BJWSA has the first residential irrigation service of its type in South Carolina. We are supplying the Hilton Head Lakes North community and its residents with reclaimed water for all of their irrigation needs, including residential lots, common areas, landscaped medians and their golf course.
While most wastewater treatment facilities discharge their treated water to a river or a lake, BJWSA has been a leader in reusing reclaimed water for irrigation for the last 20 years. We deliver an average of three million gallons a day of reclaimed water to area golf courses from March to September. Using reclaimed water for irrigation means that less water has to be taken from the river and treated to drinking water standards, stretching the life of our existing facilities and reducing long-term costs.
For many years, BJWSA has been providing treated wastewater to golf courses for much needed irrigation. We currently serve 12 golf courses from our Cherry Point Water Reclamation Facility in southern Beaufort County. Port Royal Island Water Reclamation Facility provides irrigation water to the Secession Golf Course in northern Beaufort County and has the capacity to serve additional courses. Our Palmetto Bluff Wastewater Treatment Plant provides irrigation water to the May River Golf Club. The St. Helena Wastewater Treatment Plant irrigates the two golf courses on Dataw Island, as well as a portion of Henry’s Sod Farm.
When our Cherry Point Water Reclamation Facility has a surplus of reclaimed water, the excess water is recycled into the Great Swamp. Our Great Swamp Effluent Management System helps to protect 980 acres of natural forested wetlands. Our Port Royal Island Water Reclamation Facility recycles surplus water into the Beaufort River.


The Significance of Soil and Biodynamic Agriculture
- 08-07-2018 10:00 - 18:00
- Cenpu Eco-Farm, Shanghai
Biodynamic agriculture is a form of alternative agriculture very similar to organic farming, but it includes various esoteric concepts drawn from the ideas of Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925). Initially developed in 1924, it was the first of the organic agriculture movements. It treats soil fertility, plant growth, and livestock care as ecologically interrelated tasks, emphasizing spiritual and mystical perspectives.
Biodynamics has much in common with other organic approaches – it emphasizes the use of manures and composts and excludes the use of artificial chemicals on soil and plants. Methods unique to the biodynamic approach include its treatment of animals, crops, and soil as a single system, an emphasis from its beginnings on local production and distribution systems, its use of traditional and development of new local breeds and varieties.
As of 2016 biodynamic techniques were used on 161,074 hectares in 60 countries.
This is part of a comprehensive series of events, talks, workshops and trainings with visiting Permaculture Expert, Wayne Weiseman, between 28 June to 10 July.
Biodynamic Agriculture in Context
The seminar will explore:
- How is biodynamic agriculture situated in the world now?
- Where are there biodynamic farms and what do they produce?
- Where did biodynamic agriculture come from, what does it mean and how is it placed in the history and wider context of agriculture?
- How do you know something is biodynamic?
Biodynamic World View
The seminar will consider:
- How can our understanding of nature inform our practice in agriculture?
- Does it matter how we think about nature, culture, food and vitality?
- What are the principles of biodynamic agriculture?
- What is the understanding of nature that informs biodynamic agriculture?
- What is a ‘farm organism’?
The seminar will consider:
- What are the biodynamic preparations?
- What is a sowing calendar and how does it work?
- How do farmers work with biodynamic principles in different situations around the world?
Agenda for the Day
8:00 ~ 9:00 - Breakfast
9:00 ~ 10:00 - Soils in Different Climates
Above are for PDC students, the themed open session begins at 10:00 AM
10:00 ~ 11:00 - Morning Session ( Beginning of Open Session)
- Soil organic matter
- Jar Test
11:00 ~ 12:00 - Biodynamic Agriculture in Context
12:00 ~ 13:00 - Lunch
13:00 ~ 15:00 - Biodynamic World View
15:00 ~ 18:00 - Biodynamic Practice
18:00 ~ 19:00 - Dinner (End of Open Session)
Below are for PDC students, the open session concludes at 6 PM so that guests returning to Shanghai may do so at this time.
19:30 ~ 21:00 - PDC Evening Design Session & Movies
- All-day course fee: 1100RMB
- To register for the morning and afternoon sessions, visit this link.
To view all the Permaculture Workshops & Trainings with Wayne Weiseman, visit this link.
This is not a Green Initiatives-organized event. To register for this event please contact the organizers directly.


The articles on achieving work-life balance continue to grow daily yet few folk seem to…
Business Financials: Are You Focusing on the Future or the Past?
We have eyes that look forward to where we’re going and whilst some people may say they have eyes in the back of the head, the reality is they don’t.
So why is it then, that when we’re looking at finances, we are continually looking backwards and not looking to the future?
Pilots are at the front of the plane watching where the plane is going, into the future, as they fly us around the world. They’re not looking behind them at where they’ve been. The past is useful and has a place. Pilots use their experiences and lessons learned in the past to help them fly the plane into the future.
So, with our business financials, we too should be focusing on financial figures that are looking into the future whilst using the historical, past reports to guide us.
People in agricultural businesses are great at doing this.
Whilst they use their experience over the years, even decades, of growing and harvesting their crops, they are continually looking to the future to make decisions. Decisions like whether to grow the same crop again, whether to grow different crops, whether the application of more water to the crop will result in better yields, what area to plant, what the impact of commodity price fluctuations will be on the profitability of each type of crop and the list goes on.
I recently was preparing figures for one of my agricultural clients and noticed that the forecasted revenue from one particular crop was significantly less than in prior years and I thought there must have been an error in the calculations. On further investigation, however, the anticipated drop in revenue was due to a combination of reduced planting and a significant drop in the commodity price.
Whilst they cannot control the commodity prices, they did have control over how much was planted that season. They used their historical knowledge of what is required to get the best possible yields, worked on tweaking that with the aim of getting an even better yield to help alleviate the impact of the reduction in the commodity price.
Other businesses don’t always have such a focus on the future.
Rather they look at the historical reports and expect the future to be a replication of the past subject to any minor changes they may make in increased revenue or reduced costs. The premise of most forecasts I’ve seen is to take the figures for the previous year and apply a small increase.
This is effectively just looking over your shoulder at what you did do and then continuing to do more of the same.
A better approach.
I believe, the better approach is to think about what you want the future to look like, put some of those early dreams you had when you started the business back on the table and create the future the way you want it to be and where you want to go just like airplane pilots do.
Part of this is to consider:
- How can you take advantage of the opportunities currently available? or
- How can you create a different offering for your existing clients?
Once you’ve done this, then and only then, have a look at the historical figures and overlay that over the future figures you’ve identified making any adjustments that need to be made to ensure that you’ve not forgotten any revenue or expenses that will be ongoing.
When looking at your financial reports, remember that you are effectively looking over your shoulder at the past. Review these numbers as a record of the past, then apply a new mindset of looking into the future and review the figures again.
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About Our Lamb
We have introduced a small flock of sheep to the estate. They enjoy grazing our lush pastures at their leisure. Just like our cattle they enjoy exploring the beautiful surroundings of meres and mosses that we are lucky enough to have here.
The sheep grow at their own pace on their 100% natural, grass-fed diet. Being slow grown produces the tender, flavoursome meat that has our customers returning time after time. If you want to try quality, locally reared lamb, then look no further than our delicious range of lamb boxes.
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Arizona’s development has been dominated by the five Cs—copper, cattle, cotton, citrus, and climate—three of which are products of agriculture. However, the cultural and economic contributions of the agricultural industry have declined with the increase of urbanization and economic diversification. Climate conditions and ongoing drought pose additional challenges to farmers. A megadrought has persisted in the western states for more than 20 years, resulting in a dangerous drop in available water storage. As drought forces difficult decisions on water use, food security — assured access to sufficient safe and nutritious food — is emerging as a key concern. Given these conditions and ever-increasing needs for food and fiber, what is Arizona’s agricultural outlook? This Arroyo aims to address this question by focusing on how the state can adapt to a new climate reality and sustain the agricultural productivity and culture that has defined the character of the state for so long.


The staff team at FPM has been working hard to adjust to new ways of serving the community of Flemingdon Park, keeping both staff and residents safe and healthy while meeting the growing needs.
We are so grateful to Preston Group for supporting our new Children and Family programming. With no school and no traditional summer camps, we scrambled to come up with some plans to help families.
Funding is always an issue for not for profits, and we rely on generous donors like Preston Group. With their support, we will be offering year long activities to help families address food insecurity issues and learn how to grow food for themselves. Putting healthy food on the table is a struggle for far too many Flemingdon families. And now because of rising food costs and job insecurity, food insecurity is on the rise.
The activities funded by Preston Group include a virtual kids camp, learning about our urban farm The Common Table and how to grow your own food at home; kids and families will learn about greenhouse growing, hydroponic growing, and how to continue growing at home even during those cold Ontario winter months. Families will also learn about the wide variety of fruits and vegetables in Ontario, when it is least expensive to buy (for those we can’t grow on a balcony or indoors) and how to cook healthy and delicious meals with local produce.
Our new Children and Family programming will continue to grow throughout the year, and we are so excited to see what’s in store for us and the community.
Again, we are so grateful to Preston Group. We can’t thank them enough for the support for our community and our work serving the great people of Flemingdon Park.


