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A Ramen Noodle night

Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Jun 12, 2012 - By Fred

Tonight was a hurried dinner night. Open a package of Beef flavored Ramen Noodles and add ingredients from the fridge shelves. I decided to use Fresh steamed Kale, Roma Tomato and Cumin. To begin I half covered the Noodles with boiling water. Turning them...

Monday

L'Ecuyer Gardens   -   Jun 12, 2012 - By Twilya

Sunday morning Autie woke up at 2:30 a.m. (as I was hoping to finally go to bed) with a fever and throwing up.With Tom in the midst of wheat harvest I was unable to make it to the Old Cheney Road Farmers Market in Lincoln, NE.Normally Tom would have the girls...

Illinois Gourd Society offering fantastic gourd wo...

Wilsons Gourds   -   Jun 12, 2012 - By Karen and Paul

Please join us and our friends from The Illinois Gourd Society and visit the gourd exhibits and take some gourd workshops at the Lebanon, IL Art Show and  Illinois Gourd Society's gourd gathering on June 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and June 24 from 10...

Huge goal met!!

Moonstruck Farms   -   Jun 11, 2012 - By Rowena

We started harvesting summer vegetables on june 1st!!  this is a huge goal met for us.  As i look around at all the things that still need fixing and the weeding and the pens to be built it is nice to know that we have all the room (well we are...

Mangos are ready for shipping!

Mangos In Paradise, LLC   -   Jun 11, 2012 - By Libby

Yes, it that time of year when the delicious Pine Island, Floridia mangos are ready for harvesting and shipping . We are so happy that our Glenn variety of mangos are just perfect for harvesting and we are busy getting them packed and sent directly to your...

Poults Comings and Goings

Rise&Shine Urban Farm   -   Jun 11, 2012 - By Susan_4

It has been a very busy here as poults are hatching and predators have been coming in at nite to "snack."  Raccoons are very clever and it has been a fight to keep them from breaking into the poult nursery.   If you let them, they will...

I need help to make this pig farm work for me. Any...

Great Tasting Pigs   -   Jun 11, 2012 - By Donnie

I need any suggestion on Marketing My Very Special Breed of Pigs. Please Help Me...

we've got plumbing in the gardens

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Jun 11, 2012 - By Laura_1

Greetings shareholders, This week, we'll have nice lettuces, bok chois and other Asian greens, garlic scapes, and a few sugar snap peas.  The first planting of sugar snaps - the ones you got last week - were phenomenal.  All I can say is...

Hot and humid here in Waterford Works New Jersey

Spinella Farm   -   Jun 10, 2012 - By Edward_1

Hot and humid this morning in Waterford Works. Rose early before the Sun to get my work done. Amazing what you can accomplish in four hours with the notion that by this afternoon I will be sitting in front of the TV watching the NASCAR race from Pocono. The...

Intercropping has become an integral part of my farm practices. Sowing legumes in rows of squashes or under corn achieves many goals. This time of year when warm weather crops emerge is time to sow. A few weeds are easily hoed and white clover is broadcast...