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Oats and Sheep and Barley Grow

Evergreen Students for Sustainable Animal Agriculture   -   Dec 05, 2009 - By ESSAA

We have reached a decision of what to feed our ewes to boost their nutrition around lambing time! Instead of craisins, we are going to feed locally grown oats and barley. This will give the sheep the energy they need while supporting the local economy and...

The Cookus Cupboard: Herbs and Spices

Cookus Interruptus   -   Dec 05, 2009 - By Cynthia

Get a list of basic herbs a spices to keep in your pantry so that you can make flavorful meals on Cookus Interruptus .  Storage information also provided.  Plus Jane's encounter with the grocery clerk is a little spicy! Runaway peppercorns. ...

Haven on Earth

Ward Hilltop Farm   -   Dec 04, 2009 - By LuvPats

Fourth generation farmers, we delight in building a traditional country farm atmosphere.  A 'haven on earth', hillsides surround us speckled with cattle, as well as wildlife and birds attracted by Conservation Reserve Program acreage strewn with...

We will be going dark for a bit. There are some issues that Local Harvest has been unable to help mitigate and we agree with their decision to go dark until these problems are resolved. We are still here and still going strong. You can reach us through our...

Sausage is ready and there is more than we thought

Twin Creeks Farms- Wesley Stephens and Bethany Stephens   -   Dec 04, 2009 - By Wesley and Bethany

The hogs we had processed were much heavier than conventional wisdom would dictate, so we are thankful that we wound up with more sausage than we had hoped for. Our county is large geographically- over 800 square miles- but has a small population- about...

Greeetings

Table Mountain Vineyards   -   Dec 04, 2009 - By wyowine

Greetings from the land of Wyoming wine!  We're Table Mountain Vineyards located in Southeast Wyoming - yes, that's right - I said, well typed, Wyoming.  TMV has over 10 acres of cold hardy grapes and our very own "biggest little...

Millstone Market & Kitchen

Millstone Meadows Farm   -   Dec 04, 2009 - By Sara and Mark

Sara has taken her culinary gifts from the local Farmer's Market, to a store/restaurant in Morganton named Millstone Market & Kitchen at 207 S. King St. 828.433-0337. The restaurnt menu and daily gourmet to go foods feature organic and all natural...

New Kid Continued......

Breeze Hill Farm   -   Dec 04, 2009 - By MaLinda

Just a quick update. Our stray Rooster has a name!!! His new name is: "Beau-Cocks" (get it? Beau-cocks...Botox!) My husband has a rather strange sense of humor. Another Blogger made the recommendation to name him Beau, that's all hubby...

Winters coming, but then follows spring!

For Dragonflies And Me   -   Dec 04, 2009 - By Neil & Jean

Greetings to all! I guess it's not really winter yet.  not till the 21st. Yesterday, (Dec. 2) Taylor and her baby pig Losif and I were outside in flip flops, no jackets weeding some of the raised beds.  I pulled out the lettuce stalks that I...

Lenny the Bull is Lonely

Ebersole Cattle Company   -   Dec 03, 2009 - By ShanenEbersole

Life on the ranch is good if you're an Ebersole Bull.  Lenny is our top herdsire (Bull).  He is 6 years old this year. Lenny was born here on the Ranch.  Lenny was actually a bottle calf.  He was the first calf for a very good looking...