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Hot Hot Summer

Caprine Corner   -   Jul 21, 2011 - By Lisa_9

It has been so hot here the garden has stopped doing what a garden is suppose to do.  There are no tomatoes coming on, the pepper plants have a few flowers but have decided not to produce any peppers.. the okra is only about a foot tall and there only a...

Summer Goodness at the Bluegrass Farmers' Mark...

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Jul 21, 2011 - By Kentucky Proud

Our thanks to everyone for making our Customer Appreciation Day one of the best ever! Both Saturday market locations had record crowds and we saw many smiling faces as we watched the flood of Wildcat blue market totes being filled with market goodies!...

Custom Harvest Today: Cattle, Hog and Lamb

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Jul 21, 2011 - By Poly

Cattle, Hog & Lamb harvest today, Thursday July 21st. All members interested in participating, R welcome 2 B here, meet the custom, mobile processor, ask questions, see how it is done 4 all of us. Arrive no later than 1pm.

Trying to keep up!!

Moonstruck Farms   -   Jul 21, 2011 - By Rowena

Business is great, but the bad news is I am always behind!! Carrots are going fast so I am putting them everywhere I can, but they still take 90 days!!  All root crops need to be in by next month so they have a great start for the Winter.   Yes,...

HEAT

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

It is warm enough for all of us. But the good thing is that there a some tomatoes ripening, not many, but one here and there. Mathea and I have seeded more carrots, lettuce and cucumbers. We have weeded some three or four sister beds, and have mulched some...

A Celebratory Olympic meal

Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Jul 21, 2011 - By Fred

Tonight was a special meal; Chef Michael could not come over yesterday because his son was competing in Shanghai , China as a USA springboard diver in the 14th Fina World Championships. His son achieved 9th in the World. So in honor of his accomplishment the...

Blackberries

Windy Hill Berry Farm & Vineyard   -   Jul 21, 2011 - By Martin

We should start picking blackberries this week-end. Call to check first to sell how they are coming along. Looks like a good season this  year. We should have berries to the first frost.

Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. What a busy summer it is for us at LocalHarvest! As many of you know, we are offering a relatively new service called CSAware . I am happy to report that it is doing very well, and this month I want to...

Custom Harvest-Members Welcome

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Jul 20, 2011 - By Poly

Cattle, Hog  and Lamb harvest Tomorrow, Thursday July 21st. All members interested in participating, are welcome to be here, meet the custom, mobile processor, ask questions, see how it is done for you. I will post time as soon as he calls today.

What Do I Want?

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Jul 20, 2011 - By Emily

Lately, I've been thinking a lot of big-picture thoughts about the farm. The kind of things that are important, but often get lost in the shuffle of day-to-day duties. But it's important to stand back and take a look at the overall picture some days...