My pet rock
Posted on October 12, 2008 - Filed Under birds, crafts, green market, products, seeds, sunflowers | Leave a Comment
John and I are always trying to find that simple “thing” that is easy to make and market, and everyone wants. Hopefully, it would be more useful than a pet rock, but it follows those same rules that made everyone buy a rock in a box…you know you had one. I did!
While preparing [...]
Buy, sell, trade.
Posted on June 14, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, food safety, green market, herbs, pet food, products, vegetables, zucchini | Leave a Comment
We finally made it to our first Green Market of the year. There are quite a few more vendors this year and more market opportunities as well. There is now a weekly market downtown every Thursday from 11-2. And the usual 2nd Saturday market in the mornings April – November. It’s nice [...]
Read More..>>Frankenfoods: they’re coming to get you. Aaargh!
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, food safety, green market, nutrition | Leave a Comment
53%: Percentage of polled Americans who say they won’t buy food that has ingredients from genetically engineered (GE) plants.
65%: Actual percentage of products on grocery store shelves that contain unlabeled GE ingredients (usually soy or corn derived).
90%: Portion of U.S. grown soybeans that are genetically engineered.
99%: Estimated likelihood that the U.S. [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized, children, farm maintenance, green market, hedges, neighbors, pecans, planting | 3 Comments
This weekend was spent picking pecks of proliferating pecans peppering our property. This will be an ongoing activity through the end of the year…fair warning, you will be hearing much more about this subject. Jett and I have also been sanding gourds. He has big plans for these gourds involving real tools, [...]
Read More..>>Fall Frenzy
Posted on October 25, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized, building, canning, children, cucumbers, farm maintenance, green market, hedges, neighbors, pecans, pet food, pickles, rattlesnake, tomatoes | 5 Comments
It’s been a while since the last post. A lot has been going on and I’m having a hard time keeping up not only doing what needs to be done, but writing about what needs to be done. I think it’s a bit of a case of denial or maybe just simply avoidance. [...]
Read More..>>Tricky, tricky garden
Posted on October 6, 2007 - Filed Under broccoli, cucumbers, green market, herbs, pecans, pickles, planting, tomatoes, vegetables, worms | 1 Comment
So far we seem to be getting a pretty good crop of pecans. Last year we had lots of duds mixed in. I may be speaking too soon, but I haven’t come across many duds yet. I’ve already collected two large onion sacks-full and the season’s just begun. I’m going to [...]
Read More..>>I’m cornering the pear canning market, see
Posted on September 15, 2007 - Filed Under canning, cooking, fruit, green market, pears, pomegranate | 2 Comments
Today was Green Market #3 for us. And it was a great success! We had a record 13 vendors (haha, woohoo!) and sold a ton. I decided to bring my canned pear recipes (roasted pear chutney, cranberry pear chutney, cranberry pear relish, pear ginger marmalade and pear butter infused w/vanilla bean & [...]
Read More..>>Just another week on a small farm in a small town
Posted on August 3, 2007 - Filed Under animals, children, dog, farm maintenance, florida transplants, green market, pet food, school, vegetables, weather | 1 Comment
Today we went to Thomasville for school orientation. I think I’ve finally decided on the small school in Moultrie. I just feel more comfortable with the environment and the teachers. Plus it’s closer and we have friends nearby if we need any help. So, I’ve made my decision. Unless I [...]
Read More..>>To Market, to market…
Posted on July 28, 2007 - Filed Under green market, herbs, pet food, products | Leave a Comment
Today was the very first ever Green Market in Thomasville. We were up all night preparing: making samples, printing out literature, packing product. Phew. We sold Angeka on the Farm Garden Fresh Herbs (basil, sage, oregano and parsley) and the natural pet food John’s repping. The pet food was the [...]
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