The Blog Barn

My heart is heavy this morning--a fox visited last night and took 5 of my remaining 8 ducks.  He took four newly egg laying females, which adds insult to injury.  It's our fault, however, because we forgot to go and put the ducks in their pen...

Thank you!

Moonstruck Farms   -   Mar 26, 2011 - By Rowena

I must admit yesterday was not one of my best days. I found out that there was a typo made on my paperwork for my cost of share of the greenhouse, and that instead of a check I received a corrected paper to sign.  It was harvest day and I harvested in the...

  The year is an uncertain one. To move or not to move is not controlled in my hands. As the spring approaching, planting or not bothers me for a while. At least I can plant some greens for spring harvest.   Labor is scarce here....

Bye, Bye, Baby (Garlic)

Christopher Ranch   -   Mar 25, 2011 - By Justin_1

With a heavy heart, I must report that Christopher Ranch will no longer be growing, packing or shipping Green Garlic. Green garlic is an extremely labor intensive crop from the planting, to the harvesting, to the marketing, and although we nurtured and cared...

Starting Sweet Potato Slips

Wild Things Farm   -   Mar 25, 2011 - By Terry_5

I've grown sweet potatoes in the garden for a few years but didn't try to start my own slips until last year.  A friend's grandpa grew the biggest sweet potatoes--football size sometimes-- and I tried to start slips according to his...

Interns-Volunteers-Tours

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Mar 25, 2011 - By Poly

We are a base in Southern California for up and coming agricultural futurists. Here we are diversified in our practices and practice practical application, to help protect old fashioned farming traditions. Our guests, volunteers, interns continue to be from...

How to get rid of ladybugs in the house

Wild Things Farm   -   Mar 25, 2011 - By Terry_5

I've never quite had this problem before, but since I've moved into the house I've been working on for 4 years, each winter I'm accompanied by lots of ladybugs.  I mean LOTS of ladybugs.  I don't have aphids in the house, so the...

21 Eggs

Fitzgerald's Family Farm, LLC   -   Mar 25, 2011 - By Sharon_1

My chickens laid 21 eggs yesterday! I have 32 chickens and some of them are really, really old; so this is quite an accomplishment!  They must have loved the little bit of warm weather (although now it's gone again) and the chance to...

Lots of produce here at farm...market cancelled.

Moonstruck Farms   -   Mar 25, 2011 - By Rowena

Well Murphy's Law prevailed...I did the largest harvest this winter and sold a fair amount in Phelan so I came home and harvested more...did not check my email and sure enough Wrightwood is cancelled.  I will be here in the morning with farm open 8-12...

Naptime is sacred in our house.  Farm life with a two year old and a 9 month old is something to behold.  Nothing is ever finished or complete.  Every project is in a stage of suspension because how can you say no to "one more book"...