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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...

Spring might be here, Finally!

Pine Needle Farm   -   May 06, 2011 - By Ann_2

I think spring might finally be here!  The snow is almost all gone, at least here in the yard.  There is still some out in the forest, but it's going away.  It's been a long, snowy winter.  Now the Glacier Lilies are blooming, the...

Busy as bees making Mother's Day Gift Bags!

The Jam and Jelly Lady   -   May 06, 2011 - By Sonya

Mother's Day - a day of rest for me, or another business day?  I've been busy helping shipping Mother's Day jam across the country (has our first ever shipment to South Dakota this week - got to put a new pin on the map!)  We ordered...

Can taking a photo of a Farm become Illegal?

Slow Food - Conway/Myrtle Beach Convivium   -   May 05, 2011 - By JP

Imagine if taking photos of farms were illegal — and the photographer was subject to fines and possibly jail time. If Big Ag got its way, that's exactly what would happen. Right now they're pushing legislators in Minnesota, Florida, and Iowa...

Week 18 Availability May 1st

Renaissance Farm   -   May 05, 2011 - By Linda_2

Hello... We thought we really could skip a week un-noticed...you guys are really paying attention.  So, forgive us for being tardy this week, we are researching ways to clone ourselves.  For farm news, you will see that some of the crops are...

Derby Day at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market!

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   May 05, 2011 - By Kentucky Proud

  It was so nice to see the sun shine last Saturday! Hopefully Mother Nature will be almost as nice this week. Somehow the Kentucky Derby is so much more fun to watch when the sun is shining. And, Mother's Day is not quite as happy when it is...

Boulder Belt Farm Share Inititiative vol 3 issue 2

Boulder Belt Eco-Farm   -   May 05, 2011 - By Lucy

  Good Morning, It's week 2 of the 2011 FSI and we have a wet one. We got over 3 inches of rain yesterday which caused a lot of flooding here at the farm. The top field was probably under water for a couple of hours and I noticed a lot of the...

JustPicked Farms at the Emporia Farmer's Marke...

JustPicked Farms   -   May 05, 2011 - By Cheryl_2

The regular season of the Emporia Farmer’s Market starts this Saturday, and we plan to be there with fresh, locally grown goodies.  The Market is in the lot at 7th & Merchant, and selling starts at 8 am.  We will have our free-range eggs (check...

Pigs on Pasture - How Much Will They Root?

Spring Hill Farms   -   May 05, 2011 - By David_8

Tamworth Pigs Rooting A question I always get from farmers who are considering raising hogs on pasture is, "how much will they root?" What they are really asking is how much damage are they going to inflict on my pastures? That's a...