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Autumn, Gardens, and Gratitude~All Good Things~

Sage Hill Farms   -   Sep 19, 2011 - By Bea

Seems that autumn this year was a long time arriving. Living in the south-east has many wonderful advantages.....long hot humid summers can be an advantage if one is a gardener:) We have a climate that allows for 2 and sometimes 3 seperate crops....

HANDS-IN-THE-DIRT OCTOBER

Grow And Share   -   Sep 18, 2011 - By Kay

Two classes are scheduled for October 2011.  These will cover year-round gardening, garden preparation, and much more. Classes are free, and are held as part of our mission to help US residents become gardeners — or expand gardens — to feed themselves...

I just received small shipments of Bourbon Red Turkeys, Swedish Ducks, and Ameraucana Chicks.  Yes, I know it is very late in the season.  And, yes, winter chores protecting these babies won't be easy but I just wasn't ready during the summer...

Pepper Staek or Beef Stew to finish slow cooked Be...

Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Sep 18, 2011 - By Fred

As I came home from Market today I was bewildered about whether to make Pepper Steak or or Beef Stew with 16oz.of Slow roasted Beef. The wife did not care, So I decided on Pepper Steak: 16 oz. cooked Beef diced 1/2 inch Brown in frying pan. Add 1 ...

Whats Red Yellow Purple and has green Leaves?

Dilish Farm   -   Sep 18, 2011 - By Dillon

Currently we are featuring Tomatoes We have 6ft tall plants and they are bursting with the color red We will be offering a deal to all who show up on Monday this week Here is how it works buy 2 lbs at regular price get the third at 1.00 a Lb ...

Fall is in the air

Wild Things Farm   -   Sep 17, 2011 - By Terry_5

Fall is my favorite time of year–always has been. I love the colors of the trees, the cooler weather…..and putting on a jacket after hanging it in the closet last season. You know where I’m going–I put on a jacket this morning to pick peppers and tomatoes and...

As we wait for Slow Food USA event; I BBQ'd Mo...

Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Sep 17, 2011 - By Fred

Tomorrow morning Chef Michael Fleshner's Slow Food USA event kicks off at the Conroe Farmer's Market. Tonight I retrieved my slow roast of Beef from the fridge and used J.Porter's BBQ sauce from last week's cater to make an exceptional...

Visualizations of an URBAN FARMER with an ORGANIC ...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Sep 16, 2011 - By Tony_1

I am sending the VIRTUAL WORD  out to the ACTUAL WORLD  : I have an ORGANIC  Dream . I am looking for fertile land   to  sow my seeds on and may be more... A rustic old fashioned barn and a...

Learning HOW to GARDEN the ORGANIC WAY .Grow a GAR...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Sep 16, 2011 - By Tony_1

Organically speaking , in order to learn HOW to grow your own food NATURALLY, you must first shift your mind ,body and spirit into the ORGANIC gear mode! Nature grows fruits and vegetables in a PROCESS.So , you need to slow down and be patient...

Boiling Bees

What's the Buzz?   -   Sep 16, 2011 - By Marcie

Checked the bees....took the covers off all thirteen hives simultaneously. Not just a basic look/see, but a major breaking down and removing supers of honey, then removing the queen excluders and going right down into the bottom deep supers and looking at the...