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AS FOOD STAMPS DEPLETE TAX PAYERS MONEY A FREE ALT...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Nov 30, 2009 - By Tony_1

 "THREE WEALTHY ATLANTA SUBURBAN COUNTIES HAVE DOUBLED THEIR USE of FOOD STAMPS..." reported the New York Times in its FRONT PAGE REPORT ON FOOD STAMPS..MORE DETAILS AT THE BELOW LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/us/29foodstamps.html ...

.....growing season has come and gone...

Meadowset Farm & Apiary   -   Nov 30, 2009 - By Thomas & Barbara

Wow last entry dates back to February 09... not really surprising, at least not to me.  February usually brings the last quiet weeks before another growing season packed with successes and failures takes its beginning. In review, the year was wet and...

TOP TEN FREE ORGANIC GARDENER'S HOME MADE RECI...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Nov 30, 2009 - By Tony_1

Once upon a time , I was a chain smoker .It was back in the EIGHTIES.I did not smoke after quiting and recently I  met a friend smoker who challenged me that I can not quit smoking NOW in the 21 century due to the high ADDICTIVE ADDITIVES in the...

CSA localharvest news in the HORTICUTURE MAGAZINE ...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Nov 30, 2009 - By Tony_1

If you subscribe in one of those magazines that tackle agricultural and horticultural news...take note! Here in Florida we have a shortage in magazines that really tend to farmers or gardeners who choose to go the ORGANIC way.There are few magazines that are...

New Kid On The Farm

Breeze Hill Farm   -   Nov 30, 2009 - By MaLinda

While out running the Border Collies, Monday morning, several weeks ago, we heard a Rooster crowing. Around here we have sheep, goats, cows, horses, dogs and cats..no chickens. That’s just not something anyone close by raises and after the fox killed our last...

A New Tradition, An Old Tradition

The Orchard at Apolloson Acres   -   Nov 30, 2009 - By Allison

Today flew by! It's amazing how a day off work goes so quickly! For Thanksgiving dinner with my family, I was in charge of bringing Apple Sauce & Apple Pie and I also volunteered my Apple Bread :) Somehow, I see, for as long...

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've been trying to get cows tested so we can move them, working to save the home place, plus the daily routine of checking livestock and rotating pastures. Dealing with the loss of a good friend(more on that later)....

New Roof

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Nov 29, 2009 - By Emily

Although most of the major farm projects for the year are over, we're thankful that the weather is holding so we can get one last major project accomplished this year.  The hog house is finally getting a new roof!  While the ground level of the...

Onions are for People

Crighton Farm   -   Nov 29, 2009 - By James

Our first Blog post!  We happen to grow PA Simply Sweet Onions, among many other vegetables for our CSA program.  We have been doing this for several years and have always had critter problems on the farm.  First we installed a deer fence after...

The hits just keep coming

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Nov 29, 2009 - By Brian_1

We found that Roaster was ill this past Saturday.  She is one of the first six chickens and is a prolific egg layer.  My wife noticed that she was not herself.  She was listless, wasn't eating and or drinking and had yellow...