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Radish Leaves!!??!!

Merry Heart Farm   -   Sep 12, 2011 - By Jennifer_1

I LOVE this time of year.  It is a new beginning. The rain has finally come a bit, and last week the temperatures in the mornings were refreshing. I did have a cold for most of last week, however with dayquil and the addition of a new helper, I still got...

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New Beginnings - Fall 2011

Merry Heart Farm   -   Sep 12, 2011 - By Jennifer_1

For weeks now I have been meditating on God's word about how our hearts are like the ground that gets hardened and unusable. It is amazing to me how the Bible speaks so often in agrarian terms that come to life for me when I am reading and then later...

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New Flavors

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Sep 12, 2011 - By Emily

It's Monday morning, and once again I'm doing a bit of stuff online while the canner heats up and my day in the kitchen begins. I'm still trying to can as much of the produce as possible. While I have popular favorites I try my best to keep on the...

Fresh Brown Eggs I have long been a proponent of eggs from pastured hens. Eggs get a bad rap many times but the truth is they are a great source of: Nine essential amino acids One of the highest quality proteins you can find. Proteins are...

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Sunday in the North.

Tangle Tree Ranch   -   Sep 12, 2011 - By Marte Holen

A birthday girl in the house, so phone calls from near and fare to the little one. We will celebrate her next weekend. It just does not seam right to us, to celebrate her, when so many others are remembering their lost ones. Out of respect for those who lost...

Greetings shareholders, This week, we have tomatoes, green beans, a few puny peppers, hot peppers, parsley and basil, eggplant, Russet potatoes, onions, garlic, and a little kale.  Maybe cucumbers if we can find enough.  Seems like the okra...

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There’s Just Something About Clary

Morgan Botanicals   -   Sep 11, 2011 - By Jessica_7

Clary sage was once thought to make people immortal and many believed that it could clarify the brain, the eyes and even the “inner eye”, and that those who drank a tea of the leaves and flowers could see the future. Today, clary sage is used as a flavoring in...

The hogs and chickens have been working hard, turning the mulch and compost pile out back. Anyone needing good, healthy compost, dried manure and mulch, you are welcome to pick-up. Bring truck and shovel! Call 1-760-868-6206

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The Rarest of Rare jewels in the garden!

Peacefully Homegrown   -   Sep 11, 2011 - By sandyhays@wildblue.net

Ten years ago the wife and I woke up to America being attacked.  We were frightened for our family's future. Today I can say," We are O K !" The weather in Conroe was a perfect 75 F degrees and no wind. We arrived at market and visited with...

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