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No Winter Maintenance

Fitzgerald's Family Farm, LLC   -   Apr 02, 2011 - By Sharon_1

I'd had never seen this road sign until I moved here to Potter County. No Winter Maintenance.  In the summer, these are beautiful secluded little country roads perfect for taking walks, picking blackberries, and...

Pork Shares - Farm Pick Up

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Apr 02, 2011 - By Poly

Pork Shares will be available for pick-up on Saturday April 2nd between 10-11am here at the farm. Beef Shares will be delivered sometime next week! Have a great weekend.

March/April Update

Colvin Family Farm   -   Apr 01, 2011 - By Colvin Farm

Hello folks! Spring amazes me each year--no matter how much you're outdoors, and how closely you watch each small change when it happens, suddenly it will dawn on you that Spring has crept up on you again! This Spring is definitely cool, and wet, which...

WINNERS ANNOUNCED - WHY I WANT A GERMAN ANGORA CON...

Millennial Way Farm   -   Apr 01, 2011 - By millennialway

Millennial Way Farm for the first time ever sponsored the "Why I Want A German Angora" Contest Giveaway. We are planning on hosting this contest yearly, so please check back often. We would like to thank all those who participated in the 2011...

Mirin Baked Chicken with Shitake Mushrooms

Cookus Interruptus   -   Apr 01, 2011 - By Cynthia

(Facelift, the social network for Ward) This succulent entrée is crazy simple.  The mirin (sweet rice wine) and tamari meld with the chicken to make a dark sweet sauce.  The oven does all the magic.  Watch video and print recipe here . ...

Homemade Seed Tape

Fitzgerald's Family Farm, LLC   -   Apr 01, 2011 - By Sharon_1

When shopping for this year's garden seeds, you've probably seen seed tapes for such things as carrots and spinach.  The tiny seeds are spaced evenly on a biodegradable tape and you just lay it out in the garden.     ...

If you got it a truck brought it. I have seen that bumper sticker on many a big rig. True in most cases but not if all cases. I prefer my food to be delivered in a farm box. A farm box can be made out of either wood or cardboard. Anything that will hold all...

Bamboo as a hay crop

At Home in Nature   -   Apr 01, 2011 - By Mary_5

Bamboo is a grass and where the farmer has enough water to irrigate other hay crops (such as rye or alfalfa), they ought to consider this hay instead. D. G. Sturkie, Professor Emeritus of Agronomy and Soils, V.L. Brown, Superintendent, Lower Coastal Plain...

SPRING....?

Tangle Tree Ranch   -   Apr 01, 2011 - By Marte Holen

Spring, right, new snow. That is not spring, or.. Well I guess it is part of spring weather, but we need sun. Our newest lambs need to get out side, but it is a bit nippy for them, so I hope this weekend will give some sun for them.  I do believe I...

Sheds can be made from tires too

At Home in Nature   -   Mar 31, 2011 - By Mary_5

When building a shed, it sometimes helps to have wood on hand.But not all sheds are made out of wood!Some sheds may be made out of old tires laid on their sides and filled with compressed dirt, stacked up like large round bricks! A soil compacter is...