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Customers who are our bread and butter

Richert/Phillips Farms   -   Feb 25, 2016 - By Michael_3

   Our CSAs have replaced the farm loan we used to get every year and we are very appreciative for these clients. But, our most cherished clients are the ones that come every week or almost every week to the market year after year, thwy are our bread...

Hello LocalHarvest CSA Farmers! Spring is making it's way to us and some of you are already selling your CSA shares for 2016. I recently attended the EcoFarm Small Farm Conference in Asilomar, CA and wanted to share with you what other CSA farmers...

Thoughts on Pectin

The Jam and Jelly Lady   -   Feb 25, 2016 - By Sonya

To Pectin or Not To Pectin? Health lifestyle, budget, and one's personal palate are the usual deciding factors on whether or not a canner uses pectin. In our cannery, we do not use pectin except on the rare occasion.  Why? Let's address...

Learn How To Can Your Garden This Summer!

The Jam and Jelly Lady   -   Feb 25, 2016 - By Sonya

Just a quick reminder that we have an excellent schedule of Canning Boot Camps this spring. We are the only comprehensive water/pressure canning class within several surrounding states, and we enjoy the company of out-of-state students every month! Canning...

Time is a flying...

Family Circle Centennial Farm   -   Feb 24, 2016 - By Emily_2

I have to say, I am a better farmer than blogger! Ha! Despite the snow and ice working to accumulate on this gorgeous February day, the prospect of spring (especially in the hoop) gets me excited and pumped about the 2016 growing season! Seeds have arrived,...

Farm update

Red Rooster Farm and Produce   -   Feb 22, 2016 - By Maryann_2

Here we are at the end of February and there are lots of activities going on at Red Rooster Farm and CSA. We are preparing the high tunnel to plant tomatoes, summer squash, peppers, and eggplants. Outside, we will be planting lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower,...

Remembering last Spring!

Walkers Fresh Veggies   -   Feb 22, 2016 - By Mark & Carolyn

We have Early Girl tomato seedlings ready to transplant into pots to grow on in the greenhouse for extra early tomatoes this year. I am planning on setting the fairly large (by that time) plants into plastic mulch with a low tunnel over each row early in May...

February, 2016 Flower cuttings doing great!

The Jenkins Clan   -   Feb 20, 2016 - By Elaine

Flowers from cuttings are amazing!  The 1-inch tall un-rooted cuttings are now up to 7 inches tall and blossoming like crazy.  We started them in 105- or 168-cell trays on January 8, moved them to 48-cell trays 3 weeks later.  Now they are in 3...

Maitake Mushrooms Dried

Home Farm Herbery   -   Feb 20, 2016 - By Arlene

When we learned how to grow Shiitake Mushrooms we went on to others and one of our favorites is the Maitake Mushroom which is also known as Hen-of-the-Woods, Sheep's Head, Ram's Head, Dancing Mushroom, King of Mushrooms, Monkey's Bench or Shelf...

Gunga Galunga CSA Week 10

The Harvest Bee Blog   -   Feb 20, 2016 - By K.T.

Good Morning, Friends; A revelation came to me in the middle of the night during the most recent uncanny storm of the winter that swooped through early Monday night/Tuesday morning. I laid awake for hours, or thought is seemed, as I could hear the thunder...