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All Cooped Up!

Homestead Pantry   -   Mar 21, 2011 - By Homestead Artisa

Today we worked on the brooder house/coop.  Again.  This has been an awfully long, ongoing project for the size of coop it is, but that happens when you're training your workforce as you construct, and when those happy hens keep interrupting...

Farmers - Retailer or Direct Marketer?

Spring Hill Farms   -   Mar 20, 2011 - By David_8

The mind set with which you approach your small farm sales is critical to your success. If you approach selling direct from the farm as a traditional retail operation it will require a completely different set of parameters to operate by than if you approach...

Testing, one, two, three . . . A full Perigee Moon...

Pure Earth Organic Farm, LLC   -   Mar 20, 2011 - By Troy

Welcome to our first foray into blog writing.  Pure Earth Organic Farm has been online for about 15 years or so, but one thing we never did was blog before.  I guess the closest we ever came to a blog is our Facebook page . . . ...

Cloches are easy to make, easy to use

At Home in Nature   -   Mar 20, 2011 - By Mary_5

When planting bushes early, make sure to cloche the bare root plants.Cloches may be made easily out of 1 gallon plastic milk or water jugs by cutting off the bottom and then piling soil half way up the top of the outside of the jug, after it’s been placed over...

What You Need to Hatch Chickens

Fertile Chicken Eggs | Chicken Egg Incubators   -   Mar 19, 2011 - By Suzie OConnor

Raising backyard chickens has become a popular hobby and many people are interested in trying their hand at hatching chickens. Here is some information on what you need to know about the process. One of the first things to do is get in touch with your county...

Ready, Set, Get Busy!

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Mar 19, 2011 - By Emily

It's getting busy here! First of all, next weekend is the Farm to Table conference, so it's time to put the finishing touches on my presentation about Heritage Livestock breeds and the slideshow full of pictures I have to go along with it. I'm also...

A Night Walk

At Home in Nature   -   Mar 19, 2011 - By Mary_5

A walk before bed is a peaceful meditation for children who are afraid of the dark.Seeing that night time is a time of rest for some creatures, but an active time for others helps create a question of when is an appropriate time for people to rest?Some people...

It's warming up!

Debbie's Garden   -   Mar 18, 2011 - By Chickadee1

It sure has warmed up the past few days, it's 81 degrees right now in Marietta Georgia !  I am loving the weather, and watching my arugula, collards and kale reach for the sky! Hope it doesn't stay 81 too long, though, i'd hate to have...

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.