Archives for 2014
5 Cucumber Site Essentials
Cucumbers can be very rewarding to grow if you follow these essential site recommendations CUCUMBER SUPPORT Cucumbers are a floppy lot, and really need our help and support. Train plants…
Collard (Brassica oleracea var acephala)
The collard plant (a type of Kale) is thought by botanists to have remained almost the same for about 2000 years. It is a loose-leaf non-heading wild cabbage that was the predecessors…
Seed Starting
Don’t seed a partial cell pack with a particular seed – make the whole cell pack one specific seed so when you want to move them to family-based planting area…
Radish (Raphanus sativus)
Radish (Raphanus sativus), which is related to turnip and mustard, is a great source of vitamin C, folic acid, potassium, vitamin B6, riboflavin, magnesium, copper, and calcium. Radishes come in…
5 Farming Myths
Myth 1. What you don't know won't hurt you. Chemicals are all around us daily, and we can't always do anything about that, but what you grow is totally yours…
Hot Pepper (Capsicum)
Hot Peppers have been found to have been eaten in their native lands of South and Central America in 7500 BC. Hot peppers were introduced to South Asia in the…
Eating Locally Means
Incredible taste and freshness Produce picked and sold at ripeness, not before ripeness to facilitate shipping Your dollars stay in your local community Local food adds less carbon emissions to…
Burnet (Poterium Sanguisorba)
Burnet (Poterium Sanguisorba) is a salad green originally from Europe, and was once used in a 21 herb mixture thought to prevent the plague. It has a slightly spicy flavor. Burnet…
Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita)
Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita) is a European perennial which was once used medicinally and then came to be popular in culinary recipes. It was once called Bible leaf, as people used…