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Sprouts: Great Things Come in Small Packages

West Brookfield Farmers Market   -   Jan 20, 2012 - By Amy_1

When the cold winds of January blow and freshly picked greens aren’t as readily available as you would like, growing your own sprouts is an easy, tasty and satisfying way to keep a steady supply of healthy greens in your house.All you need is a wide mouth...

Fresh Spinach in the Winter!

Clare Limerick Alpaca and Produce Farm   -   Jan 20, 2012 - By Jan_1

We have baby spinach! The taste is sweeter than normal spinach due to the conversion of sugars in the plant during cold weather.  We can pick when the weather is above freezing.  Call 1-2 days in advance of you need.  517-262-8782

Light Winter

MacIntosh's farmstand and greenhouse   -   Jan 20, 2012 - By Lisa

Well so far this season we have  had very little snow. Baby  chicks will  be  arriving  late  March....as  will  a lot   of   the  lettuce  crops. We  hope  to  see  a  ...

Lamb Sausage Day!!

Kyle Farms All Natural Lamb   -   Jan 19, 2012 - By Anne

Its Sausage Day here at Kyle Farms!   We just picked up fresh Italian and Breakfast Sausage from our Kyle Farms All Natural Lambs.  Posting the listing in our Local Harvest store right now.  Available for local pick up and shipping...

spring summer organic farm intern 2012 - lakewood ...

Harvest Mountain Farm Gardens   -   Jan 19, 2012 - By Barbara

We have a half acre farm in Lakewood CO area and need someone with experience growing on at least one acre of organic land.This is an internship beginning Feb 20 th through end of May.Please provide details about your skills in tilling, planting and...

Zombie Bees/ Parasitic Fly Linked to Colony Collap...

What's the Buzz?   -   Jan 19, 2012 - By Marcie

Zombie Bees? Sounds like an idea for next year's Halloween costume! So now, in addition to worrying about toxic flowers and pollen caused by systemic pesticides, we have another culprit to add to the mix. Apparently, there is a parasitic fly, known as...

Fresh, New Items From the Farm :)

The Artistic Farmer   -   Jan 19, 2012 - By Petra

Greetings to Everyone :0 ) What a beautiful day it is. The weather here in Texas is quite warm for this time of year which makes it great to get some mid harvesting done on our herbs since we had such a drought this summer. I added fresh new organic herbal...

Cheese Making and Frosen Waterpipe.

Tangle Tree Ranch   -   Jan 19, 2012 - By Marte Holen

Well, thank heaven the pipes in the kitchen did not freeze up, just the bathroom sink.But I am making cheese tonight, and thawing out frozen pipes. What a combo, you just can not buy that on in the drive thru. The pipes for the bathroom sink is rum a bit...

Some Truth About Manure

Spring Hill Farms   -   Jan 18, 2012 - By David_8

I recently read an article in the Columbus Dispatch about the manure problem in Ohio. The article starts out " Under the best conditions, raising livestock is a dirty, smelly business." The truth is under the right conditions , raising...

Honeybee Problem Nearing Critical Mass

What's the Buzz?   -   Jan 18, 2012 - By Marcie

 As we all know, our honeybees are having a terrible time, and while there are many factors to consider, the one that is most critical is the use of systemic pesticides. Systemic basically means that the active insect killing agent is within the plant...