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Cold Frame

Annie's Gardens and Greens   -   Mar 29, 2010 - By Annie

This past winter we raised vegetables in a cold frame.  Until mid-November we had fresh zucchini and summer squash.  Leaf lettuce, radishes, brocoli, cauliflower, Swiss chard, and spinach were harvested up to the second week of December.  The...

Building a Hoop House for Pastured Poultry - Part ...

JustPicked Farms   -   Mar 28, 2010 - By Cheryl_2

March 28 Building a Hoop House for Pastured Poultry – Part 3 A light drizzle outside made working inside sound like a good idea this weekend, so we pulled the hoop house into the barn to continue working on it.  In Part 2 of this series we...

If you are near Wooster, OHIO, a must see and it i...

So Succulent Gardens   -   Mar 28, 2010 - By Blossomfarm

If you are ever in Wooster, Ohio and you love plants, (trees, shrubs, perennials, rhododendrons and much more) it is a must see, THE SECREST ARBORETUM, best of all it is Free! HERE IS THE LINK TO THE DIRECTIONS,  I have been visiting the...

Fooling Yourself (angry young man)

Trautman Family Farm   -   Mar 28, 2010 - By Scott&JulieTraut

Styx "Fooling Yourself" Written by tommy shaw Lead vocals by tommy shaw You see the world through your cynical eyes You’re a troubled young man I can tell You’ve got it all in the palm of your hand But your hand’s wet with sweat...

Teaching My Daughter

Tulsa City Farm   -   Mar 28, 2010 - By Malcolm

 Today, my daughter worked very hard for a 7 year old and longer than I thought she would without a break.It was so nice to have her in the garden asking questions as why we do different things to get the ground ready to plant. And to see her really...

Newly hatching Americana chicks!

Borrowed Thyme Farm   -   Mar 27, 2010 - By Michael & Denise

We are very excited, the eggs we saved from our own Blue-Wheaten Americana chickens are hatching this weekend. It is always exciting to hear the first cheeps in the incubator. Today we are also building another coop for my daughters 4H chickens! What a fun...

Ames and Des Moines people where are you

Clause Farms   -   Mar 27, 2010 - By Alexis

I just want to take the time to point out that we will deliver our csa bags to a drop off point in Ames and Des Moines.  We don't have one set up for Ames yet but Des Moines yours is Wednesday nights 4-7pm at the Drake Neighborhood farmers...

Is it done yet??

MicroFarm   -   Mar 27, 2010 - By Lorrie_1

Right here in this part of Missouri, St. Joseph, is some of the nicest soil you can find.  It is where the Missouri river was carved out by natural phenomenon and as the winds blew and brought the river bottoms up into the hills and bluffs it settled and...

Ahhhh, springtime!

Sunrise Farm   -   Mar 27, 2010 - By Jetboy

Hello all - sorry for long delay in posting but it was a lonnnng winter! Finally getting serious about this year's plan. Lettuce and radishes are in with more soon to follow. Garlic looks good, already a few inches tall. Several varieties this year. We...

ordering chickens and prepping the berries

Richert/Phillips Farms   -   Mar 27, 2010 - By Michael_3

   It has been getting busy--just before the rain this week we disc-ed nearly the entire field and planted a few pounds of peas, beets and radishes. If the rains hold off for another week or so we can prep all the fields. Tomorrow an organic company...