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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Top TEN green ways to celebtate EARTH DAY(Birthda...
Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL - Mar 18, 2011 - By Tony_1
This coming Earth day let us celebrate in a different ALTERNATIVE way. Here are top ten GREEN suggestions . 1-Honor local farmers who use NATURAL protocols in farming. Buy their locally grown produce .Support the local farming...
Class
Heilmann Hawkeye Acres - Mar 18, 2011 - By CIndy_3
I will have a class on Organic Gardening and Seed Saving. This will be at the QCCA Flower and Garden Show on March 26. It will be in the North Hall at 1:30. Get some tips to save time and money.
Split Pea Soup with Potatoes and Dill
Cookus Interruptus - Mar 18, 2011 - By Cynthia
(The new neighbor) Not real pretty to look at but neither is the new neighbor. We give you the how to on both a vegetarian version and one that includes ham. The cumin + dill marry well with peas. Try it. You'll see. Watch video...
First Spring Photos
Bloom Where You're Planted Farm - Mar 18, 2011 - By Teresa_2
I like to document the changes of the seasons here at Bloom Where You're Planted Farm. Here is photographic proof that spring has arrived! Jasper and Emmett are enjoying the warm weather from atop their climbing tower. They've grown a TON...
How to Choose an Electric Fencer
Spring Hill Farms - Mar 18, 2011 - By David_8
Electric Fence Energizer One of the most important pieces of equipment for the hog farmer who wants to raise pigs on pasture is an electric fence charger. Sometimes called a fencer or energizer. I have had several energizers over the years some good...
FREE C.S.A. OFFER! "Farm Hunt"
Rainbow Ranch Farms - Mar 18, 2011 - By Poly
In celebration of many wonderful new things this year, we are offering a free C.S.A. Open to all our registered farm members. Please visit our facebook page for more details! The "Farm Hunt" is an encouragement to all our farm members,...
Governments fail to protect invertebrates
At Home in Nature - Mar 18, 2011 - By Mary_5
As climates change due to human and natural factors, we rarely give thought to the insects, arachnids and other invertebrates that are both necessary to human agricultural industry, and to the stability of the ecology. According to Endangered...
Starting seeds with recycled materials
At Home in Nature - Mar 17, 2011 - By Mary_5
Starting your seeds in egg cartons is easy, but some people find that their cartons dry out quickly.Rather than baby the cartons of starts, put them in a tray full of water, and let the carton wick the water up.Don’t overfill the tray – the carton should not...
All about Alfalfa!
At Home in Nature - Mar 17, 2011 - By Mary_5
Alfalfa is a fun and easy crop to grow, and is also easy to find and identify in the wild.It’s a healthy and tasty treat no matter where you harvest it from! Alfalfa is in the pea family, and regrows from the same rootstock year after year.A popular forage...
Why Should I Grow Food?
F.A. Farm - Mar 17, 2011 - By Walter_1
This is the fifth in a series of "Who, what, when, where, why and how." As for the lead question, notice how I didn't ask, "Why Should I Become a Farmer?" That's because the real key to solving our food crisis is many people growing...