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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...

We've Got the Chef!!

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Mar 17, 2011 - By Neil & Jean

Hello again :-) What a beautiful day.  The sun is shining today and the warm breeze was so lovely today!  We got the plastic on our hoop house over the raised beds today, and we were planting radishes and kale.  The green houses are full and...

Sounds like Spring!

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   Mar 17, 2011 - By Teresa_2

Well, the last time I posted we were expecting a snowstorm, and today the mercury should reach 70.  Signs of spring have really come on strong in the last week or so -- trees are budding, tufts of grass are greening up, the animals are shedding their...