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What is in common between farmers and the Roman Em...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Mar 30, 2011 - By Tony_1

The Roman Empire  did good things, excluding  conquerring other countries and trading and using slaves ,  to remember like for example: Introducing canals  systems for irrigation. One other thing that most of us do not know was that...

That is one of the questions that I ask potential new clients/customers. Most do not seem to know, or care. So I take a few minutes to point out that the food we buy in the grocery store comes from around the globe. Think of all the hands that have touched it...

The Start of a Turkey Blog

Rise&Shine Urban Farm   -   Mar 30, 2011 - By Susan_4

March 30, 2011    Based upon the Midget White breeding program, my Pixie Whites are compact turkeys that I have been breeding for the past three years specifically for the small acreage farmer; who requires a naturally breeding, compact, white...

Plants and Moving

Debbie's Garden   -   Mar 30, 2011 - By Chickadee1

And it's another soggy morning in Marietta, Georgia! Some of you know I am moving to Dallas, GA in a month or two, about fifteen to twenty minutes northwest of where I am now in Marietta. After nineteen years, one can imagine there are quite a few...

Mountain Lion!

Pine Needle Farm   -   Mar 30, 2011 - By Ann_2

I had a most exciting Saturday!  I got to see a treed mountain lion just up behind our place!  I got some really good pictures of him, which if I knew how to put them on here, I would.  I do have a picture on the blog off my website. ...

Creating Eco-friendly, Recycled Newspaper Seed Sta...

Wall Flower Studio Garden   -   Mar 29, 2011 - By Karen_1

Well, I finally broke down and purchased a pot maker.  I'm really glad that I did! It's "sow" easy to use, and, the pots are the perfect seed starting size every time!  The fact that I'm using recycling...

Gathering INDEGENOUS WILD FOODS in S.Florida !FR...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Mar 29, 2011 - By Tony_1

There are foods that grow in the wild and will cost you nothing other than the time spent to locate and pick them. The ancient Chinese,Greek,Indians,Aztecs,Incas and Native Americans have the key for gathering medicinal food.They lived ,wandered and ate...

Farm to Table

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Mar 29, 2011 - By Emily

What a weekend! I was so happy to be a part of Pittsburgh's Farm to Table conference, but it sure made for a few long days. I'm fortunate that one of my sisters lives just a few miles from downtown, so I was able to stay with her and have some help...

Now is a great time to join a CSA. It is also a great time to be a grower.  In some areas  grocers are reporting that the price of certain types of produce, most notably, lettuce, have doubled in price in a few scant weeks. Both corn and wheat...

Absinthe: It's Just A Pretty Way Of Saying Wor...

Morgan Botanicals   -   Mar 29, 2011 - By Jessica_7

“A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything in the world, what difference is there between a glass of absinthe and a sunset.” - Oscar Wilde I tend to have interest in anything historical and/or herb related and I'm a great fan of herbal liqures,...