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Monday, July 27, 2009

Maple Heights Farm   -   Aug 10, 2009 - By Kerrie and Andy

Our chickens are doing well and Max is almost done with the most awesome "chicken tractor" that you can imagine!My little chicks will be safe from the neighborhood chicken eating dog (beautiful though she is) and the hawk that has been circling the...

Review of Jeff Rubin's Book on the End of Glob...

F.A. Farm   -   Aug 10, 2009 - By Walter_1

I just finished Jeff Rubin's Why Your world Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller: Oil and the End of Globalization (2009). Rubin is a Canadian economist who was one of the first to predict soaring oil prices in 2000. Rather than working in academia, his...

What is the CSA?

Anonymous Farm   -   Aug 10, 2009 - By Risha

We received an email asking about our CSA... this was the response: Anonymous Farm is a small family farm. We offer shares of pasture raised meat animals or garden produce grown to order.  This is also our first year producing honey.  Customers...

Fig Season!

Debbie's Garden   -   Aug 10, 2009 - By Chickadee1

The fig season is well underway....lots of luscious figs at market this past Saturday! I even had a few, as well as my "famous" fig cookies and fig cake, which i sold out of (again)!  Thanks for everyone who came out...I won't be there Sat....

County Fair, Part II

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   Aug 10, 2009 - By Teresa_2

Another Cass County Fair has come to a close.  As a kid, this was a sad event because it meant that the start of the school year was near.  As an adult with a seasonal fall business, it means its time to kick it into high (higher?) gear! ...

Can I edit later?

Kerry's Frog Leg Ranch   -   Aug 10, 2009 - By Kerry_2

Testing blog entry. What kind of font size is the default?

Weekday Market Doings!

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Aug 10, 2009 - By Kentucky Proud

I was sitting here this morning trying to think of a way to let folks know just how wonderful the Bluegrass Farmers' Market really is and I decided that I'd probably just tell you what went home with me at the end of Saturday's market. I can tell...

We have been anticipating the day that our hens would start laying for a long time. Unfortunately we are still waiting. Tomorrow they will be 21 weeks old and it's seems high time for some eggs to appear. The young roosters have been making their clumsy...

finally -- it's HOT!, big wind, sweet corn tim...

Abbe Hills Farm CSA   -   Aug 10, 2009 - By Laura_1

Hello shareholders, This week, we'll have sweet corn, green beans, cabbage, broccoli, zucchinis and summer squash, cucumbers, beets,  chard, onions, potatoes, herbs, and maybe bell peppers.  The sweet corn on Thursday will be the...

That's the Paradox

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Aug 09, 2009 - By Brian_1

We are a humane farm; our animals almost run the place. However, sometimes there is mortality.  With each loss we've had on the farm it has been hard on me and I take them all personally even though I know I shouldn't.  You don't...