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alittle egg 101

Two Rooster Ranch in Marble Falls, TX   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Todd and Carol

Should you wash your fresh eggs?  Eggs shells, which contain microscopic pores, have a natural protective layer that is wiped away when washed which then decreases their storage time. Fresh eggs keep at least six weeks in the fridge if not...

2011 Season Started!

Willow Mountain Mushrooms   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Bob and Wendy

We started picking, packing and delivering for the 2011 season this week. We will be starting at the Mountain Home, AR Farmers market next week! 

Food Raves and 30 Mile food markets..are they the ...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Tony_1

We have Green Markets stretched over the the East Coast of Florida and catering mostly to the RICH and the Tourists.Prices are expensive and the vegetables are NOT LOCALLY GROWN _MOST of the TIME!!! Come the growing and tourist season, main stream...

One acre will produce enough vegetables for about 30 shareholders. That is what I have found anyways. I devote one acre to only 15 shareholders merely because I try to under promise and over deliver, but I easily pull enough out of the ground to sell 30...

The Florida Ten Commandments of Common Gardening M...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Tony_1

"To make and learn from a mistake is HUMAN.To forgive those who err and make a mistake is Divine.Humans who are Earth Keepers and MEEK dwellers of the Garden of Eden are both:Human and Divine"...I think so!! 1-Thou shall : Do your own...

Go to the grocery store and take a look at the produce. Lots of stuff that looks a day or two old at best. Now read the little signs that the store puts next to each vegetable or fruit. Product of Mexico.  How long does it take to get a bunch of celery...

Feedback on the Rob Hopkins Video

F.A. Farm   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Walter_1

One of the comments on my last post asked if Rob Hopkins really meant to use the word "gallon" and also asked if anyone else is using this calculation. I typed in a reply, but the Local Harvest spam watch thwarted me, so here is my reply to the...

So much rain the worms are drowning

Gravel Knolls Farm, CSA   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Linda_10

April 15... Just a few days ago I stepped into the plastic covered hoop house protecting our crop of transplants for the farm and noticed 3-4 dozen worms of all sizes laying still on top the hard, muddy ground and not a one showing the tiniest of wiggles....

48,000 Italian Honeybees

Fitzgerald's Family Farm, LLC   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Sharon_1

This is what 48,000 Italian honeybees look like. The six two-pound packages spent the night in my dining room after a long trip up from Maryland yesterday and all the way from Georgia the day before!...

48,000 Italian Honeybees

Fitzgerald's Family Farm, LLC   -   Apr 15, 2011 - By Sharon_1

This is what 48,000 Italian honeybees look like. The six two-pound packages spent the night in my dining room after a long trip up from Maryland yesterday and all the way from Georgia the day before!...