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25 April 2017

Autumn Leaf Ranch   -   Apr 25, 2017 - By Jennifer_7

Springtime brings the gorgeous green leaves on our tall trees with squirrels running around the ground and up into the trees. Our chickens are enjoying the growing grass on our little farm. We collect our fresh eggs daily and have some available for sale. We...

Just assembled this set of herb seeds for the raffle taking place at HerbDay 2017 on May 6th in Veneta, OR. Proceeds from this raffle will benefit the caring efforts of Occupy Medical in Eugene, OR.

The Benefits of Growing Wild Chicory© By Arlene Wright-Correll Wild Chicory is a bushy perennial herb with blue, purple, or occasionally white flowers. Wild Chicory is grown and cultivated for their leaves or for the roots which are baked, ground,...

Greetings shareholders and friends of Abbe Hills Farm, The Mt. Vernon winter farmers market season ended last weekend.  Bummer.  I’ve got loads of eggs right now – of course – so if you want some, you can get all you want at the farm...

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Spring on R Farm

R Farm of Northwest Ohio   -   Apr 20, 2017 - By Doug and Melissa

R Farm is alive with the sights and sounds of spring! Our first spring beef calves have arrived from our small herd, and the ongoing dairy calf rotation continues. We’ve selected this year’s 4-H projects, which include pygmy and dairy goats, as well as a beef...

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HerbDay 2017

Green Journey Seeds   -   Apr 20, 2017 - By Aline

Join us 10-6 Saturday, May 6 for a celebration of herbs and community at Central Grange, 87200 Central Rd., Veneta, OR. For event flyer http://www.lovelightherbs.com/herbday/ https://www.localharvest.org/veneta-or/events/2017-05-06-2nd-annual-local-herbday...

Greetings shareholders and friends of Abbe Hills Farm, Farmers market tomorrow morning, 10:00 until noon at the Community Center downtown.  We’ve now got eggs to sell, but also lots of work to do at home.  Unless it is impossibly...

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Strawberries are ready

Britt Farms   -   Apr 11, 2017 - By Jennifer

We are finally picking strawberries! The cold temps put us back a little, but now we have yummy sweet berries. We are also beginning our 2017 CSA season tomorrow, April 12th. We accept new members all season long, we pro-rate for the amount of weeks you will...

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First Market Day

Green Journey Seeds   -   Apr 09, 2017 - By Aline

I joined the Eugene Saturday Market and enjoyed meeting folks and showing my seed work yesterday 4/7/17. It was a good test of my handcrafted booth, as the day brought wind, rain and even a couple of hail showers! Even so, I managed to keep the seeds and seed...

The first delivery of Organically Grown tomato plants from Deerfield Farms have arrived at the Ponderay store of North 40 Outfitters. There are 5 varieties to choose from selected for flavor, popular demand and best chance of producing in North Idaho. The...

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