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

I just received word from a brother that has been helping us try to resolve our Internet issue. He will give us a internet ready machine. Praise God! Our internet troubles started when we took our computer to our son a few weeks back. He tore...

Hopping Busy Summer!!

Moonstruck Farms - Aug 19, 2011 - By Rowena

Wow summer has been spinning by so quickly that I cannot remember the last time I blogged. We have been so busy fine tuning irrigation everywhere, adding animal pens, animal watering systems, and planning for the new beds out front and the cellar and...

FALL, not yet??? Hope not, got too much left to do...

Tangle Tree Ranch - Aug 19, 2011 - By Marte Holen

Life is never boring when you have animals. Right now our kittens have started to wander out side of their barn. Oh boy, I had forgotten how fun they are to watch. I remember coming home from a summer in the mountains with our Grandmother, and crawling up...

Tips for Canning Salsa

The Jam and Jelly Lady - Aug 18, 2011 - By Sonya

So you've got bushels and baskets of big ripe tomatoes and need to DO something with them before they rot? Let's SALSA! The number one condiment in the USA is the least understood when it comes to canning, however. Inspectors at...

The Economics of Agriculture and how to learn hist...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL - Aug 18, 2011 - By Tony_1

It is not a secret that farmers during the Great Depressiobn of 1929 were among the Big Losers financially.They lost their farms to the banks as they could not pay their mortgages.There was another reason :THE DRAUGHT. History repeats itself unless we...

Organic Garlic 2011

Liz and Paul's Farm - Aug 18, 2011 - By Paul_3

Sarah, Deiki, and Jacob harvest garlic in early July 2011. With over 3000 row feet of garlic, we loosen most of the roots with a tractor-mounted subsoiler, then pull and pile. That digging fork is for "just in case". Sarah and Martha in May...

Shorter not cooler

The Farm Report from Turkey Hill - Aug 18, 2011 - By Farmer Herman

Hey Everybody. I like the shorter days, because with this heat if we had to endure one more minute before the sun went down.... We have our kale, and collards, and tronchuda up in the greenhouse. Keeping it cool in there is the big deal. 105 yesterday.We...

Summer Goodness at the Bluegrass Farmers' Mark...

Bluegrass Farmers Market - Aug 18, 2011 - By Kentucky Proud

It's almost time for the Saturday markets but first you can enjoy the Thursday market at Mill Pond Shopping Center today! Our new satellite market is small but it has plenty of homegrown summer goodness available. Shop today from 3 until 6:30 or until our...

A DIY Brooder Box Guide for your Precious Chicks

Fertile Chicken Eggs | Chicken Egg Incubators - Aug 18, 2011 - By Suzie OConnor

Expecting healthy and fluffy chicks is always exciting and the best way to get started is to prepare a brooder box right away. This brooder box will be essential in making sure all of your chicks stay dry and keep warm. A typical brooder box has walls so your...

It's Salsa Season!