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Great Tomato Days - Day 2

L'Ecuyer Gardens   -   Mar 30, 2012 - By Twilya

Day 1 was a GREAT day to visit L'Ecuyer Gardens.  If you missed it we are still offering our plants today until 7:00 p.m. and tomorrow until 4:00 p.m.  Great selection!  Don't miss out! 

Pork is on schedule now!!

Moonstruck Farms   -   Mar 30, 2012 - By Rowena

Okay, the pork scheduling has been a little crazy due to demand and getting set up with a steady piglet supplier and it is done....yeah!!  Moonstruck Farms will be offering pork sides for September/October 2012 and roasting pigs (for those big summer...

It's Beef Dude

Walnut Hill Farm at Elm Springs, LLC   -   Mar 30, 2012 - By Jeff_1

So says the Governor of Nebraska, about “pink slime”, well Governor if it is beef let’s grind the hide, hoofs, bones, and some of the internals as well, and horns of selected breeds. In most people’s eyes ground beef would mean the muscle of Bos taurus ,...

Spring Schedule

Walnut Hill Farm at Elm Springs, LLC   -   Mar 30, 2012 - By Jeff_1

Last night the final piece of the puzzle feel into place, and I now know my work schedule for the upcoming market season.This is a schedule that allows for so much free time, I don’t know how to handle the situation. The Farmer’s Markets that Walnut Hill...

Raised Bed Gardening, Plant Container Ideas, Yummy...

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Mar 30, 2012 - By Neil & Jean

"We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts."  William Hazlitt Has Spring sprung?  it surely does feel like it.  I was talking to a friend this morning about the Robin spotting (other day's...

Meet Yardie

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Mar 30, 2012 - By Emily

Pop Quiz! Do you know what the #1 irrigated crop in the U.S. Is? It's something most of us see every day, is grown in virtually every neighborhood nationwide, and nothing eats it. The answer is grass. More specifically, lawns. More of our nation's...

Pigs need their vitamins too!

Moonstruck Farms   -   Mar 30, 2012 - By Rowena

I was out this morning taking “little lady” our Berkshire pig a nice bowl of morning goodie s…cracked eggs, leftover cabbage, green beans and the harvest scraps from yesterday for her and she was spinning her 360s in excitement but she had to...

photo by Tolay Valley Farms Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. Spring is CSA sign-up season , and all across the country people are looking for the right farm for them. Many months hence, most will look back and have been satisfied with...

Does the CSA Save Me Money?

Santa Rosa Hills CSA   -   Mar 29, 2012 - By David_4

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Chef Pamela Lee  Spending $30.00/week on a box of organic produce may at first glance appear to be a bit of a splurge.  $30.00/week equals $120.00/month, more if there are 5 weeks in a particular...

Robins & Geese, Kitchen Gardens & Yummy Potatoes, ...

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Mar 29, 2012 - By Neil & Jean

A few weeks ago our friends Kevin & wife Hilda spotted twenty-one Robins in their front yard! Kevin is the music teacher at our childrens school and he told the children how he and his wife gazed out their living room window in awe...