This article written by Jill Fite, Area 9 Education Chair
Growing a garden and directing a handbell choir are very similar activities. Ten years ago, I started both of these things. I had always planted flowers around porches and sidewalks but never had the opportunity to grow tomatoes and okra. I had rung in church handbell choirs but never had to lead the group or plan for an ensemble. My garden and choir were begun with enthusiasm and ambition. Both were moderately successful from the beginning; both generated headaches and sore muscles.
Neither of these pastimes can prosper without constant nurturing. Soil must be enhanced with mulch and fertilizer; new ringers must be recruited and trained. Seedlings must be sheltered from spring winds and frost; beginning ringers must be encouraged and reassured. Weeds grow with abandon in the garden and must be pulled out; wrong notes and shaky form must be eliminated. Water must be carefully and frequently administered; rehearsals must be frequent and carefully led. Plants freeze, get consumed by bugs, dry out or get scorched by the sun, and must be replaced; ringers get sick or move away and must be replaced.
The moderately successful garden and reasonably active handbell choir can sail along year after year. Maintenance is routine; the garden produces enough to fill a freezer, the choir rings in church services through the year. Then something magical happens – the garden and choir expand beyond their original borders. Ringers begin to go to Area 9 events and broaden their perspectives; the gardener takes excess vegetables to the farmer’s market. A ringer goes to National Seminar; squash and peppers win first place ribbons at the county fair. A ringer moves away and rejuvenates a handbell choir in another small church; the garden produces enough to share jelly and canned peaches. The ringers decide to have a fundraiser to help defray the costs of going to Summit 2018; the gardener finds someone who will buy any excess okra.
It’s gardening/ringing season. Onions, garlic, and potatoes are in the ground. Spinach, lettuce, and kohlrabi seeds are planted. Registrations are completed for Spring Ring. Plans are being made for Summit 2018. How does your garden/handbell choir grow?


Light: Grows best in bright (medium-indirect) light. They will tolerate lower light, but they do not like direct light! (PRO TIP: pale leaves mean too much sun and loss of variegation means not enough light!)
Water: They like to dry out between watering (no soggy roots)! Make sure the top two inches of soil is dry before watering (PRO TIP: the leaves will begin to wilt or droop slightly when the plant wants to be watered!).
Soil: Well-draining soil! (PRO TIP: I mix 60% potting soil with 40% cacti soil to make sure that the roots don’t become soggy!)


CSA AT THE PRINCE GEORGE
This year, Carol and I signed up for our first CSA produce distribution. We decided to finally try it out, swayed by the opportunity to support a local farm (Norwich Farms) and load up on fresh produce. What attracted us to the CSA at the Prince George is that the distribution is run out of a supportive housing complex for low-income individuals run by the nonprofit, Common Ground. And membership is income-based, meaning higher income individuals subsidize the price of lower income members, so all people have access to high-quality, organic produce. Pretty awesome. We also saw it as an opportunity to try out winter veggies that we rarely eat, like turnips, parsnips, beets, and cabbage. Guess we'll be eating a lot of stews this winter.


Mississippi State University
Date of Degree
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Entomology and Plant Pathology
Master of Science (M.S.)
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Experiments were conducted to determine the impact of twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, on cotton injury and yield. Artificial infestations were initiated at the three leaf stage of cotton growth and removed after specified durations of infestation. Yields were reduced for durations of infestation 21 days or greater. In a second experiment, the interactions between twospotted spider mite, thrips, at-planting insecticides, and foliar insecticides were studied to determine their impact on cotton yields. Twospotted spider mites and thrips reduced cotton yield. In a third experiment, twospotted spider mites were released from a central point in 0.024 hectare blocks of cotton and injury was recorded at various distances from that point. Injury was clearly visible seven meters from the infestation point within 16-28 days after infestation. Twospotted spider mites caused significant yield losses in cotton in all of these experiments.
Scott, William Sidney, "Impact and Management of Twospotted Spider Mite in Pre-Flowering Cotton" (2012). Theses and Dissertations. 2579.


Young Italian Winemaker In Sardinia
Making wine is the highest artistic expression for a winemaker. Our wines are the representation of what we do in the vineyard every day, they are a photograph of our beautiful territory, they are the love for this ancient land and its vines. From Cannonau, Cagnulari, Vermentino and Moscato grapes, we give shape to our dreams and our efforts. This is us, this is our wines.
A young winemaker from Sorso in Sardinia Italy, with a passion for engines, travel, food and nature. Since he was a child loved writing and drawing, he has always been very curious, liked to understand how things worked and over time learned to understand it also thanks to the scientific studies he has faced. He graduated in Agriculture to embrace his roots but also to be able to better understand and face the challenges of modern viticulture.
Being a young winemaker in Sorso, Sardinia, for him means not surrendering to the social and economic conditions of his land, it means regaining an ancient bond between man and nature, it means protecting a territory that is too often exploited and impoverished.
This is why sharing, respect and protection of diversity are fundamental aspects of his thinking, both in life and in work. He loves making wine for this too, because it gives him the opportunity to express himself, wine is sharing, respect, but above all it is a beautiful tool to appreciate the diversity, between people, vines and territories.
