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(continued from "Three Strikes" above) Through November and December of last year my family hauled load after load of our belongings to our new farm. It was with great relief that we finally completed the task and could retreat from the cold...

We wanted rain, but it looks like we're going ...

Twin Creeks Farms- Wesley Stephens and Bethany Stephens   -   Nov 10, 2009 - By Wesley and Bethany

We were hoping for a little rain to make our winter wheat get off to a good start, but it's looking like the remnants of Ida are going to give us a good soaking. I won't complain, though. Two years ago the soil was like walking through flour when we...

Local Roots Wooster - Opening Day Market a Monumen...

Way to Go Wooster, OH!   -   Nov 10, 2009 - By Kevin & Amy

The Saturday, November 7th 2009 opening day for this indoor/year-round market was incredible! What a well organized, refreshingly progressive approach to promoting fresh-local food and products...and here in NE Ohio of all places! Hats off to the...

2009 FIBER SHARES ALMOST SOLD OUT!

Wool n Feather Farm   -   Nov 10, 2009 - By Melissa_6

Thank you very much for all your interest in our fiber share program. With the recent articles in the Country Today and the Leader Telegram, we have only a few shares left. We were really able to reach our local knitters. I am so proud of our little farm. I...

To Julie my wife and strength & Farm Moms everywhe...

Trautman Family Farm   -   Nov 10, 2009 - By Scott&JulieTraut

Well this is certainly long overdue. But isn't that just that way -- those that do the most, that hold it all together -- that do the real work of -- everything -- don't get the credit they deserve. The accolades, the attention -- goes to...

Hurricane Farm visits NPR

Hurricane Farm   -   Nov 09, 2009 - By Chris

On Friday, November 6th, my wife Erica was a guest on the Colin McEnroe show on WNPR, Connecticut Public Radio.  She discussed our farm, the farming life, and locally raised meats.  You can find the link to stream a recording of...

This year we played it smart and had our customers pre-order their holiday Turkeys. Mr. Morales suggested that we take our numbers from last year and double them. By mid September we knew we had under estimated how popular they would be. He raised just enough...

Thanksgiving

Uwharrie Farm   -   Nov 09, 2009 - By Judy_3

     When I was a child, Thanksgiving on the farm was a special time.  Mom got up very early to chop onions and celery for the traditional dressing that was stuffed inside the large turkey which she always baked for Thanksgiving. ...

Obesity & Diabetes – A Growing Epidemic That Fresh...

Christopher Ranch   -   Nov 09, 2009 - By Justin_1

Like garlic, all sugars are not created equal. At last week’s joint hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Obesity and Diabetes, “Exploring The Link Between Sugar-Sweetened Drinks & Obesity,” we heard how different sugars in different forms can...

School Gardens Will Grow Food to Eat, To Learn, An...

Grow And Share   -   Nov 09, 2009 - By Kay

November 9, 2009 – Zebulon, NC USA Elementary school teachers are going green in Franklin County, NC with installation of school gardens. Teachers are adding gardening to their lesson plans for science, nutrition, and other subjects. Produce grown in these...