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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...

Growing For Beer

Black Dog Farms   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By Kevin_2

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...

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...

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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.

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...

Increase Your Revenue

Black Dog Farms   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By Kevin_2

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...

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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...

Just Like The Queen

Black Dog Farms   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By Kevin_2

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...

THE WINNERS ARE: Alison D., Katy B., Eric N., Jeff C., Kerri N., Stephan G., Chris D., and Beth H. S. THE PRIZE: EACH WON 5.0lbs of fresh pork for pick-up at the farm on May 7th. Saturday 10:00am - Monday we harvested one of our Grande English...

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Baby Goats

DayLus Farm   -   Apr 13, 2011 - By Earl

Two of our mamas have given us three boys and three girls this season so far with one more kidding happening soon. All registered nigerian goats representing all colors one tri color boy with lots of white, two brown with a little white on their crowns boys....

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