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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members

hippychick's wildflower honey is now available at the bastrop producers market ! get it while it lasts - there's only so much to go around and you'll be sorry if you miss it. hipppychick's wildlower honey is extracted the...

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Escapee Lambs!

Kyle Farms All Natural Lamb   -   Jun 27, 2010 - By Anne

So I went driving yesterday on a grey Saturday, and went to see our lambs out on pasture with their mothers. We have two large pastures full of ewes and lambs right now, one side older lambs that have been processed (tail docked/castrated/ear notched) and...

Every once in a while a very special day, or a special person really makes you feel like the hours you spend in a fields are well worth it. We had one of those days at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market today. We had a cookbook exchange. Really a simple way for...

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Purple

Sweet Harmony Farm   -   Jun 26, 2010 - By Mona

A few months back, I wrote about my wonderful, winter-worthy muck boots for doing barn chores.  They’re still wonderful, but mighty hot now for this time of year.  It’s time to get a different pair of boots for summer.  I’m still wearing the ...

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Responsibility and the Dream

Christopher Ranch   -   Jun 25, 2010 - By Justin_1

Most of us wake up these days hoping to hear some good news about the Gulf oil spill, but after 2 months and counting, it’s not forthcoming. The President is talking about a plan and BP has offered apologies but the worst environmental disaster in America’s...

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CSA Contents Week of June 28, 2010 - Week 3

Maplewood Organics   -   Jun 25, 2010 - By Hannah and Eric

Strawberries Lettuce Radishes Baby kale Green onions Baby beet greens Basil Maybe some surprises!

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2010 Week 2 Newsletter with recipes

Maplewood Organics   -   Jun 25, 2010 - By Hannah and Eric

CSA Newsletter Volume 6 Issue 2 June 24, 2010 ? ____________________________________________________________ Week 2 Welcome to those of you who are starting your shares this week! We are so grateful to have strawberries from our own...

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Country Girl, City Girl

Mott Family Farm   -   Jun 25, 2010 - By Shelley_1

When I was little, I called myself a "country girl." No matter that I lived in a suburb of San Fransisco, no matter that we had neighbors 10 feet from our exterior walls, no matter that our house took up pretty much the whole city lot of...

  Greetings, Well it's been a much better week. The herbicided plants have, for the most part recovered. I think we will lose some snow peas but not an entire bed and since snow peas tend to over produce this may be a good thing, meaning you...

It's been a strange memorial day weekend as we were without phone service from Saturday evening until yesterday after noon because someone took out the pole across the street  that we were connected to. I found out Centurylink is closed on 3 day...

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