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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Great Spring Week
PEAS Farm - Mar 18, 2012 - By Pat & Elvis
We had a wonderful time this week having folks out to the farm. Please keep watching this site and our FaceBook site for days and times. We are trying to become regular, but veggies and strawberries are not regular yet.
Papaya and the seeds
Conroe Saturday AM market - Mar 18, 2012 - By Fred
Papaya has been researched this evening. 331% of the RDA for vitamin C. And countless health benefits. I saw them at a one man Market on my way home from work in a Shell gas station lot. I invited the gentleman to come visit in Conroe and speak to Chef Michael...
Plant early, plant often
At Home in Nature - Mar 17, 2012 - By Mary_5
Soil temperature and air temperature are very important for your planting decision.Here are guidelines from the Alabama Cooperative Extension… http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1061/ANR-1061.pdf The general relationship between days until seedling...
Meditative Om-lete
At Home in Nature - Mar 17, 2012 - By Mary_5
Cooking an egg is one of the easiest things to do, but one of the hardest things to do perfectly; it requires attention and practice, and is a meditative experience. To prepare an omelet is the best practice, and, even if done poorly, still produces a great...
NCAA Texas Female diver breaks 400
Conroe Saturday AM market - Mar 17, 2012 - By Fred
I just witnessed an amazing Division 1 NCAA Women's dive meet where a Texas A & M Aggies won the 3 meter Championships with a score that exceeded 410. NCAA men have higher degree of difficulties and only the top 2 or 3 reach the 400's. Olympians...
Happy St. Patrick's Day
L'Ecuyer Gardens - Mar 16, 2012 - By Twilya
St. Patrick’s Day Tomorrow will be dedicated to planting a new bed of leeks and onions.If there is time I will likely add a few more rows of peas.Today has been spent potting flowers and hanging baskets.I love flowers and we have a beautiful assortment of...
Love and Hate the rain
Hog and Dogs Ranch / Produce - Mar 16, 2012 - By Brien and Debbie
As we go through the rain I am sitting in front of our fire place drinking a strong cup of coffee, listing to the weather on Good Day Sacramento 31.I haven't seen the amount they claimed was going to happen ,but its not over yet, Cows look happy about the...
2012 CSA Shares for Sale
JAH'S CREATION Organic Farm - Mar 16, 2012 - By Matthew
We have 100 more CSA shares available for the 2012 Season! Did you purchase your share yet?
waiting for the new "girls"
Callister Family Farm - Mar 16, 2012 - By Lori_5
Hello! We're waiting for Norman - our Amish farmer friend from Iowa to arrive with our fresh flock of laying hens - 800 for us. 1300 for others coming here to pick theirs up, take them home and get them tucked into new homes. Folks are arriving - milling...
Sure seems like spring, making me hustle
Abbe Hills Farm CSA - Mar 16, 2012 - By Laura_1
Greetings CSA shareholders and friends, This week's market is tomorrow in Springville, 9:00 until 11:00, at the Community Center downtown. They'll have all the normal meat, honey, bakery, jellies, popcorn, eggs. I wouldn't even...