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Baxter

Breeze Hill Farm - Oct 07, 2009 - By MaLinda

This post has nothing to do with farming, food or any other type of agriculture. It has to do with human interest and it's good for all of us to see. I only found out about "Baxter" yesterday and I can't begin to express the love I already...

The Pig-o-Tiller

Pleasant Valley Farm - Oct 07, 2009 - By Emily

We've worked hard to get an electric fence up around the smallest part of the barnyard so our little piglets can get some fresh air and sunshine. Many of our customers who stopped by last Saturday enjoyed seeing them run around;...

EXPLORING FRENCH INTENSIVE FARMING (or growing MOR...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL - Oct 07, 2009 - By Tony_1

You do not have to SPEAK FRENCH to qualify for FRENCH FARMING. Simply ,you can start gardening in a SMALL space and still harvest MORE,the intensive way! The Name French farming came from WW-II as the FRENCH started growing...

Scout Day and a visit from friends

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm - Oct 07, 2009 - By Teresa_2

This past Sunday was our second-annual Scout Day. All scouts wearing some part of their uniform received free admission to the farm. It was a beautiful afternoon and the scouts all seemed to have a great time. This is Jasper, a...

Broody Picks a New Home

Miolea Organic Farm - Oct 07, 2009 - By Brian_1

Our second flock of layers has a broody chicken. She's actually gone broody two times this year. Although breaking them of broodiness is not that hard it is still a change to all concerned. You need to isolate them and make sure they...

Too Big NOT to Fail

Bastrop Cattle Company - Oct 07, 2009 - By Pati

On Sunday morning a good friend and fellow farmers market vendor sent me an alert to a front page article in the New York Times. The article is entitles, "Trail of E.Coli Shows Flaws in Inspection of Ground Beef". The link is ...

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Westminster Farmers' Market - Oct 07, 2009 - By Dean

The Good Old Days!

Bluegrass Farmers Market - Oct 07, 2009 - By Kentucky Proud

It's that time of the year...the outdoor plants need to be moved indoors and that means I have to make room for them. I started to clear out a corner that somehow managed to become a catchall for boxes of stuff. One of the boxes was filled with things,...

My 1st Year at Farming!

Bayview Veggies - Oct 07, 2009 - By Rhonda

Wow . . . almost a year has passed since my first blog entry in December of 2008! You know, I enjoy reading blogs written by other farmers but I can't for the life of me figure out where they find the time to write! haha. . . Most...

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