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Irreplaceable (Sara's Story)

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Aug 14, 2012 - By Emily

When I was 12, I wanted a horse more than anything.  By a twist of fate, a kind 4-H leader gave me the opportunity to ride one, at no cost, for an entire summer.  If I liked her, I could adopt her from a rescue society, or return her and she'd...

Christmas (shopping) in July...& August & Septembe...

Nostalgic Necessities   -   Aug 14, 2012 - By Julie_3

This is going to be a series of thoughts on handmade goods at the farmer's markets. I appreciate the variety of produce and food but there are lots of items being offered that are not as temporal. I noticed that localharvest is awesome about recognizing...

Bluegrass Farmers' Market Tuesday Doings!

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Aug 14, 2012 - By Kentucky Proud

It's that time of the year...schools are about to start again. But, that does not mean that farmers markets close! For some reason, it always seems like folks think that once the pools close, the kids go back to school and the weather cools off a bit, that...

National Honeybee Awareness Day

What's the Buzz?   -   Aug 14, 2012 - By Marcie

Did you know that this Saturday, August 18th is National Honeybee Awareness Day? Plant some flowers and hug a bee.... OR....check out this link: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/5-simple-ways-to-help-honeybees.html 

Late Summer

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   Aug 13, 2012 - By Teresa_2

Despite how terribly dry and hot it has been this summer, our pumpkins have survived and seem to have fruited pretty well.  The drought continues but the temperatures have finally cooled off so they continue to bloom and grow.  We did...

Grain Prices - Will They Effect You?

Spring Hill Farms   -   Aug 13, 2012 - By David_8

Unless you’ve been living under a rock or just don’t pay attention to the media, you  know much of the United States is suffering from a drought. The experts say this dry weather rivals any we have had in at least fifty years. There will be far...

For the Love of Chickens

North Star Homestead Farms, LLC   -   Aug 13, 2012 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara

Parents, be warned.  Big endeavors often emerge from small ideas—a question or a suggestion.  In this case, the question came when I was 11.  At the time, we were living in Arizona, and a friend and I had just finished what was, for us, a rather...

Nice rain, end of sweet corn, wetland is nearly do...

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Aug 13, 2012 - By Laura_1

Greetings shareholders, This week, we'll have sweet corn, eggplant, zukes, green beans, cabbage, potatoes, onions, garlic, kale and collards, cucumbers, basil and cilantro, tomatoes, and a sweet pepper.  The corn will be Serendipity on Monday, and...

GLOSSASRY PART 3 E TO I

CAROLINA HERBS!!!   -   Aug 13, 2012 - By Elaynn

Here is part three of my glossary that I would like to share with you: ECZEMA             chronic skin inflammation EDEMA           &nb...

This growing season, with a long dry spell and high temperatures, favored some vegetable crops and stressed others. The dry spell clearly favored tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and their close relatives. During a break for a field visit by relatives recently,...