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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
A Dairy Industry that Loathes Itself
Trautman Family Farm - May 17, 2010 - By Scott&JulieTraut
I wish you the best! What a nice thing to say. Hoping, believing, that good things will happen. That's not what our dairy industry is saying to Wisconsin farmers, is it? Die. Give us all your money, then die. Dairy industry record profits; 2300...
The Barefoot Gardener
JustPicked Farms - May 17, 2010 - By Cheryl_2
May 16 The Barefoot Gardener I went out into the garden this afternoon to try to get some things done on the only non-rainy day we’ve had in a while. I was fairly productive, and got corn, beans, and zucchini planted, and got the mulch fabric...
Morning at the Market
North Star Orchard: On Farming and Food - May 16, 2010 - By Lisa_5
The West Chester Growers' Market: We were one of the founding members of this market (the first such producer-only market in SE PA!!) in 1995. You always remember your first!
What a year!
Great Expectations - May 16, 2010 - By Candace
I can't believe it has been months since I posted a new entry to our little site. My mother was right when she said time flies by faster as you get older. I guess it is a bit like that ride downhill on a bike... it's harder to keep your...
Wet Week
Tulsa City Farm - May 16, 2010 - By Malcolm
Lillian and I did not get a whole lot done this week.But God did answer our prayer and give us rain.This made it too wet to really do anything and when it was dry I had to work,though evenings.Plus we had Lillian's Birthday this week and that...
The Poor Thing
Cypress Lake Naturals - May 16, 2010 - By Sharon
Today a chicken went swimming. I thought it was odd that I wasn't hearing my grandson in the yard anymore. But I was busy giving water and carrot tops to the rabbits. When I finally did go into the house, my grandson said, "Grandma, the chicken went...
What a nice walk!
At Home in Nature - May 16, 2010 - By Mary_5
What a nice walk we had today! Though there was the promise of rain (and rain walks are, indeed, a charming and beautiful adventure), the skies cleared unexpectedly and our nature walk / educational walking tour of the wild edible and medicinal plants of...
Give them what for.
Auntie Annie's Fields, LLC - May 16, 2010 - By Elizabeth
The USDA is considering new regulations that could put small meat processors out of business and cripple the production of locally raised meat. The new rules would make the processors do expensive tests on every product they offer, and a well-respected meat...
GMO Must Go
Miolea Organic Farm - May 15, 2010 - By Brian_1
Why did the goverment of Mexico outlaw ALL GM (genetically modified) foods, especially corn? Then only to discover that strains of GMO corn have made their way into the corn fields of Mexican farmers. They Mexican government had the...
What's in our Spring Garden
Cypress Lake Naturals - May 15, 2010 - By Sharon
Week of May 15th - Yesterday we sent collards, baby carrots, arugula, baby romaine lettuces, standard romaine lettuce, mesclun mixture (from organic seed), mixed looseleaf lettuce, cilantro, heirloom Tom Thumb lettuce, turnips, Giant Fordhook Swiss Chard, baby...