The art of transforming grapes into wine has been handed down in my family for 5 generations
Winemaker in the fifth generation. Originally his great-great-grandfather was a notary in the area who decided to invest in viticulture, an extremely profitable business for the time in this territory, famous for the production of quality wines. It was he who started the family tradition, trading the wine also produced abroad, especially in France. The youngest of four children, decided to follow the family farm; in those years his great-grandfather reclaimed several plots, paving the way for my grandfather and his brother. When grandfather Mario took over from his father, he was just over twenty years old, the vineyards were still worked with the hoe and with the horse and to reach the various plots moved on foot. Those were the hard postwar years, but grandfather was tireless and raised the future of the company with great passion and sacrifice, planted new vineyards and increased the production of grapes and wine. He expanded the company by purchasing other plots, including Montizzedu. In the 90s it was the turn of his father, Leonardo, who modernized the vineyards and the processes, with innovations but with great respect for tradition and nature. He built the new cellar under his house and concentrated on the production of quality wine grapes without following the fashion of that period where many planted international vines; he renewed the old vines using the selections of the old family vineyards as propagation material, focusing on the native vines, Cannonau, Cagnulari, Vermentino and Moscato. Most of the grapes were sold to important wineries in the region, great blazons that benefited from their quality productions, but part of the grapes were vinified for the production of bulk wine.
When over the years young Mario became aware of what he wanted to do when he grew up, he realized that hey could not continue to sell wonderful grapes to other wineries and began to think about bottle their wines, to finally become architects of the future. So after completing his scientific studies in high school, he decided to graduate from the Department of Agriculture of the University of Sassari. The family tradition was not enough for him and the curiosity led me to study a lot and deepen the science behind being a winemaker. In 2014 he decided to vinify the grapes that for the first time in the history of the family would end up in the bottle and in June 2015 he bottled the wine for the first time.
It was a great leap in the dark, a step of madness and courage, but he knew that this was the right way to give the right value to the many sacrifices made by all previous generations and the great work in the vineyard. From that moment on, the continuous experimentation and the continuous search for quality inspire him and stimulate to improve what he does year after year, in the vineyard as in the cellar, aware of not being able to disappoint those who preceded him.
Vineyards are in Sorso, on the North West coast of Sardinia.
This area is characterized by the presence of a very long coastal strip of about 18km with mostly sandy soils immediately close to the coast and by a hilly area of limestone matrix that is increasingly accentuated towards the hinterland. To divide the hills there are numerous valleys that slope to the North West towards the sea.
The territory has been known for the production of wine since the Neolithic era with the testimony of several archaeological sites in which numerous wine vessels and grape seeds have been found, as well as fossilized strains. In this context, particularly suited to the production of healthy and quality grapes, there are the three family Crus. Montizzeddu, Olieddu and Pianu Mannu.
Over the generations there have been 4 cellars, each under the house of each winemaker. The winery has always followed the winemaker and today it is located under his parents’ house, dug into the tuff and with the old cement tanks for winemaking that in the village they call “li lacchi” which they use for the maceration of the grapes. The storage tanks are mostly made of steel with tanks of various sizes to accommodate the production of each cru.
In recent months, the design of the new cellar has been started which will be built in the Montizzeddu cru, set on the top of the hill, with the processing and storage area facing north and the reception area facing the sea and the vineyards.
Each winery traditionally, in Sorso, has always had a space reserved for friends and customers, many centuries before there was talk of wine tourism, in Sardinia it Washington tradition of hospitality and the new structure will keep faith with this ancient vocation that has also characterized all the different family cellars.
If his grandfather had seen the vineyards now, he would not have seen great differences with what he did, because over the years modern processing techniques have not replaced traditional methods, but indeed they have perfected and improved them.
In the vineyard they use sulfur, copper and algae against pathogens and to defend the salt plants, chemical herbicides have never been used and most of the processing is manual, obviously including the harvest.
During the winter they let spontaneous meadows of grasses and legumes grow, which they overthrow to increase the content of organic matter in the soil and the water retention capacity. In fact the vineyards do not have irrigation systems and they rely on dry farming techniques to raise the plants, this leads to less production, but a positive impact on the water resources of the territory.
The brackish winds help them keep the vines dry and free of moisture for most of the year, giving the opportunity to minimize the use of sulfur and copper. It is a sustainable, traditional and at the same time very demanding approach, but which pays off with authentic wines and unspoiled nature.
In the cellar they follow the same logic, intervening strictly necessary to guide the wines towards their natural evolution, without forcing and without adjuvants. Each wine is produced from spontaneous fermentation with its own indigenous yeasts, each cru has its own tank and its own yeasts, in order to maximize the deep bond between the grape and every single particle of the estates. For the whites carry out pre-fermentation macerations ranging from 12h to 24h and for the reds the macerations go no further than 15 days. For the reds, only soft fulling is done and none reassembly. Once drawn off, the masses rest in the tanks to follow different periods of aging before being bottled and finally enjoyed.
