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National Garlic Day Lasts A Lifetime

Christopher Ranch   -   Apr 14, 2011 - By Justin_1

April is hoppin’ with holidays (I count April 14, the day I send my taxes in, as one) but it’s April 19, that stands out at Christopher Ranch because it’s National Garlic Day. We didn’t create it – every day is Garlic Day here – but if we had, it’s safe...

2nd Meeting: Luidi's Trattoria

Slow Food - Conway/Myrtle Beach Convivium   -   Apr 14, 2011 - By JP

2nd Slow Food Meeting (Myrtle Beach) @ Luigi's Trattoria Our second Slow Food Conway/ Myrtle Beach meeting came to fruition with a turnout of 14 members/prospective members.  It was held at Luigi's Italian Trattoria on 61st Ave N. in Myrtle...

Improving productivity

Moonstruck Farms   -   Apr 14, 2011 - By Rowena

Well things are just a little busy around here to say the least, and since growth is continual the learning lessons on how do things better, smarter and faster are always having to be thought through. I bought a 5 gallon salad spinner, braising green spinner...

Does anyone out on this site do an custom growing for a local brewpub? I know that many micro breweries are always looking for organic or natural wheat and barley. I just sent some emails out to a whole host of them in my area, introducing myself, my...

Comment on "How Climate Change Puts Globaliza...

F.A. Farm   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By Walter_1

In the Rob Hopkins interview, which is part 13 of The Nation’s video series, he makes a couple of glaring errors. These two errors are at 21:00 minutes into the video and immediately after. Here is the weblink: http://www.energybulletin.net/media/2011-04-13...

Visit our Farm Blog

Oldesouth Farm   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By Terry_4

Visit our farm blog at http://oldesouthfarm.blogspot.com  .  We have finished lambing and getting ready for a couple of Dairy Goat Shows coming up in April.  Stay tuned for more action.

Community living and farming while being DIFFERENT...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By Tony_1

I am naive about the way humans treat each others in this INFORMATION past industrial age..not to mention being an URBAN farmer living in a Southern city . Most of us do not know how to communicate well without the F and M F rich vocabilary of profanity.Add...

Last year I needed to increase my revenue a bit. My shares were maxed out and due to weather, there was not much to sell either direct or at a market. I started a local food guide. The guide that I started was nothing fancy. Basically it is a compilation of...

The Tulsa Drought

Tulsa City Farm   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By Malcolm

It has been very dry here. As I was trying to get the garden ready for summer planting, the wind was blowing the dry ground, creating a small dust storm. I thought this must be a little like the dust bowl days. That night the weather man said it was the driest...

I read where some in the press are upset that the royals in England are going to be eating Quail eggs at the big upcoming wedding. The journalists are mad because eating quail eggs is kind of an upper crust thing to do I guess. Above the common person or...