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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Duke
Mott Family Farm - Jul 09, 2010 - By Shelley_1
Duke is our faithful canine companion on the farm. Splotched black and white (his Dalmation side) with soul-ful eyes (his Walker, Coon Dog side), he has been responsible for chasing the racoons down from the peach trees and leaving his scent around, causing...
Westminster Farmers' Market Report for 07-09-2...
Westminster Farmers' Market - Jul 09, 2010 - By Dean
Westminster Farmers’ Market Report from Maple Heights Farm More Ketchup Trials Give Me Better BBQ Sauce and Simple Catalina Dressing Vegetables, Goat Cheese, Cheddars and Goudas, Beef, Pork, Artisan Breads (including Gluten-Free), free-range...
Boulder Belt Farm Share Inititiative vol 2 issue 1...
Boulder Belt Eco-Farm - Jul 09, 2010 - By Lucy
Welcome to week 11 of the farm share initiative. Like pretty much every week for the past month it's been a wet one and this is not good. While I don't think we will lose enough crops to impact the FSI know that at this point our soils are...
Boulder Belt Farm Share Inititiative vol 2 issue 1...
Boulder Belt Eco-Farm - Jul 09, 2010 - By Lucy
It's week 10 of the FSI (in case you wonder why we are an FSI and NOT a CSA. This is because around here CSA stands for Confederate States of America, not Community Supported Agriculture). It's been wet, too wet. Yes farms can and do get too much...
Raising Chickens in a City Environment
Fertile Chicken Eggs | Chicken Egg Incubators - Jul 09, 2010 - By Suzie OConnor
When raising chickens in a city make sure you can provide plenty of area for chickens to roam free when necessary. You’ll want to be sure that you have the proper materials to keep the area clean, and healthy. Lastly, make sure your chickens get plenty of...
Our Gardens and Orchards
Rocky Mount Gourds & Treasures of Louisiana - Jul 08, 2010 - By Gourd Lady of Rocky Mount
We have been busy this year with the garden and the rains have been coming more often. In the northern parts of Louisiana we don't get as much rain as in the south, thank goodness, the gourds rot because of it in the south. For a while we had a...
Customer Appreciation Day this Saturday at the Blu...
Bluegrass Farmers Market - Jul 08, 2010 - By Kentucky Proud
Saturday is going to be a very special day at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market. We're going to celebrate! Celebrate what? You, our loyal customers! It's Customer Appreciation Day at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market! So, just how are we...
Spray Weeds With Vinegar?
So Succulent Gardens - Jul 08, 2010 - By Blossomfarm
Some home gardeners already use vinegar as a herbicide, and some garden stores sell vinegar pesticides. But no one has tested it scientifically until now. Agricultural Research Service scientists offer the first scientific evidence that it may be a potent...
Burning oil pumping more carbon ,climate change an...
Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL - Jul 07, 2010 - By Tony_1
I live in Florida Tropics and I was so worried about the oil spill in the gulf that I was contemplating to volunteer to join the clean up crews.. Until I read the story of Drew Wheelan.He was doing a coverage of the Gulf oil spill in Louisiana ,got...
More places to get recipes for the summer's bo...
Wild Things Farm - Jul 07, 2010 - By Terry_5
Okay, so I'm a magazine junkie. My mom, two of my sisters, and one of my best friends share the same addiction. While perusing the March 2009 issue of Southern Living (courtesy of Mom), I ran across an article for great recipes that had tasty...