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Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. Over the weekend my husband picked up a class schedule from our local gymnastics club. Our daughter is five, and the press of extra-curriculars is beginning. The problem is that most of these activities fall...

Learn about Gnomes at STrange Folk FEstival, Ofall...

Wilsons Gourds   -   Sep 29, 2012 - By Karen and Paul

Wilsons Gourds are learning about gnomes.  Did you know different gnomes do different things in the garden?  We have been making some gnomes out of gourds.  So guess we need some gourd gnomes in our gourd gardent to bring us good yields. ...

Baby, it's (almost) cold outside!

Arcadia Farms   -   Sep 28, 2012 - By Katie

It’s fall. Big time. Temperatures are dropping along with brown and orange leaves. The tomato plants are bending beneath the weight of green fruit hoping for enough time. (I’ll be picking them before we get frost.) The zucchini, cucumbers and beans are all...

Bait and Switch at Whole Foods?

Spring Hill Farms   -   Sep 28, 2012 - By David_8

Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done. - Calvin E. Stowe I think many times we complicate things up so much it makes it hard to figure out what the right thing is to do. Take the case of Whole...

Deer and Goats, a deadly combo.

Tangle Tree Ranch   -   Sep 28, 2012 - By Marte Holen

We have deer worm in our goats. This little critter will paralyze a goat, so the goat will die sooner or later. NOT FUN, but tear dripping hard work. Who is responsible for the deer???? If my goats damage somebody else animals would I not have to pay???? ...

End of our Summer CSA

Tewksbury Grace Farm   -   Sep 28, 2012 - By Johnny and Leah

Hi Friends, This is the last delivery for our summer CSA and we managed to get each of you a few tomatoes.  It will be a long time before we taste gems like this again (boo hoo!)  Thank you for supporting our farm this season.  We hope you...

Opening for 2013-2014 Season!

Byrd's Pecans   -   Sep 27, 2012 - By Justin_2

Opening up for the 2013-2014 Season beginning October 15th.  Missouri looks like it will have a good crop for the 2nd year in a row. Prices on the wholesale market were pretty soft last year, but expect a little bump due to a poor US crop as a...

Super Saturday at the Bluegrass Farmers' Marke...

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Sep 27, 2012 - By Kentucky Proud

It's that time of the year...cooler weather, leaves changing colors, football, tailgating, decorating, pumpkin carving, trick or treat, etc. Yup, it's fall! But guess what? You'll still be able to find some summer goodness at the Bluegrass...

The Future Back To School will be instead:Back to ...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Sep 27, 2012 - By Tony_1

I was not dreaming when: A major local newspaper columnist gave me an interview to spread the awareness of Urban Farming ,and published it on the front pages of the local section back in 2008 . A local city offered me a job to teach a Composting class for...

Of pigs and piglets

Hood's Heritage Hogs   -   Sep 27, 2012 - By Dot

Sometimes your timing is just a little off. One of our Red Wattle sows, Janis Joplin, decided to go early and had her pigs out in the field, not in the carefully prepared cozy stall in the barn with all of the nice clean straw. On Monday, she delivered...