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Save the Bees Downloadable Honeybee Toolkit

What's the Buzz?   -   Aug 19, 2012 - By Marcie

 This morning I received an email with an important article and link to a downloadable Save the Honeybees Toolkit. Thought you might be interested. We need your help!!!! If you like to eat, then saving the bees matters to you!!! Here's the article,...

GOURMET GARLIC IS READY FOR SALE

Cherry Bomb Organic Garlic Farm   -   Aug 19, 2012 - By Lena

HI EVERYONE! At last our gourmet garlic seed is ready for market! We will be at the Spokane Public market on Second in downtown spokane starting the weekend of 8/25/12. Saturdays only! Come one come all! We will also have Maxibel haricot beans, dragon beans,...

The heat seems to have left us for a spell. After weeks of upper 80's and 90's we now have almost fall like weather. 50's at night and upper 60's and 70's for the day time. Oh,...and plenty of rainfall. The fall crops and new plantings are...

Decorative Garden Journal, Gardener's First Ai...

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Aug 19, 2012 - By Neil & Jean

"Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words." Lydia M. Child I often talk about my love for journaling and awhile back I talked about a Cookbook Journal I had made for my daughter Taylor.  Well, I also have created...

The August Rushes in Big Changes For Our Home

L'Ecuyer Gardens   -   Aug 19, 2012 - By Twilya

My Livie started kindergarten Friday.I was supposed to take her, but the bus pulled up in our yard and she was so excited.My baby girl tolerated her picture being taken and then waved goodbye.Tom and I both had tears in our eyes.It was a half day so when she...

Farmers Markets & Foodshed's, Succession Plant...

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Aug 18, 2012 - By Neil & Jean

What's a Foodshed you ask?  Most people who call themselves Localvore's, Foodies or the like will probably be familiar with this term, but for those of you who are not, here is a brief description and how you can make or find one!  *Though it...

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Allicins Ranch   -   Aug 17, 2012 - By Ben_1

From our bounty we have saved the seed scapes, dried them, and are now throwing the bulbils (actual seed that foms within the scape flower head) in everything!..   they are so delicious, they are like little microburst of garlic already cut up and...

Ode to the Red Wheel Barrow

Sweet Harmony Farm   -   Aug 17, 2012 - By Mona

As I sit here typing this, I swear I can hear a bugle in the distance playing ‘Taps’ .................. Well, last evening it finally happened.  Our old, very, very old wheelbarrow, carried its last ever pile o’ alpaca poo over to The Big...

A Companionate Herbal for the Organic Garden and Y...

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Aug 17, 2012 - By Neil & Jean

Summer is here and we are in full swing! I am finding it harder and harder to get to this blog with all the responsibilities I have around on the farm.  I am constantly thinking of things to write about and share, but finding the 'thyme', or...

Papaya Season is open and we are shipping!

Mangos In Paradise, LLC   -   Aug 17, 2012 - By Libby

Red Lady Papaya Red Lady Papaya is now in season and it is just wonderful. The flavor is sweet and mild and they make the most delicious papaya smoothies, you have ever made. Our trees are just beautiful and the papaya looks terrific. We harvest the papaya...