Embu lies on the windward slopes of Mt. Kenya. It remarkably occupies the most prime fertile lands of the Kenya highlands. The forest cover hosts a great number of flora and fauna. There are two seasons enjoyed each year and the weather is quite favourable for diverse agricultural activities. Instances of drought or famine are extremely rare.
\n\nWith sufficient water resources, agriculture is prevalent owing to existence of several rivers that flow through the county. Considering the conservation measures that are in place, the county is projected to become water secure with the consequent rise in both agricultural production and household incomes.
\n\nBecause of it`s location at the foothill of Mount Kenya, the county`s temperatures are estimated at an average of between 9°C - 28°C. The county receives substantial rainfall with average annual precipitation of 1206mm.
\n\nThe wettest season is experienced between March and July while the hottest comes between January and mid March. Much of the land is largely arable and is well watered by a number of rivers and streams.
Food crops (The main food crops grown include, maize, beans, yams, cassava, millet, sorghum, bananas, arrowroots among others);\nCoffe, Tea and Pyrethrum farming;\nLivestock keeping (cows, goats, sheep and chicken)
133 - Provincial General Hospital (1), District Hospitals (2), Sub- District Hospitals (2), Dispensaries (74), Health Centres (12), Medical Clinics (34), Nursing Homes (2), Maternity Home (1), Others (5)
Open Institute is working to develop Open County Dashboards that seek to publish county level open data -
especially that which relates to progress and development at county level. The purpose of the Open County
Dashboard is to strengthen the county governments’ efforts to be transparent and accountable to their citizens.


Citizen science and an app for managing banana Xanthomonas wilt
Researchers from IITA in Rwanda are working on a new app to help farmers manage banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW). The idea is to use “citizen science” to upload data from farmers’ cell phones. However, an initial study has found that while most farmers do have access to cell phones, they need more training to be able to get the most from their keyboard, camera and other features. Farmers also want the app to come ready-made with information, images and videos on how to manage bananas in general, as well as BXW.
EVOCA (Environmental Virtual Observatories for Connective Action) is a project with WUR, RTB and other partners. EVOCA encourages users to share information (for example, on water issues or crop pests and diseases) via cell phones to contribute to collective knowledge and action in five case studies in rural Africa. One case study with CIP in Ethiopia helps farmers to manage late blight and bacterial wilt, two important potato diseases.
Another case study in Rwanda is designing an app to help farmers deal with banana disease, explains Mariette McCampbell, a former visiting scientist at IITA, now at WUR. “There are two groups of scientists, one that thinks that African farmers have no cell phones, or if they do, they have no air time, or the phones are not charged up. And there is the second group that thinks that the whole world is ready to start using their smartphones for everything. The reality is probably somewhere in the middle,” McCampbell says.
McCampbell is conducting fieldwork in Rwanda with IITA, Bioversity International, the Rwandan Agricultural Board and others to find ways to use “citizen science” to manage BXW. Citizen science has been around in northern countries for some time, as local people gather data on birds, insects or other topics to share with scientists. But citizen science is new in the developing world. The wide availability of cell phones offers a new opportunity to link farmers with researchers by making more explicit use of cell phones and their new communication opportunities.
In rural Rwanda, most people now have access to cell phones, but not necessarily all the time. The problem is not just air time or electricity. Farmers may not have a network signal all the time, and most have analog phones, not smart ones. Even so, having a cell phone is a huge step for rural people, who with their first phone also get their first camera, their first video player, their first text messenger, their first GPS … all in their pocket. This is a lot of technology to learn about all at once. “We have spent years learning to use keyboards and cameras, so we cannot expect the farmers to learn to use all of this technology in a two-day training,” McCampell says. Researchers who want to interact with farmers on the phone, for example, to get geospatial data on disease, will have to invest more in training.
With the right training, cell phones may be just the tool to teach farmers how to manage BXW. In Rwanda, McCampbell found that there had been a huge effort to teach BXW management. The Belgian government funded farmer field schools and the trained farmers were expected to share information with their neighbors. The Rwandan government’s extension service goes right down to the village level with farmer-promoters. But
still, farmers were not adopting the new disease management techniques, such as removing the male flowers (to keep bees from carrying bacteria from diseased plants to healthy ones) and disinfecting hand tools between working on two plants.
McCampbell found that even seemingly straightforward techniques were ignored if farmers did not know why they worked. For example, single diseased stem removal means culling a diseased sucker from the banana mat–yet even this can be misunderstood. Some extension agents thought that if they removed a diseased sucker, the whole mat would be cured. They were dismayed when diseased suckers kept appearing. So, recommendations for farmers need to explain why a control technique will work or not.
As part of the participatory development of the app, farmer-promoters and sector agronomists said that they did not want to simply upload data. They wanted answers right away for BXW and even for banana management in general. So designers enhanced the app with information on BXW, fertilizer use and even when to plant bananas, all in the Kinyarwanda language. The team also added photos, drawings and videos. The extension agents liked those visual aids most of all, because illustrations help to share ideas more effectively and give credibility to the person sharing the ideas.
“Phones don’t replace face-to-face ways of sharing information, but they are in addition to face-to-face, which will never reach everyone,” McCampbell adds. Hopefully, the BXW app will be a positive example of a way to use cell phones as an entry point to engage young people in agriculture.


A COLORED FRUIT FULL OF BENEFITS
Although small, pomegranate seeds are bursting with nutrients and antioxidant properties. More than a delicious and nutritious source of food, the pomegranate is a highly prevalent fruit in many cultures, dominant in ancient Greek myths and religious ideologies.
A WELL KNOWN SYMBOL
Pomegranate has been cultivated and naturalized throughout the Middle East and Mediterranean since ancient times. As a symbol of fertility and prosperity in many cultures, this fruit has been praised across time for its significant powers.


ŻUK disc harrow
The ZUK disc harrow is a machine that can be used to prepare the soil after plowing or harvesting, as well as for mowing, weed control or legume cultivation. Each disc of the harrow has a separate cushioning. It is possible to use the following rollers: Packer rollers, string roller, cogged string roller, V-ring roller, tubular, T-ring and U-ring roller. The ŻUK disc harrow is available in six variants, differing in working width (from 1 to 2.4 m) and number of discs (from 6 to 20).


Lemongrass – Serai
Posted On April 17, 2007
Sometimes I thought my lemongrass plants are part of the weeds or lalang that grow on the yard.
Until I take a closer look and see that the lower portion of the thick grass is really serai that you can used in cooking..haha! Should have mowed my lawn more often, huh!
Take a closer look, I never realized it can grow so big.
This serai stalk is sold in KL for 50sen for 2 stalks (unless you go to the big wet market –pasar borong to buy in bulk). That’s why I plant my own lemongrass since for certain dishes you need up to 10-20 stalks.
I had another bunch of serai plant but I think that one is dying. So I plant another bunch for easy use later. Hope this one will survive longer.


* China seen buying around 2.0 mln T of rice in 2013
* Lower global prices to drive China's rice imports
* Chinese buying to put floor under global market
* China eyes 5 pct broken rice from Vietnam, Pakistan
By Naveen Thukral
SINGAPORE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Chinese demand looks likely to act as a partial safety valve for an amply supplied rice market for a second year running, as the world's top consumer of the grain takes advantage of global prices around 25-30 percent below record domestic levels.
Still, Chinese demand looks unlikely to bail out Thailand - where a government rice buying scheme has built up stocks equal to half of global annual trade - as cheaper Vietnamese and Pakistani grain snatch the lion's share of business.
China's rice imports jumped five-fold in 2012 to 2.6 million tonnes, making it the world's second largest buyer after Nigeria. While it might import a bit less this year, the country will still tap bumper global supplies to ease record-high domestic prices and top up stockpiles.
Global rice prices, which have fallen on Thai stocks and India's booming exports, could find a floor on the back of this demand.
"Domestic prices are high so there is motivation for trading companies to increase imports," said an analyst with official think-tank China National Grain and Oils Information Centre (CNGOIC). "Bumper rice harvests in most Asian countries will keep global rice prices far below domestic prices."
The price of 5 percent broken rice in Vietnam
At the same time, long-grain milled rice
China's imports have triggered a rush among top exporters to corner a share of the 140 million tonnes the nation consumes annually.
The CNGOIC forecasts China's rice imports in 2012/13 at 2 million tonnes, down from 2.85 million tonnes shipped a year earlier but enough keep the nation among top importers in the world.
Last year the market was dominated by Vietnam and Pakistan, and the two look likely to emerge on top again this year.
China bought around 2 million tonnes of Vietnamese rice in 2012, a surge of more than six-fold from around 310,000 tonnes in 2011, according to Vietnam Customs data. The balance came from Pakistan.
Vietnamese and Pakistani 5 percent broken rice in the Chinese market is quoted around $420-$425 a tonne, including cost and freight, compared with domestic price of similar variety being offered around $600 a tonne.
China's rice imports have been in part driven by government stockpiling, traders said.
"They have been building buffers and also blending cheap foreign rice with expensive local rice to bring down the overall cost," said another Singapore-based trader.
The country's stocks jumped to 45 million tonnes in 2012, up from 42.6 million tonnes a year ago, according to the USDA.
Chinese buyers have yet to make large purchases so far this year, with most buyers waiting for a price direction from the upcoming harvest in Vietnam.
"China is checking rice prices from Vietnam and Pakistan," a Vietnamese rice exporter based in the Mekong Delta food basket said, adding that he estimated China's imports from Vietnam at around 2 million tonnes in 2013, at par with last year.
Some analyst said China could restrict imports of lower quality rice this year as it had hurt processors.
"The large volume of cheap rice from Vietnam last year hurt some middle-and-small sized rice processors, who have complained to the government," said Ma Wenfeng, an analyst with Beijing Orient Agri-business Consultant Co.
"We believe imports of low-quality rice would decline." (Additional reporting by Niu Shuping in BEIJING, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat in BANGKOK and Ho Binh Minh in HANOI; Editing by Michael Urquhart)


