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What A Year Can Do

Liberty Lake Farmers' Market   -   May 15, 2009 - By LLFMarket

2008 was the best year that the Liberty Lake Farmers’ Market had seen since it opened in 2001. But 2009 looks even better. Here’s what the numbers look like so far going into opening day… Total vendors 2008: 35 Total vendors 2009: 42 Farmers 2008: 18...

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Hello friends and supporters! First of all I want to thank everyone who came out to support us last week—we had a lot of fun! Summer is finally here and we are very excited to see what changes are in store for the Laurel Community Farmers’ Market! The...

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Johnson City Market

The Appalachian Shed   -   May 15, 2009 - By Terrie

I will be attending the Johnson City Market this Saturday providing the rain lets up.  I was told it is now open.   I will have Heirloom and F1 tomato plants, some perennials, Concord grapes, and a shrub or two.   Hope to see you...

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Lots of fun news.  We have the majority of the annuals planted and they are currently happily growing in the garden.  Unfortunately, the zinnias, strawflowers, statice and ageratum arrived on Wednesday .... in the rain.  We had a great day...

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I spent last week roaming through the orchard and excitedly plucking this always awaited special herb, pineapple weed. This little weed like plant is closely related to the Chamomiles, Mayweeds, and other weedy daisies. All share the same kind of foliage, but ...

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The news about blueberries just keeps getting better and better. Earlier this year a University of Michigan study revealed that the darkly pigmented fruit helps reduce the waistline, lower cholesterol, and high blood sugar. University of Michigan staff...

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We've so far had a great Spring.  The temperatures for us have been awesome.  Unfortunately the nights still have been a bit on the chilly side so some of the crops are just sitting there!  Things in the greenhouse are coming right along...

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Update on the herbs

Debbie's Garden   -   May 15, 2009 - By Chickadee1

Hi all! Got new basil seed the other day, and planted them. Soon I will (hopefully) have Basil - Christmas, and Basil - Purple Petra (i have a few of those left from earlier this spring). We've had such a cool spring here in Georgia, that the basil has...

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Homemade HONEY --- 100 year old recipe

So Succulent Gardens   -   May 15, 2009 - By Blossomfarm

A fun recipe to do with the kids this summer when the fields are in full bloom with unsprayed wild clover.   Over a hundred years old from an old New Hampshire native. HOMEMADE HONEY 2 1/2  cups white clover flowers  (No...

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Top Ten First Foods for Baby

Cookus Interruptus   -   May 14, 2009 - By Cynthia

Feed baby the best.  Find out how to simply take part of the delicious whole foods the family is eating and make fresh food for baby this week on Cookus Interruptus.  

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