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Sunflowers as animal feed

At Home in Nature   -   Mar 22, 2011 - By Mary_5

Sunflowers make excellent animal feed, requiring no irrigation and providing both grain and forage. According to Dairy Specialist Alvaro Garcia of the South Dakota State University Extension ( http://pubstorage.sdstate.edu/AgBio_Publications/articles/ExE...

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Our First Calf

Rocking A Sustainable Farm   -   Mar 22, 2011 - By Harlan and Lori

Our older Jersey cow, Lilly, gave birth to a healthy, beautiful bull calf yesterday! We can't wait to try some fresh Jersey milk this week. Way to go, Lilly!

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ramps "wild leeks"

Richert/Phillips Farms   -   Mar 22, 2011 - By Michael_3

   Our sap season is coming to an end, but a wonderful surprise has happened. Ramps are growing--these things are like little onions with spinach attached. We cook them in olive oil and butter till they are carmeled and then eat like a king....

DEFINITELY NOT Watermelon Jelly Beans. There is a commercial out for a new Easter Movie, it features a little rabbit that poops out candy jelly beans. A lady eats one and says ohh watermelon. I have to disagree. When you prefer to grow organic like we do,...

Flood of 2011. Water was all the way around my house.

First we want to thank Local Harvest customers for choosing Owens Acres products over the last 4 years.  You've helped our family farm and business grow, and we like other small farms across the US, appreciate customers supporting our efforts! ...

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Greens!

Debbie's Garden   -   Mar 21, 2011 - By Chickadee1

Yesterday I picked my first collards of the season and they were delish!  I had some Kale to eat up, too, so I cooked them together.  The arugula is really starting to shoot up, too, and I can't wait to have some in a salad, hopefully next...

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Talk with the animals

At Home in Nature   -   Mar 21, 2011 - By Mary_5

This morning before the wind began to blow, the meadowlarks were singing to each other.Their songs may sound cheerful to one person, and melancholy to another, but to the birds they present a specific meaning that is not so open to interpretation. Birds...

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Week 12 Availability (March 20)

Renaissance Farm   -   Mar 21, 2011 - By Linda_2

Hi! We are suffering from Spring Fever really, really bad.  The warm weather last week and the bright sun has put everything in overdrive!  The greens have sprung back to life, the swiss chard, lettuce and turnip greens made for a wonderful salad...

If you can get a chance to hop on out to Marble Falls The Sweet Berry Farm is now open!  Yesterday we went and got a huge basket brimming of hand picked strawberris, came home and made a strawberry cobbler!  What a fun event for the family!...

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