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Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   Nov 04, 2009 - By Teresa_2

Our fifth pumpkin patch season has come to an end.  Our "official" last day of the season was Sunday, November 1st.  Unoficially, our last day was Monday because we had one final field trip that morning.  Now comes the task of...

I apologise for taking so long to post but we've been frantically fighting to save the home place, taking care of all the stock on multiple leases, trying to get hogs moved down from up north, and in the midst of all that we didd an interview with our...

Good Morning!

The Orchard at Apolloson Acres   -   Nov 04, 2009 - By Allison

We have the most beautiful sunrises (& sunsets for that matter!) on the farm. I wish I had a good camera to capture them all! I could do a daily blog just posting the pictures of the days sunrise and set! Anyways, here is this mornings sunrise, courtesy...

"Green Acres" was a prep course for us

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Nov 04, 2009 - By Brian_1

The first year on the farm had its perils, like the time the phone company changed our phone number, without us initiating the task or them asking us if it was okay.  To top that off they wouldn't give us the new number because they said it was...

NAIS - WICFA News & Wisconsin NAIS Court Case...

IICFA   -   Nov 04, 2009 - By GrannySue

Hello WICFA Friends and Members:   We have some good news and some news that is not so good.     First of all, we have rebuilt the WICFA website. It will be much easier to view the site in its entirety using...

CSA season sign off--Thank you

Eaters' Guild   -   Nov 03, 2009 - By Laurie_2

Hello there-- Just a brief but heart felt thanks to all of you for joining us this season.  We have had a few inquiries on it, so I just want to remind you that this is was our last week of vegetable share delivery.  We have continued...

Ingredients Matter

Christopher Ranch   -   Nov 03, 2009 - By Justin_1

It’s somewhat ironic how quickly the Slow Food concept – and everything it embodies – is gaining momentum. The Slow Food movement has caught peoples’ attention worldwide, by upholding the appreciation and awareness of quality, clean, ethical food and its...

first week of Late Fall CSA season, eat more squas...

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Nov 03, 2009 - By Laura_1

Greetings Late Fall CSA shareholders, Welcome to the first pickup of the new CSA.  This Wednesday, we'll have kale, potatoes, onions, daikon, Chinese cabbage, mustard greens, baby Red Russian kale, arugula, squash, cilantro, chilies, and a little...

Our First Beef

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Nov 02, 2009 - By Emily

While we knew it was time to send our first farm-raised beef cows for processing, Dan and I did a lot of thinking about how we were going to process them.  The butchering facility is more than happy to cut, wrap and freeze the meat for you, but of course...

TOP TEN TIPS FOR BOUNTIFUL GROWING AT THE S.FLORID...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Nov 02, 2009 - By Tony_1

S.Florida Community gardens are growing more , in numbers.Most of the new comers to S.Florida need some Tropical Gardening orientation as they mostly come from the cold Up-North! Here are some suggestions for the new comers to make their toil in the soil...