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Fall Rain.

Tangle Tree Ranch   -   Sep 21, 2011 - By Marte Holen

I should not say this, but I do not mind the rain we are getting right now. Our garden needed it, or what is left of our garden. There are several tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplants left. So there is still produce.  We are planing next years garden, so...

Williamsburg Art Month Continues at the Williamsbu...

Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Sep 20, 2011 - By WFM

Saturday, September 24 8:00 a.m. – 12 noon Tidewater Oyster Gardener Association will bring an exhibit, Williamsburg Art Month continues at the Market, Riverwalk Restaurant will be at the Chefs Tent at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., and Me & Jo will...

National Alpaca Farm Days

Alpaca Farmgirl   -   Sep 20, 2011 - By Katy

  This weekend alpaca farms across America will be hosting National Alpaca Farm Days on their alpaca farms. Our farm, Fairhope Alpacas , in beautiful Fairhope, Alabama will be open to the public on Saturday & Sunday, September 24 & 25th...

Right on schedule....... Our first expected frost date on all the calendars was the 15th of September. Right on cue it came, and with it went the majority of our garden!  I still have potatoes to dig, and some fall acorn squash, but...

Hell's Kitchen Finale and my inspiration

Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Sep 20, 2011 - By Fred

Hell's Kitchen finale set the precedence over what I created tonight for dinner. I knew earlier today I would be using breaded sliced Fresh Eggplant. I began breakfast by experimenting with peeling, slicing and marinating the Fresh eggplant in Dill...

we need some sun and warm. schedule changes next ...

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Sep 19, 2011 - By Laura_1

Greetings shareholders, This week, we will have potatoes, onions, garlic for the last time, tomatoes, sweet peppers, hot peppers, kale and collards, green beans, and parsley.  The last planting of summer squash made it through the frost last week, so...

No meals today; Just advice for the cook

Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Sep 19, 2011 - By Fred

7 Kitchen Tricks You Should Know Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best. Ironically, many of the following tricks for fixing common kitchen dilemmas aren’t widely known. But tuck them in your proverbial apron and you’ll have a far easier time...

Beautiful day!

Debbie's Garden   -   Sep 19, 2011 - By Chickadee1

What a glorious day it was today....the weather so nice and mild, not too hot or too cool. Too bad it can't be this great every day! I spent most of it outside in the garden, weeding and harvesting herbs, mostly basil.  I hung a lot of it to dry, and...

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...