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The Fourth of July is here.  Around here, it's the time of year for the local county fair, plus fireworks and parades here and in nearby towns.  When we celebrate America, we seem to start by being more active in our communities- I think...

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Uncle Sam & Apple Pie

L'Ecuyer Gardens   -   Jul 03, 2012 - By Twilya

It was a nail biter clear to the final out and we won!This game was so much fun to watch.At one point I thought I was going to have a heart attack.The other team was really good so this one made all of us walk a little taller.Livie was so awesome.She hit that...

Here is the newest group of Winners Congratulations to: Jim Schumacher for winning Custom Polo Shirt Giveaway 2 Jason Bindel for winning Custom Hoodie-Hooded Sweatshirt Giveaway 4 Angela Murphy for winning Custom T-Shirt Giveaway 2 ...

Our family loves to grill and it doesn't matter the season. Neil as well as the boys get the grill fired up winter, spring, summer and fall~ it is respecter of no season! The only difference is the location; in the warm days it's on the patio, in the...

Ingredients          2 slices Swiss cheese, 1/8th of an inch thick         2 teaspoons honey *         1 tablespoon butter, melted...

Our ducks are making themselves at home, and are eating up tons of grasshoppers!  Our chickens have been very curious about our new ducks, and 'visit' them often!  We even had a few roadrunners grazing on the grasshoppers by the ducks this...

Wow, the heat wave continues! The Saturday market went on despite a 103 temperature reading in Lexington. That is a YIKES in my book but the record number of farmers showed up with trucks loaded with homegrown summer goodness! The really great part is, the...

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Firsts

Seasons at Procter Farm   -   Jul 02, 2012 - By Rebekah

I have been reading a book called The Four Season Harvest by Elliot Coleman in which he talks about plant health and pest control. The idea being that healthy plants will have less pests because their actual physical make-up is less desirable to eat than...

Greetings shareholders, This week, we have new potatoes, nice white onions, kale and collards, kohlrabi, bok chois, lettuce, fresh garlic, and cabbage.  I hope we can find enough broccoli, summer squash, and beets for everybody, too.  New...

Spring is here and how I just love to be outside~ especially where entertaining is concerned.  Nothing is as enjoyable to me as having my friends over for a lovely evening of food & fellowship... listening to the gobs of children running and playing...

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