As the number of farmers’ markets across the country grows, so does the variety in what and how they sell. These tips from successful markets will help yours from getting lost in the crowd.
What’s that big black mark on your tomato? It’s blossom end rot and you need to get calcium into your soil—fast!
This underutilized tool measures Brix levels to tell you about the flavor and nutrient quality of your fruits and vegetables.
Looking for land? These states have the prices, resources and market outlets to make a beginning farmer’s venture successful.
Draw on the rustic architecture of America’s barns when designing a barn-style home with these six features.
It is possible to teach a failed LGD new tricks, turning it into a useful farmhand or companion.
Is it too hot for your hogs? Use these strategies to help them beat the summer’s heat.
Photo courtesy of www.revivalfoods.com Revival Foods cruises around Georgia, offering fresh produce in areas that don’t have access to it. You don’t have to wake up early on Saturday mornings to buy locally grown foods. Creative farmers have found a way to bring their produce to you. A spinoff of food trucks, mobile farmers markets […]
Photo courtesy of Horizons Saima Moshin visits PlantLab in The Netherlands. Adam Shaw and Saima Moshin, broadcast journalists with the Horizons program on BBC World News, produced a documentary that examines innovative solutions for feeding an ever-expanding urban population. Shaw, an award-winning journalist and recipient of the British Broadcaster of the Year award, traveled to […]
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto/Thinkstock The Beacon Food Forest mixes forested areas with fruit trees and shrubs, as well as gardening patches. Residents of the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle came up with a plan to transform an unused tract of land into an urban food forest. Despite robust community support, creating the Beacon Food Forest, […]
