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What I am doing for the health of my animals and s...

Trautman Family Farm   -   Sep 23, 2010 - By Scott&JulieTraut

What follows is my submission to become MBA Certified. That's Mineralized Balanced Agriculture. It is the idea of a very smart and influential fellow, Gary Zimmer, recently interviewed in Agri-View, and ACRES USA and anywhere else that farming, organic and...

Daily Harvest

Hiamonee Farms   -   Sep 23, 2010 - By Clarke

We're picking up chestnuts by hand every day, sometimes more than once a day - have to stay a step ahead of those annoying squirrels. Then every evening we sort them out and put them under refrigeration.

Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. Late summer and fall find me in the kitchen a few more hours a week than usual, squirreling away food for the winter. Pickles, salsa, tomato sauce, pickled jalapenos, frozen greens, applesauce, dried tomatoes -...

Boulder Belt Farm Share Inititiative vol 2 issue 2...

Boulder Belt Eco-Farm   -   Sep 22, 2010 - By Lucy

  It's week 22 and I sincerely hope we make it another 3 to 5 weeks (the month to month folks stop the end of this month and the 3 mo and full season subscribers get to go through to Oct 13th). But with no rain and irrigation just barely keeping...

Most Antibiotics in the US Used for Farm Animals

Spring Hill Farms   -   Sep 22, 2010 - By David_8

As much as 70 percent of all antibiotics sold in the U. S. are fed to chickens, cattle and hogs — not to treat disease but to make them grow faster. This increases profit margins for livestock producers, but it puts YOUR health at risk. Read the article...

Happy Fall to All!

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Sep 22, 2010 - By Emily

Happy fall to everyone!  It has been so busy around here,  I feel as though I've been neglecting my blog.  So here is my attempt to get you caught up with our goings-on! I've meant to mention that Finnbar has gone home to Muirstead...

September 25, 2010 Market Calendar

Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Sep 22, 2010 - By WFM

Saturday, September 25 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Fresh local pumpkins, cut and dried flowers, apples, bison and an abundance of fall harvest products will be available at the Williamsburg Farmers Market this Saturday. Dudley’s Farmhouse Grille will be...

Caramelized Apple and Basil Soup

Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Sep 22, 2010 - By WFM

Caramelized Apple and Basil Soup Chef David McClure of Berret's Seafood Restaurant demonstrated this recipe at the Williamsburg Farmers Market Chef Tent on September 18, 2010. Ingredients: 2 lbs. fresh apples, peeled & diced 1/2 lb....

County Fair

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Sep 22, 2010 - By Brian_1

Growing up in the city in early summer we had what was called carnivals.  There were rides like the swinging chairs (a wooden chair suspended from a disk by chains, that then rotated), ponies (get on and walk around in a circle, a small circle at...

Boulder Belt Farm Share Inititiative vol 2 issue 1...

Boulder Belt Eco-Farm   -   Sep 22, 2010 - By Lucy

  It's week 18 and once again it is ungodly hot and humid. I was out harvesting raspberries last night around dark because I hoped it would be a bit cooler. It was not, it was 90F at 9pm and my shirt was drenched with sweat doing a non...