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Preparing for Spring...

Rocking A Sustainable Farm   -   Feb 03, 2011 - By Harlan and Lori

We are getting spring fever here at Rocking A Sustainable Farm! I'm not sure if it comes naturally or if those seed catalogs bring it to us. Anyway, we are looking at the calendar and picking dates to till the soil, move compost, plant seeds and potatoes,...

Black Farmers In The U.S.A. - Targeted for elimina...

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Feb 02, 2011 - By Poly

The fate of the black family farm in the US From our Fiends at www.brasschecktv.com Targeted for elimination? For the documentary short-film, original, please click the link: http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/41.html This short...

Blizzard!

Tulsa City Farm   -   Feb 02, 2011 - By Malcolm

 I wanted moisture and I got it 14" of it and snow drifts 3-4 feet deep.We will not be doing anything to the farm as I had wanted to. But I have to remember it is Feb.1,st and that is still winter.  I have always wanted a hoop house,but today...

Last week GMO Alfalfa was approved for planting this spring. This my friends could spell the end of organic production as we know it. Why? Because Alfalfa is pollinated by bees, and the pollen can be transferred for miles, contaminating every crop it comes in...

Thunder snow - Harbinger of rough times?

Beaver Creek Gardens CSA   -   Feb 01, 2011 - By Cheri

All the prognosticators are calling for a winter storm today that will impact 100M people in the US on this first day of February.  With the days getting longer, we have been busy with seed orders and anticipating the smell of newly awakened soil. ...

Mingling in the Winter Sun

Real Food Farms   -   Feb 01, 2011 - By Thomas & Kristeen

Hello from the farm! The chickens love the warm weather we are having right now. Grandma, aka "Cha-Cha", had snapped a couple of pictures of our layers out mingling in the sun...or waiting for some scratch to be tossed out. Our...

Weather Outside is Frightful

Wild Goose Farm LLC   -   Feb 01, 2011 - By Meg

Batten Down the Hatches! It looks like we're in for a big storm tonight and tomorrow. Schools have planned an early release and my off farm job called to let me know not to come in to work tonight! Hurray! Snow day! So what shall I do with my new found...

Welcome February

Susie's Climax Creations LLC   -   Feb 01, 2011 - By Susie

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 Welcome February! Once again, it is snowing, what a surprise. The Chickens hate it, Guineas hate it, Geese hate it, Turkeys hate it, and the ducks don't seem to care. I caught the Cayuga's dashing...

Hope & Heartbreak

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Feb 01, 2011 - By Emily

First of all, I want to say thanks to everyone who took the time to read about my sick sheep and send warm thoughts, kind words, and suggestions on how to help her.  It was truly appreciated.  Sheepie survived.  She appears to have made a total...

The Herbivore's Dilemma

Spring Hill Farms   -   Feb 01, 2011 - By David_8

Herbivores have been under attack for centuries. Farmers and breeders have been doing everything in their power to convert them to grain. As a result, we have made the majority of our cattle and goats dependent on a high grain diet in order to perform at...