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The Six Week Greenhouse

By Guest Blogger: Joel Karsten – For northern gardeners, starting vegetable plants as early as possible is key to a productive and successful food garden, since sometimes it seems we only have about a three-week growing season! That might be a slight exaggeration, but certainly gardening in the north is challenging. One of the key advantages of the Straw Bale Gardening method is…

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426: Camille James on Organic Farming in Hawaii

Living off grid on a remote section of a pacific island – Join us for our conversation with Camille James and learn how she went from working in the tech industry, to owning a juice bar, to living off the grid in Hawaii. Camille shared what it’s like living communally on an off-the-grid farm and all the…

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SOIL RECIPE: Hot Composting for Cool Folks

by Guest blogger: Sarah Botwala-Messina – We think composting is just like cooking a special dish. The tools, ingredients and techniques deserve attention. And it takes time, love and patience. The only difference is that in composting the role of ‘chef’ is played by…

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Twelve Reasons NOT to be Afraid of Honey Bees

By Guest Bloggers: Ashley & Lloyd Hardrick – Honey bees are essential to plant crop pollination, and they have been pollinating flowers for millions of years. However, our favorite insect is under threat and their populations are declining. Honey Bee Goode Apiaries is a bee farming company…

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My Soil Experiment

My Soil Experiment by Guest blogger: Steve SzuderaFounder of Table Top Farmer Listen to his podcast at HERE October of 2014 at a conference dinner reception it was suggested from

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