It is happening and not only organics, but traditional small producers will be struggling. In Albemarle county we are losing many hundreds of acres of hay and...
One way to prevent this is to tie your property up in deed restrictions. Sandra @ Thistle Cove Farm www.thistlecovefarm.com; www.thistlecovefarm.blogspot.com;...
If you're at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival this weekend, look me up. I'm teaching Saturday and Sunday, Increasing Small Farm Income. Sandra @ Thistle Cove...
Thought this might be of interest. NAYY. Sandra @ Thistle Cove Farm www.thistlecovefarm.com; www.thistlecovefarm.blogspot.com; www.fiberfemmes.com; ...
Fiber Femmes May/June 2007 is now on-line and with lots of photos of Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival! www.fiberfemmes.com [Non-text portions of this message...
All, Two more bunnies yet to place. Had a minor freak-out last week, I discovered I had mis-sexed a couple of the kits, so the lineup of bunnies for sale has...
FYI 2 IMPORTANT ALERTS -- ONLY ONE DAY TO ACT! * USDA PROPOSAL FOR 38 NEW NON-ORGANIC MATERIALS TO BE ALLOWED IN ORGANIC PROCESSING. COMMENTS DUE TOMORROW....
The USDA has announced national market prices for wool beginning the week of 23 May. Just another reason to question on whose side the USDA stands. Sandra ...
I would like to invite everyone on the list to come to Petersburg, WV this Friday and Sat. West Virginia Purebred Sheep Breeders Association Ram, Ewe & Club...
Hey! Guess whose picture I saw today in the Farm Bureau Magazine? Sandra Bennet's! She was at the sheep shearing day at Thistle Cove Farm. Way to go,...
*Microsoft funds animal rights behemoth* 12.jun.07 From a press release ARLINGTON, VA -- The Animal Agriculture Alliance has learned that Microsoft, the...
The time is here..Farm Food Voices 2007 is tomorrow night, June 14, from 5:30-9:30 at Western Albemarle High School. Come when you can, eat delicious food, bit...
The attachments and PDF files may not come through as attachments but... if you want more information, please contact Abigail at aconvery@.... NAYY. ...
Yet another example of extreme, governmental officious employee arrogance. "...it's the right thing to do" a quote by Bruce Knight, undersecretary for USDA's...
_____ Forget the illegals, track the cows! _____ Posted: June 16, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern For more than 20 years, illegal aliens have crossed the U.S. border by...
Hello, Does anyone here have or will have any of these things soon, hides,horns,tusks or bones? I will pay well for them as I need them for a crafting...
The Fiber Guild of the Allegheny Highlands is planning a Spinning workshop for Friday, June 29th starting at 3:30 at the Highland Center in Monterey, VA....
Excessive use of Round-up is starting to come back to bite us. Goats will eat pigweed with fervor, and could be used to eliminate it from fields, but with the...
Coopworth sheep for sale- a hardy, easy care, dual purpose breed from New Zealand with beautiful handspinning fleeces, and lambs that grow well on grass....
The following is a message regarding the Farm Bill and NAIS (National Animal Identification System). If you're against NAIS, please let the following ...
Posting for a friend, please do not contact me- call her. Hope Yankey, phone: 304-897-6820 is looking for working homes for a neutered male Border Collie,...
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