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Honey Swiss Panini

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Jul 03, 2012 - By Betty_1

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

Our Ducks are starting their job!

Stevens Family Farm   -   Jul 03, 2012 - By Carol_4

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...

Bluegrass Farmers' Market Weekday Offerings!

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Jul 02, 2012 - By Kentucky Proud

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...

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...

New potatoes, garlic, summer squash. Little bit o...

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Jul 02, 2012 - By Laura_1

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...

Mountain Pie Suppers, Homemade Napkin Rings, Cute ...

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Jul 02, 2012 - By Neil & Jean

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...

Custom Hoodie-Hooded Sweatshirt Giveaway 5

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Jul 02, 2012 - By Betty_1

In our effort to support and promote sustainable agriculture, local, small and family owned farms and other local food sources; we asked our friends at Crooked Brook to sponsor Custom Hoodie-Hooded Sweatshirt Giveaway 5 with the name of the winner’s farm,...

Idea Note Books, Remembrance Shadow Boxes, Edible ...

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Jul 02, 2012 - By Neil & Jean

I love photographing my gardens, both veggie and flower. I take photos of them at each stage so I know what I need to fill in, get rid of, thin out or re-do. As I page through my garden journals, it is so interesting to see how the beds have matured, changed...

Our new weapon has arrived - DUCKS!

Stevens Family Farm   -   Jul 01, 2012 - By Carol_4

Once upon a time, I loved grasshoppers.  That is, grasshoppers that would show up by the pairs, and hop around for a few days, and leave as suddenly as they appeared. I no longer like grasshoppers.  With the absence of a hard freeze in two years,...

Though a bit short on rainfall, this season has been one for abundant plant growth. Nature's solar collectors, leaves and chlorophyll, have stretched and gathered as much as they can. I'm always amazed at the variety of leaves that food crops have....