Already a major coffee and rice exporter, Vietnam is now turning its attention to fruit and vegetables.
Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports have jumped to $1.68 billion so far this year, up 28 percent from the same period last year, customs statistics show.
Fruit and vegetables have become Vietnam's third largest hard-currency earner after coffee and cashews.
According to the General Department of Customs, China is the biggest buyer of Vietnamese fruit and vegetables, but other major importers include the U.S., Canada and South Korea.
For now, the country is still a relatively minor player on the international market stage, the eighth largest fruit exporter in Asia.
However, Vietnam's fruit and vegetables exports grew rapidly to $1.85 billion last year from $900 million in 2013 and just $622 million in 2011, according to the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association.
Industry experts forecast that Vietnam is set to earn up to $2.5 billion from exporting fruit and vegetables this year, up 35 percent from last year.


|Science lesson by Max Millard|
Written for New College of California, fall 2006
Darker / Lighter
Ia. Learning objectives and outcomes
- Students will learn how to sprout seeds. - Students will be able to transplant sprouted seeds to plant pots. - Students will learn to take care of plants.
Ib. Language objectives
- Vocabulary: seed, cotton wool, sprout, peat, plant pot, geranium, sunflower, soil, transplant. - Students will learn to follow simple directions about keeping their plants alive.
II. Standards addressed (kindergarten)
Science Standard 2a. Students know how to observe and describe similarities and differences in the appearance and behavior of plants and animals (e.g., seed-bearing plants, birds, fish, insects).
Science Standard 2b. Students know stories sometimes give plants and animals attributes they do not really have.
Science Standard 2c. Students know how to identify major structures of common plants and animals (e.g., stems, leaves, roots, arms, wings, legs).
Gardening is probably the world's most popular hobby. For people living in the city, gardening usually means taking care of house plants, growing things in window boxes, or sometimes having a small backyard garden. City residents who learn about gardening do not need to put a lot of time into it. The secret is to know the minimal amount of care you need to give a plant in order to keep it alive, and let nature do the rest. Since I left a farmhouse in Maine 30 years ago and ended up in a small fourth-floor apartment in San Francisco, my gardening space has been reduced from acres to inches. But I've never given up gardening completely. My grandfather Sydney Harland was a plant geneticist and my British-born parents were both lifelong gardeners, so perhaps I inherited the gene. With just a little instruction, kids can develop a passion for plants that will be useful in their later years, possibly leading to an interest in organic gardening, a love of cooking, or a career in plant biology.
Even in a big city like San Francisco, we are surrounded by plants. Most of them are flowers and trees that we grow for their beauty. Some people grow fruits, vegetables and herbs for cooking. What are some nice things about plants? They are colorful, they often smell nice, and they cheer us up. That's why people give flowers for presents. Trees provide a home for starlings, parrots and other birds. Some plants have many uses, such as bamboo, which is a building material for houses and scaffolds, is an attractive house plant, and whose shoots are an important food in Asia. No wonder bamboo is so closely linked with Chinese culture.
What are some of the flowers, trees and other plants we see in San Francisco? What flowers are sold in stores and on the street? What are the kids' favorite plants? Which ones do they have in their own homes? Which plants can we eat, and which are only for decoration?
I asked the kids these questions, and made a list of some of their answers. I also brought in some flower catalogues, newspaper ads and store flyers for three of San Francisco's major plant stores -- Sloat Garden Center, Floorcraft Garden Center, and Guerrero Street Gardens -- to show which plants and flowers are most popular this time of year. I also showed them some house plants, including an orchid and a geranium, two of the most commonly grown flowers in San Francisco. Then I showed them some seeds and the materials we were to use for the lesson so that they could grow their own plants.
I asked the kids: what are the things that plants need in order to stay alive? We finally settled on three things -- soil, water and air. I pointed out that seeds can first sprout with a little water and no soil, and be transplanted into soil later. I said that today we would sprout some of our own seeds.
I gave each child a little plastic baggie, a kidney bean, and a piece of cotton wool. I had a container of water on hand, and I showed them how to wet the cotton wool, put the bean inside the bag, punch a couple of small holes in the top of the bag with a hole puncher. Then I helped them run a piece of yarn through the holes and tie the ends of the yarn to make a hanger.
After the kids had "planted" their seeds, I distributed white stickers and told them to stick them to their baggies and write their names on them, so that they would remember which plant was theirs. The kids then hung all their baggies on push pins that I had put on a bulletin board.
For the next part of the lesson, I gave each child a small plant pot made of peat and two sunflower seeds. I then brought out a container of potting soil, which I set up on a table that was covered with newspaper. I demonstrated how to lift the soil from the container with a spoon and to fill a peat pot with it. Then I took two sunflower seeds and pushed them into the soil, just below the surface. I put each peat pot inside a slightly larger paper cup. Each child wrote his name on the paper cup. Finally, I instructed them to sprinkle a little water on top.
We talked about the need to watch their plants in the days to come, and to add more water to both the bean and the sunflower if they got too dry. I stressed that overwatering can easily kill a plant, and that it was better to water too little than too much.
The planting of the beans and sunflowers was just the first step in a lesson that went on for weeks. A few days later, we saw that the beans had sprouted and the shoots were clinging to the cotton wool to absorb the moisture. Shortly after that, the sunflowers started coming through the soil. Each time the plants needed to be watered, we watered them together. When the bean sprouts seemed to be outgrowing the baggies, I helped the kids transplant their beans to peat pots.
When both plants eventually outgrew the peat pots, I showed them how to put the peat pots in a larger flower pot filled with soil, and told them that the roots would grow right through the peat, so they didn't need to be transplanted. Then I let the kids take both of their peat pots home, with an instruction sheet about how to put the pots in a larger growing pot, a garden, or a window box.
V. Assessment and Teacher Reflection
I showed them the potted plants I'd brought in, the seeds, the materials and the pictures, and led a discussion about what these things were. I moved the class to a part of the room where they couldn't see our project, and asked a series of questions about the seeds we had just planted. "If you think we planted the beans in soil, please raise your hand. If you think we put them in cotton wool ..." and so on. I called on children to explain about watering, transplanting, and peat pots. I assessed them about how much they knew. They were eager to find out when their plants would start growing.
potted geranium and orchid
flyers for gardening stores
container of water
newspaper for covering the table


Jiutai Modern Agricultural Co., Ltd. takes the development strategy of establishing large scale production, quality , standardization and brand marketing as guidelines and has developed into a group company that integrates the whole industry chain of base planting, processing and packaging, refrigeration and preservation, wholesale distribution, etc.
Jiutai is committed to integrating global resources, leading the advanced international awareness, grasp the different characteristics of various products at home and abroad, targeted for planting, screening and procurement. After several years of hard work, the company's business development throughout the world has achieved impressive performance. With a high degree of ideological integration and continuous improvement of professional attitude, Jiutai has deepened its efforts in the field of fruit. With full mission and enthusiasm, Jiutai integrates inter-bank resources and has formed a sales network extending to all over the world. The company also brought in the international most successful ideas of commercial promotion, and created a diversified business landscape of fresh fruit industry in order to supply with China's healthy fresh fruit to the world.


