GMO, Hybrid & Heirloom Seeds
GMO, Hybrid & Heirloom Seeds—Just What is the Difference? By Greg Peterson Often, people ask me if the Urban Farm trees and plants are genetically modified (GM), or how they…
GMO, Hybrid & Heirloom Seeds—Just What is the Difference? By Greg Peterson Often, people ask me if the Urban Farm trees and plants are genetically modified (GM), or how they…
The Buzz on Julia’s Bees Greetings urban farmers! My name is Julia, and I keep bees in the middle of Des Moines, Iowa. When we first got honeybees, we had…
Be a Plant Diversity Superhero: Tips and Tricks for Saving Seeds Special Thanks to Native Seeds/SEARCH for permission to use this article. View the original here. At one time, seed saving…
Sheet Mulching with Greg Peterson Building healthy soil is one of the biggest challenges in growing healthy food. Healthy soil is a balanced mix of: dirt, which contains minerals…
It’s Not Black or White, It’s in the Middle By George Szaszvari Human beings seem to like bandwagon causes to jump on to, and many are definitely worthy, but let’s…
The LFE Model Revealed Just what did I do in Croatia for two weeks? Well, besides eating a lot of great food, seeing some sights and interviewing a lot of…
The Sad Part of the Trip So far my time in Croatia has been a trip of a lifetime. I’ve been visiting small (1 hectare/ 2.47 acres) and large (7.5…
Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Desert Southwest By Tayler Jenkins If you’ve ever hiked through the desert, you’ve observed the strikingly beautiful stretch of rocks, cacti, and shrubs that…