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Duck!

New Dawn Farms   -   Oct 19, 2012 - By Dawn_2

Did you know the agricultural production of ducks has steadily declined since the 2nd World War. Meanwhile the production of broiler chickens has skyrocketed. Think to yourself how often do you eat duck? Have you ever eaten duck? Do you like duck? Are you...

Very good rain, last pickup of the season. Thank ...

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Oct 19, 2012 - By Laura_1

Greetings shareholders, Tomorrow, Saturday, October 20th, 10:00 until 2:00, is the last pickup of the 2012 season.  We'll have potatoes, onions, garlic, turnips, carrots, beets, radishes, winter squash, braising greens, leaf lettuce,...

Bread and Broth

Arcadia Farms   -   Oct 18, 2012 - By Katie

Now that the weather is getting cooler, I’m hoping to turn my efforts towards some of the non-gardening goals of Arcadia Farms. A major reason why we started this farming thing in the first place was to learn to eat healthy, live sustainably and to be...

Progress of beekeeping on the farm

Wild Things Farm   -   Oct 18, 2012 - By Terry_5

As mentioned in an earlier post, back in the summer I got bitten by the "bee bug".  After reading and reading and studying and attending meetings I've finally narrowed down the many choices for beekeeping styles to a Langstroth hive...

Time to light the fire

Wild Things Farm   -   Oct 18, 2012 - By Terry_5

I don't know about where you live, but this fall in Tennessee has been absolutely AMAZING!  The weather has been in the 60's and 70's, cool nights, rain every few days, and the colors on the trees are quite spectacular. The cool nights bring...

Counting Down at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market...

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Oct 18, 2012 - By Kentucky Proud

I hate this time of the year only because it means we are only 2 weeks away from the close of the 2012 market season. I love the fall beauty and the “not so average” veggies that are available. I say not so average because most folks do not go into a grocery...

Organic Gardening Free class and exhibit at the 5t...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Oct 18, 2012 - By Tony_1

You are cordially invited :This coming Saturday I will be joining ,for the third consecutive year ,the Lantana GreenFest on October ,20th 2012 . There will be a rich and diverse GREEN  schedule with FREE workshops,food ,music and themes...

Healing Herpes Naturally

Cloverleaf Farm   -   Oct 18, 2012 - By Kathy_11

Herpes is a viral infection, that can be controlled, but will never disappear completely. It lives in your spine, and breakouts occur at different times. They can happen when you are stressed, or when your body and it's immune system is under attack. ...

My life as a farmer!!

Bindel Farms   -   Oct 17, 2012 - By Jason_3

After several of my customers mentioned this, I got thinking about how hard I work on the farm and decided to give you an example of my typical day on the farm. My week days normally starts off when the alarm clock goes off at 5:00 AM and I head out to feed...

What you need to know about GMO

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Oct 17, 2012 - By Brian_1

To show you how important GMO is to the industrial food complex (IFC) you only need to look at California’s Proposition 37.It is a bill that would require food manufacturers to label foods made with GMO tainted products.Why is this important to you?Because as...