Location: Sorso (SS), North West Sardinia
First bottling: 2014
Total area: 9.5 ha
Soil: Sand and Marl
Grapes: Cagnulari, Cannonau, Vermentino, Moscato
Age of the vines: from 5 to 50 years
Training systems: Sapling with fruit head, spurred cordon
Enologist: Emiliano Falsini
Agronomist: Mario Bagella
Type of farm: In organic conversion, dry farming
1SORSO Cannonau – 100% Cannonau
1SORSO Vermentino – 100% Vermentino
Olieddu Moscato Secco – 100% Moscato
Pianu Mannu Metodo Ancestrale – 100% Cannonau
Olieddu Cagnulari – 100% Cagnulari
Olieddu Vermentino – 100% Vermentino
Olieddu Macerato Vermentino – 100% Vermentino
Olieddu Cannonau – 100% Cannonau


As the joke has it, nine months from the start of the pandemic - right around January 2021 - we'll experience a baby boom. After all, some activities are better suited to sheltered lifestyles than others.
But while the gestation period has months remaining, pandemic garden propagation is now upon us.
Enforced free time is resulting in a summer season with some of the saddest little fruits and vegetables ever seen on kitchen tables. Many of us have been gardening furiously since April - some folks for the first time in their lives.
Manhattan balconies and suburban backyards are chockablock with edibles, planted and potted where none has ever appeared before. Crops range from the challenging, such as broccoli and eggplant, to the relatively easy to handle garden staples, mint and basil.
A Google search of "recipes with basil" produced 1.2 million results. It also directed me to the more pressing issue: "What to do with too much basil."
I have no data to support this, but I believe that after basil the most prevalent pandemic crop is tomatoes. My wife Amy has watched me nurse three tomato plants since early spring and determined that I'm producing the exotic "nine-dollar variety" - a tomato whose fully amortized unit cost is nearly ten bucks.
Amazon brings daily deliveries of potting soil, compost and mulch - most of it in bags triple the size I require, at double the price I would pay at Home Depot. I've purchased vermiculite, perlite, worm castings and neem oil, along with various potions designed to encourage blossoms to produce fruit.
I've watched hours of YouTube videos about growing tomatoes. Most of these, designed to be inspiring, are downright depressing.
The hosts casually display row after row of pristine specimens that "you, too, can grow." Except I can't. Maybe it's because I'm using a 4-10-5 fertilizer instead of 6-8-3. Perhaps it's because I don't have a fully-automated drip irrigation system. Or maybe it's just that I don't live in San Diego or Yuma, where the sun always shines.
I've heard that "watching grass grow" is the most tedious horticultural activity. Actually, watching tomatoes grow - or, in my case, not grow - is worse. I'm up before dawn to investigate progress. With little else to do, I check mid-morning, mid-day, mid-afternoon and mid-evening.
I've learned: A watched tomato plant never fails to boil a gardener's patience.
If my pandemic garden does a produce a ripe tomato, I intend to photograph it and, perhaps, give it a name.
However, after all I've been through this summer, I don't know if I'll have the heart to eat it.
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Top 15 Best Institutions Offering Agricultural Courses In Uganda 2022
What are the top Agricultural Universities in Uganda today?.
Here is the list of the top 15 best colleges and universities in Uganda offering agriculture courses and related programs in their institutions
In Uganda, there are a number of institutions that offer agricultural courses, but not all of them are the best when it comes to academic performance, advanced education systems in Uganda, professional staff, reliable education systems that is going to help you pursue your agricultural career smoothly and succeed.
If you are a student looking for the best college or university in uganda today that offers agricultural courses in the country and a good institution that is purely dedicated in providing the best education possible to their students.
In this article we have listed, the top 10 best Ugandan institutions that offer these courses.
With that said, below is the list of the best schools in Uganda that offer agricultural courses as well as any other related course.
Best Agricultural Schools In Uganda:
1. Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
One of the best universities in Uganda offering agricultural courses is the Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
2. Mbarara University of Science and Technology.
When it comes to the top institutions in uganda that are top notch in Agriculture, the Mbarara University is the second in our list.
3. Uganda Martyrs University (UMU), The Faculty of Agriculture.
UMU is another highly recommended ugandan University for students who want to study agriculture.
4. Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute
The Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute ranks the 4th best university in UG for agricultural courses.
5. Gulu University, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment.
Another very dedicated Ugandan university offering the courses is none other than the Gulu University, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment.
6. Ndejje University.
This is one of the best agricultural schools in uganda this year.
7. Kyambogo University. Faculty of Vocational Studies Agriculture Department.
This university is among the top most recommended universities in Uganda.
8. Bukalasa Agricultural College.
The Bukalasa Agricultural College is also a very good institution to study agriculture.
9. Arapai Agricultural College, Soroti.
This college is located in Soroti city in Uganda and it is the best in the region.
10. Kentim University Uganda Project, Department of Agriculture.
One of the best universities in UG offering agricultural courses to its students is Kentim University Uganda Project, Department of Agriculture.


Agricultural crop residues, both dry and wet, can be turned into organic manure by shredding them into little pieces and decomposing them with a Shredder cum Pulverizer.
