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Buckwheat Honey Tote Bag Giveaway

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Oct 07, 2012 - By Betty_1

The Mohawk Valley Trading Company is giving away one Buckwheat Honey Tote Bag with each order of any of their varieties of honey from 10/7/12 thru 10/14/12. In their effort to support and promote sustainable agriculture, local, small and family owned farms...

PART 1: Autumn's Bounty in the Root Cellar and...

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Oct 07, 2012 - By Neil & Jean

The Season of Autumn... This is Neil's and most of the children's favorite season... I like it too, but I am all about Spring and Summer. I do love Autumn for the harvest though... the smell and crunch of the leaves under foot... the caa-caa of the...

Full Moon

Winged Elm Farm   -   Oct 06, 2012 - By Brian_4

I was standing in the oldest orchard. The light was provided by the full moon. High and staggered clouds were moving across the sky providing a stop and go slide show with the moonlight. And, I was reminded again that one of the principle joys of living in the...

Fall Has Arrived

L'Ecuyer Gardens   -   Oct 06, 2012 - By Twilya

So tomorrow is Veg Fest in Lincoln, Ne and I am VERY excited.I have been told to expect a lot of people so as I prepare, I am making some change that I hope will simplify tomorrow.I am pre-weighing things like onions, tomatoes, spinach, lettuce and greens to...

Meet the Winter Team

Arcadia Farms   -   Oct 06, 2012 - By Katie

Cauliflower, Snowball Y Organic Photo from Burpee {www.burpee.com/vegetables/cauliflower} Last week I shared in this post that I’m planning to grow vegetables this winter . For those of you who are following and would like to try to do the same,...

Animal Welfare Approved

Hog and Dogs Ranch / Produce   -   Oct 05, 2012 - By Brien and Debbie

Yesterday Lance Gegner came to visit our farm, We showed him around he took pictures yes he asked first, We didn't care if your not doing anything wrong you shouldn't care if someone takes pictures! He looked at everything our pens our pasture, our...

beets, turnips, squash this week. Drought continu...

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Oct 05, 2012 - By Laura_1

Greetings shareholders, Tomorrow, we'll have sweet peppers, chili peppers, kale and collards, cantaloupe, potatoes, garlic, onions, leaf lettuce, swiss chard, beets and tops, turnips, winter squash, a few tomatoes, and herbs.  This warm week...

Goldenrod Honey Tote Giveaway

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Oct 05, 2012 - By Betty_1

The Mohawk Valley Trading Company is giving away one Goldenrod Honey Tote Bag with each order of any of their varieties of honey from 10/5/12 thru 10/10/12. In their effort to support and promote sustainable agriculture, local, small and family owned farms...

Pigs on the loose!!!

Bindel Farms   -   Oct 05, 2012 - By Jason_3

Like any other farm across the country, we have occasional stories of animals which have escaped out of there fences. One story which comes to mind is the day that I came home and found that all seven 200 pound pigs had escaped and had a field day while I...

To castrate or not to castrate

Bindel Farms   -   Oct 04, 2012 - By Jason_3

To castrate or not to castrate! That is the question I am asking!The main reason to castrate animals is to prevent breeding or to control male  behavior such as aggression and mating. In this article, I will focus on male pigs also known as boars. The...