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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members
The First Cut is the Deepest
Double R Farm (Amish Country Soaps & Sundries) - Sep 16, 2009 - By Christine_2
It was a sad day on the farm yesterday. No, we didn’t loose any livestock, but a hard earned dream disappeared over the horizon due to this still sagging economy. For months now I have been watching friends and neighbors sell many of their personal possessions...
Week of September 14, 2009
Rolling Acres Farm - Sep 15, 2009 - By Denise_1
Week of September 14, 2009 Dear CSA Members, Yesterday as I was picking raspberries and listening to the constant buzz of the bees surrounding me, I again thought about how lucky I am to live on a family farm and to be able to spend my time outdoors....
Obama’s Call For Tariff On Chinese Tires – Domesti...
Christopher Ranch - Sep 15, 2009 - By Justin_1
President Obama’s recent decision to impose a tariff on tires imported from China strikes a serious chord with the domestic garlic industry. While the garlic business might not be as sweeping as the tire industry, domestic garlic growers, such as...
A NARRATION about a personal Flu Experience .How ...
Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL - Sep 15, 2009 - By Tony_1
The mainstream media are busy bombarding us daily with news about the flu .Most of us give in to the propaganda and rush to get a vaccine which started as a two shots dose and now is being recommended for one shot after the Canadians...
Who do you belong to?
Pleasant Valley Farm - Sep 15, 2009 - By Emily
Well all the babies all made it through the first night ok. Piglets always look so small and frail, and there is a possibility that the sow could accidentally step or lay on one or two without realizing it. After the first week, the piglets are...
A Recipe for (Our) Heritage Pork
Hurricane Farm - Sep 14, 2009 - By Chris
One of our customers recently tried some of our Heritage pork and offers this recipe: "Slap Ya Mama Heritage Pork Chops." Please follow the link to their Food Blog and, perhaps, try it out yourself! http://acoupleinthekitchen.blogspot.com/...
It's a boy and a girl and...
Pleasant Valley Farm - Sep 14, 2009 - By Emily
On a farm, by necessity, you live seasonally. This is the time of year when I'm busy freezing and canning what I am able to prepare before the first killing frost and the long winter that follows. It's generally not time for babies....
Fourth Blog from the Sheep Farmer
Shady Hill Farms, Ltd. - Sep 14, 2009 - By Ben
This past weekend one of our Polled Dorset ewes aborted. What did we do to respond, to address this issue which threatens our lamb crop? Did we rush in syringe in hand and administer this and that? Did we shoot first and ask questions later as so many...
Boulder Belt Farm Share Initiative Week 23
Boulder Belt Eco-Farm - Sep 14, 2009 - By Lucy
Greetings Farm Share Members It is week 23 for some of you and week 2 for others-it's a crazy farm share program we run. Almost no one else in the country will let new members in monthly. That makes us special. But it also makes it very hard to plan...
Good Boy Julio !
Sweet Harmony Farm - Sep 14, 2009 - By Mona
In a previous post , I had mentioned how our alpacas had easily adapted to their new home here on our farm, and that because they’ve been so calm, we’re kinda irked that they haven’t done something . Well, now they have! They were all hanging out by...