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Spring Cleaning

Sweet Harmony Farm   -   May 11, 2011 - By Mona

(slight camera snaffu ~ pictures to follow) Spring cleaning on an alpaca farm is when we clean out the barn and paddock areas in preparation for shearing day.  We want the barn as clean as possible (well, it is a barn after all) so that the alpacas’...

Manure Smells

Miolea Organic Farm   -   May 10, 2011 - By Brian_1

Camping made up most of our vacations as I grew up.  Living in Maryland, we had the choice of traveling west to the Cactoctin Mountain range or head east to the water.  I lived in a camping family and each summer we would head west to what we,...

Just Be Still

Dark Water Ranch   -   May 10, 2011 - By shepherd

I am a shepherd of sorts, because I take care of a small herd of goats. These goats teach me a lot of things, usually things I’d rather not realize about myself. Jesus is my shepherd and often times I can compare things in my life to the relationship that I as...

Honor Our Mother

MD Sunrise Farm, LLC   -   May 10, 2011 - By Edwin & Marian

It's easy to think of land stewardship as the sole province of those who own land.  Looking deeper into our individual connection with the earth, this is the source of life for our physical bodies and, as such, it benefits each of us to make a...

The best gardening and farming book EVER

At Home in Nature   -   May 10, 2011 - By Mary_5

If you ask us, and we do get asked a lot, the best book to learn about farming and gardening (or to learn a few new tricks if you're a life long farmer or gardener) is to go to the source: Jethro Tull's Horse Hoeing Husbandry, the first, and still the...

Designer pumpkins

At Home in Nature   -   May 10, 2011 - By Mary_5

Our tests of a new variety of pumpkin from Bob’s Designer Pumpkins is underway.The sample pumpkins have been planted in three fields, each with different soil and environmental pressures. Field 1: Located in the Denver area, the field borders a creek.The...

Growers are Sharing

Manure Tea-Organic Gardening   -   May 10, 2011 - By GreenSoilTea

Moo Poo U Musings on organic gardening methods and products It took me several years of gardening to fully appreciate just how important healthy soil is. But when I began growing food for my family, I embraced organic methods. Why go through...

Spring 2011

Log Cabin Orchard   -   May 10, 2011 - By Scott_4

2011 is the latest spring ever!  Normally by Mother's Day the orchard is in full bloom.  At the current progress, it will be 1-2 weeks later.  Pray for a LONG growing season!

Time to get serious!

Moonstruck Farms   -   May 10, 2011 - By Rowena

I remember going to the Small Farm Conference and talking to a CSA owner who said she had to finally step out of the fields and start managing to keep things growing....well I am kind of at that point.  I am far from stepping out of the fields, but I do...

America does not, has not spoken English

At Home in Nature   -   May 10, 2011 - By Mary_5

There are many reasons to learn another language, but the best one of all is to speak with your fellow citizens intelligently about the things that matter most to our nation.27 of our 50 States have legalized English as their primary language, but of those, 2...