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A Strange And Mysterious Landscape

Fitzgerald's Family Farm, LLC   -   Mar 29, 2011 - By Sharon_1

What is this strange and mysterious landscape? Can you guess? Could it be an arial view of Mars? Courtesy of http://www.technochitlins.com/archives/space/ ...

APRIL Is Sold-Out - No "Cides"

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Mar 29, 2011 - By Poly

As of last night, we are completely sold-out for April C.S.A., this includes poultry, beef, pork, lamb and goat. We have increased our growing beds this year to reflect change. This year we have connected with a wonderful local, heritage, organic seed...

Here goes...what a different year this is going to...

Moonstruck Farms   -   Mar 29, 2011 - By Rowena

Well we are buying seed by the ounce and by the pound...big difference from last year.  150 feet of snow peas went in today instead of 20 feet like last year....100s of feet of squash, melons and green beans are planned.  We have radishes with greens...

What's going on now....

Beans & Greens Farmstand   -   Mar 29, 2011 - By Martina

Throughout the winter the timberframe for our new Pavillion was being built in the greenhouse by Tammy...I'm sure some of you have met her in the past - quite the talent!!  She has almost completed the frame so the next step now is assembling it and...

Farmers' Market Vendor Training

Westminster Farmers' Market   -   Mar 28, 2011 - By Dean

Westminster Farmers’ Market Vendor Training will take place at 6:00pm on Wednesday, April 6, in the Selectmen's Chambers at the Westminster Town Hall.  This training is open to all current and potential vendors who wish to find out more about...

Spring Cleaning .It is time to shed off some extra...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Mar 28, 2011 - By Tony_1

The Spring is on.It is time to slim up and get rid of excess baggage from within and without. I have started the process of spring cleaning by getting rid of smoking habit .It took me 72 hours just by eating more GREENS , in addition to starting a new...

This is a lot harder than I thought it would be. Even though we have been selling farm shares for the last 5 years, we have never advertised before. In years past, we simply sold by word of mouth, and had no problem selling out. At the end of last year,...

Spring is here.

Tangle Tree Ranch   -   Mar 28, 2011 - By Marte Holen

According to Bob spring is here. Our long hair cat has been outside for 2 days in a row, and that is a sure sign. We have 6 lambs on the ground, and they are doing well. Our goats will not start kidding until around Easter. We have seeded some tomatoes today,...

Annual Sheep Shearing

Meadowset Farm & Apiary   -   Mar 28, 2011 - By Thomas & Barbara

Last monday (3/22) as lightning flashes struck the woods down at the creek, I almost dropped the feed on the middle of the field as I was looking for the steers at 5 am  ......hmmm, we have a saying in Switzerland: "if it thunders into the the...

Farm Up-Date

Boardtown Organics   -   Mar 28, 2011 - By Greg_1

It's been a while since our last blog but here's what going on at Boardtown....... Our Tamworths are ready to go to the processor!!! We are just waiting on the labels to get approved by the Ms Dept of Ag! Our young Red Star birds that...