Current Topic: Building a new garden and tool shed with an attached leanto for hay storage at the back of the property near the sawmill.
We Need A Garden/Hay Shed Closer To The House.
Finally... A useful shed for me! There is an original Tin shed about halfway between the sawmill and the main house. It is tiny, short and generally unusable. It is also built on a concrete slab that is below grade. Aside from all its usability problems moisture seeps in, condenses in the hot weather, and actually causes rain on the inside of the shed. Yeah! It's a total fail.
Normally I would have taken great pleasure in crushing and destroying the shed but my neighbor had an open cistern (big deep well) that needed covering (for safety). Not wanting to spoil a good recycling effort we gladly removed and delivered said shed. We even placed it over the cistern. And it actually looked good.
I say good riddence.
We had one last cache of rough cut lumber from the mill we were saving for another project. This shed however represented enough multiple benefits that we decided to go ahead with this instead.
We needed a shed closer to the main house. We needed a shed closer to the sawmill. We needed Winter hay storage at the back of the property. And this shed serves all those needs.
Most of the structural lumber we were already saving was for this project. The flooring, siding and sub-roof had to come from another project we were sad to delay. Oh well! Cost/Benefit Analysis A.K.A. common sense has to prevail. We had the time and materials on hand to complete this shed and we needed it.
This shed is ten feet wide by eighteen feet long. It is split into two portions. There is an eight by ten foot completely sealed (by farm standards) division and an open end ten by ten by ten (plus) leanto hay storage section.
The shed is also adjacent to the round corral which we use for starting and training of young horses and sometimes breeding. The storage area thus applies to tools for the sawmill, gardening supplies and a small amount of tack for the corral. And over a thousand cubic feet of hay. Maybe two to three tons.
Wow! This shed turned out awesome. And it was constructed entirely from lumber we sawed on our mill. Neglecting the few screws and nails we needed to build this shed it was constructed with materials we had laying around. I think it was a grand use of resources.


Friday, June 23, 2006
Not much knitting
but lots of gardening! Here's the start of the second planting of green beans. I love how you can practically watch them grow from day to day! I share a garden with two other families too. Makes gardening so much more fun. Like knitting, I enjoy the zen of weeding and transplanting and watching things grow. Here's the first planting of the green beans. I love fresh green beans! And hopefully I'll be able to freeze some for this winter.
Here's the tomatoes that I didn't start, they just volunteered. All of them. Really. And they're doing fine even. My aunt planted hot peppers so we should have plenty of tomatoes for salsa!
This is the herb garden. There's lots of lemon thyme, two rosemary, oregano, Mother of Thyme (no I don't know why it's called that, I just like it), and there are two types of basil. Mixed in with the oregano are more volunteer tomatoes. I left them there cause it just seemed natural.
The brilliant green in front of the herbs are the 4 O'clocks. It's too early in the day to give you a photo of them but when they bloom it's quite the sight to see. I was told that people walk down our street in the evenings to see them. What a nice pat on the back!
By the way, if any of you want your own 4 O'clocks send me your address. When they go to seed later in September I'll send you some. But beware, even so they are annuals they re-seed themselves all over the lawn! I get to spend hours during the summer moving them back to the flower beds. And they seem to double every year!
Well, back to the needles. Later!


Thank's to the appearance and increase of mini computers' computational capacities, it's possible to create a high precision, low cost and automatic irrigation controller.
The current market doesn't offer the combination of these attributes in other devices than the high cost professional nutrigation controllers which are not feasible for low, middle sized farmers and households.
The purpose of this project is to create an irrigation controller which by utilizing the capabilities of mini computer makes the high precision, low cost, remote controlled device.
In this thesis I will go through the existing devices and possible solutions. After that I will design, implement and test a high-precision remote managed watering control system based on the Raspberry Pi mini computer.
I will also list the possibilities and plans on how to improve the created irrigation controller.


