February 13th, 2008 — Farms, Gardening, News, Poultry, Reference, Seeds, Soil
Acres U.S.A. is North America’s oldest, largest magazine covering commercial-scale organic and sustainable farming. It has a wealth of information inside with selected articles that can be read online.
This magazine is available at the EMR library, but some might want to look at the website which also has books that can be ordered. Make sure to check out the toobox for additional materials.
Link to: Acres U.S.A. Thanks Joanne
February 13th, 2008 — Gardening, Reference, Soil
An information article about compost tea from Alberta Agriculture department.
“Compost tea is a liquid extract taken from stable, mature compost. Typically, the brewing process includes oxygenating the tea to maximize the microbial communities and shorten the brewing time.”
Link to: Compost Tea Thanks Joanne
February 13th, 2008 — Farms, Gardening
Raising food in cities improves urban landscapes and residents’ diets
using urban-generated waste.
Urban agriculture can convert wastes into resources, put vacant and under-utilized areas into productive use, and conserve natural resources in rural areas while improving the environment for urban living.
by Jac Smit and Joe Nasr. Thanks Joanne.
Link to: Farming In Cities
February 10th, 2008 — Farms, Gardening, Poultry, Seeds, Soil
Eliot Coleman has nearly 40 years of experience in all aspects of organic farming, including field vegetables, greenhouse vegetables, rotational grazing of cattle and sheep, and range poultry.
Barbara Damrosch has worked professionally in the field of horticulture since 1977. She currently writes a weekly column in The Washington Post called A Cooks Garden. It appears every Thursday in the Home section.
Link to: Four Season Farm