The scientific truth about garlic varieties
This article originally appeared in the October 2010 issue of Growing for Market Magazine. Garlic is grown and sold under hundreds of different variety names. However, research tells us that there are really only ten types of garlic. In this article, we will look at why there is so much confusion over garlic varieties, and […]
Simple seedling bench plans
The following excerpt, published in the September 2021 Growing for Market Magazine, is from Josh Volk’s new book Build Your Own Farm Tools: Equipment & Systems for the Small-Scale Farm & Market Garden (Storey Publishing, August 2021) and is reprinted with permission from the publisher. You’ll find that the word tools is used loosely […]
How PNW farms are adapting to a hotter, drier, smokier climate
This article is in the September 2021 issue of Growing for Market Magazine. Last September 7th, my husband and I stayed up late after our children fell asleep in makeshift beds in our downstairs living room. We told them we’d all sleep there to enjoy being together during a late summer wind storm; actually, we […]
Asian greens production
Variety and versatility for much of the season Asian greens include a huge range of plants in the brassica genus, with leaf colors from chartreuse (yellow-green), bright green and dark green to purple. Flavors vary from mild to peppery, so read catalog descriptions and choose according to how pungent you want your greens to taste. […]
Microbes for land repair: A 5-year eco-farming trial
Weeds, pests, disease and labor. As farmers, we have come to accept these problems as an uncompromising part of our job. My first seven years as a grower, I worked for a university and farmed by the book. Annual tillage, soil testing, and a cocktail of organic amendments were my seasonal protocols. I strictly adhered […]
Low trellising ideas
#toolsforgrowingformarket Post your farm-made tool with #toolsforgrowingformarket. If Josh picks your tool for an article, you win a $50 tool gift certificate and a Full Access sub to Growing for Market Magazine. This article originally appeared in the June/July 2021 issue of Growing for Market Magazine. Spring Forth Farm in Hurdle Mills, North Carolina, posted […]
Interplanting- make the most of your growing space
This article was originally published in the August 2021 issue of Growing For Market magazine. Excerpt from The Living Soil Handbook The following excerpt is from Jesse Frost’s new book The Living Soil Handbook: The No-Till Grower’s Guide to Ecological Market Gardening (Chelsea Green Publishing, July 2021) and is reprinted with permission from the […]
Farm-made compost sifter and spreader
Post your farm-made tool on Instagram or Facebook with #toolsforgrowingformarket. If author Josh Volk picks your tool, you win a $50 tool gift certificate and a Full Access subscription to GFM. This article originally appeared in the October 2020 Growing for Market Magazine Compost spreader used to cover direct seeded beds. This month […]
Learning with sensors
Post your farm-made tool on Instagram or Facebook with #toolsforgrowingformarket. If author Josh Volk picks your tool, you win a $50 tool gift certificate and a Full Access subscription to GFM. This article is in the August 2021 issue of Growing for Market Magazine Earlier this year I wrote about Eric Stoffer’s automation in his […]
Red, white and bloom
American Flowers Week local flower promotions sparkle American Flowers Week (June 28-July 4) is an all-inclusive, virtual promotion campaign designed to engage the public, policymakers and the media in a conversation about the origins of their flowers. As an advocacy effort, the campaign coincides with America’s Independence Day on July 4th, providing florists, retailers, […]