It is distribution day. You arrive at the CSA. The parking lot is filling up and there is excitement in the air. Perhaps there is a produce tasting table or a freshly made salad with key...
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...
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There are many federally funded grant programs across the county. It’s sad to say that the USDA website is fairly hard to navigate and the information can be confusing. There are several...
Leeks are a bulb-less, mild allium that are easy to grow, but take a long time to mature from seed, 100 or so days in fact. With that in mind, leeks are one of the first seeds to start in winter...
Perennial crops compared to annual ones tend to be much more low maintenance, able to withstand droughts, pests, and weeds with resilience year after year. Perennial crops actually build the soil...
Saving your own heirloom tomato seeds is easy! The seeds are fun to share with friends and neighbors and make great holiday gifts. Here is what you do: 1. Pick out a fruit that is free from disease...
It’s late summer and time to start thinking about planting for fall. Here are 15 crops you can start planting now for harvest this fall and into the spring: Arugula will rarely make it through...
Harvesting potatoes is one of the great joys of growing your own food. It’s like digging for treasure. Once all nuggets are out of the ground though, they must be properly cured to ensure...
Radishes are a spicy, crunchy, early season vegetable, that some people love and some people, well, don’t. In my market garden I grow radishes every year to sell, even though I am not that...