RollingAcres
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$6? Yea, I'd say that's a bit pricey! I normally plant my own. We try going to the Garlic Festival every year and get our garlic from there to plant. But we didn't make it last year so I didn't plant any. 
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Bruce
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You need to move to Gilroy, CA garlic capital of the world (or so they claim).
Yeah $6 even for a big head is steep. Things aren't as cheap at the FM as they are at the big chain supermarkets but they ARE fresh. The corn we buy is picked the same morning. And they take EBT so those with less money can still participate.
Baymule
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I have grown Painted Mountain corn and milled it for cornmeal. It makes the BEST cornbread! I am going to grow it again this year, I want a bigger patch of it this year.We normally buy it from the farm down the road by us instead of planting them. But this year I wanted to plant some Painted Mountain corn. I saw them one day on Baker Creek Heirloom seeds site and I have to try it!
VT has some nice farmers' markets I heard. We went to one in Rutland one time and I didn't want to leave.
Wehner Homestead
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Is the cornbread and corn flour uniquely colored? (I googled Painted Mountain Corn. It looks really neat!)
Baymule
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It has a bluish color. It is a meal corn and if does make a fine cornmeal!
Edited to add, it tassels in 39 days!
Wehner Homestead
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May have to try some next year. I like things that can be something neat/fun for the kids!
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WolfeMomma
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Whoah only 39 days! thats awesome! Im going to have to look in to that kind. I already have my early sweet corn coming up, and my True Gold corn started coming up yesterday.
RollingAcres
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I can't wait!! I wanted them because of the colors and also read that they are great for eating fresh.
Bay, how much corn do you need to even start milling? I've never done it but I'm interested in learning.
@WolfeMomma sorry to hijack your journal.
We can move this topic to my journal if needed.farmerjan
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This makes sense. If they are only keeping the calf away for the 12 hours before milking, then they are " TECHNICALLY " only milking once a week or whatever, but the cow is being "milked" 24/7. I only milk every couple of days, or when I need it, but the calves are on her the rest of the time.
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WolfeMomma
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Good to know, before i started doing research i was seeing that I absolutely had to milk 2x a day no matter what....which kind of scared us off a bit. But after reading more, listening to others with milk cows. It seems it varies by family and what works for them, once a day, once a week, once every couple days ect. Its nice to know that there is a way to have a milk cow and a life
Im so excited to have a milk cow. We got beef cows a while ago, and they have definitely been a fun and interesting addition to our homestead. I wouldn't say we are perfectly " set up" for cattle but we make do and it has been a great experience. I like having them!
