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How to rescue a honeybee!

What's the Buzz?   -   Apr 13, 2016 - By Marcie

Here's a great article by Jacqueline Freeman, a natural beekeeper from Southwest Washington. All Alone, Far From Home A single honeybee alone cannot survive without its hive. If a foraging bee gets lost or trapped during its travel and is stuck...

2nd most favorite time of year

Marshfield Farmers' Market   -   Apr 13, 2016 - By Lorrie

My favorite time of the year as a farmer is the late summer harvest, but right now is a close second place.  The swell of the buds and the tiny winks of green set an atmosphere of great anticipation for the rich tasting delights to come.  I am...

Free Article on Honeybees and Natural Living!

What's the Buzz?   -   Apr 12, 2016 - By Marcie

I had no idea that Natural Awakenings magazine had a FREE digital version that they encourage us to share. They sent me an email this morning with the link. So Free to one and all, here's our plight of the honeybee article on page 50 plus the entire issue....

Cooking with Sriracha

Home Farm Herbery   -   Apr 12, 2016 - By Arlene

Sriracha is a type of hot sauce or chili sauce made from a paste of chili peppers, distilled vinegar, garlic, sugar, and salt. It is named after the coastal city of Si Racha, in Chonburi Province of e...

Monday, monday

Tangle Tree Ranch   -   Apr 12, 2016 - By Marte Holen

So what did Bob do at home, while I worked 8 to 4, more like leave at 7am, home before 6pm. He penned up 1 ewe, with 1 lamb, 1 doe with a set of twin does!!! Fixed the grain auger, fed the does and ewes in jugs, watered them, milked 2 goats twice, fed lambs...

Compost Happens

Square Foot Gardening for the Red River Valley   -   Apr 11, 2016 - By Brian_3

Up North here in Zone 4 the spring job of getting the garden ready for the planting season is upon us. I want to encourage you before you start your spring yard and garden clean up to get your compost pile started. I just cringe when I see the amount of...

Long time, lots done!!!

Tangle Tree Ranch   -   Apr 10, 2016 - By Marte Holen

So since we are in the green time of winter, we are just like everyone else, lambing, kidding and calving!! Going good, but it is cold for the little ones, so they are not free to roam as they should by now. Our hoop house left us last May, just lifted by the...

RAMP up your 2016 CSA: Outdoor Market this Saturda...

Salamander Springs Farm/Permaculture Organics   -   Apr 09, 2016 - By Susana

Hello Salamander Springs Farm CSAers! It looks to be a chilly morning for our first outdoor market this Saturday--at our NEW LOCATION at 416 Chestnut Street in Berea-on the grassy square  on the curve  beside the old People's Bank...

Gunga Galunga CSA Week 17

The Harvest Bee Blog   -   Apr 09, 2016 - By K.T.

Good Day, Friends: We have been asked by many people the last week or so how long do we plan to grow this season. The answer is a little complicated because we definitely intent to grow through the 1st week of May, which would technically be the last week of...

Backroads

SlowMoneyFarm   -   Apr 08, 2016 - By Jan

The interesting thing about rural driving is you don't always know where you will end up  especially when unfamiliar with  the area. Life is like that and with a year of rebuilding it's looking to be a better year in 2016, with customers...