September 1, 2003

“A mysterious and occult phenomenon”. Believe it or not, that is how groundwater hydrology is described in Texas State law concerning groundwater use. Back when the law was written (Billy the Kid was still in diapers then) folks didn’t have a clue about where groundwater came from, how it got in the ground, or how […]

Vaca means cow in Spanish. Ville means town in French. Vacaville is a town along Interstate 80 about an hour north of San Francisco at the edge of California’s Sacramento Valley. Vacaville’s residents are your best resource for accurate information about the charms and treasures of this community. Sophisticates driving past towards the gambling casinos

There’s never time to weed tomatoes, so for 40 years I’ve mulched the plants. What worked well in my organic suburban yard in Town and Country, MO, was a 4-inch thick layer of last fall’s leaves topped off with a 2-inch thick layer of wheat straw, all barrowed in after cultivating around the bushel size

High tunnels (also known as hoophouses) are becoming a larger part of the market farming scene. We use them to give us early tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and other summer delights. We also use them to extend our summer season on many vegetables weeks past first frost. Finally, we use them to grow crops throughout our

Farmers’ markets in small towns generally have one big obstacle: a small customer base. In Staunton, Virginia, a town of 25,000, the market has to deal with that issue, but it also faces the problem of being in the orbit of the lucrative Washington, D.C., markets, which have lured away many of Virginia’s larger farmers.