By Andrew Mefferd The 2019 farm bill decriminalized industrial hemp, making it legal to grow in all 50 states as of the 2019 farming season. However, you do still need a license to grow it, and the deadline may well have passed in your state (here in Maine the deadline was April 1). This year, […]
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By Gretel Adams Something we often get asked about at conferences is what it’s like to manage a crew. First off, bringing on other people was one of the best decisions we ever made. People are an investment, so it takes time and money to make it work, but all of that is worth it
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Farmer to Farmer Profile By Ellen Polishuk In case you don’t remember the genesis of this column, I wanted an excuse to get myself onto as many farms across the land as I could manage. I had retired from my own farm, and wanted/needed to stay up to date on what’s happening on real farms
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By Sam Knapp Mycorrhizal fungi are receiving lots of attention in the farming community. More and more companies are selling pre-packaged mycorrhizal inoculum for gardeners and farmers. Increased yields, reduced transplant shock, reduced need for fertilizers, improved drought tolerance, and reduced soil erosion are just a few of the benefits to soil and crop health
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There is, with all of us, a lens through which we see the world. And while each of ours is different—informed by our past, by our present, where we have come from—a common lens we can all share is the recognition that our globe is changing. While climate change receives increased amounts of attention by
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By Ariel Pressman Editor’s note: One decision many growers will have to make at some point in their careers is whether to stop farming, and if the answer is yes, how to negotiate the transition. This article is the first of two on leaving farming. Both authors have recently stopped operating or scaled down their
By Diane Szukovathy Now eight years old, the Seattle Wholesale Growers Market Cooperative (SWGMC) continues to adapt, endure and grow. As pioneers in the field, we receive frequent questions from growers around the country about how the co-op organizes and manages crop assignments. The short answer is – we’re a work in progress, making up
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