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Eco-labels expand claims beyond organic
Letter from the Editor: Farm to School Success
Eat your greens
Detecting organic fraud
Organic produce is better for you
Do a crop review in early winter
Customers donate generously to help flooded farmers
What you need to know before you add supplemental heat to your high tunnels
Canine controversy: Market managers discuss their strategies for dealing with dogs
Letter From the Editor: Weather problems
Protecting the organic label
Health insurance on the farm
Organic poultry brouhaha
Virginia farmers arrested
It’s time to plant potato onions
Tool review: A new kind of weeder/cultivator
Eliot Coleman’s new project: low tunnels for winter crops
Despite dire warnings, EPA approves methyl iodide
Photo calendar keeps you in front of chefs, other buyers
Simple machine turns leftover flowers into valuable wreaths
Letters from readers: Minimum wage
How to plan crop rotations
Letter from the Editor: Farm to School Obstacles
A better source of nitrogen
Taking local to the extreme
Biodegradable pots
Organic food from China
Insulin in lettuce?
Letters from readers: Individual Fraud
Got (COLD) water? Trout farming may be an option
Lettuce, not lawns: Farming in the city
Exploring the legal and ethical issues of internships
Are you a good farmer? Take this quiz
Know your options in case you need to buy flowers
Contaminated hay ruins crops
Letter from the Editor: Raising children on the farm
Salad mix testing improves
Attracting beneficial insects
New organic products
Post-harvest update
Handle sweet potatoes gently and cure thoroughly for long storage
Are your internships legal?
Growing dahlias: ‘These are your money makers’
Cheese is good for farmers markets
Letter from the Editor: Flowers on the market
PVC hoophouse
Silicon for plants
High tunnel tours
Organic fits developing nations
Antibiotics in manure
Extend the shelf life of your produce
How and why to start a farm blog
It’s time to start fall/winter lettuce
Innovation & risk management: the yin & yang of farm success
Farmers markets gain ground
People need more produce
Food prices rising
Shadecloth, row cover help summer crops
Farmer warns of problem with RC&D Council
On-farm workshops can be fun even in mid-summer
New Echinacea varieties ready for cutting
Maine study finds toxic industrial chemicals in every person tested
Go green with solar irrigation
Letter from the Editor: Signs of Change
High-N fertilizer suspect
Humane labeling
Rural areas lack food
Flower power
Farm to cafeteria
States grapple with wine sales at farmers markets
Heat-loving edamame a good summer crop
Some like it hot!
Tissue-cultured plants: Price versus performance
New farmers market pavilion results when city and growers work together
Letter from the Editor: Misery loves company
Letter from the Editor: More on Debt Free Organic
Higher prices for tomatoes
IRS takes aim at tax cheating
Inspired interns
Tracking organic farms
Writers seek stories
A grower’s guide to transplanting veg
Water plants easy to grow
SPIN farming — $50k on a half-acre
Get ready for farmers markets
At last, a farm bill for the rest of us
Inmates on farms
Make your own cooler
Another boost for local farms
Not mandatory yet
Easy, reliable asparagus anchors early markets
Keep the greens coming: Swiss chard and other summer spinach substitutes
Flower business can get TOO big
What’s new for 2007?
CSA movement continues its growth
CSA farmers skeptical about debt-relief offer
Wild Oats Markets purchased
Comeback for quince
Farmers sell carbon credits
Great new resources
A CSA with star power
Other Alliums extend season, add to onion profits
Plan for a really long season of leeks
Grow amaryllis as a summer cut flower
Trendy succulents are easy to grow and sell
Organic vs. local – both win!
Letters from the Readers
Produce safety agreement
How to kill bacteria
Serving heirloom food
Corporate organic
Sponsorship bias
Upcoming meetings
How to gather market information
Get your money’s worth when you attend conferences
Grow your own sweet potato slips
Make lisianthus more profitable this year
Big Ag vs. Small Ag
What’s ahead for farmers markets?
Letter from the Editor: The start of a new year
The most valuable crop
In the eye of the beholder
Wildlife habitat endangered
The best tomato ever
Organic food service expands
Whole Foods followup
How to build hoop-and-plastic cloches that extend the season both spring and fall
Market Growth
Branded plants: Worth the extra cost?
Unusual root crops appearing on upscale restaurant menus
For seed-starting success, mimic nature's program
Time to try vermicompost?
