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PEAK SOIL.Why Is it important to create your own O...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Feb 12, 2010 - By Tony_1

After Peak OIl what we need to pay attention to is :PEAK SOIL.LINCOLN once predicted that soil is the next ENDANGERED SPECIES.With development destroying most of the historical ,commercial and recent farms in S.Florida what is left to consider are the BACK and...

February At Colvin Family Farm

Colvin Family Farm   -   Feb 12, 2010 - By Colvin Farm

  We are getting the last orders of seed and supplies in for the season, and are getting started on finding what has been back-ordered, it is frustrating when you have something that you really need back-ordered and have to track it down somewhere else....

Planting...

123 Farm   -   Feb 11, 2010 - By Jan_4

Winter season is time for planting... This winter we planted several hundred Italian and a few Greek Olive trees and are planning to plant over a hundred Heirloom Apple Trees. We are also planning to plant almost 2 Acres of a new Lavender varieties. Its...

Lambing Season is Here!

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Feb 11, 2010 - By Emily

Our small flock of sheep has just increased by two!  We began the winter with 7 ewes and our ram.  Four of the ewes were born last year, so while they will probably lamb in the late spring, we won't look for that to happen until late April or...

CSA time

Richert/Phillips Farms   -   Feb 11, 2010 - By Michael_3

   We are starting to get CSA applications in. It feels good that most of last years members have already sent them in.    On our produce farm there is only 12-18 weeks we are making money--the rest of the time is preparing for the season...

Catalogs and more catalogs...

Family Farms Coop   -   Feb 11, 2010 - By Chris_1

Catalogs and more catalogs... I can't remember when the change happened.  We use to get Lands End's, Macy's, Eddie Bauer and now we only get SEED catalog's....they are everywhere!  Don't get me wrong they are...

Blows Against the Empire

F.A. Farm   -   Feb 11, 2010 - By Walter_1

The Big Bale Project is finished. This was all about blows against the empire. Specifically two puny humans, myself and Larry W., both in our 60's, taking apart and spreading out 110 big round bales encased in slimy plastic. These bales had sat in a field...

Winter here in Michigan really wasn't measuring up to its reputation...until this week. January and the first week of February were so devoid of snow that I was beginning to think we were just going to ease into early spring without it. Two mornings ago,...

Frannie

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   Feb 11, 2010 - By Teresa_2

Some of you who visited last fall will remember Frannie, our tortoise-shell cat who was just a kitten at the time.  She made some good friends during the pumpkin season, so I wanted to share some current photos and tell a little about how Frannie...

Evening Primrose - Oenothera

Wall Flower Studio Garden   -   Feb 11, 2010 - By Karen_1

 Oenothera biennis, or Evening Primrose, has been cultivated in North America since the early 16th century. It was originally grown as an edible plant, however the bright yellow flowers make for a beautiful ornamental display in the...