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Become a Farmer of Choice

Spring Hill Farms   -   Jan 30, 2011 - By David_8

This is not a commodity! I recently read an article from Ag Web titled "Make Yourself a Farmer of Choice." When I saw the title I was intrigued as this particular website is focused on industrial agriculture and commodity products as far as...

Grant Study Begins Soon

Moonstruck Farms   -   Jan 30, 2011 - By Rowena

Moonstruck Farms is a small beginning farm here in the high desert...we are considered a market gardening operation, and one of few who applied for the Know your Farmer Know Your Food High Tunnel initiative last year, and a lucky one who was...

Comment on Jason Bradford's Article "Oil ...

F.A. Farm   -   Jan 29, 2011 - By Walter_1

Jason Bradford’s article, “Oil and Food Prices,” in the Energy Bulletin   http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2011-01-29/oil-and-food-prices , uses the same reasoning I have been proposing in public forums for the last three years and other authors...

Many of you are aware of the vicious attacks we have been enduring over the last few months, both directly and via the internet. There has been an interesting side effect from all of this. People who read the nasty posts don't believe them and come by to...

12 Months of CSA - Revised

Antaya Acres Heritage Farm   -   Jan 29, 2011 - By Brett & Stephanie

I read and re-read it and they rhythm just wasn't right the way it was before. So, I had to do some tweeking. I think this is much better, but I'll have to let is sit a day or two before I am sure if I like it or not.  In...

Greenhouse covered!!

Moonstruck Farms   -   Jan 29, 2011 - By Rowena

Busy day today...started with Tri Community Market...always love seeing my customers and swapping recipe ideas and hearing about their cooking adventures with our products.  Today I was in a hurry to leave though...picked up some pine needles from a great...

King of the Hill, whoops I mean Queen of the Hill

Moonstruck Farms   -   Jan 29, 2011 - By Rowena

Little Dipper and Honey (my two Nigerian Dwarf Goats) were busy playing King, whoops, I mean Queen of the Hill as I went by with the camera.  We bought them with the intentions of breeding and having goats milk around to make great cheese and ice...

Winter in the soil

Six Circles Farm   -   Jan 29, 2011 - By Jacob, Lael, and Michael.

Today, overlooking the snow covered hill of seneca lake I thought to myself, what if the snow never melted? I mean, who am I to say that spring will return, for do I have control in the matter? What force must be pulling me to reflect on the magnanimity of the...

Claire one of the Suffolk ewes lambed this morning. Huge single ewe lamb. 9lbs! She will get to stay here at the home place as a replacement ewe for our club lamb operation. She is off a Harms Johnson ram and should be really nice! Mother and daughter are in...

Ever See a Tamworth Pig Like This One?

Spring Hill Farms   -   Jan 28, 2011 - By David_8

Purebred Tamworth Barrow Several years ago I was surprised to have a pig that looked more like a Oxford Sandy & Black pig from England. I was surprised because it was the offspring of a registered pair of Tamworth! It was my when I first...