It’s time to get those seed catalogs out and start thinking about ordering seeds for the coming season! This is the time of year when hope springs eternal and all of us farmers get to dream about the bountiful harvest to come. While you’ve got seeds on your mind we wanted to write a post to mention some considerations before you place that seed order.
Weed control is often cited as one of the most difficult aspects of organic farming. Because of the organic prohibition on synthetic herbicides, no organic sprays worth mentioning can take care of weeds. Instead, the organic farm must rely on cultural practices such as tarping and mulching for effective weed control. But the good news is that these practices actually work! And they also help build soil quality at the same time.
Greens are one of the most profitable vegetable crops for market farmers to grow, and they are a great entry-level crop for beginning farmers. Greens offer a quick turnaround and a high price per pound, meaning that a grower can churn out profits on a small piece of land. This post will provide an overview of why and how to grow greens for the market.
High tunnels are essentially unheated greenhouses that small farmers have found to be especially useful and cost-effective at protecting crops from frosts and other extreme weather events. Most of the time, when high tunnels are discussed in the farming world, they are mentioned in the context of season extension, which refers to the ability to expand the window of time you can harvest crops by protecting them from frost and freezing temperatures. Like a greenhouse, a high tunnel essentially creates
India’s had a hobby garden to feed her own household, but wanted to do more. There was a desire to be a more significant part of the local food movement that she believes in. That’s what brought her to the CAFF Farm School. It was an opportunity for learning to produce food more efficiently to feed herself and the community. India’s mother was a Slow Food advocate and passed that along to her daughter.
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