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Okay, so I am a hypocrite

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Apr 27, 2011 - By Brian_1

We closed last year’s books and, as was documented here, it was brutal.  Just like investment portfolio’s we have to diversify further.  I do not think the average American understands how difficult being a small farm can be.However, I cannot...

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Opening Market Day

Austin Area Farmers Market   -   Apr 26, 2011 - By Heidi

Opening day at the Market is coming up fast!  We are so excited to begin this season!  For the first time, our market has a manager and we will be introducing new features to our market such as a community booth for non-profit organizations, cooking...

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Easter Dinner

Specialty Meats and Gourmet   -   Apr 26, 2011 - By The Meat Detective

Easter Dinner This year we made it our mission, that everything on our Easter Dinner Table would be from a local source and we considered local as being produced in Wisconsin or Minnesota. Lamb Chops (Shepherds Song Farm - Downing, WI) topped with...

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Facebook Site Name Updated

Coach Stop Farm   -   Apr 26, 2011 - By Conni

You can now find us on Facebook by going to http://www.facebook.com/CoachStopFarm1. 

Saturday, April 30, 2011 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Potted plants including herbs and flowering annuals are a feature of the spring markets at the Williamsburg Farmers Market in Merchants Square , along with asparagus, spring greens and pasture-raised...

Tamworth Pigs Plowing Here at Spring Hill Farms we don't like buying $4 a gallon gas anymore than you do. We don't like buying gasoline or diesel at any price as far as that goes. That's one of the main reasons we employed Tamworth ...

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The Incubator

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Apr 25, 2011 - By Emily

As a kid, my Easter mornings were pretty standard...a basket of chocolate bunnies and marshmallow peeps (and eating as many as possible before church!).  Now, my Easter mornings are far less sugary, but with lots of the same creatures.  Tiny, fuzzy...

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Canned Goods

Renaissance Farm   -   Apr 25, 2011 - By Linda_2

Our list of yummy canned goods!  Come in for a sample!! Lemon Raspberry Marmalade Pint $6.99 Peach Preserves Pint $5.99 Blueberry Preserves Pint $6.99 Red...

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Week 17 Availablity, April 24

Renaissance Farm   -   Apr 25, 2011 - By Linda_2

Hi Happy belated Easter!  What a glorious day.  We were extremely busy at the retail greenhouse (thank you all for your support this past weekend--from killing frost to snow to golly it's hot) , but still managed to get some planting done....

With my last tray hatching next week, I am looking forward towards the hens doing all the work, while I just record their broodiness.  Besides, I have enough to do raising the poults I hatched.  I recently saw a hen I sold last year, and opps, I...

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