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CSA Beginnings at Long Hungry Creek Farm
by Jeff Poppen The produce grown along the Long Hungry creek has become priceless-we don’t sell it anymore. The invaluable, farm fresh food is now free, and the folks who eat it cover the farm’s budget. You can’t buy vegetables from us these days, you have to join the club and support the farm in…
How poultry producers are ravaging the rural South
http://www.grist.org/article/parker1 21 Feb 2006 6:51 PM A person driving through the South might notice the chicken houses dotting the hills and flatlands. He might marvel at the larger ones, as long as a football field. He might react to their gagging stench for a moment, and then forget as he travels on. But those who…
Subsoiler
The subsoiler breaks up the hard packed soil that lies beneath the surface. It’s shaft is two feet long and the shoe is two inches wide. When I decided to try to reclaim the flood damage fields, subsoiling seemed appropriate. First of all I had to remove rocks, fill in holes and even out the…
How the Biodynamic Celebration First Got Started
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The Water Permit
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Kerry and Joy told us about your farm and Kerry’s experience there. We are very interested in your methods and would love receiving your newsletter.
Thanks carla