up, wish they'd grow a little faster.... It's kinda cool this...

There remain a lot of little jobs and tasks to do at the end of a season. They are not the physically demanding ones or dependent on appropriate weather. Rather they are little ones like sorting and cleaning saved seed or working through the seed storage to...

How to make Pumpkin and Carrot Powder

Home Farm Herbery   -   Nov 11, 2012 - By Arlene

How to make Pumpkin and Carrot Powder© By Arlene Wright- Correll If you own a dehydrator it is not very hard to make your own pumpkin powder which is used to add flavor and nutrients to many dishes, such as pancakes or instant pumpkin puree for pies and...

How to Use Leaves in Your Yard and Garden

Arcadia Farms   -   Nov 09, 2012 - By Katie

Learn more at www.arcadia-farms.net Leaf Pick-Up or Pack-Up? I’m pretty sure we’re the only family on the block whose lawn is still covered in leaves. Why? Because leaf pick-up happened at least a week ago. In our suburban neighborhood, leaf...

Market at Springville this week. Lots of fall veg...

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Nov 09, 2012 - By Laura_1

Greetings shareholders and friends of Abbe Hills, Market this week is in Springville, 9:00 until 11:00 (note that this time is 2 HOURS EARLIER than the start of the Mt. Vernon market), at the Community Center right downtown.  I'll be...

The Real Cost of Pork!

Serenity Farm   -   Nov 08, 2012 - By Shawn_1

Why do I have a picture of eggs in an article about Pork? It is very simple. They are closely inter related. The egg on the left is an egg from a grocery store. The egg on the right is an egg laid by a chicken farm raised and free ranged. Pork is very similar....