Market growers honored by SARE
Johnny's Selected Seeds sold to employees
Recovering from wind
GMO rice contamination
More gardeners spending less
Book review: Forget about fat and eat farm-fresh
The Abominable Egg White Omelet
Fragrance of roasting chiles draws customers to farmers markets
Chile facts
Sorrel’s urge to reproduce may be its biggest challenge
Heat reduces crop yields
Fall is the best time to plant delphiniums
Tips for saving on drip irrigation
Organic produce prices...
...and flower prices
Even hotter than you thought
Letter from the Editor: Eat Local
Uniform food labels imminent
Book review: Simply in Season
Letters from the readers: Setting prices
Letters from the readers: Solar pump article
Letters from the readers: Watch those homonyms
Letters from the readers: Storing row cover
Letters from the readers: National animal ID
Set your alarm clock if you want to sell squash blossoms
An American innocent abroad
New varieties worth a look
Ancient crop wins new following
Letter from the Editor: Supporting new farmers markets
Pesticides banned
Storing flowers and veggies
Summer and fall events
A garlic affair: How the ‘stinking rose’ became a major crop on one farm
Book review: A market farmer explains it all
Letters from the readers: Selling too cheaply
Letters from the readers: Storing row covers
Shoppers need help making healthy food choices
How to use low tunnels to extend the season
Equipment review: Clipper seed cleaner simplifies seed crops
New web site serves you and your customers
Letter from the Editor: ASCFG meeting
Real Dirt to be on PBS
Powdery mildew control
Real Food markets open in NYC
Keep garlic in cooler
NAIS may harm rare breeds
Solar-powered pump used for irrigation
Time to start those fall brassicas!
Wasps improve sweet corn quality for organic growers
Cookbook highlights fun & flavor in farming
Daylength affects rudbeckias, sunflowers
Succession planting = success
Take tips in July for strawberries in fall
Small-scale hydro power
Who’s doing farm work?
Standing seeder
Organic opposition to NAIS
Organic transplants cost more
Fertilizer from the barber shop
Letters from the readers: Kestrel warning
New biodegradable mulch is cheaper than plastic when removal and disposal costs are also considered
Time to get your act together
Organic seed workshops scheduled
Harvesting techniques can improve efficiency
Got voles? Get kestrels and barn owls! Predators are your best ally, so make them welcome with nest boxes
Letter from the Editor: Small farm success
Money for markets
No more flower prices
Design a greenhouse
New zone map shows warming
Growers reap benefits from farmer networks
Peanuts: Grow your own protein
Peonies still popular for Kansas farm
What do chefs want?
Letter from the Editor: National Animal Identification System alarm
2005 the warmest year yet
Who owns organic now?
Is a rose a rose?
Leaf compost increases yields
Homemade vacuum seeder
Contaminated produce
Hardening off process worth effort
Winter squash makes most of harvest and growers’ time
Greenhouses overwinter NY herbs
Terrorist chickens resisting animal ID system
Peach trees bear flowers more readily than fruit
Machine love: Dehumidifier
Whole Foods Market and local farms
Wood-fired boilers
Letter from the Editor: Food Safety
The 5% effect
Pollinators decline
Wal-Mart and organics
Coleus as a cut flower?
An old-fashioned barn raising
Recommended new veggie varieties
10 reasons to buy local produce
New tools unveiled
Letter from the Editor: Welcome to new readers
Greenhouse berries
Attracting beneficials
Herb news
Solar-powered side curtains ventilate hoophouse when the farmer can't be there
Mixed containers are a draw for Mother's Day
How to succeed with spuds
The best of what's new
Success with seeds: Get your season off to a good start with this timely advice
Letter from the Editor: Variety advice
Hairy vetch scores
Organic milk is better
Amazing watermelons
Organic resources
Purple pigments
Growing and marketing specialty peppers
Letters from the readers: Asian greens in hoophouse
Letters from the readers: More than one job
Intern concerns
Preventing deer damage: farmers share war stories
Our favorite flowers - and our most profitable
Raise your own pest patrol
Letter from the Editor: An auspicious year
Writers wanted
Heirloom seed fun
Seed saving info
New resources
What I never learned as an apprentice
Don't let voles get established
Check out these new veggie varieties
Market gardening - a great summer job
Sweetpotatoes can be grown almost anywhere in U.S.
Your most crucial task: Post-harvest handling
Dealing with greenhouse pests
Letter from the Editor: Cumulative index
Neem patent revoked
Local trumps organic
Organic catsup better
Rain causes problems
Organic orcharding
Finding best markets
Fresh shell beans a popular crop: These gourmet treats require an investment, but customers love them
Letters from the readers: Conference brain death
Letters from the readers: Vole-controlling dogs
Risk to wildlife
International group recognizes non-certified organic growers
U.S. alternatives to certification gather steam
In the hoophouse, cut flowers can be triple cropped for maximum revenue
Buddleia needs special care
Microgreens: Still a high-value crop?
