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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Food Riots in Tunisia, Food Pricing, and Food Secu...
F.A. Farm - Jan 18, 2011 - By Walter_1
[NOTE: It has been many months since I blogged on this site and I think it is time I get back to it. I have a lot of back-logged writings that I will post here.] It has been clear for some time that the Tunisian riots have a strong food price component. Here...
Papaya: More Than Just A Digestive Enzyme
Morgan Botanicals - Jan 18, 2011 - By Jessica_7
The papaya has been regarded as one of the most valuable of tropical fruits and was first cultivated in Mexico several centuries before the emergence of the Mesoamerian classic cultures, but is native to the tropics of the Americas. Christopher Columbus...
Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms discusses grass-fed...
Rainbow Ranch Farms - Jan 18, 2011 - By Poly
Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms discusses grass-fed cattle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nIcfh2UqV8
How to build a 14x14 solar cabin - Under $200.00
Rainbow Ranch Farms - Jan 18, 2011 - By Poly
How to build a 14x14 solar cabin for under $200.00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qghZ2ao7GKM
Gorgeous weather!
Moonstruck Farms - Jan 18, 2011 - By Rowena
I am sure everyone here in So Ca is talking about the same thing...the warm weather!! We hit the 70s here and it felt like 100 because we just came out of the 30-40s. I worked in the greenhouse until noon yesterday and I gained the extra bonus of a...
Joel Salatin in Chico Presented By Chaffin Family ...
Rainbow Ranch Farms - Jan 18, 2011 - By Poly
Joel Salatin in Chico Presented By Chaffin Family Orchards Time Monday, January 17 ยท 5:30pm - 9:00pm Location Chico Masonic Family Center 1110 West East Avenue ...
How to Build Hoop Houses : Greenhouse & Hoop House...
Rainbow Ranch Farms - Jan 18, 2011 - By Poly
How to Build Hoop Houses : Greenhouse & Hoop House Irrigation click for short video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j09zP84boM&feature=related
How To Grow Wheatgrass- Simple and Cheap
Rainbow Ranch Farms - Jan 18, 2011 - By Poly
How to grow wheatgrass, simple and cheap! Click for short video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL0URJcZF8w
The slow days of winter
Spring Hill Farm - Jan 18, 2011 - By Camille
Happy New Year! There's the old saying, "Don't quit your day job". Most days I'm glad I haven't, but then I get a wonderful day off like today (Martin Luther King, Jr.) and then all of a sudden, I wish I could work at home all...
A Rainy Day
Painted Pony Ranch Micro-farm - Jan 17, 2011 - By Gary_1
The rains have come. These days remind me of the weather in Ohio where for 9 months out of the year we lived in the clouds it seemed. The temperatures here are, however, several degrees warmer. Our share subscription campaign is underway and...