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winter is not slow

Richert/Phillips Farms   -   Dec 22, 2011 - By Michael_3

I just got back from Kokomo selling Christmas trees. Christmas tree sales were very good this year--people said we had some real good trees. Our land lord makes wreathes and such that was also sold there...they do right good job of making those Christmas add...

Le Menu (what's ready this week?)

At Home in Nature   -   Dec 22, 2011 - By Mary_5

Gosh it is cold out!And snowy!Yet it is amazing how the larks like to play in the weather.Butterball likes to run in and out of his home, getting snowy and wet, then going right back in.Dracula just stays inside all day.The spinach is holding on in our cold...

New Maia cooperative forming!

At Home in Nature   -   Dec 22, 2011 - By Mary_5

Hello from your favorite farm in Agate! Big news!  We’ll be joining a brand new Maia Cooperative of local farmers and, just as when two people get married, when our farm and other farms organize a cooperative, so many good things can happen.  ...

Winter Greens

Red Goat Gardens   -   Dec 22, 2011 - By Rick_1

We have an abundance of arugula. Email to get some.

Healthy Holiday Snacks

Wild Things Farm   -   Dec 21, 2011 - By Terry_5

OK, so this is supposed to be the "slower" season for farmers.  I still haven't figured out "slow" in what way?  Well, maybe slow in that I don't have to beat the sun up every morning--that's quite a break in itself....

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Pain Relief

4 D Acres   -   Dec 20, 2011 - By Mike_6

Just hearing those first four words brings the popular children’s  jingle to my mind and makes me want to move, touching my hands to my head, then onto my shoulders, bending to the knees and all the way to my toes. Sometimes that is easier said than...

a good year

Richert/Phillips Farms   -   Dec 20, 2011 - By Michael_3

Hello,     This year was a good season. All the markets preformed well and the fields produced quiet a bit--we are happy.    Chickens had some roosters mixed in with the hens and those roosters are very hansum ones in deed. I would...

Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. My inbox has been full this month - many thanks to all of you who took time to respond to last month's article about having hope in hard times. I appreciated your words. Thank you, too, to the 80 of you who...

CSA Renewals now due

Bergefurds Farm Market and Greenhouses   -   Dec 19, 2011 - By Marcia

Message body Hello CSA Friends! We are now accepting CSA share applications and renewals for the 2012 Summer Share season.  The new 2012 application is pretty well unchanged from 2011 and we have decided to...

Does Your Dry Winter Skin Thirst for Remedies?

4 D Acres   -   Dec 19, 2011 - By Mike_6

While winter weather offers a respite from the heat of the summer months, and allows for colorful, if not all white, seasonal landscapes, it also brings with it a host of concerns including dry skin. Heated homes and biting wind can dry our skin, while our...