With the cooler temperatures coming, it doesn’t have to be a time to forgo any of your favorite organic produce. In fact, it’s a great time to try some new winter seasonal vegetables and try out some...
Artificial bovine growth hormone — rBGH. Partially hydrogenated. Monosaturated fat. Low fat. Reduced fat. As if label deciphering wasn’t already difficult, we’re now facing down...
Instead of running to the grocery store every time you need these 9 vegetables, look no further than your kitchen. Instead of tossing these into the composite bin, you can start growing! With just...
It makes a difference when you buy and eat locally produced food. 1. Promote a Local Economy Spent locally, our dollars recirculate in our communities. Buying directly from local farmers generates...
Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a wonderful perennial herb that can be used medicinally or as a cut flower. The plant grows into a small bush with masses of daisy-like flowers, slightly citrus...
Fall planting is underway, here is a great list to use as a fall planting guide, from Territorial Seed Company
Have you ever noticed that after a good thunderstorm plants seem especially vibrant, lush and refreshed? Not only is it from the nice drink of water they received, but also the nitrogen-fixing...
Japanese Beetles (Popillia japonica) are a small fingernail-sized irridesent green and broze insect. They are highly invasive in North America and are a serious pest to many plants including roses...
Willow Rooting Tea is a simple concoction that can be made in your home kitchen to speed up and promote good rooting during propagation of all types of plants. Willow (Salix spp.)...
The National Young Farmers Coalition released a new guide for farmers, designed to provide an introduction to land trusts and explain the process of partnering with a land trust to access affordable...