Shredded garbage may be scattered on the field as organic manure to boost relative humidity and richness while lowering the need for chemical fertilizers.
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Diversely structured, species-rich viticulture landscapes can reduce the need for external inputs while being a cultural heritage that provide aesthetic values for human well-being and recreation.
To integrate biodiversity and agricultural production, we will examine new approaches at different spatial scales (plot, farm and landscape), assess the socio- economic consequences and formulate best practice recommendations for policy and farmers.
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VineDivers is designed for an efficient utilization of available resources for research and policy, by (i) sharing experimental infrastructure and expertise among the consortium members, (ii) coordinating
related activities at the European level by harmonized sampling protocols from Spain to Romania.
Most of VineDivers partners are or were already engaged in research on biodiversity and ecosystem services in their countries providing an important basis for the advancement of this research topic in Europe.
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VineDivers final project meeting
27 - 29 June 2018
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Guzmán et al (2019) A field evaluation of the impact of temporary cover crops on soil properties and vegetation communities in southern Spain vineyards. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 272: 135-145.
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Sunday, August 25, 2013
Don't you just enjoy the spring? It's throughout spring that every thing comes to life. I mainly love clipping my grass for the first time right after a long winter. Undoubtedly gardening is a so much fun for me since everybody tells me I have the very best looking lawn in the neighborhood. Allow me to share with you several pointers on how I managed to achieve this honor.
When I began to fall in love with my lawn it was about 25 years ago and I gathered a lot of good tips from Jerry Baker's "On The Garden Line" radio program. So I need to give credit to him for some of these suggestions.
First off, I am almost a 100 % organic gardener. Every now and then something comes along that I feel needs a chemical in a bottle. However 99 % of the times, everything I place on my yard, flowers and shrubs is natural and organic.
Each week I feed my lawn with solution that I make myself. Into a normal hose-end sprayer I put a 12 oz can of beer, a 12 oz cup of apple juice, a cup of amber antiseptic mouthwash, one cupful of ammonia and a cup of liquid dish detergent. The soap is added to lessen tension and tidy up the lawn of various contaminants. The beer cuts down thatch by forming an enzyme action. The apple juice feeds your lawn with healthy sugar while the amber antiseptic mouthwash combats diseases. The ammonia makes your lawn greener.
If you accomplish this every week your grass will look fantastic. At the time of extremely hot spells, you need to water your grass very early in the morning. Between the weekly administrations of the grass potion, fill your hose-end sprayer with a cup of dish soap and spray your lawn.
The fact is, when your grass is thick and healthy weeds will have a difficult time making an appearance. You should also use the magic potion on all of your flowers and shrubs. But before you do that, be certain you have healthy, rich soil in your flower beds. Here is what I did to prepare the soil in my beds.
I leased a tiller and tilled all the flower beds. I then incorporated a couple of inches of compost and a couple inches of sphagnum peat moss plus a few hands full of sand every foot or so. I then tilled all this together, downward as deep-seated as I possibly can. When I was done, I was able to get in deep down onto the soil. As I lifted up my hand the dirt would essentially drop loosely between my fingers.
A number of towns create free compost that is often offered in certain city parks or botanic facilities, or you could create your own. Garden compost is a magnificent addition to your soil.
After planting your flowers and shrubs, envelop your soil with a dense level of compost. If there is no compost available, use a hardwood mulch.
These are simply a handful of the techniques that have really helped me. If you stick to these tips regularly you will obtain an impressive looking lawn!
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I jumped the gun. I started a bunch of seeds indoors a few weeks ago and now most of them are very ready to be planted in the ground. One problem, though - it is still spitting snow and the highest temperatures in a while now have been about 42.
So I bought a little greenhouse from Lowe's and during the day, as long as it is above 40 and sunny, I put all my big sprouts in it. Bring them in at night and have to put them on top of refrigerator and kitchen cabinet (ie. The TARDIS) so the cats can't get them.
What a pain. I SO want to get them in the ground...yellow squash, spaghetti squash, zucchini, broccoli, tomatoes. I will have a lot more once I get our above ground garden going. I want to order a few more varieties of heirloom tomato seeds as well as lettuces and such. Guess I should be using this time to order the seeds I want and plan out the garden better. For gardening, I really miss my Florida!
On another note, we're going camping in Kooser State Park Friday after school until Sunday afternoon. Should be fun. There's still some snow on the ground there, but not sure how much. Maybe sleddable? No matter, I plan on bringing a good book, maybe my crocheting stuff and definitely a couple seed catalogs!


Located at the SAGE Center, off I-84 at Exit 164
The SAGE Center provides education about sustainable agriculture and energy through fun interactive multimedia exhibits. Soar over local farmland on a simulated hot air balloon ride. Watch a potato turn into curly fries. Try your hand at milking a cow or driving a tractor. Browse the gift shop, and finish your visit with a scoop of delicious Tillamook ice cream.
Please call ahead to confirm welcome center is open as hours are subject to change.


