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The Jubilee Farm Pig Roast is Truly a Local Event

Growing Clean Food   -   Apr 19, 2012 - By Paul_2

The theme for our 2012 event is celebrating local farmers and local food. Our first beneficiary, the  Oak Park Farmers Market  specializes in small, family farmers creating better food access for the Oak Park & surrounding Sacramento...

Seedling Gallery

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

Though the little sprigs of green above look more like grass or weeds than a vegetable, they are actually the beginnings of carrots. Carrots take a long time to germinate and it is very exciting to see some coming out of the ground. The early varieties I have...

Dinner and Iron Lady

Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Apr 18, 2012 - By Fred

My Wife again in charge of dinner. I have been out of bed to make it to the Lazy Boy chair once today. My Wife has left for Little Ceaser's Pizza and Red Box. I will make an effort now to prep Fresh Veggies for the pizza. My instruction to her were to...

3 calves, 3 to go.

Tangle Tree Ranch   -   Apr 18, 2012 - By Marte Holen

Well, I should have followed my gut feeling this morning, and I would have found a brown heifer calf. She was laying between some horses, guarded by Gandolf, our guard dog. But after alot of !"###//&% Our neighbors and Bob got mother and calf penned...

Children's Gardens & more themes, Butterfly Ki...

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Apr 18, 2012 - By Neil & Jean

Each Spring my children get pretty enthusiastic about planting 'their' own garden plots.  Ryan, my soon to be 10year old is always right there ready to get going.  Last year he gathered several old bricks he discovered and made small...

GETTING READY FOR THE PLANT SALE AT DEBBIE'S G...

Debbie's Garden   -   Apr 17, 2012 - By Chickadee1

Been planting my garden, and getting ready for the Plant Sale next month...trying to hurry before the grandbaby arrives (May 1 we hope)! Planted some green beans, lima beans, speckled butterbeans, tomatoes, peppers, squash, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes,...

Honoring Earth Day Event by growing more trees a...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Apr 17, 2012 - By Tony_1

There is an Earth Day Event this Saturday at the Cultural Plaza at down town Lake Worth-S.Florida. It is :Open to the public and FREE.There will be music,food,an Organic Gardening Class ,Herbs and plants available for sale  and much more fun for all.. ...

Flowers, Herbs, & Vegetable Plants on Sale Now!

L'Ecuyer Gardens   -   Apr 17, 2012 - By Twilya

I was asked today if I sell flowers and YES I have a nice assortment of petunias ready for your flower beds. Also available is osteosperman or a beautiful daisy type flower and brachy comb's toucan tango. In the near future I will also have marigolds,...

More Garden Theme's~ Shakespeare Garden's ...

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Apr 17, 2012 - By Neil & Jean

"To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch the renewal of life... this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do."  Charles Dudley Warner Gardens are such a joy and...

April 2012 Newsletter

Walkers Fresh Veggies   -   Apr 17, 2012 - By Mark & Carolyn

Hi Everyone! I said I would write a newsletter when we got a rain break – so here goes……. Today I am replacing the exhaust gasket on the old Ford tractor –working in the garage. I had to stop for a bit to let the oil soak into the threads on the bolts...