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Definition of Fruit Crop
One would think that the term fruit crop would be clearly defined – not so. In fact, one of the most frequently asked questions from web site, “Is the tomato is a fruit or vegetable?” The usual reply is “both” as it is already a fruit in the botanical sense, but a vegetable from a culinary perspective.
There are also legal definitions on the books, since in some instances vegetables are taxed and fruits are not (or vice versa).
The definition of fruit crops as “a perennial, edible crop where the economic product is the true botanical fruit or is derived therefrom.”
The word perennial eliminates crops grown as annuals such as tomato, pepper, melons, and corn , even though the harvested product is the true botanical fruit.
Annual cultivation practices differ markedly from those of perennial crops, and to call these fruit crops would only increase the existing confusion.
Note that strawberry an herbaceous perennial, is included in the text even though, in recent decades, much of the acreage is replanted annually.
The world edible eliminates perennial crops whose fruits are used for fiber such as kapok, or strictly industrial oils such as tung nuts. The true botanical fruit includes the ripened ovary, plus any associated parts and contains the seeds of the plants.
While most would not considered coffee and cacao fruit crops, they fit the definition because they are perennials and coffee and cocoa are just roasted, ground up seeds of the fruit.
Africa oil palm, coconut and olive and palm oils are edible are derived from a true botanical fruit. A nut is a dry, indehiscent fruit with a hard shell.
Definition of Fruit Crop
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Good days for transplanting. Self rising flour instead of plain and you left the salt off. You should be startingtomatoes, peppers, eggplant & more towards the end of Winter. In cooler regions, and areas with heavy clay soil, outdoor sowing may be a little later, explains gardening expert Leigh Clapp. In July and August many hardy vegetables can be planted for winter harvesting including cabbage, pak choi, spring cabbage, spinach and chard. Grow sprouts & micro greens! Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are water signs, suitable for all planting. Heres the best planting signs for April 2022. TheOld Farmer's Almanac'sBest Days for 2022 by Date! Last years was nasty and I wasnt going to try again, but my mouth is watering so I may have to get some plants soon. When it came to gardening, Pap was so busy with work, music, church, and coaching baseball that he had to plant whenever he had time and the weather was cooperating. Plant fruit trees apples, pears, quinces and medlars and prune existing ones. The soil is still cold, so sow in containers or a greenhouse for planting out later. Sow every few weeks for continual supply. To buy a copy for 11.99, including UK p&p, visit guardianbookshop.com. Heres a month-by month primer of key jobs. As the temperature drops there are little sowings that can be made in November, but there is still plenty of edibles to harvest including brassicas such as kale, cabbage, Brussel sprouts and kalettes. *These exact dates will obviously vary based on your location but this should help get you started! MORE THINGS TO DO: Now is the time to get outside and button-up any gardening chores before the summer heat makes even the simplest jobs seem unbearable. I have so many pests they mostly determine what I get before they kill or at least weaken the plants. This is a favorable time for planting root crops, including beets, carrots, onions, potatoes, and peanuts. Hardening off is where tender plants are gradually brought outside to acclimatise them to cooler temperatures. Sow tender crops tomatoes, cucumbers, winter squash, aubergines indoors, ideally in a heated propagator, midway through the month. There is plenty of harvesting to be done in July which will keep you busy including, carrots, radish, beetroot, chard, peas, salad leaves, broad beans, tomatoes, cucumbers and more! Harden plants off gradually when moving them from indoors to out: a few hours outside, then back in and so on. Good for any aboveground crop that can be planted now. Shes mean too! Be sure to familiarise yourself with how to grow fava beans beforehand. Most gardeners will agree, the crop they look forward to planting the most during fall is garlic! Box 520 | Dublin, NH 03444. Februrary 2021 Selection at Wheelbarrel Nursery.
Do not plant below-ground vegetables when the day is in Aries, Gemini, Leo or Virgo. Visit our corporate site. For all 12 months of Best Days, pick up a copy of The Old Farmers Almanac! Those are the days I note monthly and provide free for Blind Pig readers during the growing season. In the kitchen and flower gardens Buy and chit potatoes on a frost-free windowsill.
View, Quickest Crops toMaturefor a Fall & Winter Harvest View. Copyright Leaf Group Ltd. // Leaf Group Lifestyle. Peppers sow under cover from February until March. Learn how you can water more efficiently as things start to heat up and dry out. Potatoes - For those keen on learning how to grow potatoes then January is the time when you can begin the process by chitting your Early potato varieties. Catkins are a sign that the garden is grinding back to life. If the ground is too cold they wont sprout until it warms up so even if it frosts they are safe. Do you still have some crops left out in the garden from fall? The gravitation pull is high, creating more moisture in the soil, but the moonlight is decreasing, putting energy into the roots.
Take notes of what worked well and plan crop rotations for the year to come. Planting by the Moon is such an easy way to have gardening success!
If you live in a cooler region you may want to wait until April to begin direct sowing some of the vegetables on this list, however there are vegetable varieties that can be started off in the greenhouse in March, too, including: sweetcorn, spinach, parsnips, leek, kale, cauliflower, beetroot. Below-ground vegetables should be planted between the full moon and the last quarter, because this period favors root growth. . It is also a handy source of inspiration for what to plant. Pot up dahlia tubers and protect from frost and slugs. To grow them outdoors sow in trenches 2 inches (5cm) at around 3 inches (7.5cm) apart.
Learn about Seed Saving tips and tricks. They obviously believed there was something to the signs or they wouldnt have worried about their kraut. When you plant on a good Moon day the Earth accepts your seeds or plantsand they thrive! From March, frost-tender, half-hardy vegetables can be started off under cover ready for transplanting once the risk of frost has passed including zucchini, pumpkin, sweetcorn and aubergine. Dont forget Traditionally at midsummer, doors were hung with birch, fennel, lilies and wildflowers, food was laid out for neighbours, and fires and lamps were lit at dusk to keep burning throughout the shortest night. Examples are lettuce, spinach, celery, broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower. Cucumbers like this phase also, even though they are an exception to that rule. The only thing they consulted the zodiac calendar for was making kraut. Zucchini direct sow zucchini outside in late May to June. 'For great-value yielders you cant beat Swiss chard and perpetual spinach that will crop for a whole year and throughout winter,' says gardening expert Leigh Clapp. Clean out any cold-frames you may have or the greenhouse in preparation for winter months ahead. Alternatively, for an early crop, sow varieties such as 'Nantes' under cloches or in the greenhouse in February and March. A graduate of Art History and formerly Style Editor at Period Living, she is passionate about architecture, creating decorating content, interior styling and writing about craft and historic homes. Taurus and Capricorn are earth signs and particularly favorable for root crops and potatoes. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. Young aubergine plants appreciate being sown early. Plant seedbeds and flower gardens. I really like that you took a large amount of information and distilled it down to a frw guidelines that you follow faithfully.smart girl! We grow nothing in the ground any more. Thin to one plant every 10in (25cm) in rows 18in (45cm) apart, and water during dry spells.
2022Yankee Publishing, Inc., An Employee-Owned Company Kohl rabi If sown in August this brassica can be harvested up until November. I will share with you!!!! Earth up potatoes. I planted tomatoes and sweet peppers under the crab and had a bumper crop with little to no problems. In the kitchen and flower gardens Pot chillies into their final pots.
Pick when between the size of a golf and tennis ball. Good days for transplanting. My blackberry canes have little flower buds just forming. Summer arrives and the work switches from manic sowing and planting out to leisurely maintenance, perhaps wandering around the garden on a warm evening with a watering can in one hand and a glass of wine in the other. I have never tried planting by the signs. My Dad swore by this, and I do my best to follow it. I have always had patches usually for raising herbs. WHAT TO PLANTNOW: In early spring, focus on sowing crops like: radish, carrots, turnips, peas, lettuce, spinach, kohlrabi, broccoli, cabbage, leeks, collards, onions, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, cauliflower, and herbs such as parsley, cilantro and dill. The whole family could be found hoeing and chopping weeds when the sign was in the bowels. Winter salads there are many hardy salads that will grow over winter including Lambs lettuce, mustard greens, 'Winter Gem' lettuce, arugula and oriental leaves such as mibuna and mizuna. Plant roses when the ground is frost-free.Dont forget Chop, roast and eat up your winter squashes, perhaps sprinkled with crumbled feta, chopped mint and a squeeze of lime there is not much to harvest in the garden now, so its time to get through your stored produce. It is generally a good time for planting, especially two days before the full moon. I never liked them. When the shoots are 1/2-1 inch tall (1-2cm) then the potatoes are ready to plant. Check the National Trust for sites to visit (usually for a fee). Cabbage sow winter cabbage April and May. I just cook the dumplins in the broth of a whole chicken with salt and pepper. Or sow from March under cloches. Vegetables suited for growing in a greenhouse such as tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, tomatoes, cucumbers and chilli peppers can also be planted undercover from February. The waning moon has a high gravitational pull, which creates more moisture in the soil, while the decreasing moonlight makes plants focus on energizing their roots. Pippa is Content Editor on Homes & Gardens online contributing to Period Living and Country Homes & Interiors print issues. Beans and pumpkins under Aquarius huge yields for both The types of crops that prefer the second quarter are annuals that produce above ground, but their seeds form inside the fruit, such as beans, melons, peas, peppers, squash, and tomatoes. Sharpen and clean all of your garden tools to make sure theyre ready when you are.
After my mother may I year of being obsessed with following the exact sign, I decided to simplify my attempt at gardening by the signs by concentrating only on the zodiac sign like I did that very first year.
My granny made sinker dumplings that were awesome. The last frost date is particularly useful for gauging when to start sowing and planting out tender crops. England and Wales company registration number 2008885.
Kill plant pests and do general farm work. Using a vegetable planting calendar is a handy tool for planning when to plant vegetables, but ultimately what month you plant vegetables will depend on your climate and growing zone, as well as the last frost date in your area. I make the tough dumplings. Sow grains and forage crops. If you want to plant a good crop of below-ground vegetables, wait for a day after the full moon and that corresponds to an earth sign. Make neat piles and be ready to leap into action. Only difference is that instead of water, I use chicken broth. You will be redirected once the validation is complete. A vegetable calendar is a great place to start when planning a kitchen garden as it will help you know when to buy seeds so that you dont miss out on growing your favorite vegetables, plus will it help you organize crop rotations on your patch. For sweet, small carrots, sow every few weeks from early spring to late summer for a successional harvest from June to November, says gardening expert Leigh Clapp. Pak choi great in soups and salads and easy to grow from seed, pak choi can be harvested in as early as 30 days in baby leaf form or in 45-70 days as semi-mature to full size heads. Potatoes plant chitted First Early potatoes in mid-late March ready for harvesting in 11-13 weeks. Thanks for bringing back that near forgotten memory of childhood. Weed veg beds and cover with black or clear polythene to help the sun warm the soil. Each sign is represented by a symbol, a part of thehuman body, and an element of nature (fire, earth, water, air) and has distinct characteristics. Get a new garden hose or invest in a self-watering irrigation system. Poor for planting. Because the moon's gravitational pull affects the oceans' tides, it's believed that the pull also affects fluids inside plants. Mom planted, killed weeds, canned, and harvested by the signs. You'll know when to pick green beans and French beans by the appearance of the crop. According to lore, if March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb, which implies rather more predictable weather than we often get in March. We hope youve collected seedfrom your previous harvests by allowing them to go to seed and then harvesting them for future growing seasons. My sister is a Taurus and shes a TOTAL BULL. The temperature of the soil is a key factor in the germination of seeds, and different seeds germinate at different temperatures, so consider buying a soil thermometer to check the temperature is right for sowing. Beetroot direct sow in rows 12 inches (30cm) apart from March to July for harvesting in as little as 7 weeks. Dont forget Get out among the bluebell woods during their brief and glorious reign at the end of April.
That was how my Mamaw did it and so I just followed her recipe. I wouldnt ask much to pull up stakes here. Spinach sow summer spinach direct from March to June. Another great video of the amazing things coming from Tippers Kitchen. If theres ever anything we can do to improve your experience with us then please contact us here so we may have the chance to improve. Planning when to plant vegetables is made easy with this handy monthly calendar. But Tipper, I believe you really have the right idea to simplify it by just concentrating on the zodiac sign. With the ground still very cold, January is a quiet time for sowing and planting vegetables, so this is the perfect opportunity to plan for the year ahead. Red is considered the most stressful color, influencing everything from our behavior to our decorating choices, By Jennifer Ebert I dont know about Pisces and I hope I never do lol. Harvest from October to March. I saw a marked increase in the success of my garden that year. If youre into fresh herbs, summer is the perfect time for growing basil, mint, lemongrass and chives. Sandy beds will benefit from the addition of organic matter to help the soil retain moisture. Life Close to NatureSharing Our Earth - CA & J Farm, 2020 by cajfarm.com. If sowing direct avoid treading on freshly dug soil, instead use boards to stand on. Well, I started to post before but something went haywire I guess. Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a4f6dff9938914a39c0c94a158be1262" );document.getElementById("d0de51a6f8").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); website by OceanColleen | 2015-2022 Wheelbarrel Nursery | login. Fall is also the best time for planting blueberry bushes. If you do not have a greenhouse or cold frame then move the plants outside into the sun for a couple of hours a during the day and slowly increase the time period. May continues to be a busy month for sowing vegetable seeds.
My mama always rolled out her pastry and cut it into strips about 4-5 long for her dumplings. When to plant potatoes will depend on what variety they are so be sure to do your research first. Sweetcorn for best results sow sweetcorn seeds under glass in mid April and early May and plant out in late May to early June. Place forcers over rhubarb plants. All of the plants I have teetering on windowsills can finally go into the ground. April is a busy month in the vegetable garden as it is when the outdoor sowing season gets into full swing.
The seedlings will need thinning to different distances depending on how mature you want to grow your pak choi. Likewise plant vegetables that bear crops below ground during the dark of the moon, that is from the day after the full moon to the day before it is new again. After the full moon, as the moon wanes, the energy is drawing down. My mom made floaters for her dumplings.
Make sure you water your plants deep and regularly to ensure they arent drying up during the much longer, warmer days. However, with a dazzling array to choose from, it can be tricky to know where to begin. Shes also about money and it matters not how she gets it. Nothing like the voice of experience, youve studied it for years. Make successive sowing until the end of June for picking until early October. I think chicken and dumplings are the ultimate comfort food. Some would say that beets, parsnips, carrots, Brussels sprouts, kale, turnips and rutabagas all taste sweeter after a frost! Most fruitful days for planting root crops. Sowing made in July can also be overwintered for picking the following spring. Maybe you feel like the current growing season has passed you by, and you will need to wait until next spring to start? Step-by-Step View, Fall and Winter Gardening Made Easy View, Our TOP 10 Favorite Fall & Winter Gardening YouTube Videos! Planning when to plant vegetables can be confusing as there are a huge array of vegetable garden ideas, plus there are vegetables that can be planted in every month of the year, right through from January to December. The one thing in your article that jerked this 73 year-old back to his youth was Mother may I. I have never had a really good batch, in jars, in 5 gal buckets, or 1 gal pails. Parsnips direct sow from March to May in a prepared bed in a sunny position. I dont know how it began probably by my oldest brother but chicken and dumplings were always known as chicken slick in our family. Thanks again. Zucchini you can grow zucchini by sowing zucchini seeds in 3 inch (7.5cm) pots and place in a propagator or on a sunny windowsill. Set strawberry plants. Broccoli to grow broccoli, sow direct outdoors from May to April. MORE THINGS TO DO: In early spring, you will want tostart yourseeds indoors and begin prepping your garden beds. Key jobs Planting out, watering and feeding. As temperatures rise, so does your flexibility in terms of planting. Drain, quarter and eat with vinaigrette. Cut into strips about 2 inches wide and 3 4 inches long. From ancient times, gardeners have decided when to plant using the cycles of the moon and astrological signs. Brian, Your email address will not be published. Please enable cookies on your browser and try again. Peel away the harder dark green petals and pare off any leftover tough bits, then boil for 10 minutes or until a knife tip pierces them easily. Lifted up and draped across her hand, they were dropped a few at a time into boiling broth. Spring cabbage sow spring cabbage in July and August in seed beds and transplant to their final position in September and October ready for picking the following spring. With spring around the corner, February is a good time to prepare your beds for the growing season. The one shade to never use indoors, Tour the Staten Island mansion from The Godfather its exterior remains reminiscent of the film, Everything you need to turn your dream home into a reality, Inspiring real homes, expert project advice and on-trend shopping, Issues delivered direct to your door or device. You can also sow directly in February under cloches. If raised in a heated greenhouse, move plants to an unheated greenhouse for around two weeks before then moving them to a cold frame. Key jobs Tending to veg, and enjoying its bounty. This is the time to sit down with your seed catalogues and dream of the crops and flowers you want to grow in the year ahead. She never referred to the signs by their zodiac name, just body parts.
Cancers are crabby all their lives. Lord willing, I will plant warm.season things the week of April 10, though I see signs are not right except for Good Friday and then Saturday. Eggplant growing eggplant or aubergines in a greenhouse sow seeds in individual pots in February and plant out in April. Pumpkin sow under cover from March until May or sow direct from late May once frosts have passed. July is the last chance to sow French beans and you can also plant out winter winer leeks into their final position.
There are 12 zodiac signs which correspond to the position of the moon during the month. Snowdrops are flowering, green shoots are pushing up through the earth, catkins are unfurling and the garden is grinding back into life. We have always wanted to plant by the signs but it usually comes down to just planting when we have the time. The growing season slows from October when temperatures begin to dip but this is the prime time to plant garlic. Sow in seeds at 9 inch (23cm) intervals in double rows set 9 inches (23cm) apart, with 24 inches (60cm) between each double row. The service requires full cookie support in order to view this website. You can also continue to make sowings of chard. I have a daughter whos a crab and her dad is a crab. A keen gardener, when shes not writing youll find her growing flowers on her village allotment for styling projects. The theory behind planting by the signs in a nutshell is: You should plant above ground crops under a fruitful sign while the moon is waxing/increasing. Published 19 July 22, The historic home is for rent for a limited time on Airbnb complete with a saltwater pool and a bar in the basement. There are three types of cauliflower spring, summer and autumn and sowing times will vary on what type you choose to grow. Globe artichokes should be picked while still small. A most barren period. Do not plant during the fourth quarter--this is a resting period for all plants. Regardless of why you found yourself reading this article, were going to point out some great tips for growing your favorite fruits, vegetables, and herbs. May be a bad idea because they are mostly oak; slow decomposers and acid to boot. Our seeds are: NON-GENETICALLY MODIFIED(NO-GMOs) HEIRLOOM NON-HYBRID OPEN-POLLINATED (OP) TOTALLY RAW & UN-TREATED, Thank you for supporting our small family business, FREE CINDERELLA PUMPKIN SEEDS (Exp 7/31/2022). The soil should be friable and stone-free.