Corone del Re
Corone del re is a Sicilian durum wheat wholemeal pasta, ancient Bidì variety. This wheat is cultivated with care and passion exclusively in Sicily, in the fields around the Iblei mountains, where the principles of bioethical agriculture are applied without the use of chemicals. The value of this wheat? Versatility, because it is capable of changing taste based on the type of milling and its use.
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Our enterprise, Shyam Enterprises, is appreciated by experts of the agricultural domain for our impressive range and innovative design ideas. Continuously, with our knowledge and experience of the sector, we produce a best quality assortment of HTP Power Sprayer Pumps, Battery Operated Sprayers, Petrol Brush Cutters, Power Sprayer Pumps, etc. All these are quality tested prior to dispatch, each item is thoroughly checked for any sort of quality, design or dimensional defects. Only the ones which pass quality tests are shipped to clients. Our Indore (Madhya Pradesh, India) based company has always assured this, owing to the same, we have become clients favorite in market.
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Balcaskie is a modern working estate at the heart of the East Neuk of Fife, committed to cultivating and caring for the natural environment, nurturing local business and supporting the vibrant community.
The East Neuk of Fife is the source of some of the best ingredients in Scotland. Bounded on three sides by sea and with fertile volcanic soils, its bounty includes fish, soft fruit, vegetables and milling wheat along the coastal strip, malting barley beyond and pastures feeding livestock inland. This mix of agriculture and aquaculture is the basis for sustainable mixed farming, supporting diverse communities in the coastal and landward villages. Tourism has joined farming and fishing as a key industry, with quality of life, beautiful places, great food and vibrant communities all characterising the area.
Balcaskie also has a number of traditional listed farm steadings that have been converted into workshops and studio spaces. The range of businesses based there include guitar maker Taran Guitars, design studio Tom Pigeon and glass and precious metal worker Keny Drew as well as many others.


Since rolls are the key equipment in seed oil extraction process and presence of impurities in the process could result in damaging the rolls therefore it is of great importance to have rolls with good hardness and shock resistance.
Oil seed extraction rolls are casted both statically and centrifugally with the use of clear chill cast iron for the outer layer and gray cast iron for the core. The journals are made of forged steel which are shrink fitted into the roll depending on the application. To overcome the machine vibration all rolls will go through a balancing procedure and depending on customer's request, wear resistance rings could be installed on each side of the roll.
Finishing jobs on the surface are depended on the customer's request and it could be grinded, fluted or sand-blasted.
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Mohamed Seddiqi, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests, recognized the imbalances in the marketing of meat in Morocco.
In a meeting held this Monday with members of the temporary reconnaissance mission established by the House of Representatives to determine the distribution and commercialization networks of agricultural products in our country, my friend revealed that “most of the massacres and massacres at the national level They do not meet the minimum health safety requirements.
According to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests, the number of approved slaughters does not exceed 14 in Morocco. In contrast, there are 264 unmonitored massacres in Morocco, while 533 massacres remain monitored.
In his presentation to the members of the aforementioned exploratory mission, Siddiqui indicated that uncontrolled slaughterhouses do not meet the minimum health and hygiene conditions that must be met for the veterinary health inspection of red meat in slaughterhouses.
The government official stated that the marketing and distribution of red meat in Morocco faces many limitations represented in the lack of regulation of livestock markets, and that most of the production comes from small farms; Which raises the cost of logistics, and reactivates the multiplicity of intermediaries.
On the other hand, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests said that the ministry has drawn up a plan to rehabilitate 120 red meat slaughterhouses by 2030.
The same official also referred to the limitations faced by the wholesale fruit and vegetable markets, noting that “more than 9 million tons of vegetables and fruit are sold in the domestic market, of which only 3.5 million tons pass by wholesale fruit and vegetable markets. fruits
In this regard, my friend stressed that the wholesale markets for vegetables and fruits are experiencing a series of imbalances. These include the adoption of laws that do not keep pace with fundamental changes in market and consumer behavior, the adoption of an agent-based management model, the deterioration of infrastructure and the weakness of investment, and the absence of services and facilities in exchange for fees charged.
Yesterday, Monday, the temporary reconnaissance mission ordered by the Chamber of Deputies to determine the distribution and marketing networks of agricultural products in our country resumed its work when meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests.
A parliamentary source confirmed to Hespress that this mission came in order to identify the real reasons behind the rise in prices of various agricultural products, especially that there is a large difference between prices in wholesale markets and the final prices paid by consumers. .
The same spokesman pointed out that this committee was formed immediately after the controversy caused by the alarming rise in the prices of various agricultural products, especially tomato prices, which skyrocketed before last Ramadan, and pointed out that the exploratory mission will be organized on Wednesday September 14, visit to the wholesale market of vegetables and fruits in Casablanca, at four in the morning. On the same day, a visit to the Regional Directorate of Agriculture and the Agrarian Chamber of the Economic Capital will also be organized.
Members of the exploratory mission are also expected to visit the Inezgane wholesale fruit and vegetable market on September 19, with a meeting with the head of the territorial commune, as well as with the regional directorate of agriculture in the presence of the federation. Moroccan interprofessional organization for the production and export of fruit and vegetables at the headquarters of the regional directorate of agriculture in Agadir.