Letter from the Editor: New ideas
Saving American foods
Alcohol for paperwhites
Resource, not waste
Couple supplies New York’s top chefs
Shipping rather than delivering saves time, money
Raspberry harvest can be earlier, later
Variety selection is the key
Letters from the readers: Hoophouse condensation
Letters from the readers: Lettuce germination
High price of doing business this year calls for streamlined production
Machine love: Walking mower
A book to treasure: Fields of Plenty
Start your search for good workers
Letter from the Editor: Hiring help
Rave reviews for local food
$90,000 an acre?
Pharm crops a threat to farms
How to get certified
NY growers share ideas for hiring young people
Immigrant workers help farms grow
Quirky film explores failure and survival on farm
Compost-based potting mixes require different management for transplants
Soil blocks are an alternative to plastic for transplants
Relay planting: more crops, less space
Letters from the readers: Covered markets
Zinnia, yarrow top the list of new varieties you must grow
The hoophouse in summer
Letter from the Editor: Project Good Neighbor
Plants' self-defense
Amphibians harmed
Abundant Life returns
Junk food out in UK...
How to conduct variety trials
CD is a terrific resource for market gardeners
Choose the right sweet corn varieties for your markets
Letters from the readers: Misleading headline
Letters from the readers: More on vole control
Letters from the readers: Training dogs for the market garden
Why do I mulch thee? Let me count the ways
Sell plants so customers can grow their own cut flowers
Help from above: Solarization for organic weed and disease control
Letter from the Editor: The World’s Largest Ball of Drip Tape
GE corn threat
New repellents
Cut water lilies
Organic affinity grows
More hours to work?
Stop powdery mildew before it starts
Book review: The best book on pest control for market garden
Community college trains students to become farmers in 2-year program
Spinach is growing in popularity, so market farmers make special efforts to grow it in summer and fall
Trap crop perimeter deters cucumber beetles
Letters from the readers: Digital photos solve problems
Letters from the readers: How to get nonprofit status
Letters from readers: Plant patents should be respected
Take a hint from Nature's flower gardens
Schoolchildren are good for business
Letter from the Editor: Faulty investigative reporting
Economic impact
Roundup danger
New veggie cookbook
CSA land trust
Having a heat wave?
Kaolin particle film can be used to prevent sunburn on fruits, veggies
Farmers' market news: Update on insurance
Ease back and knee strain with strap-on stool
Okra: not just for Southerners
Eco-label for flowers introduced
Oriental lilies look exotic, but are surprisingly easy to grow
Farming: the perfect retirement job?
Letter from the Editor: Country dogs
Free video on food
Undersowing in fall
Growing in compost
Green weddings
Live poor, die rich? Not exactly
Safety a concern for older farmers
Leave nectar plants for monarch migration
Is agribusiness taking over the organic market niche?
Book review: Advocating for family organic farms
Floral preservatives vs. water: Research shows which is best
Missouri gets low-cost insurance coverage for farmers' markets
Tuberose the easy way
Managing risk in an inherently risky business
Letter from the Editor: Wal-Mart and organics
Labor crisis
How we became beekeepers
Winter travel to farms exposes growers to wealth of ideas
How to sell shrubs at farmers markets
Spinach E. coli contamination hits home
Harmful bacteria on tomato and pepper plants
Compost tea dangers
Nightcrawlers collect weed seeds
Facts about E. coli 0157:H7
Managing risk in an inherently risky business, part 2
Know your farmer, know your food
Cultivate chefs’ passion for seasonal ingredients
Ornamental sorghums for fall flower sales
Are supermarkets cheaper than farmers' markets?
Letter from the Editor: Sales tax
Plastic mulch results
Organic produce up
New insecticides
Lisianthus pest
Focus on compost
Persistence pays off for farmers' market
Got garlic? Start a garlic festival
Farm family tries to find balance
Letters from the Readers: Keep your dogs home
Letters from the Readers: Starting fall brassicas
Letters from the Readers: Sunflowers recommended
Alternative greenhouse fuels
Price alert!!!
