July 7th, 2008 | by Jen | published in Blog Carnival
It’s amazing how time flies — here we are already a week into July, and time for the next ‘Fresh From the Farmer’s Market’ blog carnival. Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to submit an article for this month’s digest! Recipes Photo from Go Frolic Debs from Go Frolic sends a recipe [...]
June 11th, 2008 | by Jen | published in Blog Carnival
Photo from Feeding Maybelle blog My goodness! Another month gone by — busy as ever, and we’re just starting summer (always the busiest time of year for me…)! This past month I received more submissions than ever before, and these were the favorites of what I received. I hope that you’re able to spend some [...]
February 5th, 2008 | by Jen | published in Blog Carnival
What is a blog carnival?, you might ask– According to Wikipedia, a blog carnival is a type of blog event. It is similar to a magazine, in that it is dedicated to a particular topic, and is published on a regular schedule, often weekly or monthly. Each edition of a blog carnival is in the [...]
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