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Get to know your veggies--Rutabaga

Wild Things Farm - Mar 15, 2011 - By Terry_5

There are a few words in the English language that are, well, fun to say. Repeat after me....rutabaga, rutabaga, rutabaga. I think that's a cool word for a very cool veggie. Combine a white potato, a sweet potato, and put a smidgen of...

Skunks, Cats, Racoons-What do they have in common?...

Prairie Pride Farm of Minnesota - Mar 14, 2011 - By Dawn, past 4-H member

They all end up in the live trap in the spring. In the spring the local varmits wake up after a long winters nap, and start looking for some tasty treats to eat, like chicken! So, we put out live traps and see who is curious enough to enter! ...

The history of fungicide - A case study of Rust

At Home in Nature - Mar 14, 2011 - By Mary_5

Spring is the time when what we harvest in autumn is determined.Planting is half the game, tending is the other.Good forethought in both allows success.For those of us planting wheat and other small grains this year, we should not fear rust – the war against...

Springing Ahead

Pleasant Valley Farm - Mar 14, 2011 - By Emily

Did you remember to set your clocks ahead this weekend? Another welcome sign that spring's coming, but I hate it. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy having more daylight in the evenings, but I hate the out of sync feeling you have for a few days....

Weekly Availability (Week 11-Weekly Availability)

Renaissance Farm - Mar 14, 2011 - By Linda_2

Week 11 (March. 13, 2011) Renaissance Farm--860.675.3666/860.673.3550 Unit Est. Unit Quantity Crop Description Avail. Price Ordered Rosemary Multi Use herb with unique flavor ...

Roll Out The Seeds

Hoosierfarm - Mar 14, 2011 - By Shirley

Almost time to break out the tiller and get those seeds started I sure am ready for summer this yr. Been a long hard winter here in Indiana this year. Already had a flood in 2011. Got some of my cockcomb seeds wet. Plenty left to sell though Am ...

Seasonal Creek = Pond?

Fitzgerald's Family Farm, LLC - Mar 14, 2011 - By Sharon_1

When we get a lot of snow melt and rain combined as we've had the past week, we get a seasonal creek at the bottom of our yard. The old-timers tell me that there used to be a creek (in this part of the country it's pronounced,...

Spring is on its Way- at least that is what the ca...

Prairie Pride Farm of Minnesota - Mar 13, 2011 - By Dawn, past 4-H member

On March 21, Spring Begins! The winter in MN has been long, cold, and relaxing! I take time to clean, update computer programs, take a vacation, read, exercise, and sleep. I do love the winter months! Spring is around the...

Last date to order is March 18!

Amity Highland Ranch - Mar 13, 2011 - By Debbie_2

All of us winter-weary home gardeners and small-scale producers are anxiously awaiting the return of warmer temps, but I found that the tat soi, cilantro, parsley and lettuce that overwintered in the little A-frame "high tunnel" that my husband built...

Biodiversity better than pesticide

At Home in Nature - Mar 13, 2011 - By Mary_5

Doctors Dr. W. Wyatt Hoback and Dr. Kerri M. Skinner of the University of Nebraska at Kearney and Dr. Robert K.D. Peterson and Dr. Sharlene E. Sing of Montana State University have combined their efforts to form RELEASE (Risk Evaluation Learning to Explore...