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THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS THAT LEAD TO THE MILL ,THAT'S WHAT MY FATHER USED TO TEACH ME.DIVERSITY IS THE KEY TO NATURE , BY NATURE AND WITH NATURE. The environment (earth)is our home and partner . RECYCLING IS THE KEY WORD FOR CORRECTING OUR...

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What exactly "is" a farmers market?

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Aug 20, 2009 - By Kentucky Proud

It sounds like such a simple question to answer but it's really not. There are different types of farmers markets, did you know that? Some markets are very small with only a couple of local growers. Some are more medium in size with ten to twenty plus...

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Busy with the farm

Sheltie Meadow Farm   -   Aug 19, 2009 - By Miana Ruiz-Ryan

We have been really busy with the farm animals.  We have two additionally llamas - Mocha Lattee and Lorenzo Llama. No additionally baby lambs.  We love the new location!!!  We are starting a csa in 2010.  Hoping to keep the open house on...

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As the Seasons Turn

Blue Faerie Farm   -   Aug 19, 2009 - By Ray & Jan

One of the great things about moving out to the farm has been the opportunity it provides to become more in tune with the natural world around us. As a native Floridian, I am still greatly fascinated by the seasons (we only had two in the sunshine state, hot...

Regular readers of my blog know that I am very concerned with my carbon footprint, as measured in calories of energy used to produce calories of food. Last year I produced 2.2 million calories of food from 1.1 million calories of human sweat plus gas for my...

For a healthy heart, make sure your garlic is fresh crushed and not dried. That’s what we California garlic growers have been preaching for years, but new research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry shows the...

New Location

Okolona Farmers Market   -   Aug 19, 2009 - By Carrie

The Okolona Farmers Market has moved to a new location, 7405 Preston Hwy, BC Roosters (the Old Ryans).  Due to school starting and the lot Okolona Elementary being unavailable, we needed to find a new location.  The owner of BC Roosters, Robert...

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HR 2749

Wild Winds Sheep Company   -   Aug 19, 2009 - By Catherine & Martin

 I typically don't put on my political hat, but this is something I just can't ignore. So; have any of you been following the 2009 Food Safety Enhancement Bill HR 2749?I have and it has me very concerned, I have attached a brief of it,...

It’s the third week of August and flock three of our Rhode Island Reds have just started to lay eggs.  They are so small you can hold half a dozen in your hand.  This is a big day for us, a day we've been looking forward to ever...

See M's ORganic Sustainable Farm at the Logan Square Farmers Market in Chicago Don't forget to visit www.msorganicfarm.com for CSA details.  Here's the link to the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZYYS5VIPw

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