The Blog Barn
Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
First Snow
Sweet Harmony Farm - Dec 09, 2009 - By Mona
Last week I posted about our unseasonable 65 degree weather in December. On Saturday we had our first snow for the season, an easy to clear, 3 inch snowstorm. My wimpy alpaca boys wouldn’t leave the awning and a grumpy crew they were in the...
New Hampshire Day Old Chicks for Sale + Free Shipp...
Fertile Chicken Eggs | Chicken Egg Incubators - Dec 09, 2009 - By Suzie OConnor
Which Chicken is good for Eggs and Meat Well look no further these New Hamsphire Reds and great birds for both Large Brown eggs and lots of them and you can also use them as meat birds. New Hampshire Reds were actually developed in the state of New...
This Week At Colvin Family Farm
Colvin Family Farm - Dec 09, 2009 - By Colvin Farm
This week we are pulling all of the carrots that successfully grew this Fall. We planted one-half of a bed in our garden (4 ft. by 100 ft.) early enough in September to make beautiful baby carrots from 2-4 inches long, but the 2 ½ more beds that we planted...
sweet girly geek farming dreams
Hippychick's Gardens - Dec 09, 2009 - By hippychick
tonight presents another round of freezing temps. we are at the cusp of winter time conditions here in smalltowntexas. freezing temps may be no big news for some folk in the upper part the of the states but around here, it's news. some folk love the...
How to Grow Great Tomatoes
Uwharrie Farm - Dec 08, 2009 - By Judy_3
Nothing says summer like that first vine ripened tomato from the home garden. Now is a good time to brush up on your tomato growing techniques. Tomatoes contain the antioxidant lycopene, lots of...
SEE FOR YOUR OWN EYES CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS .FLOO...
Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL - Dec 08, 2009 - By Tony_1
Suddenly we all are alerted to the CLIMATIC EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING.Check out the draught in Canada and California all the way down to the southern sun belt..This has been going on for years and NOW we are awake.From being the NUMBER ONE IN the GREEN HOUSE...
Greenhouse 2 and request for your help
Grow And Share - Dec 08, 2009 - By Kay
Greenhouse 2 is well on its way to relocation here at Grow And Share in Zebulon, NC USA. This past weekend, volunteers Riley E., Mitch A., Craig A., AJ B., and Frank and Kay Whatley took down all of the electrical systems. Heater, fans, and other components...
Quasi-biodiversity in Bordeaux
F.A. Farm - Dec 08, 2009 - By Walter_1
My base paradigm is "beyond organic." This means organic methods and and a lowered carbon footprint. As such, there is an absolute component (organic methods) and a relative component (lowering my carbon footprint relative to other organic farmers)....
America Is Hungry: This Holiday Season, Donate Foo...
Christopher Ranch - Dec 08, 2009 - By Justin_1
The holidays have a way of motivating people to help feed America’s hungry. The feeling of giving – and knowing you’re truly enhancing someone’s life – is the greatest high you can experience. And the need for help has never been so great, as the...
New Addition to the farm
Kelvin Grove Farm - Dec 07, 2009 - By Smiokey Joe
More changes at the farm! I'm Smokey Joe, border collie extraordinary, and run this place. Five people, a pig,3 1/2 cats, and 30 chickens can wear a dog out. At least the garden has been tucked in for the winter. The change is...