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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Sweet Potato Wedges with Maple Syrup and Spices
Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles - Feb 29, 2012 - By Betty_1
Ingredients: 3 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 lb each) 1 ½ T olive oil 1 ½ T maple syrup ¾ t cinnamon ¼ t ginger 1/8 t nutmeg Directions: Preheat oven to 425° Slice each sweet potato (unpeeled) into 8 wedges Whisk...
Livestock/pet UPDATE!
Lonesome Star Farm - Feb 29, 2012 - By Craig
Heritage turkeys: Preorder now! Email for details. Hope to be ready by December 2012. Pets: Kunekune piglets projected to be available in late 2012 Miniature Jersey cows (for milk) projected to be sold in 2013 Please...
Leap Day
L'Ecuyer Gardens - Feb 29, 2012 - By Twilya
I just could not resist posting today, Leap Day.This past week was spent getting my high tunnel and other gardens ready for some early plantings on parsley, cilantro, Romaine lettuce, Quinlet strawberries, and Alpine white strawberries.We also finished...
duck and chicken orders
Borrowed Thyme Farm - Feb 29, 2012 - By Michael & Denise
We are taking orders for whole ducks, chickens and rabbits. We are starting the hatching process and the birds will reach butchering weight by early fall. Put in your order now, to get a tasty heritage bird or rabbit.
Mushroom Recipes of Antiquity
The Mushroom Gourmet - Feb 29, 2012 - By GLantz
I frequently use Google Books to research a subject and find old and obscure material. I was curious about old mushroom recipes from pre-twentieth century era. After a quick search, I found many interesting recipes. Many of the recipes sources originate from...
Whistle, Crack and Hatch
4 D Acres - Feb 29, 2012 - By Mike_6
Okay, so it’s not snap, crackle, pop, but in the spring, we eat, sleep and breathe the whistle, crack and hatch. You see, it’s hatching season. The whistle begins about a week before the cracking, but the story begins long before that, so let’s start at the...
Late winter on the farm
Wild Things Farm - Feb 29, 2012 - By Terry_5
Although mud is still the most popular flooring in the great outdoors, spring is creeping through the cracks. A couple of freezer burned hyacinths stand amidst the bones and skeletons of the front perennial garden, and the spring peepers have been...
Baby Time Returns
Pleasant Valley Farm - Feb 29, 2012 - By Emily
It's a gloomy, soggy way to end February today. I'm kind of surprised there are not ducks swimming in the backyard today, as there is enough standing water there (and I've seen them do it before!). But grey days like this always seem a...
March CSA Newsletter
Walkers Fresh Veggies - Feb 29, 2012 - By Mark & Carolyn
Walkers Fresh Veggies CSA Newsletter March 2012 Hi Everyone! We have been invited to speak at a luncheon that is being held in St. Joe on March 7 th . We, along with four or five other local (Southwestern Michigan) CSA’s will present our farms to a...
Pullet Eggs!
Four Country Gals - Feb 29, 2012 - By Shari_1
For the past week, we've been getting eggs from our new hens. This is significant as these hens are naturally hatched and raised from our older purebred stock. We had a couple of Buff Orpingtons that insisted on going broody. Not a bad thing since we got...