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This week on the Farm

Renaissance Farm   -   Nov 15, 2011 - By Linda_2

Well Hello Everyone! Now, that I am getting a better understanding of how to use this blog, hopefully I will make it much more pretty and filled with more information for you! We still have weekly availability, but I need to learn a better way to post it...

Gluttony for Good.

Growing Days   -   Nov 15, 2011 - By Julie_1

'Tis the season to eat. Heartily. Locally. Gluttonously. Thank goodness, it's finally sweater weather, because the amazing dinners in which we've been indulging are seriously taking a toll on my waistline—and the holiday eating is just around the...

Last few turkeys...we will miss you Bashaws.

Moonstruck Farms   -   Nov 15, 2011 - By Rowena

The Bashaws are just a few days from retirement and only a few turkeys remain in the freezer.  I am very happy for them.  I can't think of anyone who deserves retirement more after all their years serving their community and not only in the meat...

Winter, not yet.

Tangle Tree Ranch   -   Nov 15, 2011 - By Marte Holen

The weather lately is just beautiful. We have had a nice fal, some of our neighbors have finished their field work, so they are ready to seed when spring comes. Smart farmer, others have quit for the year, so there are different ways of farming. One method...

Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. Last weekend my husband and I finished putting our garden to bed for the winter. There wasn't much left to do before the snow comes, but we raked leaves over the perennials and rolled up the chicken-wire...

Louie the alpaca-duck

At Home in Nature   -   Nov 14, 2011 - By Mary_5

Louie the alpaca has made good friends with the ducks.  Perhaps he is spending too much time with the ducks... he is splashing in mud puddles, and when we refill the duck ponds, he likes playing in the hose water, diving through the stream.  When the...

Sheep for sale

Indian Brook Farm   -   Nov 13, 2011 - By Lisa_2

Trying to reduce the size of my herd...I'm starting to get a little crowded...my Border Leicester ram will be going in with the ewes in a couple of weeks...so I need to get rid of a few.  I have three ram lambs for sale for $100 each ...

Blowing It.

Homestead Pantry   -   Nov 13, 2011 - By Homestead Artisa

Well we blew it today, the wind was still nasty and we didn't get much done outside.  The cheese pot is going again, though.  I pulled the cultures out of the fridge and started fresh cultures.  Tomorrow we will set up some cheese. ...

Le Menu (what's available to order?)

At Home in Nature   -   Nov 13, 2011 - By Mary_5

The wind and cold snow blows, but it's warm and dry inside.  In the winter it's easy to forget just how many delicious greens are available.  This week, try our fresh sprouts with some wild greens, sip pine tea by your fire while reading...

We are still busy!

Caliente Acres   -   Nov 12, 2011 - By Fred D

Good day all! Just an update on our crops.. We have survived a rather hard summer, and we are still going strong. We are still producing jalapenos, eggplants, tomatoes, squash and zucchini. We will be at a special farmers market November 17, 2011 from 3-7 in...