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Green Manure and other nitrogen fixers

Miolea Organic Farm - Sep 06, 2009 - By Brian_1

We use field rotation and cover crops as a way of resting and building our soils' nutrients and tilth. It is also a way to cut down on our weeds. Some plants like "Morning Glory" are invasive species and seeds can be viable for up to...

Huevos Rancheros

Cookus Interruptus - Sep 06, 2009 - By Cynthia

The farmer's markets are rich with peppers, tomatoes, corn and farm fresh eggs. Put it altogether and make brunch for a friend or two. Huevos Rancheros. I want some now.

Chunky Chunky APPLE MUFFINS --- YUM!

So Succulent Gardens - Sep 06, 2009 - By Blossomfarm

My fruit trees are bursting with apples this year, but my sprayer broke and was not able to purchase a new one.... so I had to share this years harvest with a few squirming pals. It will be gallons and gallons of...

Boulder Belt Farm Share Initiative, Week 22

Boulder Belt Eco-Farm - Sep 06, 2009 - By Lucy

Greetings, I am up extra early because today is the day we take our chickens in for processing. I will miss the birds but I will not miss the extra work they demanded, at least 2 hours a day that could have been spent mowing, cleaning garlic and onions,...

Boulder Belt Farm Share Initiative, Week 21

Boulder Belt Eco-Farm - Sep 06, 2009 - By Lucy

Greetings, It's Tuesday once again-time to begin another farm share cycle-week 21. It's busy here at at the farm-lots of harvesting, weeding, tilling and planting going on to get ready for fall/winter growing/sales. I have had several folks...

It is Fall Once Again...

Spyglass Gardens - Sep 05, 2009 - By Steve or Wendy

Well the hot hot days of summer are behind us. Why do I know this?Because this morning the trees out back were swaying in the morning breeze and golden leaves, that were parched by the heat, were falling to the ground like...

Goat World

Hurricane Farm - Sep 04, 2009 - By Chris

Sarah, our Toggenburg milk goat, is hopefully an expectant mother. That being the case, it was time to build her a place of her own. She was living with the sheep, able to come and go in and out of the pasture on the schedule of the cattle, but we...

GROWING an EDIBLE INCREDIBLE MEXICAN GARDEN IN THE...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL - Sep 04, 2009 - By Tony_1

Are you a fan for the ZESTY Jalopeno ? Are you in love with a CALIENTE ensalada?Are you addicted to PEMIENTO?I am! Why not start a MEXICAN GARDEN in the ZESTY and MUCHO CALIENTE TIERA land of Florida? Here are some tips on HOW TO GROW a...

Roundup Time

Ebersole Cattle Company - Sep 04, 2009 - By ShanenEbersole

Wow! It seems like just yesterday that these little guys were trying to walk into my house. Now, those little guys, are this big out in the pasture. Next weekend, we will have our first round-up of the fall season. We will be grouping about 50...

EXPLORING FRENCH INTENSIVE FARMING (or growing MOR...