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The Garden Gate and The Henry Ford Museum of Dearb...

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Apr 20, 2012 - By Neil & Jean

Hello all, Couple things off topic of my 'or Dragonflies & Me' blog posts. First, we are terribly excited to annouce that we have joined forces with The Henry Ford Museum with a signature sausage. We will only be creating this one of a kind,...

Jubilee Farm is going to Cochon 555!

Growing Clean Food   -   Apr 20, 2012 - By Paul_2

Well it’s official folks! A couple of weeks ago, we received a call from the Rev. of Pork himself,  Michael Sullivan . In short he wanted asked if Jubilee Farm could bring one of our Berkshire pigs to compete in the Cochon 555 in LA. Well it official...

More Garden Themes, Living Wreaths, Yummy Nested E...

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Apr 20, 2012 - By Neil & Jean

*Old Fashioned Cottage Garden are my favorite. All of my gardens are Cottage type simply because I love the natural way they feel and look, not all fuss & pomp, just calm and relaxing.  I think that is why I love them, most often life is not any of...

Raw Buckwheat Honey Review

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Apr 20, 2012 - By Betty_1

Buckwheat honey is well known in the holistic medicine world because it has a high mineral content and antioxidant compounds. When I was sick with a chest cold I could not stop coughing. I tried an over the counter cough syrup and got no relief. Then I tried...

Modern "barn raising" and market tomorro...

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Apr 20, 2012 - By Laura_1

Greetings shareholders and friends, The market tomorrow is in Springville, 9:00 until 11:00, at the Community Center downtown.  I have another appointment tomorrow, but I expect all the other regular vendors will be there.  For sure, both Mary...

4 Calves, and time to wait for the next 2.

Tangle Tree Ranch   -   Apr 20, 2012 - By Marte Holen

We have 4 healthy ones on the ground, and the 2 last cows need some more time.  Anabel, our tame highlander, not the tamest one, that is TinkerBell, has Browner, as our child named him. But she is also a extra mom to April, the calf that one of the wild...

Grow Our City Farm

Our City Farm   -   Apr 20, 2012 - By Jeri

Well I feel like a duck on water. On the surface, things have been calm for our farm but in actuality, we've been going full steam ahead at break-neck pace. When our Kickstarter project failed to be funded, most people thought we would have to discontinue...

Using yellow nutsedge as an ally

Spinella Farm   -   Apr 20, 2012 - By Edward_1

I have had the unpleasant experience of dealing with yellow nutsedge. To make a long story short, I have lived on this farm all of my life and did not realize that the yellow nutsedge was a harbinger of poor soil, that it was a member of the sedge family that...

All For The Love Of Lilac Jelly!

Morgan Botanicals   -   Apr 20, 2012 - By Jessica_7

Lilacs. Lilacs everywhere. Ahhh, Spring lilacs. Yes, it’s true, the smell of dreamy lilacs in the breeze just doesn't last long enough. So that’s why I love to preserve its floral essence in a delectable, wiggly jiggly, spreadable, sticky sweet jelly. It’s...

Vermont passes legislation for GMO label.. BUT?

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Apr 19, 2012 - By Tony_1

Vermont will be the first state to pass a legislation to Label GMO products and inform the public of what THEY ARE EATING... 90% of the legislators in vermont have voted for the GMO LABEL legislation but..Is the governor going to sign the legislation into a...