“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” ― Robert Louis Stevenson
Besides being so much fun to grow, sprouts are really good for you. What are sprouts? They are the edible germinated seeds of beans, legumes, nuts, grains, and vegetables. Some of the most common types are lentil, mung bean, broccoli, pea, alfalfa, and clover.
Sprouts are a very affordable food source and pack a lot of punch. They are high in water content making them easy to digest. And, they are super nutritious!
Let’s take broccoli sprouts for example. Broccoli contains sulforaphane. Raw broccoli has ten times the amount as cooked and broccoli sprouts have five to ten times the amount of sulforaphane as raw. Sulforaphane has many benefits including the ability to influence the part of human DNA that affects diseases.
5 Benefits of Sprouts
- Help fight illness
- Protect against cancer
- Support digestion
- Relieve symptoms of menopause
- Boost the immune system
A great book I highly recommend that can tell you everything you need to know about sprouts and sprouting is The Sprout Book by Doug Evans.
Sprouts are grown indoors and take up very little space. Growing sprouts only requires a few supplies and it takes about 3-5 days to grow, depending on the type of seed.
Start with organic seeds from a reliable source. Places I recommend are:
- True Leaf Market, https://www.trueleafmarket.com/
- Perfect Foods Inc, https://www.800wheatgrass.com/
- High Mowing Seeds, https://www.highmowingseeds.com/
Directions to Sprout in Jars
- Wide mouth canning jar
- Screen top for jar Choose one with openings small enough that the seeds won’t fall through
- Pure, chemical free, water for all steps where water is mentioned
- Measure out appropriate amount of seed to fit jar
- Place seeds in jar
- Rinse with water - pour pure water in jar, enough to cover seeds
- Let soak for 2-3 minutes
- Drain water off
- Pour water in jar to 3 times the height of seeds
- Soak for 5-8 hours depending on the type of seeds you’re sprouting
- Drain water
- Turn jar upside down and place in a low light location
- Let sit for 8 hours
- Pour pure water in jar and gently rinse seeds
- Turn jar upside down and and return to a low light location
- Repeat steps 13 and 14 until seeds have sprouted a pair of leaves that are starting to separate
- Place jar in natural light, not direct sun, until the leaves green up
- Gently remove sprouts from jar
- Place in a bowl, cover with water, and skim off seed sheaths. This is not absolutely necessary. I do not do this step.
- Put sprouts in an airtight container in the refrigerator with paper towel to absorb and moisture that forms.
- Sprouts last about 5-7 days.
Click the button below to watch a quick video on how to do it.
I hope you’ll give sprouting a try. It really is fun and easy. If you get stuck and need help shoot me an email me, firstname.lastname@example.org.
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McGovern and Blumenauer Introduce Legislation to Save the Bees
Pollinators are critical to global food supply chain and the environment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States lost an estimated one-third of its honeybee colonies between 2016 and 2018 and national honey crops have remained at record-low levels. U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Jim McGovern (D-MA) are working to address this disturbing trend that poses major risks to our food supply chain and the environment.
Today, during National Pollinator Week, the lawmakers reintroduced the Saving America’s Pollinators Act to protect bees and other vital pollinators. The legislation establishes a pollinator protection board to monitor the status of native pollinator populations and suspends the use of neonicotinoids and other pesticides harmful to pollinators until experts determine that they are safe to use.
“Without our world’s pollinators, the world would be a very different place. These bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other creatures are essential elements of our food system. Losing them means we risk losing the very food we put on our table,” said Blumenauer. “We must use every tool at our disposal to provide pollinators with much-needed relief from toxic pesticides and monitor their populations to ensure their health and survival.”
“Pollinators are the very definition of keystone species. They hold our food system – and entire ecosystems – together,” said McGovern. “We can no longer afford to put the interests of pesticide manufacturers ahead of the safety of pollinators, people, and the planet. I’m proud to join Congressman Blumenauer in introducing this bill to address once of the most critical components of the biodiversity crisis.”
Pollinators — including honeybees, bumblebees, hummingbirds, butterflies, and other creatures — play an important role in our food supply. In fact, more than 75% of fruits, nuts, and vegetables grown in America are pollinated by bees. On a global scale, the contribution of bees and other insects to global food production is valued at $190 billion a year. In the United States, however, pollinator populations are struggling.
The Saving America’s Pollinators Act would protect these critical creatures by:
The legislation introduced today in the House is supported by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Friends of the Earth, Beyond Pesticides, Center for Biological Diversity, Earthjustice, Food & Water Watch, American Bird Conservancy, Friends of Family Farmers, Center for Food Safety, National Organic Coalition, Experimental Farm Network, World Animal Protection, Portland Garden Club, Toxic Free NC, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association.
Full text of the Saving America’s Pollinators Act can be found here.


