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Winter Wonders

Jandy's   -   Dec 29, 2009 - By Jan_3

People always ask us what we do in the winter. I thought I'd put a picture up of some of the things we do. We're not much for traveling anymore. We truly just enjoy our home and farm. Closing it all up and heading south for the winter doesn't even...

New Year INTENTIONS and INNER REFLECTIONS.. or jus...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Dec 29, 2009 - By Tony_1

Years come by and go.Bye Bye 2009..Hello 2010! New resolutions and new intentions come and go.A new climate change and a new age .As we age we count less  and  forget more. The world as we  know it is no more the same as we were...

Culinary New Year's Resolutions - More 2010 Tr...

Christopher Ranch   -   Dec 29, 2009 - By Justin_1

As 2009 nears its close, bracing to pass the baton to 2010, chefs and culinary experts alike are reflecting on 2009’s culinary influences and speculating about the impending year. California heirloom garlic, interestingly enough, is on par with the...

HOMEMADE Herbal Cough Drops and Syrup Recipe

So Succulent Gardens   -   Dec 29, 2009 - By Blossomfarm

HOREHOUND COUGH SYRUP Make an old-time cough remedy by mixing horehound tea with honey.  Make an infusion by steeping 1 ounce of fresh or dried horehound leaves in a pint of boiling water. Allow it to steep only 10 minutes. Strain off...

New Year's Greetings

Sweet Harmony Farm   -   Dec 28, 2009 - By Mona

I hope all of you had a better Christmas weekend than I did.  I spent most of the time on the couch, sick with some sort of mild flu.  I only left the house in the evenings to go out to the barn with Dan to feed our happy little herd.  Standing...

Clowns and Cactus

Rivenrock Gardens Cactus   -   Dec 28, 2009 - By John_8

  I got this photo years ago from someone…    The story goes that a teacher decided it would make a great lesson in arts and biology to have the kids paint their own little ceramic clown…    Then they each added some purchased...

Winter Day in Wisconsin

Bare Naked Honey Farm   -   Dec 28, 2009 - By Mabe

December 28, 2009 A crisp, cold, bright sunny day!  The wind is gusting... sending sheets of snowflakes off the boughs of the balsam firs and into my hair and face.  The air smells so clean and fresh in this cold, and the snowflakes on the ground...

'Tis the Season to be Merry - Clark Griswold S...

Christopher Ranch   -   Dec 28, 2009 - By Justin_1

“Where do you think you’re going? Nobody’s leaving. Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We’re all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here. We’re gonna press on, and we’re gonna have the...

Holiday Greetings

Double R Farm (Amish Country Soaps & Sundries)   -   Dec 28, 2009 - By Christine_2

Greetings from Double R Farm. As the new year approaches I wanted to thank our valued customers and friends of Local Harvest that have  supported us throughout the past year. Your kind comments and purchases have helped to ensure the survival of...

Healthcare: Common Sense Solutions

Uwharrie Farm   -   Dec 28, 2009 - By Judy_3

           Webster's Dictionary defines common sense as ordinary good sense or sound practical judgment.  Now in the case of Healthcare a little ordinary good sense could go a long way in solving a...