From the monthly archives:

March 2009

2603594468_c1369b7d68This farmers market in Brooklyn, N.Y. sells produce to its customers year round at the historic Fort Greene Park. The market also performs a valuable service to its customers by being a collection site for their compostable food waste and scraps. [click to continue…]

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istock_000003555718xsmallAuthors Eugene Cordero, PhD (Cool Cuisine, Professor of Climate Change) and R.J. Ruppenthal (Fresh Food From Small Spaces, Professor of Law) talk about climate change and food. [click to continue…]

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silvergold1jpgIt is bad enough the GMO companies are foisting this GMO crap (not my first choice of word) on the whole world without labeling so we have no choice as to whether or not we consume it…now they are testing it out on children before they release it to the rest of us. Real ethical of them—ranks right up there with the despots of the world. [click to continue…]

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dscf6664jpgIn the old print on paper The Growing Edge, we reported on international growing operations on a regular basis. This was one story we didn’t get to tell before we stopped printing the magazine.
In Europe, organic produce is marketed as biological produce. This Dutch greenhouse farm was started in 1967 by Aad Jonker and is still run by the same family; with help from Jonker’s son Arno, daughter Elma and eight to twelve full time employees depending on the season. They became biological in 1998. [click to continue…]

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programs-partnerships-overviewjpgThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Science Foundation will distribute $48 million into agricultural research in developing countries. The two foundations will seek scientists for research on projects that will mitigate problems such as drought, pests, disease, soil nutrients and other problems facing small farmers in the those countries. [click to continue…]
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backyardhomeThe print publishing industry was suffering from declining revenues way before the current economic downturn. Yet, gardening publishers say they see an increase in sales revenue despite the current recession depression. Gardening titles like The Backyard Homestead are seeing much higher sales numbers than general titles. Publishers are adding sustainability titles especially, trying to tap into people’s interest in living more within their means and simpler lives. [click to continue…]

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100_9113jpgEven though it is spring (or close to it in some parts), it is not too early to start thinking about a greenhouse for next fall/winter. This gardening blogger bought a pre-fab 10′x12′ greenhouse, put it together last August, put a koi pond and some veggies and other plants in it over the winter and just last week built a do it yourself aeroponic/hydroponic system for more veggies. [click to continue…]

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2359603990_039c20ee16Organic crop production methods are not only good for the soil’s health but also for the health of those consuming organic food. [click to continue…]

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Miami Mayor Welcomes GroGood Garden to Liberty City Housing Project

March 30, 2009 Kids and Gardening

The Garden Writers Association (GWA) and Plant A Row for the Hungry (PAR) will participate in a dedication and planting of more than 40 garden plots at Miami’s Liberty Square Housing Project. The garden planting is at noon on April 1st with Miami Mayor Manuel A. Diaz in attendance and is part of a day-long [...]

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Beneficial Bacteria Tapped to Battle Crop-Damaging Roundworms

March 30, 2009 Farming & Agriculture

Beneficial bacteria, aided by a “cocktail” of potent natural compounds, may offer a way to biologically control soybean cyst nematodes and other crop-damaging roundworms. That’s the implication of ongoing studies by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Mo.
Photo credit: Agricultural Research Service

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