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Bloom Where You're Planted Farm - Sep 30, 2010 - By Teresa_2
One of the best things about running our pumpkin patch business is that every fall we become the place where our families and friends tend to gather. We have places to entertain (without even needing to clean the house!) and lots of folks who...
Honey and Allergies! Nothing to Sneeze At!
What's the Buzz? - Sep 30, 2010 - By Marcie
Is it TRUE? Does honey really alleviate annoying allergy symptoms? Or is it an old wives tale? There are so many "superfood" health claims out there, that I take most of them with a grain of salt. (Oh no, wait....forget the salt, remember the blood...
Beautiful Day...
Debbie's Garden - Sep 30, 2010 - By Chickadee1
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, we just had some more rain....and the weather is turning cool! Watching as my Kale, spinich, arugula and lettuces grow...can't wait for a taste! Finally pulled up the tomato plants, they were pretty much...
Homemade Dog Food
Cookus Interruptus - Sep 29, 2010 - By Cynthia
Get fresh with your dog! Homemade dog food will give your dog vitality and longevity. Find out more, click here. Six-page downloadable pdf of How To in the recipe box.
One season ends another begins
Miolea Organic Farm - Sep 29, 2010 - By Brian_1
I count myself fortunate to be able to experience the change in seasons. Not that there is anything wrong with living in a mono-climate but, a change in seasons thrusts you into changing or makes a difference that has you either looking forward to...
Fresh From The Hive! 60 lbs. of TROPICAL WILDFLOWE...
What's the Buzz? - Sep 29, 2010 - By Marcie
The Fall honeyflow is ON. We're happy to have a sixty pound bucket of Tropical Wildflower honey, fresh from the hive....and with more on the way. I can smell ripening honey when I walk out my back door, and it smells good! Steve says that someday...
What's Wrong With Our Food System - Speech by ...
Spring Hill Farms - Sep 29, 2010 - By David_8
Excellent speech by Birke Baehr an eleven year old boy.
Lost Arts
Pleasant Valley Farm - Sep 28, 2010 - By Emily
I don't think it's a big stretch to say that we do many things here at the farm that are rapidly becoming "lost arts". The most obvious is our choice to depend on draft horses and antique machinery for our field work and hay making....
Harvest Specials, Exhibitors, Live Music and More ...
Williamsburg Farmers Market - Sep 28, 2010 - By WFM
Saturday, October 2 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The Williamsburg Farmers Market will move to the east side of Henry St. in front of the Bookstore for the kickoff of An Occasion for the Arts . Thirty-five vendors will have pumpkins, apples,...
Boneset: Is It A Silly Name For A Fever Herb?
Morgan Botanicals - Sep 28, 2010 - By Jessica_7
People often ask me "Why such a silly name for a fever herb?" So, I'm clearing up this matter right away: the name boneset implies that this plant is used to treat broken bones, but actually has nothing to do with that, well.......not really. The...