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Seeds Ordered!

Wild Goose Farm LLC - Jan 06, 2011 - By Meg

After cuddling up with a few of my favorite seed catalogs the last few weeks I finally have the seeds ordered for the 2011 season! It may seem a little crazy to order seeds so early in January, but I can assure you it is quite wise. I order early so that I can...

Spice Chai Tea

Cookus Interruptus - Jan 05, 2011 - By Cynthia

If you take whole spices like star anise, black peppercorns, cardamom pods and whole cloves, buzz them in a small grinder to release flavor, then simmer them with fresh ginger and serve with honey and milk – you’ll throw back your head and guffaw at the lame...

Planning the 2011 Garden

Pleasant Valley Farm - Jan 05, 2011 - By Emily

One of the hardest things for me to get used to on the farm is how far you need to plan ahead to be successful. In college, while studying for my Master's degree, I got to be a horrible procrastinator; I can remember getting up at 5 AM to write a paper due...

It is a matter of time - two

Miolea Organic Farm - Jan 05, 2011 - By Brian_1

We arrived at the Virginia Tech, agricultural center and headed into the building. We signed in, went into the room and saw about one hundred people. We met many of the researchers that we have communicated via email, saw some conventional...

Cheap Meat: An Accident Waiting to Happen

Spring Hill Farms - Jan 04, 2011 - By David_8

You might remember a few years ago the big scare with tainted pet foods. Many animals died and practically every kind of dog food you could think of was pulled of the shelves until it could be sorted out. It turned out to be a poison called melamine was...

Hurricane Farm on Fox 61 (CT)

Hurricane Farm - Jan 04, 2011 - By Chris

Just stumbled across this clip from FOX-61 CT. The chefs from "Hell's Kitchen" seem to really like our heirloom tomatoes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfUOoGiVle4 We'll be back at the Coventry Regional Farmer's (Winter)...

A new year of growth way beyond myself

Peaceful Acres Lavender Farm - Jan 04, 2011 - By Mike

Here we all are.. we have stepped into another new year.. we have been through another full cycle of another beautiful year. This however, is a year so different than any year any of us here on earth now have ever experienced. I know this, and I can feel...

Milk Thistle: Food and Medicine

Morgan Botanicals - Jan 04, 2011 - By Jessica_7

Milk thistle is one of my favorite plants, but then again I am drawn to any of the thistles. Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterized by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the Asteraceae family. These prickles...

2011 Chicken CSA

Walnut Hill Farm at Elm Springs, LLC - Jan 04, 2011 - By Jeff_1

Walnut Hill Farm 2011 Chicken CSA For the 2011 Farmer’s Market season, Walnut Hill Farm is offering a chicken CSA.CSA commonly stands for Community Supported Agriculture, where the farmer and consumer share the risk while providing the farmer some much...

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