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Great prodouce at Market today

Conroe Saturday AM market - Nov 05, 2011 - By Fred

Today was a crisp cool morning at Conroe's Farmer's Market. And the Autumn Harvest spoke volumes as I searched Peas Farm stand for my weekly purchases. I found a variety of Tomatoes{ Early Girls, Green, Plum, & Hot house varieties} I picked up 1/4...

Oh My Gosh, no Bluegrass Farmers' Market!

Bluegrass Farmers Market - Nov 05, 2011 - By Kentucky Proud

Wow, what a weird day this was. For the past 6+ months the alarm goes off at 4am on Saturday morning so that we can be set up and ready for our customers to arrive at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market by 9am. While it seemed to be a real pain in the neck to...

Strawberries in the Sunshine

Homestead Pantry - Nov 05, 2011 - By Homestead Artisa

Today we're cleaning out the strawberry beds, and transplanting them to the greenhouses' beds. These plants have grown amazingly well despite the tough growing conditions this past summer. The May floodgates closed, then two weeks later we...

Boneless, tasteless, skinless!

Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm - Nov 05, 2011 - By Jody_1

It’s a little frustrating that most recipes I find for chicken call for boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Don’t misunderstand; I certainly appreciate the ease of those neat little cutlets. They cook quickly, they are easy to work with,...

D is for Democracy

Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm - Nov 05, 2011 - By Jody_1

On Wednesday the Osmunds traveled to Springfield for Local Food Awareness Day sponsored by the Illinois Stewardship Alliance (ISA) - http://www.ilstewards.org/ . Over 30 local food advocates from throughout the state converged...

Thanksgiving Tomatoes.

Growing Days - Nov 04, 2011 - By Julie_1

It's curious. Why are salad greens and tomatoes irrevocably paired? In most zones, these garden staples don't grow during the same season—unless aided by a greenhouse. Who decided that diced tomatoes belonged on iceberg lettuce? (And does anyone still...