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Recent Writing from LocalHarvest Members

Sorry to be so late but I just found out that at least one farmer will be setting up this afternoon at our Azur Restaurant & Patio location in Beaumont Centre...they'll be there from 3 until 6! Look for tomatoes, peppers, edamame, eggplant, cucumbers,...

Okay, the farmers markets are in full swing and there are veggies galore to be had. :) I thought I would share one of our favorite ways to use as many veggies as you want...it doesn't matter how many or which ones you use. I call this an “add whatever you...

Organic Poultry Available

Mickel Farms   -   Jul 23, 2015 - By Edward

We have Broad Breasted organic Turkeys up to 30 pounds available for Thanksgiving. In addition to these great tasting birds, we also carry Cornish Rocks Meat Birds. Call ahead to reserve your poultry. While supplies last!   Dee Canelli (315) 225-2059

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Summer Status

The Depot Farm   -   Jul 22, 2015 - By Phil_2

  I am finally updating the growing season this year. Although it has been extremely wet, the early crops did remarkably well. Lettuces, radishes, bok choy and chard seemed to thrive this year. While the last of the peas were harvested last week, the...

Summer fruit is ripe! The farmers’ market is bursting with the freshest picked local fruit around. With the addition of a new fruit vendor the orchards are yielding sweet early apples, nectarines, apricots, peaches, plums, some bizarre variety of pears as well...

It's Tuesday and that means our farmers will be set up at the Liquor Barn Hamburg from 3 until 6 today! Look for all sorts of homegrown goodness including summer squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes and so much more. Plenty of free and convenient...

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Green Drink

The Depot Farm   -   Jul 21, 2015 - By Phil_2

 One thing I enjoy is a simple veggie drink once or twice a day, extra vitamins never hurt. I simply chop one cucumber (including skin), A stalk of celery, a hand full of lettuce, 1 clove garlic and 4-5 cherry tomatoes ( add a pepper if you want to...

Love Made Visible

The LocalHarvest Blog   -   Jul 21, 2015 - By Guillermo

Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. It is difficult to look back on the world as it was when we started developing LocalHarvest in 1998 and really remember how different it was. There were only about 500 CSAs and 1,700 farmers markets in the United...

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Only two weeks...and counting!

Bluegrass Farmers Market   -   Jul 19, 2015 - By Kentucky Proud

That's right...only two more weeks until our farmers get to celebrate National Farmers Market Week! The excitement starts on August 2nd and ends (so they say) on August 8th. We like to think that the Bluegrass Farmers' Market customers are excited all...

The weather folks are predicting a hot and steamy Saturday but that's okay, our farmers are used to working in the hot summer months so you can bet they'll be bringing their bounty to the Bluegrass Farmers' Market tomorrow. They'll be...

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