The Blog Barn

Ok I'm convinced! I know I said it would be a couple of months before we had informaton on our belties, but when we weighed and ultrasounded steers one was ready to go. 1,200 lb on the hoof and 791 hot hanging wt. so far so Great! The best thing is he...

Is Local Food Actually Doable in an Institutionali...

F.A. Farm   -   Jun 25, 2009 - By Walter_1

Yesterday I responded to a Local Harvest forum post about getting local milk into schools. It strikes me that the whole idea of healthy food in an institutionalized setting is structurally unsound. Let's start at the paradigm level. Schools and prisons are...

Sweet Lemon Balm......I'm In Love!

Morgan Botanicals   -   Jun 25, 2009 - By Jessica_7

I have several lemon balm plants growing right outside my kitchen window, and I just love the wafting lemon scent that flows into the house. This easy to grow herb thrives in any sunny, well drained location. Both the foliage and the flowers are attractive in...

Saturday at the Bluegrass Farmers' Market!

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Jun 25, 2009 - By Kentucky Proud

Being the little fish in the pond is not easy but it sure is nice to know that our customers appreciate the homegrown goodness that we have to offer. The Bluegrass Farmers' Market is smaller than the other markets in the area for one reason...we do not...

Grow And Share gardeners reporting good news, prep...

Grow And Share   -   Jun 25, 2009 - By Kay

We’ve been getting emails and phone calls from our gardeners lately, letting us know that the plants from the plant giveaway are growing well. It makes us happy to know that those little plants we started in the greenhouse have traveled far and grown well....

To King Accoyo Rex... R.I.P.

CinemaPacas   -   Jun 25, 2009 - By Todd, & SueAnne

Hello everyone, Today is a sad day for us. Rex, our full Accoyo herdsire passed away earlier this evening. I was checking on the boys, and he was under the tent, and unmoving. He was buried a little over an hour ago by a friend of ours down the road. Rex...

Using our blog for communication

Vintage Quest Acres   -   Jun 24, 2009 - By Lisa_1

We are going to try out the blog format for communication.  It seems it would be a good way to get recipes out and allow for searches, etc.  Our internet provider tends to cut us off if we try to upload too much on our website and we are reduced to...

Week 3

Vintage Quest Acres   -   Jun 24, 2009 - By Lisa_1

 I have to admit, I missed sharing our farm abundance with you, although it did give me a chance to cook rather than harvest!  We are happy to report that the two week break was just what the farm needed.  What had been planted in April after...

yogurt cheese - the slow drip

Hippychick's Gardens   -   Jun 24, 2009 - By hippychick

now that it's hot hot hot - i begin thinking about meals that keep you cool cool cool. one of my ole' stand by summer meals includes a good herbed or honey sweetened cheese with whole grain crackers, sliced veggies, an iced chilled glass of tea...

EXTRA MILK AVAILABLE THIS WEEK--6/24

Duran's Farm Fresh Products   -   Jun 24, 2009 - By Blaine & Karen

Just a real quick note here, as the garden is keeping me pretty  busy with weeding. For whatever reasons, Father's Day, vacations, or just everyone got busy, we have a TON of extra milk still available here for your purchase. With Saturday...