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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members

2011 !! Who would of thought!!  We want everyone good luck in the up-coming season. Our meat business, NYNATURAL CHEVON LLC   is off to a good start with some new and nutritious products. We are hoping for a good response from people trying...

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How to Cook Grass Fed Beef

Spring Hill Farms   -   Mar 02, 2011 - By David_8

Grass fed meat is leaner, denser, less watery, and far more flavorful than other meat. This is affected by mainly two things:  The quality of the animal (breed and genetics) The quality of the forage (pasture quality or hay) For instance...

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Salad Season

Rocking A Sustainable Farm   -   Mar 02, 2011 - By Harlan and Lori

Salad season is here in full swing! We mix lots of different lettuces, along with michihli leaves and florets, baby beet tops, baby carrots, shogoin turnip roots, radishes, and pea shoots for the most delicious and fresh salad ever! Try some with a strawberry...

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Wandering Hens

3 Acre Farm   -   Mar 02, 2011 - By Janelle

I have about 6 dozen hens and some roosters.  You can see their photos at www.3acrefarm.com on the blog page.    The white hen with some black on her neck feathers in the foreground is a Delaware, the black and white in the center is a...

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Pig Plow

Dark Water Ranch   -   Mar 01, 2011 - By shepherd

We are saving some fuel,  hard work and time by having a couple of the medium size pigs plow up part of the garden area. Sounds good huh? Well, for the most part it works just fine, they do a good job on grass and weeds, including roots. They hate onion...

Saturday, March 12, 2011 8:30am-12:30pm Shop with 25 local watermen, bakers and producers of baked goods, including St. Patrick's themed breads and desserts, meats, oysters, hydroponically grown vegetables, ethnic foods, cheeses, forced bulbs and...

AP – FILE - In this June 25, 1945 picture, army doctors expose patients to malaria-carrying mosquitoes... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110227/ap_on_he_me/us_med_experiments_on_humans By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer Mike Stobbe, Ap...

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Spring Clean Your Body!

The Rawfully Organic Co-op   -   Mar 01, 2011 - By Kristina

Hello Everyone!! I hope that you have had a relaxing and joyous weekend, filled with lots of love and local strawberries! I have already devoured almost all of my strawberries, and I even bought a case of them! I am dreaming in red rubies with vibram...

Shearing Day

MM Livestock Co   -   Feb 28, 2011 - By Megan_3

We have our dates for shearing day! Please visit the website for more information and our farm blog is up so you will find more in depth musings and information there. http:// www.mmlivestockco.com  

Believe it or not, I have heard this question many times. And believe it or not, chicory coffee really is good....I promise.  How can you go wrong, you get the coffee flavor without the caffeine, the coffee flavor without the dreaded acidity and the...

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