Letters from the Readers: Feedback on farmers' market prices
Hurricane response
Fresh flower challenge
Strawberry plant source
Estate tax affects few
Organic blueberries
GMO alfalfa released
A last visit with Booker T. Whatley
Onion success requires planning and research
Understanding onions at 38°N
How we made 4,000 bouquets in five days and lived to tell about it
Farming and climate change
Winter greenhouse crops depend on light as much as temperature
Noted author dies
Farmer's market grants
Flower video
Pesticide costs
Free guide gives organic answers to pest control
Letters from the Readers: Fall brassicas
Book review: Making a living with healing herbs
Bird flu strategy may affect small farms
Make your own insulated water trough for chickens
With free fuel and wood-burning boiler, farmer doesn't fear winter heating costs
Flowers require a good record keeping system
Recipe for a great farmers' market
Letter from the Editor: Signs of hope
Free seed search
Farm-built coolers
Obesity, produce prices
Market reopens
On-line ordering handles complicated deliveries for CSAs, groups of farmers
Thermal blankets in the greenhouse may cut out too much light for winter tomatoes
Lettuce can be a key crop with the proper attention
Letters from the Readers: More on bird flu
Reinventing the farm: from wholesaling to agritourism
Biodiesel: farm-made fuel
Letter from the Editor: Problems bring opportunity
When neem works
Veggie R&D
Market bans GMOs
New resources
Grow peppers for fall wreaths and swags
The art of the CSA newsletter
Can you make money on microgreens?
H-2A visas can help farmers get reliable workers
Hoophouse tomatoes can be early, profitable
The best tomato varieties
He's back: Avery creates 'eco-label'
Dutch growers lead the way in growing, selling flowers
In the market for farmland?
Letter from the Editor: The American Gardener
To weed or not to weed
Roses and apples
The next big thing?
Basil: Aromatherapy for capitalism
When space is tight, market stand must be well-organized
Do you need organic seed?
Biodiesel, Part 2: Farmer describes the work involved
Growers work together to market flowers
Herb plants generate market sales
Letters from the Readers: Season contraction
Letters from the Readers: Winter pest habitat
Letters from the Readers: Real estate score card
Letters from Readers: Addiction to combustion
Big, hungry snails
On the organic front
Blueberry mulch
Some soil deficits can be ameliorated but other soils will just never be good for crops
Nothing sells like tomatoes, so grow plenty of them!
Running the farm on straight veggie oil
Plan now for profitable holiday fairs
Advice and resources for creating a processing kitchen
Tricks of the trade for starting flower seed
How to have happy interns
Letter from the Editor: New barns
GE ban challenged
Flower farms fail
Illegal bouquets
Farms raise values
Scaling down helps farmers find balance
Profit with potted herbs all season
Squash - hate it or love it, but grow plenty of it
New health savings account a good option
Expansion of wireless communications brings credit cards, food stamps to farmers' markets
Trip to Ecuador provides ideas for U.S. growers
Eggs are a good fit
Tips from readers: Germination blanket
Free publicity
Junk food in schools
Volunteers needed
Pesticide residues
Married to the chicken coop? Take a break with an automatic door opener
Value-added products round out herb sales
Peppers are hot products for Chile Man
When frost threatens, know what to expect
The power of the press release
Letter from the Editor: Increased spring flower sales
Hoophouse tomatoes
Misunderstood potato
Grow your own
Universities buy a lot of produce. Here's some advice on how and whether to sell to them
Vinegar controls weeds in garlic
Small watermelons are all the rage
Farmers' markets are important to organic growers and vice versa
How to make sugar 'pulse' solutions for cut flowers
The beauty of cover crops
Letter from the Editor: Lower back pain
Mechanized salad
Woodchuck harassment
Biodegradable pots
Plant aspirin
Good for the economy
Roll down cover crops for no-till veggies
Finally, a great insect ID book!
Ready-to-copy recipe cards will help you sell more produce
Fall is the best time for brassicas
Breakfast items bring in customers
Promising perennials, some old, some new
Time to get ready for winter!
Letter from the Editor: Winter flowers
Funding for markets
Cost of development
Eat more salsa
Hydrogen peroxide
Health insurance
Save the beetles
Mesclun can still be profitable
Letters from readers: Should dogs be allowed at markets?
Tips from readers: Turn weeds into mulch
Eat Your Colors! Use disease-fighting properties of produce in your marketing
Eat Your Colors!
Keep bouquets upright at windy markets
Farming in a vacationer's paradise
Think you want to do weddings? Here's a reality check
How important is organic certification?
Tornadoes & GMOs
Daffodils good for iris
Ikerd's online book
Organic pet food
Australian device for detecting irrigation's effects is coming to U.S.