Nestled in the heart of Ohio, the Cleveland Garlic Festival stands as a vibrant celebration of culinary prowess and the beloved bulb that adds depth and zest to dishes worldwide. Every year, this unique festival draws food enthusiasts, chefs, and garlic aficionados from far and wide, creating an aromatic haven that tantalizes the senses and celebrates the versatile flavors of garlic.
This annual event is more than just a gathering; it’s a homage to the pungent yet delightful ingredient that holds a cherished place in kitchens across cultures. Held against the backdrop of Cleveland’s charming landscape, the festival is a melting pot of flavors, activities, and entertainment that keeps visitors coming back for more.
Stunning array of Garlic-infused Dishes
One of the festival’s main highlights is the stunning array of garlic-infused dishes created by talented chefs and local restaurants. From classic favorites like garlic bread and roasted garlic to more inventive offerings such as garlic ice cream or garlic-infused cocktails, attendees are treated to a diverse and mouthwatering selection that showcases the culinary versatility of this humble ingredient.
But it’s not just about food; the Cleveland Garlic Festival offers an immersive experience for all ages. Cooking demonstrations by renowned chefs provide insights into the art of incorporating garlic into various cuisines, empowering attendees to elevate their culinary skills. Visitors can also participate in garlic-themed contests, witness live music performances, and engage in activities that highlight the agricultural significance of garlic farming.
Moreover, the festival serves as a platform to support local farmers and businesses. Small-scale garlic farmers from the region showcase their produce, sharing their expertise and passion for cultivating different garlic varieties. This emphasis on local agriculture fosters a sense of community and appreciation for the dedication behind bringing high-quality ingredients to our tables.
Benefits of Garlic Cultivation
Beyond the gastronomic delights and entertainment, the Cleveland Garlic Festival has a deeper impact. It promotes sustainable practices and educates attendees about the environmental benefits of garlic cultivation. Discussions and workshops on organic farming techniques, composting, and reducing food waste contribute to a greener, more eco-conscious community.
The festival’s success lies in its ability to bring people together over a shared love for good food and community engagement. It creates an atmosphere where visitors can explore, learn, and indulge in the rich tapestry of flavors that garlic offers, all while supporting local businesses and celebrating culinary diversity.
As the sun sets on the Cleveland Garlic Festival each year, it leaves behind a lingering aroma of camaraderie, culinary exploration, and appreciation for the remarkable versatility of garlic. It’s not merely a food festival; it’s an embodiment of the spirit of unity, creativity, and the simple joy derived from savoring exceptional flavors.
The Cleveland Garlic Festival is a testament to the fact that within a small, unassuming bulb lies a world of taste and community waiting to be explored and celebrated, one garlicky dish at a time.


The first old community renovation loan in Heilongjiang Province is landed in Zhaodong City
People’s Network Harbin November 16th (Han Tu) Recently, the Rural Development of Zhaodong Branch successfully puts the old community renovation loan million, used in the construction of the Fumin Community Reconstruction and Supporting Infrastructure. The release of this loan, marks the successful landing of policy finance to support urban old low-cost funds to support the urban old community renovation project, which is the first old community in the province’s agricultural distribution system transformation loans. Strengthening the renovation and construction of urban old communities, and is related to the safety of life and property of the people, and is related to meeting the beautiful life needs of the people. It is a vivid practice of the implementation of "I do practical things for the masses". After knowing the financing requirements of the old community renovation project in the old community of the old community in Zhaodong City, the Zhaodong City Branch quickly reported to the agricultural branch of the Heilongjiang Provincial Branch and formed the three-level line of provinces, municipalities and counties, and took the initiative to dock the Zhaodong Municipal Government. High-end marketing, the proposal leader fully exerts the spirit of "embroidered needle", introduces the benefits of farm issues in place, actively expresses the willingness, and has received the full affirmation and recognition of the Zhaodong Municipal Government and the competent authorities.
After in-depth discussion with the local government and related departments, combined with the experience of the previous self-operative project operation, the behavior of its financing program, creatively proposed "Intermediate Balance Mode", and promoting local government to integrate the fixed assets of income. All expenditures are covered by the project repayment period, which is to fix the retained source of returns from the old community renovation project loans to achieve the balance of payments in the entire project. This exploring the effective discharge project, overcoming the financing challenge of the old community renovation project.
In order to accelerate the promotion of the old urban renovation project landing, the opening office will take the initiative to implement the benefits of Huimin policy, protect Betmaphi, and strive for the project loan to the low interest rate policy, maximize the benefits, let the people. Under the guidance of province, the guidance of the province, the cooperation of all parties, the account opening is only for a month to make the project successfully approved. It is reported that the renovation project of the old community of Fuwin Community in Zhaodong City covers the flat change slope, the wall insulation square meter, the heating household line, the hardening road, etc. Cable transformation, natural gas pipe network transformation 32387 meters.
Next, the farmers of the agricultural issue will accelerate the construction of the urban old community renovation facilities, give full play to the leading role of policy financial fund leverage, and shake more social funds to participate in local construction, earnestly improve the sense of security, get Sense, happiness.
