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Canning

Garden of Giddens   -   Jun 22, 2010 - By Susan_3

Lookin to share with others who can their produce.  I've been canning for 35+ years.  Love to share recipes & ideas.

Share produce, help the needy, Saturdays this Summ...

Grow And Share   -   Jun 22, 2010 - By Kay

Picking this week - Wednesday & Friday mornings in Zebulon we will be picking and need VOLUNTEERS to help us pick / glean. Call the number below if you can help. All the produce we collect will be distributed to the needy through Pilot Baptist Church,...

Tuesday at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market!

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Jun 22, 2010 - By Kentucky Proud

Today you'll be able to find all sorts of farm fresh fruits and vegetables including... Cauliflower, green beans, onions, potatoes, beets, squash, zucchini, blueberries, raspberries, jams and jellies, hanging flower baskets and even some bedding plants!...

Rain Delay

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   Jun 22, 2010 - By Teresa_2

WOW!  Have we had a lot of rain lately!!  Since noon on Sunday we've received over 7 inches of rain -- 5+ inches of it Sunday evening.  Between flashes of lightning I could see what looked like a river flowing through the southwest pumpkin...

Land land every where , but no farmers to grow fo...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Jun 22, 2010 - By Tony_1

I have noticed recently a trend which is worth mentioning here in Florida.There is an exodus of Farms and Farmers .Last week there was an auction to sell the equipments of a farm that was in business since the 1930s for example. More and more migrant...

Photo by: Greenwood Farms Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. In April we published an article about Grant Family Farms, one of the biggest CSAs in the country. Our hope was to generate discussion about the nature of the community supported...

It's still raining!

Pine Needle Farm   -   Jun 21, 2010 - By Ann_2

It is still raining.  We did have two nice days over the week-end, especially Saturday.  The Farmers' Market went well.  I sold a couple of cashmere scarves, goat milk soap, and met some interesting people.  Lots of people were...

Dad, the Wheelbarrow Grill, and Clams on the Half ...

Christopher Ranch   -   Jun 21, 2010 - By Justin_1

  I’ve said in a previous blog that moms and food go together, but it’s also true of dads. Most times we picture them at the grill handling a heap of steak, brauts and beer, almost like the captain of a ship, in total control of rare, medium and well...

Loudmouth

Auntie Annie's Fields, LLC   -   Jun 21, 2010 - By Elizabeth

One of our chicks has a very loud peep. We first noticed that when we were driving the little flock home from the post office. As the car rolled over some railroad tracks, one chick’s voice rose from the little cardboard box of birds with shrill authority and...

Canning Class - Welcome the New Canning Queens!

The Jam and Jelly Lady   -   Jun 21, 2010 - By Sonya

What a fabulous class yesterday!  Thanks to the lovely, intelligent, and articulate women who became newly crowned Canning Queens, and who shared their rich experiences with CSAs, canning, cooking, gardening-in-bikinis, and family lore! We made a VERY...