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Fruit & Veggie Cleaner

So Succulent Gardens   -   Aug 07, 2009 - By Blossomfarm

 Ingredients: 1 cup distilled water 1 cup white vinegar 1 tablespoon baking soda 18 drops lemon essential oil  Combine all ingredients in a  spray bottle with a pump. Shake, spray mixture on produce, and rinse thoroughly...

Oh My.....Tomatillo

Morgan Botanicals   -   Aug 07, 2009 - By Jessica_7

Tomatillos are perhaps one of my favorite and most prized fruits. They're not only fun to grow (as they are incredibly beautiful plants) but they are rich in flavor and yummy to eat. This native of Mexico, which is much like a tomato, dates back to at...

Cleaning Up the Pasture

Hurricane Farm   -   Aug 07, 2009 - By Chris

So every once in a while we have to go out into the main pasture and clean up a little bit.  Fences sometimes need to be tightened, and sometimes we have to remove undesirable plants to keep the pasture healthy and useful.  Aside from finding...

photo by Prospera Farm Happy summer, everyone! Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter! Ten years ago this month, a few pragmatic idealists set out to do something worthwhile, and ended up heading down the road that led to LocalHarvest....

Lavender Harvest

123 Farm   -   Aug 06, 2009 - By Jan_4

Finally...  After more than six weeks, the Lavender Harvest is over - the French Lavender buds are safely stored in large fiber drums and the English Lavender all distilled into big brown bottles... six weeks of burning sun and long long days... now...

CSA Contents Week of August 10th

Maplewood Organics   -   Aug 06, 2009 - By Hannah and Eric

1 head lettuce or lettuce mix 1 head cauliflower 1 bag beans 1 bunch leeks yellow summer squash slicing tomatoes cherry/sungold tomatoes green peppers basil beets 1 garlic bulb 1 flower bouquet Swiss chard and kale if you want it. ...

Week 8 Newsletter with recipes

Maplewood Organics   -   Aug 06, 2009 - By Hannah and Eric

CSA Newsletter Volume 5 Issue 8- Farm August 6, 2009 __________________________________________________________________________________ Week 8 New to everyone this week: cauliflower and leeks! Another exciting addition for our half share...

What's in your lip care products?

Sharon Hubbs-Kreft, Herbalist - Amazing Grace Herbals LLC   -   Aug 06, 2009 - By Sharon_3

Your lip care products are just as important as your basic skin care needs and what you apply to your lips is even more important. Lip skin is very thin and does not have oil glands therefore, it needs deep moisture and added protection. Your lips can absorb...

Where else would you rather be

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Aug 06, 2009 - By Brian_1

When we first started to talk to our family and friends about buying a farm the reactions were mixed but predominately quizzical.  Why?   As if something was wrong with us.  H ow come?   As if there was some force pushing us...

Good News For Christopher Ranch & Fellow Domestic ...

Christopher Ranch   -   Aug 06, 2009 - By Justin_1

Low Chinese garlic supplies entering the U.S. and strong domestic demand for fresh garlic has subsequently raised the price of Chinese garlic here in the U.S. – welcome news for domestic garlic growers, like Christopher Ranch, who have been burdened by...