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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Duckling's first swim
At Home in Nature - Jun 04, 2011 - By Mary_5
Big news in the bird world this week: ducklings are now being seen in parks across the front range! How do ducks stay dry in water? Ducks and other waterfowl have an oil gland at the top of their tails, from which they spread oil around all their...
Chemical communication - lessons from lobsters
At Home in Nature - Jun 04, 2011 - By Mary_5
In their examination of communication within lobster populations (Chemical Communication in Crustaceans 2011, Part 3, 239-256), Doctors Juan Aggio and Charles D. Derby found that chemical communication through both urine and blood emissions plays a large role...
Increasing tuber set in potatoes
At Home in Nature - Jun 04, 2011 - By Mary_5
Michael Glenn Hickey of the University of Texas studied various devices for increasing potato production in West Texas (THE EFFECT OF SOIL TYPE ON STOLON NUMBER,TUBER INITIATION, AND TUBER VOLUME IN IRISH POTATOES, 1977).“Potatoes in West Texas are grown for...
The effect of climate change on trees
At Home in Nature - Jun 04, 2011 - By Mary_5
In their Consequences of climate change on the tree of life in Europe (24 February 2011, VOL 470 NATURE pg 531), the Doctors Wilfried Thuiller, Sebastien Lavergne, Cristina Roquet, Isabelle Boulangeat, Bruno Lafourcade & Miguel. B. Araujo report that...
Three Sister Garden
Tangle Tree Ranch - Jun 04, 2011 - By Marte Holen
I just heard on the radio that Mrs. Obama just planted her 3 sister garden. Well ours' are up, and ready to be mulched. Tomorrow we will focus on the machinery garden, the one we use the tractor for and the big planter. We have bought in 1.5 miles...
Early June
Good Karma Garlic - Jun 03, 2011 - By MJ
What a spring. Our main challenge seemed to be where do we put all this water? With the 4th wettest spring in our rearview mirror and the days of cutting channels in the garlic beds to let water run out are officially over the garlic is looking...
Summer Has Arrived!
Pleasant Valley Farm - Jun 03, 2011 - By Emily
It seems summer is finally here, bringing lots of sun. We've even had some 90+ days here at the farm already, which have sure helped to dry things up after the rains of spring. Other than crops like lettuce and beans, which we plant small...
ABBE HILLS CSA STARTS JUNE 6/9
Abbe Hills Farm CSA - Jun 03, 2011 - By Laura_1
Greetings shareholders, Good news!!! Abbe Hills Farm CSA will open the 2011 season next week, with your vegetable pickup nights starting on Monday, June 6, 4:30 until 7:00. The farm is at 825 Abbe Hills Road, Mt. Vernon. Directions...
Sunny Saturday at the Bluegrass Farmers' Marke...
Bluegrass Farmers Market - Jun 03, 2011 - By Kentucky Proud
Officially it is still springtime, but you'd never know it by the heat wave we've been having. And, that means that the summer crops are making their presence a wee bit early...look for green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers and maybe even some...
you are my sunshine my only sunshine!!
Dilish Farm - Jun 02, 2011 - By Dillon
Trish and I are continuing with the transplanting routine into our small plot in the backyard. Two-thirds of the lettuces that we have started with are now in the ground, thanks to Trish, and last weeks transplants are doing well....