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Using plants that are native to your region is becoming more and more important to gardeners who are interested in the environmental impact of what they plant and how they grow things. I’m talking perennial flowers, trees, shrubs, that sort of thing. I’ll talk about vegetables in a minute. And I have a super easy […]
A couple of winters ago I inadvertently discovered a simple new way to compost the fall leaves that somehow didn’t make it into my regular compost pile during fall cleanup. I call it Gutter Composting. Let me explain how I made this amazing discovery. In the fall, I was really swamped with all the normal […]
This guest post is by Phyl Martin aka “Mrs. Franger Farm.” Here’s her story of how she got hooked on suburban micro farming in Australia with her family. They live in Frankston South, about an hour from Melbourne by car. While those of us in the northern hemisphere are finally getting over winter, the Franger […]
On Saturday, March 1, 2014 I was fortunate enough to attend the 32nd Annual CT-NOFA Winter Conference. That stands for the Connecticut chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association. It was held at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, CT There was a wonderful array of vendors with products and information on display. Three sessions […]
Are you thinking about raising chickens as a business? Or perhaps starting your own organic vegetable farm? Then you need to know about John Suscovich. But let me tell you, if you get him talking about chickens and farming and such, you’ll quickly see his passion for where our food comes from and how we […]
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