Urban Farm Store Blog

Beware of Ultra-Filtered Honey!

Robert — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 04:53:16 +0000

http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/buzz-bees/2011/nov/30/sour-news-sweet-honey/

Nice Shirt!

Robert — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:09:10 +0000

Here’s a nice shot of my buddy, Joel Salatin, out standing in his field. It’s from an Atlantic Monthly article about him

How to prune a young fruit tree

Robert — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:17:22 +0000

Now through late June is the best time to plant potted fruit trees and shrubs. Here’s a video to show you how to prune a young fruit tree prior to planting. It’s a big video, so I’d start it playing then pause it and walk away for about 5 minutes to let it load before you resume watching it. I hope it’s helpful.

Food Inc Article

Robert — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:35:39 +0000

The folks who brought you Food Inc have a great web site. They recently interviewed me about our book:

http://www.takepart.com/news/2011/03/25/a-chicken-in-every-yard-the-expert-on-home-chicken-keeping-shares-his-secrets-to-getting-started

Radio Appearance

Robert — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:11:16 +0000

Well, that wasn’t too scary: I just spoke to Terri Trespicio on Martha Stewart Radio (satellite radio) for 10 minutes about chicken keeping and our book.

Big Egg!

Robert — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:14:13 +0000

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20110227/NEWS/102270332/Bonaparte-man-s-chicken-lays-a-whopper-of-an-egg?Iowa%20Caucus

Cute Story

Robert — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:20:32 +0000

http://www.salisburypost.com/News/122810-Plummer-silkie-chickens-qcd

Bee Class A Success

Robert — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:41:07 +0000

Our whole staff (minus 2 who had to work and will be attending next month) got a four hour intensive lesson in beekeeping from our friend John at Ruhl Bee Supply. It was an eye opener for us all to be sure. I especially liked his detailed explanation of starting a hive using a “package” of bees. I think we’ll now be much better to help our patrons get started with this exciting hobby. I’m personally getting two hives going this spring!

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apis_mellifera_flying.jpg

Brits Love Chickens

Robert — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:59:07 +0000

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11943782

Honey and Beekeeping

Robert — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:16:22 +0000

We’re getting excited about our upcoming addition to the store: Beekeeping! Look for supplies to start arriving in the next few months. In the meantime, we’ll have rare, gourmet local hone for sale at great prices. To whet your appetite, here’s an interesting article about truth in honey labeling. Bottom line? There’s really virtually no such thing as organic honey! http://www.seattlepi.com/local/394198_honey31.asp