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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Pullets, only 70.
Tangle Tree Ranch - Mar 28, 2012 - By Marte Holen
Have you ever gone into a store, and come out with more that your shopping list???? Well, I did, only 70, week old pullets of different breeds of chickens. I was kind of thinking, but the price was right, and I can make most thing work, so I bought them....
Logistics Committee
At Home in Nature - Mar 27, 2012 - By Mary_5
It's just about April, so that means that there is a periodic review of pick up and drop off locations. We'll be assessing which ones are most convenient and how few we can use, as well as assessing the costs of transportation, delivery area maps and...
The Bluegrass Farmers' Market is almost ready ...
Bluegrass Farmers Market - Mar 27, 2012 - By Kentucky Proud
We only have 17 days and one wake up before the market opens for its 2012 season! 17 days seemed very close when I was outside hanging my laundry on the line when I noticed “snow” falling all over my sheets. Of course it was the best sign of spring that we...
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L'Ecuyer Gardens - Mar 27, 2012 - By Twilya
The weather is perfect and our gardens are screaming at us begging for plants to be put in the ground.Today was dedicated to Alpine White strawberries, broccoli romanesco, purple broccoli and broccoli raab.I am also thinning my strawberry tubs and adding a few...
Ever been at the EVERGLADES -Florida?Study proves ...
Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL - Mar 27, 2012 - By Tony_1
Beleive it or not :Here in S.Florida the old news is always the "new" news. Big Sugar Agri Business polluting the water with chemical fertilizers as phosphoros and nitrogen while refusing to pay their share to clean...
Singing in the rain
Collie Flower Farm - Mar 27, 2012 - By Liz_1
It has been a crazy spring around the country. Here in N. Illinois, we are experiencing a very warm spring. I actually had the air conditioner on for a few days while temperatures stayed in the 80's. This is definitely not a typical Chicago...
Fleece Blanket Giveaway 1
Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles - Mar 27, 2012 - By Betty_1
Fleece blankets (also called fleece throws) are made from Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or other synthetic fibers and can also be made out of recycled PET bottles or recycled fleece. They are lightweight, warm, soft, and hydrophobic; holding less than 1%...
Great digestion of food today
Conroe Saturday AM market - Mar 27, 2012 - By Fred
Last evening to family group bible study I brought a Papaya. I have been reluctant to slice into the super fruit because their are so many contradicting stories on the internet about the value of the seeds and outer peel. I was perplexed about how to treat it....
Amazing things!!
Walenga Family Farm - Mar 26, 2012 - By Farmer Nate
Hi all! Let me start by saying the weather has been sooooooo amazing these last few weeks! We took the new baby and my son out to the farm and stayed for 5 days. The weather was perfect for all but one of them. ...
Nifty Birdfeeders, Homemade Hummingbird Nectar, A ...
For Dragonflies And Me - Mar 26, 2012 - By Neil & Jean
March 26th, 2012 Nifty Bird Feeders, Homemade Hummingbird Nectar, A Lovely Garden Path & Taylor's Yummy Oatmeal Pancakes! I was in the kitchen the other day leaning on the counter looking out one of the windows when a male & female Purple...