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Soil microbes fuel nutrient cycling I vividly remember sitting in soil science and plant nutrition classes at my alma mater land grant university, wondering if the conventional agricultural paradigm was really just one long sales pitch.  Despite the so-called “sustainable agriculture” title in my degree, I spent entire semesters listening to professors talk in circles […]

Perennial alliums and good storage   August, September and October  This is the second of a quarterly series on alliums. The first appeared in GfM May 2022. In late summer and early fall, there are some perennial alliums that can be planted, and some that can be harvested. Various alliums already harvested will need curing,

In my last article on tools for helping with pricing I talked about the importance of using your variable costs to understand the minimum price you can charge without losing money on every extra sale of a product you make (see “Tools to help you put the right price on your products,” from the February

Why we are obsessed and a strategy for productively managing our crushes Whether you’ve been on the flower farming scene for a while or are brand new, you have likely been in this scenario. You’re sitting at your computer or holding your tablet or smartphone refreshing a webpage a thousand times as the clock ticks

I think a lot about what makes me want to keep showing up to farm each day, and each year turn the calendar to a new production season. Good food, working outside, mental and physical challenge all come to mind. Yet, being part of a positive crew culture and productive farm team tops my list.