Soil biota play fundamental roles in delivering key ecosystem goods and services of soils and are both directly and indirectly
responsible for delivering many important soil functions such as soil organic matter (humus) formation, realising nutrients from
soil organic matter, forming and maintaining soil structure and contributing to water storage and transfer in soil.1
Because of the organic matter of soils is one of the largest carbon pool, humus formation is extremely important to CO2 sink.
The good quality soil is as important and as valuable as clean air or clean water.
Soil degradation, therefore, is a serious threat, which the European Union is facing. In addition, the level of threat is continuously
increasing due to global warming, inappropriate land use (overgrazing, over-exploitation, over-irrigation, etc.) and river regulations.
Soil organisms are responsible for supplying the environment with a number of critically important ecosystem services:
However the knowledge on the function performed by soil biota is still very limited.
Here there are some aspects of the decline of soil biodiversity in view of other soil threats.
- Soil formation
- Decomposition of organic matter
- Soil fertility and plant growth
- Water infiltration and retention
- Degradation of pollutants
Climate change, by the mean of temperature and precipitation variations in time and space,
will play a major role among soil biodiversity threats.
Land use change and the consequent habitat and ecosystem disruption, is probably the main threat on biodiversity.
- There is a need to predict the alteration of soil biodiversity patterns due to global climate change.
- Researches in the extreme environment can provide important information on the effect of climate change on soil biodiversity and ecosystem function.
- Experimental results from extreme environment demonstrated that the temperature rise determine an increase in bacteria,
fungi and nematode density, but a reduction of biodiversity.
Soil erosion affects managed and natural ecosystem, and the consequences of this process on soil biodiversity will be both direct and indirect.
- Among soil biota the greatest effects will be seen more quickly on soil macro and mesofauna.
Soil compaction: the use of heavy load machinery in agriculture and the reduction in soil organic carbon content can determine soil compaction
- The direct effect of soil erosion consists in the removal of soil biota and its habitat.
- The indirect effects are played through the vegetation regulation.
Soil biological activity and diversity is important in all habitat types and all soil types, therefore the prototype will be tested all main soil types
occur in Hungary and relevant in Europe (except podsols and related soil types in North Europe)(see additional details in question 14. concerning
procedures in Action 3. and Action 4.). Concerning use of the prototype coarse sandy soils seem to be the only questionable ones, because the sand
particles dropping to the traps make overestimation. These sand particles are counted electronically as being soil microarthoropods. In the improvement
of mechanical part in Action 2 we will find a mechanical solution for this problem.
- High soil bulk densities affect root penetration, soil pore volume, water infiltration and air permeability, and thus,
finally the pore space habitable for soil organisms and the soil environmental conditions.
- The effects of soil compaction are not the same among the different groups of soil organism,
but in general the process led to a reduction or a modification of soil biodiversity.
- It also can move the soil toward anaerobic conditions, which change the types and distribution of soil organisms in the food web.
In order to preserve good quality soils, experts need to know when, where and how they should interfere in to negative processes.
For such an interaction up-to-date, good quality data possibly on large-scale are indispensable.
European Union (6th EAPís Thematic Strategy for Soil) and national environmental policies for soil protection need precise and accurate
data on field or landscape level to check environmental status and performance. For example, mapping polluted areas, or following changes in
soil quality are main tasks in environmental protection. However, recently there is not any cost-effective and reliable method for assessing
soil quality on large scale. None of the methods used today is able to provide such set of data because they are whether time-consuming,
expensive or unreliable. Although, using soil biological activity indicators is one of the possibilities to reduce the very high costs of
delineation in remediation actions. measuring soil biological activity is labour-intensive, needs special experts and provides unreliable data.
Due to the high spatial and temporal variability of soil organisms low precision comes from inadequate sampling tool and design.
1 Bardgett, R.D., Hopkins, D.W. and Usher, M.B. (2005) Biological Diversity and Function in Soils.
Cambridge University Press.


St. Paul’s Healing Garden will be a calm and serene open garden allowing people of all ages and abilities to enjoy a variety of activities for interacting, learning, meditating and reflecting. St. Paul’s has an empty lot on the corner of McKinley and Garfield that we are beginning to transform into a healing garden. This healing garden will become a place where the community can come to enjoy natural beauty and art, learn about pollinators and producing food for our neighbors, play music and walk a calming labyrinth. We seek to nourish the body with nutritious fruits and vegetables and feed the soul with music, meditation, prayer, and beauty. We plan to provide educational and arts programs to the community. These programs will be about pollinators, butterflies, natural crafts, bug houses, and musical programs.
A new phase of the garden has started this summer. We have placed are recycled benches for people to sit on out in the garden. We also built and planted raised beds. These beds are filled with vegetables and herbs. The produce will be given to the Hinckley Area Food Pantry families.
We are adding to our healing garden with a labyrinth. This will be a space where you can walk and pray.


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The Dorper is a South African breed of domestic sheep developed by crossing Dorset Horn and the Blackhead Persian sheep. The breed was created through the efforts of the South African Department of Agriculture to breed a meat sheep suitable to the more arid regions of the country. It is now farmed in other areas as well, and is the second most common sheep breed in South Africa. It is a fast growing meat producing sheep that is specifically bred for tender, juicy and flavourful lamb.
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Classroom Gardening Activities
Spring has finally sprung and what better time to plant something with the kids! We found a ton of great gardening projects that are sure to brighten up your classroom.
1. If you are looking for something easy and quick, try growing grass seeds in cups.
via Pre-K Pages
2. This all-in-one self-watering seed starter pot is perfect for weekends by the window in the class.
via Seattle Sundries
3. The kids will love watching the "hair" grow on this cute guy.
4. Start collecting empty juice boxes to use for seed starters.
5. Teach the kids about germination with this super cute sprout house.
6. This is such a neat way to upcycle all those old CD cases you have lying around.
7. The class can take notes as the observe how these bulbs grow over time.
via Buggy and Buddy
8. This Sprout House is a snazzier way to watch simple beans grow in a baggie.
9. While you are learning about plants you can take it to another level and test what types of liquid help seeds grow.
via Gift of Curiosity
10. Fairy gardens are all the rage these days and this version is super simple and creative.
via Living Well Mom
11. This is a bit of a fancier take on fairy gardens to try with the class.
12. Or if you have a black thumb or are allergic to grass and dirt, why not make a stone cactus plants.


