Growing potatoes from seed.
For some reason gardeners avoid propagating potatoes from seeds.Probably it is the fear of loosing its "domestic traits" and becoming small, low yelding and having bad kitchen properties. I have found thet to be not true. They variate, but does not get "wild" in one generation.Many modern varieties are triploids. How many cromosones my seedlings have, I do not know, and to be honest, iI dont care.
I select the potatoes in early and late, for practical reasons, but like to keep them as ...
Using mulch to get rid off perennial weeds
I have not always been so keen on mulching, because perrenial weeds as coughgrass and thistles seem to thrive very well and even spread as crazy in mulched beds.Weeding this was time consuming, and as soon as I pulled one plant, a new shoot came up right through the mulch. Digging was also not easy to do in the mulch.Add more mulch was too mulch-consuming. I don't know why i did't practice this from the start, but I ones got the idea to just lift the mulch the weeds has been growing through with a fork, and this way be ...
Farming with Nature for True Taste
Have a look at this great article written by Bruce Boyers in the January/February 2009 Organic Connections Magazine, the magazine of Natural Vitality, on the Bob Cannard, remineralization's most famous farmf
The produce from his fields is so bursting with taste and nutrition, that a number of years ago, he was hand picked by world-famous chef Alice Waters to supply fruits and vegetables to her Chez Panisse restaurant.
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Farming with Nature for True Taste
Farming with Nature for True Taste
Have a look at this great article written by Bruce Boyers in the January/February 2009 Organic Connections Magazine, the magazine of Peter Gillham's Natural Vitality, on the Bob Cannard, remineralization's most famous farmf
The produce from his fields is so bursting with taste and nutrition, that a number of years ago, he was hand picked by world-famous chef Alice Waters to supply fruits and vegetables to her Chez Panisse restaurant.
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Eco Farm Conference in California
The 29th Annual Ecological Farming Conference January 21 - 24, 2009 Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California on the shores of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Real Food Campaign director Dan Kittredge will be giving a presentation on Saturday, January 24th. For more detailed information, visit http://eco-farm.org/index.php/efc/detailed_saturday_schedule. (more…)
NOFA Winter Conference
22nd NOFA/Mass Annual Winter Conference
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE:The Roots of a Sustainable Community
Online Registration Closed
Saturday, January 17th, 2009 - 9.00am-5.30pm
Worcester Vocational Technical High School, Skyline Drive, Worcester, MA
http://www.nofamass.org/conferences/w2009/index.php
Real Food Campaign director Dan Kittredge will be giving two workshops.
Workshop #1 Description:
A PARADIGM SHIFT: CONCEPTS NECESSARY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NUTRIENT DENSE CROPS (NDC), AND THEIR POTENTIAL*** Dan Kittredge
Maximizing crop nutrition and yield ...
Dr. Arden Andersen and Dan Kittredge Giving Workshops at the NOFA Winter Conference
Barre, MA – When more than 100 farmers converge this February in Barre for a 3 day seminar, they'll be focusing on a topic of serious concern to a growing number of consumers: the nutrition and taste of our food. The Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter has arranged for the worldwide farmer consultant, Dr. Arden Andersen, to give this intensive seminar to farmers on how they can increase the nutrient density, taste, and yield of their crops.
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Dr. Arden Andersen and Dan Kittredge Giving Workshops at the NOFA Winter Conference
Dr. Arden Andersen and Dan Kittredge Giving Workshops at the NOFA Winter Conference
Barre, MA – When more than 100 farmers converge this February in Barre for a 3 day seminar, they'll be focusing on a topic of serious concern to a growing number of consumers: the nutrition and taste of our food. The Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter has arranged for the worldwide farmer consultant, Dr. Arden Andersen, to give this intensive seminar to farmers on how they can increase the nutrient density, taste, and yield of their crops.
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Dan Kittredge Invited to Co-Chair at ACORE
On December 3rd and 4th of 2008 at ACORE in Washington DC, Real Food Campaign Director Dan Kittredge spoke at the Phase II of Renewable Energy in America Conference with Joel Salatin, a well-known player in the eco/sustainable farming movement, on the subject of food and fee.
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Dan Kittredge Invited to Co-Chair at ACORE
Dan Kittredge Invited to Co-Chair at ACORE
On December 3rd and 4th of 2008 at ACORE in Washington DC, Real Food Campaign Director Dan Kittredge spoke at the Phase II of Renewable Energy in America Conference with Joel Salatin, a well-known player in the eco/sustainable farming movement, on the subject of food and fee.
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