Letters from Readers: Dogs at market
Letters from Readers: Foliar feeding information
Winter Crops, Part 2: Planting through marketing
Our summer vacation: A Maine flower farm
Organic and alternative eco labels
CSA gone wild
Prevent damping off
Potato monitors for fungus gnats
Spring planting garlic
Cheap food
Beans are still a crowd pleaser
Turn unsold tomatoes into new products
Flower grower shares display tips for farmers' markets
Cool-loving sweet peas are great in the winter greenhouse
Letters from readers: Dogs at market
International interns enliven farms
Sprawling cities
Grasshopper control
Soap controls mildew
Small farm insurance
Apprentice program creates new farmers
Point system creates a fair way to assign spaces at farmers' markets
Home delivery provides winter market
Letters from readers: In defense of Organic
Stocks a great local cut flower
Urban agriculture: Growing in the city
Apples and the brain
How to prevent winter deer damage
Asian greens a good choice for high tunnels in winter
Popular merchandising book is full of ideas for farmers' markets
What makes long-term CSAs successful?
Letter from the Editor: Local food popularity
Food miles and carbon footprint
Blueberry prospects
Better night-break lighting
Book review: Sharing the Harvest
Leafy greens proposal causes uproar
Update: Congress and the Farmers Market Nutrition Programs
Letters from readers: Dogs at market
Roll up drip tape on shuttles
New Dianthus cut flowers can be grown year-round
The organic seed challenge
Letter from the Editor: Learning from Failures
Seedless watermelons
Fusarium in tulip bulbs
Watershed eco-label
NOP relaxes rules
How to test leftover seeds
Seed priming and pelleting explained
Should you use peat in the greenhouse?
Growing transplants for mechanical transplanter
Hoophouses keep good workers employed
Build a hot box for germinating seeds
Letters from readers: Using Chlorine to wash produce
Green flowers still in style
Greener pastures ahead
Prepare for pastured poultry
Blueberry benefits
Correction on NOP
Conserve energy in the greenhouse
Volunteer greeters, PYO keep CSA distribution running
CRP may pay for trees and shrubs that will produce income in future
Why you should learn to speak Spanish
Letters from Readers: Packing Shed Convenience
Pastured poultry a good fit
Dealing with drought
Organic herbicide
Chef holds farmers in high esteem
Get involved with a chef
Tractors and the farmers who love them
Please don't call it dirt!
Hey is for donkeys; try Amigo instead
Letters from Readers: Organic Seed Requirement
Fragrant freesias are a great winter crop
Selling meat at market
Homeland Security starts with the local farm
Organic alternative
Engineering for scent...
Sentinal plants against terrorism
Pharm crops lawsuit
Laws on meat sales vary; here's where to seek advice
How to know when to expect pests
Listen for familiar words with similar meanings
Study shows more antioxidants in organic and unsprayed produce
Letters from readers: Dogs at market
Grow your own hay!
Letter from the Editor: Tulip season
Organic uprising
Small town successes
Public likes small farms
Gourmet salvias
Hybrid hazelnuts offer income potential
Indiana market doubles after moving to new parking pavilions
Letters from Readers: Diesel Kubota
Letters from Readers: Organic seeds
New book provides recipe cards ready to copy for your customers
Beyond Spanglish: Listen for hybrid words
Perennials for cut flowers, early and late in season
Cut flower care web site
The vinegar brouhaha
Letter From the Editor: Growing hay
Ban on hand weeding considered
Hardiness zones move
GMOs hurt farmers
Vinegar corrodes sprayers
Advise neighbors about pesticide drift
Be careful with vetch; it is toxic to poultry
Lessons learned from start-up kitchen
Beyond Spanglish: Some words aren't in dictionary
Yarrows great cut flowers for local sales
How to improve flavor
Letter from the Editor: Shopping at farmers markets
Organic, Inc.
Farmland preserved
He's back: Dennis Avery
Help for fire ants
Farmers' market pavilion anchors downtown area
Book review: New edition of Specialty Cut Flowers
Book review: Starting a Nursery
Super-productive CSA also helps hungry
Beyond Spanglish: Be specific about where things go
Meeting the challenge of farmers' market competition
CSA members on the farm
Letter from the Editor: Buying cooperatives
Veggies held hostage
'Miracle' boosts didn't work
Forcing peonies
Clopyralid will be a problem for the foreseeable future
Behavior improves when school serves good food
Working with health department pays off
Gizmos: Drip tape winder
Beyond Spanglish: the Spanish suffix
Vegetative propagation for cut flower growers
A small-market success story
Letter from the Editor: Optimism
Food processors must register
Clopyralid herbicide is widespread
Not just season extension: Hoophouses saved their season
Grower saves fall leaves for next year's tomatoes
Display ideas for selling herbs at market
Beyond Spanglish: No snickering
Cut flowers: Zinnia post-harvest revealed
Keep selling into winter
Letter from the Editor: Extending the Season