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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...

Honey Lime Gelatin

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Feb 29, 2012 - By Betty_1

Ingredients: 2 T granulated gelatin, or 2 packets 2 C cold water 1 C boiling water 3/4 C raw honey ( raw wildflower honey or raw buckwheat honey ) 3/4 C lime juice 1 t grated lime rind Directions: In a large bowl soak...

seasonal recipe

a little organic farm   -   Feb 29, 2012 - By Farmer Cindy

a little organic farm's February recipe Kale is a member of the cruciferous family of vegetables and is nutritional powerhouse that tastes wonderful when properly cooked. Kale is one of nature’s best sources of vitamins A, C and K and a very good source...

We are getting close to completion on our High tunnel. In the Greenhouse I am busy bumping up plants to go into the high tunnel and the gardens also plants for sale at the Farmer Market and the Oklahoma Food Co-op. for march and April sales.

Maple Fried Eggs on Waffles

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Feb 29, 2012 - By Betty_1

Ingredients: 4 T maple syrup 4 eggs 4 waffles Directions: Prepare waffles Heat maple syrup over med heat in large skillet Crack eggs into skillet, try to keep separate Toast waffles until crispy on the outside Serve each cooked...

Creamy Apple Honey Topping

Mohawk Valley Trading Company - Honey - Maple Syrup - Beeswax Candles   -   Feb 29, 2012 - By Betty_1

Ingredients: 1 3/4 C Greek yogurt 1/4 C raw apple blossom honey 1/8 C apple juice 1/8 C lemon juice 3/4 t grated orange rind 1/4 t freshly grated ginger 2 inches of scraped vanilla bean or ½ tsp vanilla extract *   ...

Spring Planting

Hardcorner Farm   -   Feb 29, 2012 - By GrowerX

Just sowed the Spring Oats and Austrian Winter Peas as a cover crop for the pumpkins.  Inoculating peas is kind of fun, as long as it's not hundreds of pounds of seed.