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Side of Beef or Whole Pig, Lamb, Etc

Specialty Meats and Gourmet   -   Apr 09, 2011 - By The Meat Detective

Is it a good deal to get a Side of Beef, Whole Pig, etc. You need to educate yourself prior to purchasing a whole beef, side of beef, whole pig, whole lamb, etc.  It is almost like buying a car - do your research, talk to a local butcher about...

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Stillwater and Channel 5 News

Specialty Meats and Gourmet   -   Apr 09, 2011 - By The Meat Detective

I Got Interviewed To think, I was out on deliveries in Stillwater and Channel 5 News stopped me and asked a bunch of questions - I failed to spell my Simple first name (Steve) and was put on the air last night as Teve.  At least I was on the news for...

We are getting ready for our 5th Annual Mayhaw Berry Farm Festival. This year the event will be held over two days, Saturday and Sunday, May 14th and 15th.  We'll be harvesting berries and selling them fresh, holding jelly-making classes and hay...

Fertilizer Cost: Nill

Black Dog Farms   -   Apr 09, 2011 - By Kevin_2

Quick, when you think of Idaho what comes to mind?  My wife and I were just talking a day or two ago that we do not even know a potato farmer ( or a skinhead for all of you who went that direction). Here we are living in the middle of ag country in the...

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DUCK EGGS

Penzance Farm & Garden   -   Apr 09, 2011 - By Gwenyth

We now have DUCK EGGS!  $1 each.  Please call for availability -- they go FAST!   508-476-1317 

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SonRise Ranch Newsletter with Coupon

SonRise Ranch   -   Apr 09, 2011 - By Douglas

Just sent a newsletter out with a great coupon... Douglas Lindamood SonRise Ranch http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs075/1105067856846/archive/1105096439408.html ...

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Saturday in the Hudson Store

Specialty Meats and Gourmet   -   Apr 08, 2011 - By The Meat Detective

Saturday at Specialty Meats and Gourmet Feel free to stop in and visit our retail location in Hudson, WI this Saturday.  We are located across the street from Fleet Farm. We will have free samples the entire day. All Flavors of Croix Valley Steak...

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Lambing

123 Farm   -   Apr 08, 2011 - By Jan_4

After waiting for over 6 months due to the adverse weather last spring we now had our first lambs of Cotswold Origin. Cotswold is an old English Breed considered one of the few Gourmet Sheep Meats in the world. After 2 breeeding cycles, we finally had...

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For the Love of Gardening

Heritage Harvest Farm   -   Apr 08, 2011 - By MattCorinneFletcher

Because Matt is on spring break this week, we've been taking every opportunity to get a lot of outside work done. You know, the muscle work. He's built compost bins, fixed the chicken yard fence and cultivated the poly tunnel (sure beats using the...

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More Mullein Please!

Morgan Botanicals   -   Apr 08, 2011 - By Jessica_7

Since antiquity, mankind has used the velvety mullein plant for many purposes. From Roman times, the stem- stripped of the leaves and flowers and dipped in tallow- was carried as a torch in religious processions. Why not make a giant torch eh? Well, they are...

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