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It is Cold Out There!

Dark Water Ranch   -   Jan 12, 2011 - By shepherd

The weather is reminding us that it is January here on the ranch, my least favorite month of the year. Highs are in the 20's lows 11, needless to say the water is frozen and my hands, face and ears get cold fast. It is days like this I remind myself as I...

Beginning

The Jenkins Clan   -   Jan 11, 2011 - By Elaine

Thursday, January 6, I seeded 18 broccoli cells.  Today, the 11th, everyone of the cells have plants up! I've plugged in the lights, and we're off with the garden season.    I'll finalize the rest of the seed orders...

New USDA Labeling Requirements for Meat and Poultr...

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Jan 11, 2011 - By Poly

As in the earlier post, the new labeling laws will go into effect by Jan 1st 2012. I have posted an informative article here with the link to the Federal Register and the phone numbers for you to call for more information. By Susan Brady Published:...

Starting January 1, 2012 Nutritional labeling will be required on over 40 retail meat and poultry cuts packaged for retail sale. Small farms are exempt from the requirement but I don't think it is a bad idea to be prepared anyway. The labels are available...

How To Eat Healthy part 2 of 2

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Jan 11, 2011 - By Poly

Avoid processed foods. They are unnatural so are more difficult for your body to break down which means they will lie in your gut making you feel bloated and lathargic. Eat things which are not messed with such as raw fruits and vegetables, brown rice,...

How to Eat Healthy Part 1 of 2

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Jan 11, 2011 - By Poly

How to Eat Healthy originated by: Sean Hickey , Krystle C. , Travis Derouin , Anonymous ( see all )   There are many popular diets on the market today, but most of them are unhealthy and sometimes even dangerous. This...

Boring normal day on the farm!

Moonstruck Farms   -   Jan 11, 2011 - By Rowena

Started the day as usual, up with the husband, made his lunch, checked to make sure the girls were up and running...signed any forgotten school papers, made sure a good lunch was made, start a load of laundry and a pot of coffee!!  Drop Meghan at school;...

This is a short story about my friend Seamus, who taught me more than I will ever fully realize. I was working Tweed one morning several years ago and was really getting frustrated with him because he wouldn't come in and hold a single. An old truck had...

Garlic Chicken Soup- Nothing to Sneeze At!

Christopher Ranch   -   Jan 10, 2011 - By Justin_1

Happy (cough, cough, sneeze, sneeze) New Year! Seems cold season is upon us, my dears, and whether you believe garlic has the power to stifle a cold or not, it certainly won’t hurt, especially when it’s teamed with chicken soup. There are studies that say both...

As I was pouring my coffee I looked out the window and saw woolie behinds at the door of the workshop. UH OH! That's where Oscars veggie starts are and someone left the door unlatched! Emma (as usual) had pushed the door open and gone shopping with her...