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On-Farm Goat Auction/Sale (many are young does)

The Mushroom Hut @ Fox Farms - May 28, 2010 - By Alan and Susan

We will have an on-farm goat auction/sale on May 29th from 8:00-10:00am. We need to decrease our Nubian/Boer mix herd so we can increase our Saanen herd. We are an Animal Welfare Approved farm and our goats are on a rotational...

Hommos

Hani's Mediterranean Organics - May 28, 2010 - By HANI

I don't normally blog, as a matter of fact, I've never blogged, but after seeing yet another abomination of hommos, I felt the need to do something, so here I am. Hommos, hummus or any other spelling is the Arabic word for chick peas or...

Crop Failure

Elliott Family Farm - May 28, 2010 - By Samuel_1

As we feared might happen, hot weather killed the English Pea Crop. I always take crop failures bady. This one is no exception. They do happen, quite often on the farm and one simply has to keep going. The container garden is still doing nicely. We are...

Hurricane Farm and CSA's in the Newspaper

Hurricane Farm - May 27, 2010 - By Chris

More people are buying a piece of their local farm Willimantic Chronicle, 27 May 2010 By MIKE SAVINO ABOVE: Erica Andrews, right, the owner of Hurricane Farm in Scotland with her husband Christopher, allows Jasper Cote, 2, to hold a baby...

Organic Act and Cancer rate cover-up

At Home in Nature - May 27, 2010 - By Mary_5

With the poor farming practices of many conventional farmers, soil nutrients are consumed by plants and deposited in edible portions, harvested and removed from the field.Inadequate tillage and abundant chemicals prevent nutrients from being redeposited in the...

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Cookus Interruptus - May 27, 2010 - By Cynthia

Is Robert Plant organic? Combining strawberries and rhubarb can be a stairway to a heavenly dessert. Click here to watch.

Some welcome regulation by the US Government

At Home in Nature - May 27, 2010 - By Mary_5

On May 26th, "Health Day" reported in their "Many Supplements Said to Contain Toxins, Make False Health Claims" that many of the herbal supplements sold on the market are dangerous or ineffective. The article, reprinted by Yahoo!...

GREEN BUCKS MARKETS or REAL GREEN FARMER MARKETS?L...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL - May 27, 2010 - By Tony_1

I am going to share with you my PERSONAL opinion and story with Farmers and Green markets , without naming them because they know who they are. I have applied in the past 10 years to display at four Green and Farmer markets in my area and all...

Tomatoes that may thrive in late blight conditions

Amity Highland Ranch - May 27, 2010 - By Debbie_2

Because of the late blight scourge of last year, I am growing transplants this year of a variety called Legend, which was developed by Dr. Baggett at the U. of Oregon. According to several sources which you can find on the Web, this tomato exhibits...

The Quest for the Winter Harvest