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British growers are placing #valueatthecore, as British apples offer affordability, storability, and low food miles. Good quality and quantity mean British apple growers predict a whole year-round (12-month) supply for UK shoppers. This year, the British apple and pear season started on September 26th, due to favorable weather during spring and summer. Renowned French chef, Raymond Blanc, says Britain produces some of the finest apples in the world.
New-season British apples are the ideal choice for cost-conscious shoppers. They are second only to bananas in terms of fruit affordability and store well in the fridge, reducing potential food waste in the home.
British apples also offer significant health benefits. October is National Cholesterol Month, and leading nutritionist Rob Hobson highlights the benefits of apples for our heart health: “Risk factors for heart disease include being overweight, having high cholesterol, high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes. Diet and exercise have a key role to play in whether you develop them.”
He adds: “Recent research has shown apples and pears contain several bioactive compounds, including flavonoids, dietary fiber, and antioxidants, that have been individually associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease.”
This year, the British apple season has fallen early due to the favorable weather in the spring and summer months. September 26th marked the official start of the British apple and pear season, with supermarket shelves set to be fully stocked with juicy British apples. With the good quantity and quality of the 2022 British apple crop, British growers predict their apples will be ideal for storage. That means the potential for a whole year-round (12-month) supply of British apples for UK shoppers3.
To celebrate the start of the British apple and pear season, renowned celebrity chef Raymond Blanc is keen to share his passion for great-tasting British produce.
Raymond says: “Britain produces some of the finest, high-quality apples in the world, and I feel incredibly honored to be a part of the British apple and pear season launch for the third year. With abundant British apple varieties, this tremendously versatile fruit is the perfect snack, offering great taste, ample health benefits, value for money and storability.”
Ali Capper, Executive Chair of British Apples & Pears Limited, the UK grower organization, comments: “With consumers facing the pinch, British apples are one of the best value, healthy snacks. They also travel minimal food miles to reach our supermarket shelves, meaning they are also the ideal environmental choice. British apples are the smart snacking choice – kind to wallets, the environment, and our overall health.”
1 McCullough ML, Peterson JJ, Patel R, Jacques PF, Shah R, Dwyer JT (2012). Flavonoid intake and cardiovascular disease mortality in a prospective cohort of US adults. Am J Clin Nutr 2012;95(2):454–64. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.111.016634
2 Apples are stored in carefully controlled oxygen-less, temperature and humidity-controlled rooms to keep them as fresh as the day they were picked. Much of the energy required for storage is generated renewably on farms.
3 Certain varieties such as Magic Star, Junami and Red Prince plus many Gala clones can store successfully for up to 12 months.


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Red Diamond is another gemstone of the four families that exist in the world. In this bottle, extra virgin olive oil from the Royal Variety, an native variety of the Sierra de Cazorla, is packed. The unique characteristics of the package are combined with extra virgin olive oil of great value due to its exclusivity. It is an early harvest olive oil and night picking. The pressing process is just after harvesting. This ensures the maximum freshness of the olives, as well as the ideal temperature for its pressing process.
The olives of the royal variety, provide a low oil content, but of extraordinary quality. The extra virgin olive oil of the Royal variety is one of those minority privileges due to the scarce production of this type of olive. It is an oil of great value and its main organoleptic characteristic is the fresh fruity and sweet aroma. Its flavour is soft and non-aggressive to the palate. And in the nose it presents an intense mature fruity with nuances of ripe fig and banana. In addition, all its organoleptic characteristics (flavour and odor) are kept intact when packaged unfiltered.
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The range of herbs on offer may vary throughout the year simply because they are grown here, under local conditions. They don 8767 t use artificial lighting or heating, so the available stock depends on the time of year and the weather. A huge advantage of this is that their potted herbs can be planted directly into your herb garden, as they are used to the Guildford climate. Of course, if you prefer, the plants can be kept on a windowsill in the kitchen, but remember to turn them frequently so they get even exposure to the light.
A. Yes, healthy kefir grains should grow by 5 to 65 % daily [by weight]. This enables generous people to share extra grains with others who are interested in the preparing the drink for themselves.
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You 8767 ve been to the grocery store, picked up a coconut, and shaken it, right? The sloshing sound you hear inside is coconut water. Contrary to popular belief, this liquid is not coconut milk. Coconut milk is made by crushing and squeezing the liquid from coconut meat. What you get is a thick, creamy, white fluid that looks much like dairy milk. Coconut water, on the other hand, looks pretty much like ordinary water, although it may be slightly opaque. The two are completely different in taste, texture, nutrient content, and health benefits. Coconut water is sometimes referred to as coconut juice and is consumed just like any other fruit juice.
Sussex Gold grow on their own farm in the Weald of Sussex, and began producing the finest quality oil in July 7557. Unlike some companies that deal only with part of the process, Sussex Gold handle the entire process from planting the through harvesting , cold pressing the seeds and bottling the extracted oils.
In addition to the vinegars thy produce a dozen different infused olive oils and an eclectic range of preserves including spiced Sussex pears, and sea-salt preserved lemons.
