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Greetings from Maybelle Farm

Maybellefarm LLC   -   May 24, 2009 - By Kathleen_1

Hello from Maybelle Farm.  My name is Kathleen and  we are very excited to offer some wonderful workshops and farm events between June 13th and Sept.12th.  First on June 13th we will host a Planning and Planting a Dye Garden Workshop.  The...

Rain Again!?

Debbie's Garden   -   May 24, 2009 - By Chickadee1

Hi from Marietta, GA! We are having RAIN again, or is that, STILL? I haven't seen this much rain for years. I guess we should be catching up on what we've missed the past several years. Unfortunately some of my plants are actually "drowning"...

Sunday Morning Walk

Double R Farm (Amish Country Soaps & Sundries)   -   May 24, 2009 - By Christine_2

Come with me on a morning walk through the some of  gardens on the farm. Just now the irises are blooming, and the summer garden is growing. It's peaceful here in Sugarcreek on this Sunday morning. The weather has been beautiful and the plants are...

Chicken Review

Kiss My Grass Farm   -   May 24, 2009 - By Dot and Brian

One of our workshare CSA members bought our first Poulet Redbro broiler this year and took it right home for dinner here is her review:  "I just wanted to pass on a quick review of these chickens. I picked mine up on Thursday . We cooked one and...

Open Homestead Eats Announced ! - Stop on by!

Hippychick's Gardens   -   May 23, 2009 - By hippychick

the eats for the parteeee May 24, 2009 - meats - slow roasted ancho ginger seasoned brisket, grilled chicken, grilled elgin sausage - roasted veggies - corn, squash, onion, chard, maters - salads -cucumber & strawberry salad, potato salad ...

Blooming Irises

Double R Farm (Amish Country Soaps & Sundries)   -   May 23, 2009 - By Christine_2

Here in Sugarcreek the irises are just now beginning  to bloom. Mother Nature it seems has been working extra hard this year producing these hardy perennials. I thought I'd take a minute and share a few with you. I only wish the computer had a scent...

Hurricane Farm Takes a Field Trip: Scotland Farm ...

Hurricane Farm   -   May 23, 2009 - By Chris

Here are some photos from Scotland Farm Day from last weekend. Here is our set up.  To the left we had small pens with a calf, some lambs, and the pigs.  To the right we had a chicken coop and some goslings in another small pen.  I recently...

After three evenings of concentrated work on the chicken enclosure fencing, it is finally complete enough to allow them out of their temporary cage to forage. Immediately upon being released they clustered around my feet and began pecking at everything in...

Herbal Ice Cubes

Sharon Hubbs-Kreft, Herbalist - Amazing Grace Herbals LLC   -   May 23, 2009 - By Sharon_3

We all try to use as many fresh herbs as possible but what happens when you are left with a small amount and not enough to make your favorite dish? Or how about when you use almost every leaf off the stem but have not even a handful left and you know if...

The Start of Summer

Pleasant Valley Farm   -   May 22, 2009 - By Emily

Well, Memorial Day weekend is here and has brought summer's heat!  We planted lots of seedlings last night.  The peppers have a few blooms and I can't wait to be picking them! We hope to do some more work after the heat of the day and I'm...