The Blog Barn
Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Salad season
Tulsa City Farm - May 27, 2011 - By Malcolm
Just delivered fresh spring salad mix, mustard & turnip greens, turnips, and spinach, to the “Blue Jackalope Grocery Store” at Phoenix and Charles Page Blvd.. This might be the last week coming up, with the warm weather. Soon the summer crops will...
New vegetables off the vine today
J&J Produce - May 27, 2011 - By Diamond
Well so much for the blogging everyday. I started this entry earlier and was almost ready to post it when our adorable set of four kittens decided they just had to be all over the keyboard and mouse at the same time I was using it. So much for that entry....
Amish Built Chicken Coops Now Available From Chick...
Fertile Chicken Eggs | Chicken Egg Incubators - May 26, 2011 - By Suzie OConnor
ChickenHousesPlus.com is pleased to announce the addition of its new Amish Chicken Coop product line. The Amish are very well known for their meticulous attention to detail and high quality woodwork. You can now purchase Amish built chicken houses...
Busy, busy, springtime
Wild Things Farm - May 26, 2011 - By Terry_5
According to the NWS records, April 2011 in Tennessee was the wettest on record. Yes, on record. I can vouch for that--the irrigation pond ignored its boundaries and tadpoles moved into the grassy areas. Last week, Monday and...
Better Late than Never!
Rockgate Farm - May 26, 2011 - By Angela_6
Got your plants out a little late? So What.... No biggee! With the weather being so eratic this year, unless you have a hoop house, you most likely got your planting done late. That's alright. As long as your starts are...
Superfood
Biotopia Family Farm - May 25, 2011 - By Superfood
This spring has been pretty slow - but finally the wild greens are taking of - our supply of wil food is having moe variety and it is a joy to walk throught the garden, fields and woods to forage for lunch and dinner. I am thankful for all the people...
Excited & Overwhelmed
Pleasant Valley Farm - May 25, 2011 - By Emily
Saturday is the official start to our farm stand season. I'm excited and overwhelmed, as usual. Excited to see our returning customers, excited to make new friends as well. I love being able to provide wholesome, responsibly...
Cricket...no frog!!
Moonstruck Farms - May 25, 2011 - By Rowena
I picked up Paul again today and he tackled another overgrown row in the new greenhouse while I went and tilled all the compost beds. #1 Compost is ready to go and two more are not far behind so my multiple pile system is working. Before I knew it...
Cashmere everywhere!
Pine Needle Farm - May 25, 2011 - By Ann_2
The cashmere I'm dehairing is starting to take over the house! Pretty soon I'll be asking my husband what he'd like for dinner with his cashmere. :-) I am really going to build a "real" dehairing room next year for sure. There will be...
Summer, or is it late fall???
Tangle Tree Ranch - May 25, 2011 - By Marte Holen
Well, I had to start the furnace again. The plants in the basement needed more heat, than the 37degrees mother nature provided the house with. But I am sure we will get summer, sooner or later. So we just put on more clothes and do garden work. I had...