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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
The Mohawk Valley Trading Company is giving away one Maple Syrup T-Shirt with each order of Maple Syrup from 8/06/12 thru 08/13/12. The t-shirt is a Gildan, G200 6.1 oz. Ultra Cotton® T-Shirt made in 100% preshrunk cotton, with the image of The Mohawk...
Terrific Tuesday at the Bluegrass Farmers' Mar...
Bluegrass Farmers Market - Aug 07, 2012 - By Kentucky Proud
Summer goodness shows up at the Tuesday market! The Richmond Rd. market will be open from 3 until 6 today and it's guaranteed to be full of all sorts of 100% homegrown fruits and veggies. :) Look for... TOMATOES POTATOES CUCUMBERS...
The Mohawk Valley Trading Company is giving away one Raw Summer Wildflower Honey T-Shirt with each order of any of their varieties of honey from 8/06/12 thru 08/13/12. In their effort to support and promote sustainable agriculture, local, small and family...
harvest is in!
Allicins Ranch - Aug 06, 2012 - By Ben_1
Well, All the garlic is in, and i must say it is gorgeous, stunning, and vibrant. A wwoofer, Leo, helped us with the early variety a couple of weeks ago, and the other two Grant, Trino, and Natalie helped us harvest and clean. After...
A challenging summer
Chicken Thistle Farm - Aug 06, 2012 - By Andy_1
We know everyone has heard the stories of this summers drought and the challenges in farming in conditions like this. As a small farm we have certainly had our own challenges this year. One thing we hear from a lot of our customers is...
Old Time Farm Talk
North Star Homestead Farms, LLC - Aug 06, 2012 - By Ann, Laura, and Kara
Every occupation has its own specific vocabulary. Spinners ply, millers brew, carpenters plumb, and social media enthusiasts tweet. Farming certainly has its own slew of specific vocabulary—like the complex system of names for the genders and ages...
very good rain Saturday, Sauerkraut Days this week...
Abbe Hills Farm CSA - Aug 06, 2012 - By Laura_1
Greetings shareholders, This week, we'll have sweet corn, eggplant, zukes and squash, green beans, potatoes, onions, garlic, kale and collards, cucumbers, the beginning of the tomatoes, and a little bit of cilantro and basil. Sounds like summer,...
Javajournal August, 2012
Freshski's - Aug 05, 2012 - By Greg_5
STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN Wow. Talk about a heat wave. This is about as hot as we’ve ever seen in this area for early summer. Even our weathercasters are calling the summer of 2012, historic and a classic drought. It’s...
Cooperation!
Agropraxis Farm - Aug 05, 2012 - By Farmer Pete
"Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership." James Cash Penney With the season at mid-point thoughts race ahead to what next and what worked well so far....
Basil pesto with spaetzle, beets and swiss chard
Wild Things Farm - Aug 05, 2012 - By Terry_5
I've been scheming to prepare beets for supper, and there's an awful lot of beautiful basil coming in right now. A quick look through the pantry and I found a partial container of spaetzle I had bought on a shopping trip with a friend who was...