
We have been enjoying the fresh organic fruits this summer, especially the local blueberries, peaches, and melons. Thank you Mirit. As part II to an earlier post – Storing Your Organic Produce , where I listed how to store vegetables, I would like to share tips and tricks to extend the life of your fresh organic fruits, without plastic.
We have been moving more and more to paper bags for storage in the refrigerator. You can [...]

BIRDS AND VEGETATION ARE DYING…
Widespread Mysterious Crop Damage Near Gulf Oil Spill Area

We all have the same question.
How do I store the different vegetables or fruits from this weeks Harvest?
Often just putting them in the refrigerator accelerates the problem and they dry out. But we all try to make our fresh organic fruits and vegetables remain that way as long as we can. During Harvest Day we have learned that green leafy plants love to be stored in wet towels with flake ice on top of them, [...]

Sunday, November 15, 2009
By Mark Binker
Staff Writer – News-Record.com
RALEIGH — There’s no need to wonder where the collard greens or tomatoes came from that are on sale at Whitaker Farms’ stall at the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market.
They came right from Richard and Faylene Whitaker’s Randolph County farm fields or greenhouse. The farm has developed such a reputation among local veggie lovers that something curious happened in 2008 when a salmonella outbreak had folks running [...]
P & T Farms is an organically grown chestnut farm in Madison County, Florida. The owners live in Flagler Beach. 2009 harvest is their first and we are really proud to offer it. P and T farms was created in 2005 and will have over 500 organic chestnut trees when capacity is reached. This first harvest was from about 100 tress.
The chestnuts display a wonderful color and are sweet and tender after roasting. If you [...]
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