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Chicken camp raided by fat fox!

Borrowed Thyme Farm   -   May 26, 2010 - By Michael & Denise

     We had to build outside runs for our chickens. So our laying hens are no longer truly free range. I'm very bummed about this sitution. I love watching them scratching around in the leaves looking for bugs and worms. Last weekend we...

Who Dat Nation and Oil Spill

Rocky Mount Gourds & Treasures of Louisiana   -   May 26, 2010 - By Gourd Lady of Rocky Mount

I don't know if any of you follow the National Geographic News, but they have so much of interest to us all.  They have just reported today, the Deep Water Oil Spill by BP is not only killing the rest of Louisiana's Wet Lands, which are so...

Making it mandatory to teach organic farming at sc...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   May 26, 2010 - By Tony_1

I was reading an article by the POST of today May 25th about how "Florida growers warn of danger to food supply " in case there is a crackdown on undocumented workers.I refer you to the whole article to check it out and form your own opinion!I...

Does the Safety Food Bill include sea food that is...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   May 25, 2010 - By Tony_1

Summer is here.Welcome tourists to the Florida sun and beaches...OOOPS...did we say something politically correct but environmentally speaking incorrect! Farmers of the sea or fishermen now are crying for help to stop the oil spill from spilling their...

Who Dat Nation and Oil Spill

Rocky Mount Gourds & Treasures of Louisiana   -   May 25, 2010 - By Gourd Lady of Rocky Mount

I thought some of you may be interested in the Teletown Hall meeting that the National Wildlife Federation is having to inform people about the possible damage to wildlife and how people can help deal with the Gulf Oil Spill.  The following if information...

eggs eggs we have beautiful organic local eggs

Hippychick's Gardens   -   May 25, 2010 - By hippychick

hippychick's super-d-lovely eggs are booming - cheers for local organic fed chickeny egg sellers!  the chickenchicas at hippychick's gardens provide beautiful fresh eggs daily. *i feed the ladies locally milled coyote creek organic feed. they...

new chicks at the hippychick homestead!

Hippychick's Gardens   -   May 25, 2010 - By hippychick

brought home a few chickiebabygirls today !  here they are checking out the view from their new digs - future egg layers round the hippychick homestead - thirteen in all and happy little peepers are they.  i've housed them up...

starting the day out eggy homemade

Hippychick's Gardens   -   May 25, 2010 - By hippychick

well i just finished off the last bits of the fall honey harvest - mmm mmm good.  it was a good harvest, not a huge harvest but fine enough to share with family members, good friends and to gift a few very special folk on a job well done.  ...

still farming in smalltown texas

Hippychick's Gardens   -   May 25, 2010 - By hippychick

hey folks! i know it's been a while - nearing a month now and no posts - not to worry, i'm still here and i'm still farming and i'm still gardening and making plans for future endeavors. life has been focused in scattered places...

flowers ain't the only bloomin' beauties r...

Hippychick's Gardens   -   May 25, 2010 - By hippychick

sweet snow peas in texas snow in texas? nope nuh uh snow peas in texas yup uh huh! par-sell-eeeee ooooooooooooh aaawwwww oooh oooh oooh russian kale never imagined such a show should have known...