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Getting Going

Sweet Pumpkins Farm - May 31, 2011 - By Donna_4

Well the times are a bit hard for a beginng farmer these days. I have yet to till my soil and some of the summer crops are still waiting to go in the ground. I despartaly need tilling services. Thanks to "Craigs List" I...

Children's Day at the Market June 4, 2011

Williamsburg Farmers Market - May 31, 2011 - By WFM

Saturday, June 4, 2011 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Children’s Day at the Williamsburg Farmers Market will include SHIP (School Health Initiative Program) at the Chef Tent at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Mr. Little’s Band will entertain from 9:00 a.m. to...

Summer 11 - take 1 - and action!

Stoney Ridge Farm - May 31, 2011 - By Mark

It has been a while since my last entry, but this is a busy time of year at the farm. After a sleepy winter and a great sugaring season, the spring ritual of cleaning and prepping the gardens has taken up a lot of time, albeit very...

On the menu - May 30, 2011

Sunshine for Dinner - May 30, 2011 - By Georgiaberry

Red Onions Chard ‘Sunshine Mix’ Carrots Blackberries! Green Tomatoes Cayenne and Hungarian Wax Pepper (hot) Cilantro Spring Garlic Green Beans ‘Roma 2’ Herb Bouquet Farm fresh eggs Fresh from the Garden Green Tomato...

SonRise Ranch Featured at the Marine Room in La Jo...

SonRise Ranch - May 30, 2011 - By Douglas

We are proud to annouce that SonRise Ranch Grass-Fed Beef Filet Mignon will be featured on Father's Day at the Marine Room Resurant in La Jolla, CA. You may find out more by clicking on the following link... http://www.marineroom.com/Events?ssid...

Moonstruck Shopping List

Moonstruck Farms - May 30, 2011 - By Rowena

MOONSTRUCK FARMS CSA SHOPPING LIST 06/01-04/2011 Moonstruck Farms Moonstruck Salad Mix $2.00 (Triple Washed mix of baby lettuces, Swiss chard, beet greens, spinach, Arugula and whatever is in season …now sprouting broccoli flowers). ...

Snake!!

Moonstruck Farms - May 30, 2011 - By Rowena

I went to water some transplants in Greenhouse #1 and out of the corner of my eye I saw what was the tail end of a red racer going into some mint so I thought he was hiding there. On closer inspection there was a hole....he has made his home there. ...

HENS, 4-Her’s and POULTS

Rise&Shine Urban Farm - May 29, 2011 - By Susan_4

4-Her’s, HENS, and POULTS 4-Her’s: Last year, I sold poults to a local Cass county 4-Her, Jacob Lee Temple, to show in the “breeding pair” class.Jacob Lee’s hard work garnered the championship.Unfortunately, due to the economy,...

Nutrition increases wool production

At Home in Nature - May 29, 2011 - By Mary_5

Nourishment is important to many kinds of farm production, but also for wool production.Texas A&M University has known through the efforts of James Addison Carey III ( Effects of Range Management Practices on Wool Production , 1984) that even rotation of...

How the banks are raising food prices