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Week 20 Availability (May 15, 2011)

Renaissance Farm   -   May 16, 2011 - By Linda_2

Hi We are in for a rainy week and we love it!! No outdoor watering, the pollen is being kept at bay and we won't be cooking in the sun.   YIPPEE :) For those of you planting a garden, we have a beautiful selection of early crops ready to go in the...

A Fabulous Boot Camp Class!

The Jam and Jelly Lady   -   May 16, 2011 - By Sonya

Just recovering from a very energetic group of Boot Camp canners yesterday!  What great questions, theories, and suggestions they had! We began the class with lecture on mold, botulism, etc., and the importance of actually processing canned food. ...

Back to growing

Big Valley Ranch   -   May 15, 2011 - By Desiree

Hay to all who are feeling ignored. So sorry but our attention has been focused elsewhere. The garden has been started and is also running late, which is good given our most recent weather. We have had almost freezing temps yesterday and today, hail as well....

It's Cheese making time here at The Shire. We have Cheddar, 4 differrent cows milk Blue cheeses, 4 sheeps milk cheeses, and 2 goat cheeses going into the cave as well as some fresh curds and farmstead cheeses. Next week will be Swiss style cheeses and...

It has begun!

The Kidd's Hill Billy Farm   -   May 15, 2011 - By Candi

We are well on our way! The sugar snap peas are 2inches tall the carrots, beets, lettuce,swiss chard,  rhubarb, grape leaves, and radishes are all up and doing well! Still much more to plant but what a great start! First basket starting June 20th. We are...

Spring begins with asparagus

Stoney Ridge Farm   -   May 15, 2011 - By Mark

  One of the great sendoffs to the season of spring has been the anticipation of our first shoots of green goodness pushing up from the warming soil.  I am talking about asparagus.  It arrives at a time when our food stores from last year’s...

Learning to live off the land and promote local ag...

Stoney Ridge Farm   -   May 15, 2011 - By Mark

The Detroit Free press, several years ago, had an interesting article by Samantha Gross titled “When the oil runs dry.”  While the focus of the article was on the concern for oil prices and the world demand versus supply, it posed the question: What if...

Le Menu (what's cookin'?)

At Home in Nature   -   May 15, 2011 - By Mary_5

NEWS FROM THE FARM AND RECIPES Ok, where'd summer go?  We had 6 inches of snow out of nowhere!  Luckily, most of our crops are doing ok, but our sprouts bit the dust.  Dang.  This week, we have some real special goodies: spring...

Luau and Roaster Pigs SOLD-OUT

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   May 14, 2011 - By Poly

Luau pigs and Roasters are completely sold out. Thank you! Pork shares are still in full swing. Please contact me 1-760-868-6206 for more information.

Family Farms CSA hosts Texas Agri-LIFE Extension

Family Farms CSA   -   May 13, 2011 - By Foster

Foster Fogarty, who pioneered organic growing in North Texas, is now host to the Texas A&M Agri-LIFE Extension service. The research arm of Texas A&M University is carefully studying Foster Fogarty's methods at Family Farms CSA.  They placed...