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Sausage day

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Dec 21, 2009 - By Brian_1

Sausage day is coming up.  It is a family tradition dating back to when my great-grandfather owned a lunch counter in Baltimore city.  He would make sweet Italian and hot sausage at Christmas time and my grandfather and his siblings would have...

Still Cold

Sweet Harmony Farm   -   Dec 21, 2009 - By Mona

Well, all alpaca owners experience it; I already have several times.  It’s been happening at least a couple times a week to me.  Dan, on the other hand, has not experienced it.  But on Sunday night, he did experience it for the first...

Pizza Beer? Garlic, Oregano, Basil & Tomato Beer.....

Christopher Ranch   -   Dec 21, 2009 - By Justin_1

Now, I love beer, and I love garlic, but, for reasons unknown, I have never considered combining the two. Turns out, somebody else came up with the brilliant idea. Chef Tom Seefurth is the brains behind Mamma Mia! Pizza Beer , a light, 4.5%-alcohol...

Christmas Snow

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Dec 21, 2009 - By Emily

The snow is falling gently outside, and we're not expecting weather above freezing, so it looks like we'll be having a white Christmas here at Pleasant Valley.  The big storm that blew up the East Coast spared us, so we only have about 4 inches...

Feeding Garlic to Cows Might Minimize Their Gas - ...

Christopher Ranch   -   Dec 21, 2009 - By Justin_1

Well, I thought I’d heard it all when it comes to fresh garlic. Scrumptious flavoring component, immune system booster, vampire obstacle, infection fighter, cancer combatant, bad breath creator, cholesterol reducer, etc. However, this one takes the cake...

Happy Holidays to all!!!

Sharon Hubbs-Kreft, Herbalist - Amazing Grace Herbals LLC   -   Dec 21, 2009 - By Sharon_3

Hello everyone, my apologies for not blogging in a while, things have been very hectic here with the holidays upon us. I wanted to send everyone warm winter wishes for the holiday season and all the best of blessings for 2010. A special thank you to all of...

Christmas Harvest

Uwharrie Farm   -   Dec 20, 2009 - By Judy_3

It is the week before Christmas and I am harvesting fresh veggies here in central NC.  How fortunate I am.  Collards and Savoy Cabbage have survived well in the garden with temperatures dipping into the low 20's on several occasions. ...

The Twelve Days of Christmas

So Succulent Gardens   -   Dec 20, 2009 - By Blossomfarm

This week, I found out. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface...

Disappointment in Copenhagen

F.A. Farm   -   Dec 19, 2009 - By Walter_1

For the last two weeks I have been watching the Copenhagen Climate Conference via Democracy Now! on the web. It has been very disappointing. Even though there is no disagreement on the science of global warming, many countries are unwilling to make a binding...

I have known about this flaw in myself for a long time and have mentioned it before, but I still can't seem to do anything about it. I guess it is a symptom of having too many projects on my plate from which to choose, but it is annoying just the same. The...