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Two new climate reports indicate what gardeners may expect in the future
Two new climate reports indicate what gardeners may expect in the future In the past week, two new major climate reports have been released. One is the latest (6th) report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the other is the State of the Climate 2020 report. Of the two, the IPCC report has garnered a lot […]
Who Will be the Last Farmer Left?
Who Will be the Last Farmer Left? A dwindling number of GTA growers worry that aggressive provincial development plans will make it tough to survive …click on the above link to read the rest of the article…
Counting the Days to Maturity: Calculating planting dates for fall vegetables
Counting the Days to Maturity: Calculating planting dates for fall vegetables While most of the US is still seeing sweltering hot temps, the cool temps of fall and winter aren’t really all that far away for those of us unlucky (or lucky) enough to not live in a tropical climate. The tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and […]
Plunging Crop Supplies Send Prices Soaring And Reignite Food Inflation Fears, WASDE Reports
Plunging Crop Supplies Send Prices Soaring And Reignite Food Inflation Fears, WASDE Reports The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report was released Thursday afternoon and pointed to declining grain supplies that sent grain futures prices higher and will keep food inflation in focus. The closely watched supply and demand report slashed estimates for corn […]
Frost Bites Brazilian Sugar Crop As Prices Zoom Higher
Frost Bites Brazilian Sugar Crop As Prices Zoom Higher Brazil’s top producing regions for coffee, oranges, and sugar have been devastated by the worst weather in decades and could leave a lasting impact on prices, according to Bloomberg. The South American country is one of the world’s leading coffee, sugar, and orange producers experienced a cold snap and drought this […]
Leveraging collaboration to tap into the potential of local foods
Leveraging collaboration to tap into the potential of local foods Photo Credit: North Coast Opportunities’ Caring Kitchen Project With farming being the root of the nation’s food supply, former President Barack Obama’s administration launched a federal Local Foods, Local Places (LFLP) program in 2014. This initiative was designed to help communities develop creative approaches to tap […]
Bristol Bites Back | Fruits & Roots of Radical Resilience in South-West England
Bristol Bites Back | Fruits & Roots of Radical Resilience in South-West England Image courtesy of The Community Farm A new e-book published by ARC2020 documents one community’s inspiring response to the COVID-19 crisis. Download the free e-book Every crisis has a silver lining. Last summer, as we reeled from the Covid crisis, Ursula Billington, […]
Collective Farming, Community and Connection
Collective Farming, Community and Connection Cédric, Mathieu and Hervé of the collective farm (GAEC) La Ferme des 7 Chemins in Brittany. Image courtesy of La Ferme des 7 Chemins via Facebook What does a socio-ecological transition mean for farmers? Farmers from the Nos Campagnes En Résilience project share their thoughts on social issues in farming, the […]
Backyard biocontrol – using natural enemies to wipe out invasive weeds
Backyard biocontrol – using natural enemies to wipe out invasive weeds The agricultural-residential interface Four years ago we moved to the family farm (where I grew up) and we’ve enjoyed restoring the 1 acre landscape around the farmhouse. Given that the residential part of this farm is surrounded by pastureland, there is a continual influx […]
Water: Garden Friend….and Foe? – Water, Relative Humidity, and Plant Diseases
Water: Garden Friend….and Foe? – Water, Relative Humidity, and Plant Diseases We all know that water is essential for life and that we have to ensure our landscapes, gardens, and houseplants all have a sufficient supply of the stuff. Forget to water your garden during a hot, dry spell and it could mean disaster for […]
Book review of Fruits of Eden: David Fairchild & Americas Plant Hunters
Book review of Fruits of Eden: David Fairchild & Americas Plant Hunters Preface. Botanist David Fairchild is one of the reasons the average grocery store has 39,500 items. Before he came along, most people ate just a few kinds of food day in day out (though that was partly due to a lack of refrigeration). I have longed […]
Dry Corn Belt Ahead Of Pollination May Spell Disaster For Farmers
Dry Corn Belt Ahead Of Pollination May Spell Disaster For Farmers Kirk Hinz, a meteorologist with BAMWX, published an agriculture note Thursday which outlines “persisting rains” in some parts of the Southwest but “expanding dryness” in the north. Hinz concentrates on the corn belt, which spans the Midwest. He said, “expanding drought into a crucial […]
How to Transplant Seedlings Into Your Garden
Photo by CHU TAI on Unsplash How to Transplant Seedlings Into Your Garden Planting your own vegetables and fruits is a big task for any gardener. You’ve put so much time into caring for your seedlings, so moving them from their little pots into your garden is a significant step that takes care and patience. Some plants do […]
“PoP” Goes the Weasel
“PoP” Goes the Weasel How do you plan your work in your garden? One of the things that is most likely to affect what you do is rainfall. But how do you know when and how much rain is likely to fall? One way to get an idea of the possibility of rain is to […]
Book review of Fruits of Eden: David Fairchild & Americas Plant Hunters
Book review of Fruits of Eden: David Fairchild & Americas Plant Hunters Preface. Botanist David Fairchild is one of the reasons the average grocery store has 39,500 items. Before he came along, most people ate just a few kinds of food day in day out (though that was partly due to a lack of refrigeration). I have longed […]
