A Peek into My Garden Journal
A Peek into my Garden Journal: Successes and Failures in the Summer Garden by Anne-Marie Miller I always like to record my successes and failures for each garden season so…
A Peek into my Garden Journal: Successes and Failures in the Summer Garden by Anne-Marie Miller I always like to record my successes and failures for each garden season so…
If Honeybees Become Extinct…Why Their Loss Could Sting From our friends at Save On Energy Editor’s Note: To spread bee awareness in honor of National Honey Month, here’s a report…
Way Too Many Apples!!! Part 1: Applesauce By Farmer Greg Peterson When nature is really in balance (this usually happens in my yard when I stand back and let…
Featured Farmer: Raymond Jess from Phoenix, AZ Tell me a little about your urban farm. What is its name? Size? I’m not sure I can call my small backyard an…
For those envisioning a perfect community garden, Ben has put together a fabulous resource to guide, inspire, and empower the designers and leaders of future neighborhood plots. He tells Greg about the purpose he had for writing his latest book and some of the lessons he’s learned during his years of farming.
At one time, seed saving was a necessity. Gardeners and farmers carefully selected and stored the best seeds from their harvests, ensuring they had seed for planting in subsequent years. The knowledge of pollination, purity, harvesting and storage of seeds was all part of survival and learned within the family and community.
My farm is technically suburban I guess, since I am just walking distance from town. We call it Erlengrabenli. My husband’s family has had a farm for many generations in Switzerland named Erlengraben (Willow ditch).
By Addie Gross. Earth is the “third rock” from the sun and the only planet in the solar system known to harbor life. Our planet’s rapid spin and molten nickel-iron core give rise to an extensive magnetic field, which, along with the atmosphere, dose us the favor of shielding us from nearly all of the harmful radiation coming from the sun and other stars.
117: Eric Toensmeier on Carbon Farming. Finding Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation in Our Own Soils. Eric is the award-winning author of Paradise Lot and Perennial Vegetables, and the co-author of Edible Forest Gardens.…
The Paleo Diet:A Sustainability and Nutritional Perspective By Emily Powell The Paleo Diet is a strict regimen of natural and whole foods whose popularity has taken the U.S. by storm,…