The Blog Barn
Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
Living with Chickens
Wild Things Farm - Jun 09, 2010 - By Terry_5
About 15 years ago my oldest son joined 4H. He wanted to have chickens for his project, so a chicken house was constructed and 30 chicks arrived; 25 girls and 5 boys. The chickens roamed around the yard for the first several months but they poop...
Beefsteak Begonia plants available soon
pLantz - Jun 09, 2010 - By Dan_2
Beefsteak Begonia starter plants will be available July 1. 2010.
Cow Madness
Pleasant Valley Farm - Jun 08, 2010 - By Emily
We're getting ready to have beef for sale again. We've been planning on offering it for sale for the 4th of July weekend, so that means Happy and Louie will be leaving us in a matter of days. Although we'll still have Fiannait and Baby...
Poor man recipes as recounted from my grandfather ...
Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL - Jun 08, 2010 - By Tony_1
During the Great Depression, poor people in Europe and the Mediterranean regions ate wild weeds, cacti plants and made cheese and preserved them in extra virgin olive oil which lasted for a while without refrigeration. In...
Gulf Coast Oil Spill disaster
Sweet Harmony Farm - Jun 08, 2010 - By Mona
Like so many of you, the growing disaster of the oil spill in our country’s beautiful Gulf Coast region is continuously on my mind. If you are new to reading my blog (and thank you) and are curious as to what the oil spill has to do with alpacas, please...
Time to get busy again...
Bloom Where You're Planted Farm - Jun 08, 2010 - By Teresa_2
Our family took its first "grown up" family vacation last week. We went to the Manitou Springs, Colorado area with my parents, brother, sister-in-law and niece. My mom turned 60 in April and this was her belated birthday trip. It...
It's Tuesday, so it must be a market day!
Bluegrass Farmers Market - Jun 08, 2010 - By Kentucky Proud
This afternoon will be a great time to try some of the seasons freshest and best at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market! Blueberries! Beets! Zucchini! Green Beans! English Peas! Sugar Snap Peas! Broccoli! New Potatoes! ...
Hurricane Farm on Facebook
Hurricane Farm - Jun 08, 2010 - By Chris
That's right! You can follow our exploits, experiments, failures, and success stories on FACEBOOK. http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Scotland-CT/Hurricane-Farm/111791448862149?ref=ts&ajaxpipe=1&__a=9 WHOA! That is one...
Hurricane Farm in the Blog-o-Sphere: "It'...
Hurricane Farm - Jun 08, 2010 - By Chris
Though neither "Up-To-the-Minute" nor "Late-Breaking," (sorry, we just found this article from last Winter) this blog commentary offers an interesting perspective on local, sustainable farming. http://nutmegnewssource.blogspot...
On the menu - June 7, 2010
Sunshine for Dinner - Jun 07, 2010 - By Georgiaberry
The first delivery of the season! It feels good to be handing over bags of goodies again - everyone is smiling. Fresh Garlic Farm fresh eggs Blackberries Cucumber Summer squash – straightneck yellow, green zucchini and ’Gold Rush’...