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Baked Honey Lentils Over Rice

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Jun 19, 2012 - By Betty_1

Ingredients         2 1/3 cups lentils ( 1 lb)         1 small bay leaves         5 cups water        ...

BEST GARLIC IN THE LAND

GarlicMaster.com wisdom   -   Jun 18, 2012 - By GarlicMaster Lowell

We are sooo excited.  The stalks are fat and sturdy and now is the time for the bulbs to put all of their energy into growing.  Our bulbs are really healthy because of the rich soil and clean air here in Northeast Iowa.  We finished taking off...

Photos from the Field

Seasons at Procter Farm   -   Jun 18, 2012 - By Rebekah

June 18, 2012 Over the last 24 hours the farm has been inundated with rain and thunderstorms. Irrigation from the sky is always my favorite form, not only because I was a passive observer but becasue the veggies always look brighter, bigger, and happier...

Custom Hoodie-Hooded Sweatshirt Giveaway 3

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Jun 18, 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 3 with the name of the winner’s farm,...

growing food in spite of drought. Pickup is 4:30 ...

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Jun 18, 2012 - By Laura_1

Greetings shareholders, This week, we'll have lots of lettuce, more marvelous bok chois, garlic scapes, a few small onions, kohlrabi, spring turnips, daikon radishes, kale and collards.  The Monday people will get more peas, and I...

News Bleep from the Wild - Biotopia # 19 - June 17...

Biotopia Family Farm   -   Jun 18, 2012 - By Superfood

News Bleep from the Wild - B i o t opia - # 19 - June 17th, 2012 Hello my friends of the Wild Greens!    and a Happy Father's day to All ! This is the season : there is 'a plenty a food out there' - this is...

This week at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market!

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Jun 17, 2012 - By Kentucky Proud

WOW, do we have even more reasons to be proud of our 100% homegrown/produced little market! Two of our members got to celebrate this week and we'd like to pat them both on the back! Coleman Stivers who sells at the Richmond Rd. location along with his...

60 MPH winds knocked out Stove and Computer

Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Jun 17, 2012 - By Fred

Thursday of last week downed trees fell on the power lines and knocked out our stove, microwave and computer motherboards. We are now reestablished at my parents house with cooking appliances and computers. We had our first home cooked meal this morning....

Life on a chicken farm

Cascun Farm   -   Jun 17, 2012 - By Andrea_2

The other day while i stood counting the chickens as we put them into crates for processing the next morning, I began to wonder how exactly it was that I got to where I was at that prescise moment in my life. Although farming did run in my blood (albeit a...

The harvests for market are really good. With plentiful sunshine and good growing conditions a wide variety of vegetables are available for market. The big hit this past week were the shelling peas. Shoppers bought them all up in the first hour. I was a bit...