Real Food markets Thanks for the mention of Real Food markets (June 2006). I don’t know if you have space to publish a reply, but this is what I’d like people to understand about producer-only farmers’ markets and other kinds of markets. When I was director of (New York’s) Greenmarket, there was no local produce […]
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Cedar Gard is a cedar-oil product for insect control that has received OMRI approval for use by organic growers. The EPA has exempted cedar oil products from pesticide requirements in recognition of their general safety. The manufacturer of Cedar Gard, Natural Resources Group, says that the cedar oil works by repelling insects, confusing their
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If you’ve been thinking of making energy efficiency improvements to your home, 2006 and 2007 are the years to do it, according to the August/September issue of Mother Earth News. That’s because the federal government is offering tax credits for many types of energy-saving measures purchased before 2008 (although Congress is considering expanding the
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Alternative energy systems for greenhouses will be the focus of several workshops at the New England Greenhouse Conference Nov. 1-3 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Panelists will present information about heating with wood, cooking oil, automotive oil, or using solar and wind energy to power the greenhouse. For more information: www.negreenhouse.org or 802-655-7769.
Lilies have skyrocketed in popularity among local market growers these past few years. Once flower farmers realized how easy they are to grow—plastic crates, growing mix and a bit of heat are all you need—everyone started growing them. As a result, suppliers are having a hard time filling all the orders for lily bulbs, and
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www.mapmuse.com has added a nationwide interactive map of farmers markets to its services. The direct link to the Farmers Markets Map is as follows: http://find.mapmuse.com/re1/interest.php?brandID=FARMER_MARKETS MapMuse uses automated geocoding software to locate the farmers market based on the address provided in the USDA directory of markets. But the USDA information is often incomplete, so market
Vole population explodes Oregon’s Willamette Valley was overrun by voles last summer, and the small rodents caused extensive damage to vegetable crops, seed crops, vineyards and nurseries. Voles, also known as meadow mice or field mice, are 5-8 inches long, including the tail. They eat crops and can kill trees by gnawing on trunks.
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Okay, we’ve created a monster. Remember, a few months ago, we wrote about our idea to hand out a bouquet card at the Farmer’s Market? A stamp for every bouquet purchase, and with 15 stamps the customer gets 2 tickets to dinner at the farm late in October? Holy Cow! As of late September we
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The notion of a certified kitchen on our farm certainly wasn’t a whim, even though my husband, Jim, originally considered it “another of Joan’s hare-brained ideas.” (And I will admit that I have dragged him into some pretty off-beat circumstances.) 1995 was our first CSA year and those early harvests were so skimpy and monotonous
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Last week we received a shipment of over 23,000 lily bulbs. Almost 60 crates! It sort of takes the wind out of you to look at two pallets of bulb crates and know that they all have to go into the ground in the next three weeks. Ugh! To make matters worse, rain was coming,
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