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AG Dependent Farm   -   Dec 09, 2022 - By Brandon_1

We have had great success in the beginning of raising Coturnix Quail. We started off with 110 Tuxedo in the incubator. We had about a 75% hatch rate. These are about 12 weeks old now and we are averaging 3 dozen eggs per day production. 60% of these are...

WE ARE SOLD OUT OF TREES FOR 2022. THANK YOU FOR YOU BUSINESS

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2022 Trees!

Harecrest Acres   -   Nov 14, 2022 - By Matman

It looks like a great 2022 Season! The trees are Mostly prunes and it looks like they faired well despite the drought! Reduced mowing pays in so many ways! The bees did great too and we got a decent honey harvest this year with mostly light colored crop...

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2022 Turkeys!!

TALLTREE FAMILY Farm   -   Nov 12, 2022 - By Talltree

It is that time of year again when the weather gets cooler, the turkeys are larger, and wonderful family gathering events are growing nearer! We have had quite a year with our birds. We had sold our beautiful breeding pair of royal palm turkeys to a couple...

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Beef and Pork pre-orders NOW AVAILABLE!

RSP Ranch Services LLC   -   Oct 25, 2022 - By Robert & Shelley

Greetings to you all, With the changing seasons and the first snows, we ranchers begin the hard work of bringing our cattle in from the summer pastures and prepping them for the long winter. NOW is also the time for our local Montana residents to secure...

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Walnut time is here 2022

Dirt and Sky Farm   -   Sep 28, 2022 - By Maria_1

Like a horse down a race track, we are sprinting to the finish line. All my hard work is coming to fruition. Walnuts are ripening and falling to the ground waiting for their turn to get picked up, or eaten by the squirrels. My blood sweat and tears are are...

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What is Homesteading?

Rocking A Sustainable Farm   -   Aug 25, 2022 - By Harlan and Lori

Hello again! It has been a really long time since I put a blog on Local Harvest! Once Harlan and I got started homesteading in March 2020, there was really no time to maintain social media. We have a website now, RockingAFarm.com, we have a FaceBook page,...

Here is the current vendor list for our 8/7/22 Farmers Market:,11a -2p in the Knights of Columbus Marian Hall parking lot, 335 South 4th Street, RIverton, IL. If you would like to participate please text or call John Marruffo at (217) 494-3366. ...

One of our new food vendors that will be joining us at this Sunday's Farmers Market on August 7th is A&J Sweetie Treats and BBQ (Grandma's Smokehouse). By the way, A&J offers delicious BBQ and rolled ice cream! WHAT!? Rolled Ice...

Great news! Though previously unscheduled a number of vendors I spoke with today expressed an interest in having an additional Farmers Market next Sunday, July 31st from 11am - 2pm at the Knights of Columbus Marian Hall parking lot, 335 South 4th Street,...

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