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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members

ORGANICALLY RAISED PRODUCE AVAILABLE We have baby and larger Squash available: White bush scalloped; yellow crookneck; Raven green Zucchini. Radishes Radicchio Swiss Chard – Bright Lights; multi-hued stalks. Specialty Egyptian Walking...

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welcome

Mott Family Farm   -   Jun 11, 2010 - By Shelley_1

Welcome to the long-awaited 2010 season! Some of you have been registered for a few months already, so I'm sure you're eager to get started with new culinary adventures. We've had an interesting spring already: strawberries extremely early, high...

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Meet Me at FaceBook

Westminster Farmers' Market   -   Jun 11, 2010 - By Dean

  We are on  facebook ! Kerrie Hertel just signed us up this week. Click on the link and express yourself. Facebook will help us to keep you informed on events at the market, what produce is in season, and which of your friends are...

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Fresh Lavender Coming Soon

Blue Moon Lavender Farm   -   Jun 10, 2010 - By Magdalena

Our lavender fields at Blue Moon Lavender Farm are starting to show the green buds of flower stalks. It looks like in 3 to 4 weeks we will have another spectacular lavender harvest. This year's rains have provided plenty of water to our fields, and the...

What an exciting week it's been for the Bluegrass Farmers' Market ! The votes are coming in for America's Favorite Farmers Market, so we know that you appreciate the hard work and dedication of our farmers...thank you. If you haven't voted yet...

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Making Peach Jam for the Freezer

Sunshine for Dinner   -   Jun 10, 2010 - By Georgiaberry

Pomona's Pectin Pomona's Universal Pectin is a lovely product that allows the making of jam or jelly with  any  amount (even  NONE )  of  any  sweetener you like.  It is available in the Texarkana area at...

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Water wars

Bruton Vineyard   -   Jun 10, 2010 - By Betty

6/9/2010 Tomorrow will be the task of laying a new drip irrigation system for a field to be planted with fall produce.  By September we should have pumpkins, acorn squash, late field peas grown in the stubble of the winter rye and cover legumes. We will...

Imagine that we have schools and prisons sending their students and inmates to harvest in the hot blazing sun. Imagine that we have benefits and health insurance to the farmers. Imagine that we have wages and salaries like $15/hour to pay  a legal...

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Rain

Tulsa City Farm   -   Jun 09, 2010 - By Malcolm

 Okay, God I love you and I love your rain. But can we put more days between showers?  On my last blog I wanted to weed! Monday it rained! Tuesday I weeded 1/3 of the garden,then I woke up to another day of rain,Wednesday. I hope it does not rain...

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Herbs Equal Tons of B Vitamins Too!

Morgan Botanicals   -   Jun 09, 2010 - By Jessica_7

Many herbs, vegetables, fruits and other foods are great sources of B vitamins. B Vitamin deficiency symptoms such as nausea, skin problems, insomnia, irritability, weightloss, water retention, nervousness, high blood pressure, depression, and panic attacks...

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