The Blog Barn

We've expanded our blog!

Heirloom Country Farms   -   Jun 17, 2009 - By Rob & Katharine

See our sites front page for generally up to the minute entries, where we're just "chirping" away! 

Plans and Inspirations

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   Jun 17, 2009 - By Teresa_2

We are always looking for new ideas and inspirations about how we can improve this business.  This past weekend we took a road-trip to Osceola, Iowa, to the Harvest Barn Marketplace.  I'm not sure how I first heard about them, but they...

Time Off for Jamming

Hurricane Farm   -   Jun 17, 2009 - By Chris

Aside from my work at the farm and being a 7th grade Language Arts teacher, I also enjoy playing music.  This past weekend I was able to jam with some friends who I've known musically for many years.  We got a chance to put together some tunes...

Great start to season

MacIntosh's farmstand and greenhouse   -   Jun 17, 2009 - By Lisa

Well first I like to thank Local Harvest for the bussiness our farm has recieved off your site! Everything is growing good and the CSA shares have started and customers are satisfied. The greenhouse is winding down but veggies and strawberries are just...

Eggs, Poultry and Thanksgiving

Anonymous Farm   -   Jun 17, 2009 - By Risha

Last year we had our family from Chicago come to the farm for Thanksgiving.  We originally planned to raise a turkey just for the occasion, but the farmer friend who bought the turkeys couldn't keep them safe long enough for us to pick ours up....

Label Reading body care products

Sharon Hubbs-Kreft, Herbalist - Amazing Grace Herbals LLC   -   Jun 17, 2009 - By Sharon_3

Do you ever take the time to read labels on your body soaps, lotions, shampoos or really anything you are putting on your skin? Skin is the largest organ and what you are applying topically is being absorbed into your system and is being utilized by other...

putting heat to work for me

Hippychick's Gardens   -   Jun 16, 2009 - By hippychick

upon today's travel home i pondered how could i put this heat to work for me? if you can't beat them join them right? and the first thought that came to mind was bread! bread rises in no time when it's warm out - so i surmised that this...

Better Cheddar

Jandy's   -   Jun 16, 2009 - By Jan_3

We are getting the gardens under spring control with weeding and caging tomatoes, etc. Hopefully the next rains will come this week and we'll start all over with weeding again. But everything is looking pretty good right now. We seem to have a pet deer...

This is an excerpt from "A History of Shelby County Iowa 1915" Perry McDowell born May 17,1866 "Poets often tell the truth and the old song which contains the refrain "The farmer feeds them all" states a very fundamental economic...

Market News

Blueberry Hill Farm   -   Jun 16, 2009 - By Carmen_1

The Charlotte Tailgate Market, at which our farm participates, cranked back up on April 25th.  It was good to see return customers for our eggs. The months of January through April have us eating lots of quiches, scrambled eggs, deviled eggs, and...