Like many farms, we have taken the paper pot plunge. The paper pot system is a simple and efficient way to seed and transplant crops using paper chains that unravel through a non-motorized transplanting tool designed for one person to pull from a comfortable, upright position. Developed by the Nippon Sugar Beet Manufacturing Company, Ltd., […]
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Farmers markets have three purposes, according to the Farmers Market Coalition: help farmers prosper through direct sales; make fresh, locally grown produce available to customers at reasonable prices; enhance community by drawing people together in virtual “town squares” and “animated public spaces.” But who are the customers at farmers markets? Who participates in the “town
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By Zach Loeks This is the second of a two-part article introducing the author’s ideas for using permaculture techniques to improve the profitability and resiliency of market gardens. For part one, click here or see the October 2017 GFM. For more information, see his book, The Permaculture Market Garden, now available from GFM. The permabed
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By Anne and Eric Nordell When we started farming in 1983, there were few models of organic, horse-powered market gardening. So we used the traditional practices for growing field crops here in north-central Pennsylvania, preparing a seedbed with the moldboard plow, spring tooth harrow and cultipacker. We quickly realized we needed to put a whoa
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