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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Debris essential to reforestation
At Home in Nature - Nov 09, 2011 - By Mary_5
Drs. Tomasz Zielonka and Mats Nildasson (Ecological Bulletins, 2001. 49:159-163) of the Institute of Botany in the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Southern Sweedish Forest Research Center of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences remark how...
In The News
Our City Farm - Nov 08, 2011 - By Jeri
We were so pleased by the recent article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about our city farm expansion project. If you would like to read the article, it can be found here: St. Louis Post-Dispatch Article To help make our expansion happen, please visit: ...
A Promise
At Home in Nature - Nov 08, 2011 - By Mary_5
In farming and ranching, despite the boasts of science and technology against the so-called inconveniences of nature, there remains a lack of confidence in these powerful tools by those whom they were made. A sick animal can be taken into the barn, given...
Homemade soup, The best way to start the week
Conroe Saturday AM market - Nov 08, 2011 - By Fred
We are going to start the week with Homemade Chicken Noodle soup. I am boiling eight chicken thighs in seasoned water. 3 qts cold water, 2 Tbsp. Oregano, Tbsp of Sage, Tbsp of meat first Chicken base, and 2 tsp. of Black pepper. I have also added one...
Le Menu
At Home in Nature - Nov 08, 2011 - By Mary_5
This week was undeniably colder, and the crisp autumn air is beginning to harden into winter. Time for soup! READY FOR THE COOK: AMERICAN SOUP MIX. This soup mix includes your choice of extra mushrooms, beef or goat, and a double top...
The Olive Branch.
Growing Days - Nov 07, 2011 - By Julie_1
Certain images conjure my inner romantic—fields of sunflowers, rows of grapes, olive trees dripping with fruit. A Tuscan villa, complete with orchards, where we wander rows filling baskets with deliciousness. The reality is—I'm not going to be...
Scenic trash of Elbert County
At Home in Nature - Nov 07, 2011 - By Mary_5
In Elbert County we find many things put to use that find new life and are no longer rubbish.We find many things, brand new, cast away on the roadside like soda cans and lunch wrappers that become rubbish.But the State law is clear: farmers know best what to...
Transforming metal into animals
At Home in Nature - Nov 06, 2011 - By Mary_5
We love chemistry, its one of our favorite sciences. From the delicate workings of soil bacteria to the magnificence of the biosphere, there are always new questions and insights to gain. However, sometimes we learn something so astounding that the boasts of...
A contest!
At Home in Nature - Nov 06, 2011 - By Mary_5
Here's a contest with excellent prizes for first, second and third place! Every correct answer is entered to win, but EVERY answer with supporting citation from the law gets a bonus prize. Does Elbert County's rubbish ordinance apply to ...
Back Online
Sweet Harmony Farm - Nov 06, 2011 - By Mona
Needless to say, last weekend we received well over a foot of snow and lost power for several days............. Our shearer had come by early Saturday morning to help us trim the alpacas’ toenails. Dan held them and Jay trimmed. Thank goodness...