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Strawberries, Spring Produce and Live Music at the...

Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   May 10, 2011 - By WFM

Saturday, May 14, 2011 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. May is peak season for strawberries and spring vegetables at the Williamsburg Farmers Market .  Stop by the market tent to purchase gift certificates for graduation presents.  Tim Seaman will bring...

Boulder Belt Farm Share Initiative vol 3 issue 3

Boulder Belt Eco-Farm   -   May 10, 2011 - By Lucy

  We had a visit this past weekend from a friend of mine from high school who got a Ph.D in Botany and than decided he would rather farm and now has a CSA in Wisconsin. His visit gave us much to think about. He runs his farm very differently than we...

Farm Project 2011

Sweet Pumpkins Farm   -   May 10, 2011 - By Donna_4

May 9th 2011,  The 5th  month on the farm project. Today the farm fields were extended by a tracktor plow. Thank goodness for friends in the business. I 'm  a few hundred dollars richer than i would have been if i had'nt...

A nice day

Hoosierfarm   -   May 10, 2011 - By Shirley

Finally having a sunny, dry day here in Indiana. Almost time to till when the ground dries out.

Planting at Last!

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   May 09, 2011 - By Emily

Finally, the warm temperatures and sunny skies are making it feel like spring!  This weekend, we were finally able to get the horses harnessed and get the majority of this year's garden plowed.  We'll still need to do lots more, like discing...

Week 19 Availability (May 8, 2011)

Renaissance Farm   -   May 09, 2011 - By Linda_2

Hi Happy Mother's Day evening to you. We hope you were able to enjoy this weekend. We sure did.  We did the second release of the lady bugs this week and they are much happier with the warmer weather. The peas are budding, it won't be long...

Contemplation - instinct?

At Home in Nature   -   May 08, 2011 - By Mary_5

It must be summertime again!The crickets are singing and the temperatures are warming up.Did you know that crickets can be used to tell the temperature?The Library of Congress reports that “the frequency of chirping varies according to temperature. To get a...

Le Menu (what's cookin'?)

At Home in Nature   -   May 08, 2011 - By Mary_5

NEWS FROM THE FARM AND RECIPES Wow!  Summer's here.  That means some tasty greens!  Colorado has the best vegetables because of high altitude means better sugar production.  This week, we are really happy to present our spring...

A Horse, A Pig, An Armadillo And A Dog

Dark Water Ranch   -   May 07, 2011 - By shepherd

God must have thought that I needed a laugh today. Here is my story of what happened on the farm today, I went out to start to feed, surprise, surprise a pig ran out from the wooded area and ran a circle around my feet and took off for the pig pen. Okay, so he...

We raise several breeds of cattle for specific purposes, Sussex for draft, Irish Moiled for milk and beef, British White for beef, Guernsey for milk, and Red Angus for beef. We also have some truly rare breeds solely for conservation. Galloway, Devon, and...