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Happy Day! It rained!

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Jun 25, 2012 - By Laura_1

Greetings shareholders, This week, we'll have the first onions, more bok choi, Chinese cabbages, lettuce, the last spring turnips and radishes, broccoli, kohlrabi, kale, and the last garlic scapes.  The onions will be small, as will most of the...

Custom Hoodie-Hooded Sweatshirt Giveaway 4

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Jun 25, 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 4 with the name of the winner’s farm,...

Really "wild" things

Wild Things Farm   -   Jun 24, 2012 - By Terry_5

While cutting flowers in the front garden last weekend, I spied the strangest Rudbeckia I've ever seen.  I had to look twice and blink my eyes to make sure I was seeing just exactly what I was seeing....here it is Yes, you are seeing...

The spring harvests are coming to an end. The last of the early root crops were harvested, peas still keep producing and flowering but are past peak, and the warm, dry weather has the greens in poor condition.The jump to summer is nearly upon us. As the...

Maple Pecan Upside Down Cake

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Jun 24, 2012 - By Betty_1

Ingredients:     1 cup pure maple syrup     1/2 cup chopped pecans     2 tablespoons butter     1/2 cup sugar     1 egg, beaten     1/2 cup milk...

See You in the Morning at the Old Cheney!!!!

L'Ecuyer Gardens   -   Jun 24, 2012 - By Twilya

The past few days have been busy at L’Ecuyer Gardens.Keeping up is proving difficult.This week the girls have kept me running with t-ball games and swimming lessons and I have kept busy planting, picking and WEEDING.We have had several decent rains lately and...

Another dinner and Fruit salad from Mom's Kitc...

Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Jun 24, 2012 - By Fred

  Dinner from Mom's cupboard was awesome tonight. I boiled Linguine in chicken stock, added diced Ham, Cream, Tillamook Sharp Cheddar cheese, and Kusa also called Mediterranean squash. When I was satisfied with the thickness of the casserole I topped...

Naturally Sweet Honey Corn Bread

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Jun 23, 2012 - By Betty_1

Ingredients         1 cup all-purpose flour         1 cup yellow cornmeal         1/4 cup sugar        ...

Jay Street Garden Celebration

For The Good, Inc. Community Gardens   -   Jun 22, 2012 - By Cassandra

It was a hard sell for Theresa Mott’s BOCES GED class on Good Friday when she first brought them to the Jay Street Garden. The day was cold and dreary and the plot looked like the neglected place it was. There were plenty of weeds and dead leavings from the...

Cherries!!!!

Moonstruck Farms   -   Jun 22, 2012 - By Rowena

A parishioner at church has the most beautiful cherries!!  All organic fertilizer, no pesticides and only $3.00/pound!!!  Best of all all proceeds go to St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry!!  Come on everyone, let's make cherry jam!!!  Just...