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Goodbye Lipton's Soup Mix...
Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 1:09am by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
Hello Carmelized Onion Dip from fresh onions! I don't know about you, but I adore onion dip. It's a guilty pleasure, however.
Cedar Valley Farm Field Day: Friday, July 17th
Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 8:13pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
Rosanna Bauman is a 2009 KRC Farmer-Educator specializing in poultry/egg production. For those that have had the opportunity to meet Rosanna, you know that there aren’t adequate words to...
American Farmland Trust Kicks Off Farmers Market Contest
Posted: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 1:52pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
This summer American Farmland Trust is supporting farmers markets across the nation with a national farmers market contest. The contest is a nation-wide challenge to see which of America...
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Jim Gerrish Speaker/Trainer at Holton Grazing Workshop
Posted: Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 10:34am by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
Saturday August 15, grazing expert Jim  Gerrish will conduct a one day workshop on grazing management in Holton, Kansas, at the EUM Church’s Family Life Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. The...
Flowers in the House
Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 7:28pm by
Jozie Schimke
Flowers are good in every room of the house; but my favorite place for flowers is the bathroom.  I got into the habit when I worked on a flower farm in Vermont.  The owner had just...
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KDA Announces 2009 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Posted: Monday, May 18, 2009 - 1:29pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
Kansas expects to receive about $160,000 from USDA in 2009, which it will divvy up among eligible grant projects that enhance the competitiveness of Kansas’ specialty crops.  Grant...
Organic Initiative Funds Available! New Sign up Period: May 11 - May 29
Posted: Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 12:56pm by
Mercedes Taylor-Puckett
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) has created a special $50 million pool of funding for a new Organic Initiative under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The...
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Still planting bulbs in crates
Posted: Monday, April 27, 2009 - 6:33pm by
Jozie Schimke
Before we put the bulbs in crates we must have something to keep the dirt inside the crate.  We use thin weed fabric.  We like this because it is reusable.  You can use newspaper also.
Planting bulbs in crates
Posted: Monday, April 27, 2009 - 6:03pm by
Jozie Schimke
We like to have lilies all year because they are such a great focus flower for bouquets.  We order them from Gloeckner.  It can be tricky to get the planting schedule right.  Growing...
Bucket Washing season coincides with flower season!
Posted: Monday, April 20, 2009 - 7:00pm by
Jozie Schimke
What I did not know before I started growing flowers was that a small flower grower MUST also LOVE washing buckets.  Every flower that you pick must go into a clean bucket.