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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
The "Curds" Class
The Jam and Jelly Lady - Mar 16, 2010 - By Sonya
What an exciting class in the Summer Kitchen last night! I walked into the kitchen this morning and was blown away by the fresh smell of citrus! Last night, I demonstrated how to make a simple Lemon Curd, and then got out of the way fast as...
Canning Classes done for the month of March - Regi...
The Jam and Jelly Lady - Mar 16, 2010 - By Sonya
It's been a long, hard week of canning classes and canning! Taught Beginner's all day Sat., and last night was Curds. The beginners were wonderful. What an education I received! Aileen and Dessie (with multiple degrees in...
Spring harvests
Farm Share West/Organic Now - Mar 16, 2010 - By Marika
Oakland is gorgeous today. I walked from BART to Lake Merritt, and was so grateful to be in CA. Valley End Farm is about to begin its serious harvest. Organic-Now began its deliveries in January, the absolute worst time, but now, now it's...
Get to know your veggies--Broccoli
Wild Things Farm - Mar 15, 2010 - By Terry_5
Remember when we were kids how disgusting broccoli was? The only broccoli I remember being offered was the frozen stuff which I suppose remotely resembled broccoli. The ONLY thing that made it palatable was the melted Velveeta on top. I...
Spring is in Full Swing
Pleasant Valley Farm - Mar 15, 2010 - By Emily
Although the weather is a bit gloomy, the rain did get rid of the snow. Even though it's still muddy, at least the water has stopped coming in to the barn. The hog house has stayed wonderfully dry with its new roof, which is great since we have...
SPRING UPDATE
Duran's Farm Fresh Products - Mar 15, 2010 - By Blaine & Karen
Did everyone enjoy the taste of spring we had? We sure did! Nice to get outside and get things taken care of without the snow!! Okay, so there's the mud issue, but this too shall pass. :-) WORKSHOPS & CLASSES ! With all the activity...
Borage - Borago officinalis - Beautiful Blue!
Wall Flower Studio Garden - Mar 15, 2010 - By Karen_1
Borage - Borago officinalis I just love this picture. Those showy little blue star-shaped flowers attract bees, butterflies, and all kinds of good pollinators to my garden. I use Borage for companion planting. It's well known...
Building a hoop house for pastured poultry - Part ...
JustPicked Farms - Mar 15, 2010 - By Cheryl_2
March 15 Building a hoop house for pastured poultry – Part 2 The first part of this series covered building the base for the hoop house. This part covers making the “hoop” part of the house. The first step is to add a 1x4 vertically to...
Post Hearing Reflections
Trautman Family Farm - Mar 15, 2010 - By Scott&JulieTraut
The March 10th hearing was a great day for Farmers Consumers ...
preparing for the season
Richert/Phillips Farms - Mar 14, 2010 - By Michael_3
Well, we are cleaning the equipment for work in the fields and this week we will check on the bee hives. If the hives are lite they will get some sugar water as feed, but if their heavy they will be left alone. The hives are new to our farm(last...