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Website Updates & Vacation Photos

Bloom Where You're Planted Farm   -   May 20, 2009 - By Teresa_2

Our farm website, www.bloompumpkinpatch.com , has been updated with all of the dates and new attractions for our 2009 season.  You can click on the home page to join our E-newsletter list, and there is even a link for quick access to this blog. ...

Something old, Something new.........................

So Succulent Gardens   -   May 20, 2009 - By Blossomfarm

WE ALL HEARD THE FOLLOWING RHYME: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a sixpence in her shoe. ~An old English rhyme Something old symbolized the bride's past and hope for a long marriage.  ...

Visiting Another Farm & Buying Sheep

Breeze Hill Farm   -   May 20, 2009 - By MaLinda

Yesterday, I spent the day at Magi’s Wood Farm . They raise Icelandic sheep and we are adding this breed to our farm. As you will see in the photo’s below, the sheep are a really cool looking breed and I enjoyed the time spent with them, but Magi is an...

Getting to Know the Alpaca Herd, and the Other Far...

CinemaPacas   -   May 20, 2009 - By Todd, & SueAnne

Hey guys, it's me, Maija. I work with my mom and dad on the farm. I'm in charge of keeping the blog up to date. I'm 14, and will be 15 in July. Now, just because I'm a teenager, don't think that I am a "blog expert." This is,...

Niche Marketing and Subsidizing Your Customer

F.A. Farm   -   May 20, 2009 - By Walter_1

Yesterday, I finished reading Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America  by Barbara Ehrenreich (2001). I had been a fan of Ehrenreich since the early 90's, but I didn't bother to read her book when it came out because I knew the subject so...

Upcoming Season

Clayhill Farms   -   May 20, 2009 - By Edmond, Janice & Anson

Good Morning from Clay Hill Farms, We are very busy planting and planning your deliveries for this season.  We have had so much interest we have extended the deadline for registration and for that reason it will be the end of the month before you...

When beginning a garden, it is helpful to have the guidance of a professional. This helps to avoid some seriously costly mistakes, as smart as you think you may be. My spring garden is lovely, thanks to my Early Spring Vegetable Class teacher, Cynthia...

Spring Soup!

Eating with the Seasons   -   May 20, 2009 - By Becky

Ok, I admit it. I can't take the heat! I have lived in San Francisco for the past 13 years until this past January when I returned to my hometown of Hollister and the hot days of summer I have been dreading since I arrived came early. Please note, it's...

With the coop only partially built and surrounded by a fence that was far from complete, the day had come when we needed to bring the chickens back to our farm. They had been under the care of my brother-in-law for the past month but had begun dying in the...

Ok you guys asked for this so here goes! Our first group of lambs are weaned and separated. Wethers to the big fields Ewe lambs at home. Our Angus cross cows are dropping calves in earnest! 15 in the last 4 weeks! Ole Marcel got his job done in record time....