How to Grow Berries and Fruits in Suburban Settings
Berries are great way to start farming, particularly in a suburban area.
Paper Pot Transplanters for Organic Operations
The paper pot transplanter is a specialized tool in small-scale farming used for high-density plantings of cut greens, scallions and other row crops. They are generally used as a labor-saving alternative to direct seeding or transplanting by hand.
Clay Bottom Farm Uses Lean Methods to Boost Profits
With two greenhouses and two hoop houses covering a total of a quarter-acre of land — along with an additional quarter-acre of beds in the open — Hartman and Hershberger get high productivity out of a fraction of their 5 acres of clay soil. They grow 30 produce varieties, focusing on their customers’ preferences.
Onions for the Garden & Good Health
Of all the vegetables, herbs and spices that are used to season food and heal the body, the unassuming onion is rarely given its proper due.
Farmers Embrace Alternative Orcharding
The sustainability of a system dependent upon one cash crop, along with the lack of diversity inherent in such systems, combined with increasing concerns about the amount of chemicals used in conventional fruit and nut production, has led a new wave of orchardists to explore alternative methods of growing fruit.
Identifying, Harvesting & Cooking Bamboo
Bamboo belongs to the grass family Poaceae. The long straight stalks of this giant grass can reach up to 100 feet tall depending on the species. It’s also edible if you know what you’re doing.
