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Mission Berry Farms   -   Feb 23, 2010 - By FarmerDave

Join us for our second season!  Go to www.missionberryfarms.com and click on the Subscribe tab.  Print the form and mail it along with your check.  We also have Paypal available on the site.  Check out our happenings on our blog at ...

Short Update

Elliott Family Farm   -   Feb 23, 2010 - By Samuel_1

It is snowing in Percilla, Texas. Zone 8B. Our English Pea experiment plot has done exceptionally well. I wish I had planted the entire place now.We have to wait out the snow before we can do anything. There is much that needs to be done outside but I...

planting time

Clause Farms   -   Feb 23, 2010 - By Alexis

I started planting Sunday afternoon while watching movies with my husband.  I can't just sit there and watch tv I have to do something so I set out a few towels to keep the floor clean gathered my supplies and set to work on about 200 little cabbage...

Alternatives to pesticides:Learn how to grow your ...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Feb 23, 2010 - By Tony_1

Long time ago ANCIENT man used  NATURAL time tested horticultural prevention methods to combat  garden pests.With the discovery of Oil and after two world wars that left over tons of chemiclas used in warfare , Modern man learned to reap good...

Avocado Lychee Honey Out of Stock, but the Avocado...

What's the Buzz?   -   Feb 23, 2010 - By Marcie

Even though we're still experiencing Florida's version of Winter, the avocados are happily blooming, as are the mangos. Which is a good thing: Over he weekend we Sold Out of our popular Avocado Lychee honey. Sorry about that! The bees are working...

Berries, anyone? (Feedback needed, a.k.a. HELP!!)

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   Feb 23, 2010 - By Teresa_2

Late last week, Terry and I attended a class put on by the University of NE extension.  It was all about growing berries in your home garden.  We've been considering planting some small fruits in the hopes that we could grow enough to make our...

We have decided to do another round of ordering Pullets (Red Stars) at Washington Farmers in Abingdon, Va.  These orders must be in and paid for by March 30th.  The hatchery is selling out quicker then we expected so get your orders in as soon as...

"Re-entry"

Mott Family Farm   -   Feb 23, 2010 - By Shelley_1

When we were missionaries there was a big deal made about the process of moving back to the homeland.  The concept was called "Re-entry", and there were books written about it:  it involved the sometimes painful process of readjusting to...

A slight warmup

Peaceful Pastures Farm   -   Feb 23, 2010 - By Rene

For the past two days it has been a little warmer and the snow has mostly slid off our metal barn roof.  Thank God, what a relief! Today, my 10 year old daughter, Shannon and I, waded thru hip high snow to fix fence in the sacrifice lot.  (The...

Rosa's Special Deliveries

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Feb 23, 2010 - By Emily

Today brought lots of driving and a less than looked forward to meeting at my day job, so it was good to come home to more baby lambs.  Rosa, had been staying in the barn for the past 10 days or so, baa-ing for food whenever a person came or went....