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First CSA shares of the Year

Spreading Oaks Farm   -   May 02, 2011 - By Ken & Patti

May is finally here and this week will begin our Spring shares for our CSA.  The first week will include broccoli, cauliflower, head and leaf lettuce, spinach,green onions, turnips and greens.

Le Menu (what's cookin'?)

At Home in Nature   -   May 02, 2011 - By Mary_5

NEWS FROM THE FARM AND RECIPES We have three new friends this week: we rescued abandoned baby field mice and are giving them a warm, safe place to finish growing up.  In gardening news, we have planted our sprouts this week, and can't wait...

Embarassed by San Francisco

At Home in Nature   -   May 02, 2011 - By Mary_5

If the reader will pardon first an explanation of bias, I will pass into truly alarming news.It seems that the disturbing assault against religious freedom undertaken in Europe has come home to America, again targeting Moslems, Jews, Sikhs and other minority...

More carbon dioxide than you thought!

At Home in Nature   -   May 02, 2011 - By Mary_5

The problem of increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is encouraging a better look at how the systems of the Earth control the amount of carbon dioxide. The bad news: the amount of Carbon Dioxide sunk into land masses is less than anticipated, by...

Foxes and Coyotes enjoy groundsquirrels too

At Home in Nature   -   May 02, 2011 - By Mary_5

Perhaps you’ve noticed the extraordinary number of 13-stripped patriotic ground squirrels this year?So have the foxes and coyotes who have been busy at every moment of pleasant weather hunting them. It’s not very hard: the rodents are not shy at all.While...

We all breathe the same air

At Home in Nature   -   May 02, 2011 - By Mary_5

Atmospheric science is a worthwhile undertaking that is enjoyable as well. The increasing importance of weather prediction during a period of global climate change needs not be emphasized here, but the challenges and rewards of the study are still of interest...

When are Chickens Ready to Retire?

Fertile Chicken Eggs | Chicken Egg Incubators   -   May 02, 2011 - By Suzie OConnor

Raising hens for the purpose of having fertilized chicken eggs or fresh eggs daily is a good way of always having safe food. You have taken good care of your egg-laying hens since they began performing at six months old. Now, at five years old, your hen has...

Green Eggs (no ham)

Cookus Interruptus   -   Apr 30, 2011 - By Cynthia

Cynthia promotes local eggs and gives us the low down on how to recognize a healthy egg. (plus the recipe is quite tasty!).  Watch?   Click here.   

Locally Grown - Why CSA in 2011?

Antaya Acres Heritage Farm   -   Apr 30, 2011 - By Brett & Stephanie

Why CSA in 2011? At no time in recent history has it been more important for folks in the city to align themselves with a farm within their community.  We are living in very uncertain economical times.  The gas projections for this season get...

Spring means birth of lambs and kids.

Tangle Tree Ranch   -   Apr 30, 2011 - By Marte Holen

Spring is here, we have so fare had 2 kids in the kitchen for one night warm up. My Mom from Norway, who do not like goats, could not wake me up, so she looked in the fridge and found the bottle with milk. She fed the cute kids, and even wanted to bring them...