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Saturday Is The Day!!!!

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Jul 23, 2009 - By Kentucky Proud

    It's Customer Appreciation Day at the   Bluegrass Farmers' Market! Cooking Demonstration By “GrillMan” Drew of Caros Restaurant! He'll be creating a dish using market veggies and, he'll be sharing it...

Orange Glazed Salmon Kebobs

Cookus Interruptus   -   Jul 23, 2009 - By Cynthia

Perfect July menu:  salmon kebobs on rosemary skewers with yogurt garlic dip and roasted potatoes and our favorite salad.   I'm gonna make something with peaches and raspberries for dessert.  

Are You Excited About Damiana

Morgan Botanicals   -   Jul 23, 2009 - By Jessica_7

Damiana is a native of the Gulf of Mexico and regions of southern California and is also found in the wild throughout Mexico, Central and South America, the West Indies and Africa. Turnera diffusa is a relatively small shrub reaching a height of 3-6 feet,...

summertime

Dragonfly Farms   -   Jul 23, 2009 - By Bruce

We have had a great spring, blessed with good rains early on. We were able to get the garden in early enough. We got a fine first cutting of hay. We have had good sales at the two farmer's markets we attend (Ashland and the one Whole Foods puts on.) We...

Runaway!

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   Jul 23, 2009 - By Emily

On Tuesday, our neighbobr stopped by to ask if he could used our recently cut hayfield to work his new team of Haflingers, a small draft horse breed.  We had no problem with that, and shortly thereafter we saw them in the field.  The ponies seemed to...

Over the holiday we drove down to southern Ohio and visited my parents. It was relaxing and nice to catch up with family and friends. I attended a class reunion, we watched the fireworks, ate lots of great food and played lots of badminton . My...

July... Paca Days. Rich with abundance. Beautiful...

Happy Hills Alpaca Farm   -   Jul 23, 2009 - By wawanuky

April and May were the proverbial calm before the storm. Waiting for babies and they came one , two, three upon us. Two of the births were a bit difficult , one baby being born at 11 pm at night. We had so much rain then that I believe the females wait...

From Garlic to Cauliflower

Tewksbury Grace Farm   -   Jul 23, 2009 - By Johnny and Leah

We harvested our garlic this past weekend with help from our friends Jude and Elizabeth.  Then we transplanted purple cauliflower into the bed.  We did this Saturday night instead of going to see the Cavalcade of Champions drum and bugle...

LAVENDER HARVEST

Blue Moon Lavender Farm   -   Jul 23, 2009 - By Magdalena

We are harvesting lavender these days and are so impregnated with the smell of it that even after showering up and changing clothes, people at the store ask us: how is the harvest? sure smells great! The fresh lavender bundles are finding their way into all...

I had a gal come out today on a mission. She had been told some really nasty things about us by a competitor and was out for blood. We showed her our operation, our Certifications, our protocols, and everything else she asked for. She told us as she left that...