The aromatic allure of Arabica coffee extends beyond its taste; it intertwines with the ethical and sustainable practices employed in its cultivation. This article unravels the sustainable side of Arabica coffee beans, shedding light on how responsible farming practices influence the quality of your morning cup and the well-being of ecosystems and communities.
Shade-Grown Arabica: A Natural Canopy
In the pursuit of sustainability, many Arabica coffee farms embrace shade-grown cultivation methods. Unlike sun cultivation, where trees are cleared to make space for coffee plants, shade-grown Arabica thrives beneath a natural canopy of trees. This approach not only preserves the biodiversity of the ecosystem but also provides habitat for various flora and fauna. The result is a symbiotic relationship between coffee cultivation and the surrounding environment.
Biodiversity Boost: Coexistence with Nature
Sustainable coffee farms become havens for biodiversity. These farms foster a balanced ecosystem by maintaining a diverse array of trees and plants alongside coffee crops. Within the shaded spaces, birds, insects, and diverse wildlife seek sanctuary, playing a crucial role in natural pest control and the pollination process. The interconnectedness of the ecosystem ensures the longevity of these coffee plants and the surrounding biodiversity.
Water Conservation Practices: Nurturing a Precious Resource
Water is a precious resource, and responsible Arabica farming recognises the importance of conservation. Sustainable practices include efficient irrigation systems, rainwater harvesting, and soil management techniques that reduce water wastage. By prioritising water conservation, Arabica farms mitigate the environmental impact of excessive water use, promoting a more sustainable approach to agriculture.
Organic Farming: Nurturing Soil Health
Embracing organic farming practices is a cornerstone of sustainable Arabica cultivation. This method avoids synthetic pesticides and fertilisers, relying instead on natural alternatives that promote soil health. Healthy soil, enriched with organic matter, not only enhances the flavour profile of these beans but also ensures the long-term fertility of the land. Organic farming methods prioritise the harmony between agriculture and the environment.
Fair Trade Initiatives: Empowering Coffee Communities
The sustainability of Arabica extends beyond environmental considerations; it encompasses the social and economic well-being of coffee-producing communities. Fairtrade initiatives play a pivotal role in ensuring that farmers receive fair compensation for their labour. By participating in fair trade, Arabica farmers gain access to international markets under ethical conditions, empowering them to invest in their communities, education, and healthcare.
Carbon Offset Strategies: Mitigating Environmental Impact
Recognising the carbon footprint associated with agriculture, sustainable coffee farms implement strategies to offset their environmental impact. This may include reforestation projects, the use of renewable energy sources, and carbon sequestration practices. By actively mitigating their carbon footprint, Arabica farmers play a role in the global endeavor to tackle and alleviate the effects of climate change while also ensuring a sustainable future for coffee cultivation.
Community Engagement: Fostering Social Responsibility
Sustainable coffee cultivation involves active community engagement. Farmers collaborate with local communities to address social challenges, such as access to education and healthcare. Investing in social responsibility initiatives enhances the quality of life for those involved in coffee production and creates a positive ripple effect, fostering stronger, more resilient communities.
Certifications: Guarantees of Sustainability
Various certifications serve as beacons of sustainability in the Arabica coffee industry. The Rainforest Alliance, Organic, and Fair Trade certifications, among others, signify adherence to stringent environmental and social standards. These certifications provide consumers with the assurance that their choice of Arabica coffee aligns with responsible farming practices, making sustainability an integral part of the coffee experience.
Consumer Awareness: Shaping Sustainable Practices
The sustainable side of Arabica is not only a responsibility for farmers but also an opportunity for consumers to make informed choices. Increased awareness of the environmental and social consequences of coffee production empowers consumers to support brands and products that align with their values. By choosing sustainably sourced Arabica, consumers actively promote responsible farming practices. Moreover, consumer awareness serves as a catalyst for positive change in the coffee industry. In making conscious choices, consumers influence market trends and contribute to the collective effort towards a more sustainable and ethically responsible future for this coffee cultivation. This symbiotic relationship between informed consumers and responsible farming practices fosters a cycle of accountability, encouraging the adoption of environmentally and socially conscious measures across the coffee supply chain.
The journey from Arabica coffee farm to your morning cup encompasses more than just flavour; it tells a story of sustainability and responsibility. From shade-grown cultivation and biodiversity conservation to fair trade initiatives and carbon offset strategies, the sustainable side of Arabica coffee beans reflects a commitment to environmental stewardship and community well-being. As consumers, recognizing and supporting these responsible farming practices ensures that your morning ritual delights your palate and contributes to a more sustainable and equitable coffee industry.


PROCESS OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR PUBLIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS: A PROPOSAL TO EMBRAPA AND THE POULTRY PRODUCTION CHAIN
Palavras-chave:Technology Transfer. Embrapa. Poultry production chain.
The process of knowledge and technology transfer has represented a big challenge for public institutions. In these institutions, research is financed with public resources. However, several studies point to a low degree of adoption of the technologies generated by the target audience, which may result in the loss of the relevance of these institutions to the society. This paper aims to propose a model of poultry technology transfer process for Embrapa, the largest and main Brazilian agricultural research company. The methodology involved a qualitative and documentary approach along with a bibliographic research and interviews with agro-industry agents, and researchers from Embrapa and from the Agricultural Research Service. The data show that, although Embrapa develop technologies for the poultry production chain, the adoption rate of these technologies by the poultry chain is very low. It was also diagnosed that there is a gap between the institution and the various links of the chain. The proposed TT model was approved by the interviewed participants who work in the chain and also by representatives of the entities linked to this chain. This acceptance demonstrates the willingness of Embrapa to approach the poultry chain, and to look for joint solutions to existing problems.


The Different Types of Pest Control
There are two basic types of Pest Control. Chemical and organic methods both work in different ways. Chemicals are substances that are made from carbon and are found in nature. They are safe for use around homes and may not be harmful to humans. The difference between natural and synthetic pesticides lies in their ingredients. There are thousands of chemical products available, and the best way to determine which type is right for your home or garden is to understand how they work.
The most common method of pest control is to use synthetic pesticides. They work on both plants and animals and can be environmentally friendly, but they have some limitations. One of the most obvious disadvantages of using pesticides is that they kill the environment in the process. Also, pesticides can cause more damage to your property than they prevent. Moreover, some natural treatments are considered healthier than chemical pesticides. They have numerous advantages.
Biological pest control involves using natural methods, such as predators, to drive away pests. Many small animals, including snakes and spiders, eat insects. Additionally, certain plants can act as deterrents to pests. For example, the smell of garlic and onions can discourage beetles, and radishes are a favorite among ants. Companion planting is another effective pest control method because opossums and raccoons dislike the taste of radish and kale.
Physical methods of pest control are old-fashioned but highly effective methods. Many farmers still use this technique, which involves traps, hunting, security men, alarms, and caricature. These methods work because they do not harm the crops. Physical pest control is an effective way to control macro pests despite their shortcomings. The most common type of pesticide is synthetic pesticides. The chemicals in synthetic pesticides are safe for humans and the environment and are widely available in the market.
Biological pest control uses living organisms. It is the least expensive method and does not harm people or the environment. This method of pest control uses predatory plants and animals to kill pests. While synthetic pesticides have some advantages, it is still the most effective option. This type of pest control will not work on all pests, though it will keep them at bay. It’s also the most environmentally friendly method of all the three.
Physical pest control is a common method for controlling pests, but it is also controversial. This is because it uses chemicals, which are often harmful to plants and people. It may be a good option for some areas of your home, but it is not recommended for every situation. If you’re unsure about whether you need pesticides or not, it’s worth investigating your options. In general, there are three main types of pest control.
Natural pest control uses the use of plants and predatory insects. These types of pest control are generally safer for plants and other organisms. Ladybirds, for example, are beneficial insects that feed on aphids. These insects may be detrimental to plants, but they are harmless to humans. Various types of synthetic pest control are necessary. Nonetheless, you should be aware of the pros and cons of each type of pest-control method.
Physical pest control is a type of pesticide used to kill pests without harming plants and people. These pesticides are usually sprayed on plants and trees but are not as effective as organic or natural methods. Insecticides are also used for agricultural purposes. The most common type of pesticide is DDT, and it is recommended to follow the instructions carefully. The best organic method is the combination of several kinds of organic products.
Biological pest control uses living organisms to kill pests. Parasites and plant pathogens are beneficial for plants but are not effective against humans. They cannot kill the insects, but they can be effective in other situations. However, the most common type of chemical pesticides is available in several varieties. Each kind has its pros and cons, and you need to know which ones are most effective for your specific needs.


The farmers market in Pagosa Springs is a huge attraction in the spring, summer, and fall. People come from far and wide to host their booth. Here are some things you can expect from the Pagosa Springs Farmers Market:
- Food carts
- Fresh local produce
- Live music
- Gifts and art
- Friendly people
- Fun atmosphere
- Unique clothing and accessories
At the Pagosa Springs Farmers Market you can expect to find locally grown vegetables and fruits: arugula, peppers, cucumbers, garlic, green beans, herbs, lettuces, onions, potatoes, spinach, squash, tomatoes, zucchini, peaches, strawberries and more.
You can also get local grass-finished beef and lamb, free range chicken, eggs and cheeses. Locally produced baked goods and canned goods as well as herbal products and locally raised animal fiber goods.
You can expect live performances by local musicians, a delicious food court, picnic tables, and shade makes the Pagosa Springs Farmers Market a memorable experience.
Location and Time
2018 Pagosa Farmers Market
Saturdays 9:00am to 1:00pm
June 16 – September 15
191 E Pagosa St at the East Side Market.
There is spacious parking and it’s located within walking distance from downtown. Behind the Farmers market is a local park with hiking trails.
Getting a booth
If you would like to be involved in the Pagosa Farmers Market, please contact one of the following people:
Pauline Benetti, Market Coordinator (970) 264-5232
Phyl Daleske, Volunteer Coordinator (970) 731-4589
Barbara Asprey, Small Grower Co-op Coordinator (970) 264-1240
Ask about the SMALL GROWERS COOP offer, for growers who have extra produce but not enough to make a booth profitable.
The best choice for supporting locals, living healthy, and having fun. The Farmers market is a choice way to start your weekend morning in Pagosa Springs.
Share your own experiences with us, we would love to hear from you!