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The essential oils from the harvested flowers are distilled and turned into a range of products, from oils and fragrance kits through to bath and body lotions. For those who just want the flowers, bunches of dried lavender are also available. The farm is open daily from 6st June to 86st August and visitors can purchase items at the stall, at the farm, or online.
People that don't typically eat a lot of beef will potentially do really well with a bit of meat in beef stock, or just beef broth alone. All of the minerals and gelatin in the stock help the body digest meat more efficiently. It's a great thing for those that are vegetarians that are trying to start back on an omnivore's diet.
Of course though, we couldn&rsquo t delve into the 678s of passion gaps without talking about the origin of the nickname. One of the most widely purported myths about the Cape Flats smile posits that coloured Capetonians extract their top four incisors for sexual reasons, which, incidentally, is where the term &lsquo passion gaps&rsquo comes from. While some gap-wearers have confessed that kissing without front teeth is better, it stands to be determined whether those with a Cape Flats smile are truly better lovers.


A new adventure I began this year is gardening. I mean, really gardening. My husband used to do a little here and there in previous years, but, well, let's just say it needed a woman's touch.
I asked my buds on Facebook what I should do to go about starting a decent garden, and many folks suggested I check out this book: Square Foot Gardening.
I really liked what I read! However, I don't buy a book unless I really need it, and I knew that I didn't want to read the whole thing. Another Facebook buddy led me to this site: My Square Foot Garden. I signed up for their free e-course and planted according to her schedule. None of my veggies have been done at the same time, though, and I thought that was why I was supposed to plant according to her schedule...? Maybe I am forgetting something. No big deal, though. It's been fun having different veggies ready at different times.
My sweet hubby made some boxes out of supplies at Lowe's, and put a tarp-like substance on the bottom. Too bad I didn't take pics of that step. Gosh, you know what I just remembered? We were AT Lowe's picking out supplies when I got the first phone call on my cell phone about Joshua! Awww...
I bought heirloom seeds online (I can't remember where!). Those were surprisingly inexpensive.
This year I planted: Peppers (green and hot), corn, green beans, cucumbers, zucchini (just for zucchini bread -- I can't stand zucchini!), onions (I don't think they made it), broccoli (didn't make it), strawberries, tomatoes, and cantaloup.
I didn't plant as much as I should have, but I wanted to start kinda small and not be overwhelmed, especially since we just adopted Josh just a few months ago and I don't have much spare time. ;o)
This has really been fun! The first thing we "harvested" was strawberries. Yumzy! I am hoping next year to have enough so that I won't even have to go strawberry picking anywhere else. :o) Next, the peas came in. Yum! We got about two meal's worth (as a side dish, of course) out of our little harvest. I will definitely plant more of THOSE next year. Next, was the green beans. Very yummy, but again, much more to be planted next year. I just got my first zucchini yesterday, and made a loaf of zucchini bread (it was gobbled up quick at dinner!). I'm looking forward to more growing. The cucumbers are getting bigger. I might be able to pick one of those in a week or so. I have some tomatoes growing, and one is almost ready to pick! No peppers yet, but the plants are still doing well.
I made a mistake at the beginning of my gardening. I thought that I really had to water everything each day. Oops! I have memories of my mom watering and watering our garden in Plymouth, Michigan. I think it retarded the plant's growth and even drowned some of the plants (broccoli, onions). I stopped doing that, and only watered when we had a dry spell. The plants liked that and started growing more.


It’s one of the universe’s greatest mysteries: the disappearance of the first tomato grown in space.
That is, until seven astronauts spend time on the International Space Station this week. announced It’s been 25 years since Orbiter discovered Rogue Fruit.
“Well, someone may have found what they’ve been looking for for a long time,” revealed NASA astronaut Jasmine Moghbeli.
Tomatoes were the first to be harvested and grown in space. It was cultivated by American astronaut Frank Rubio in March.Space flight lasting up to 370 days.
Red Robin tomatoes were harvested as part of a NASA experiment. grow agricultural products in space for future long-term missions. Rubio said it was a proud moment, until the day he lost sight of the cosmic commodity: fresh, meaty food.
“We harvested the first tomato in space and put it in a little bag,” Rubio recalled in an interview with NASA. During October. He said he took the tomatoes out of a secure Ziploc bag to show some students his prized produce, but then he seemed to have misplaced them.
“I was pretty confident that I had Velcroed it where it was supposed to be, but when I came back it was gone,” the scientist said.
Rubio said he spent about 18 to 20 hours unsuccessfully searching for the tomato, which he said was “so dry that you couldn’t tell what it was” and that he suspected it had been accidentally thrown in the trash. Ta.
Because space is weightless, unfixed or unrestrained objects can float away. And on the ISS, which is larger than the universe, 6 bedroom housethere should be many good hiding places for Lone Ranger tomatoes.
In the months after the succulent produce disappeared, some wondered if Mr. Rubio had actually eaten the tomatoes, but Mr. Rubio denied the claims until they were discovered.
“I hope someday someone finds it, a little shriveled thing in a Ziploc. It will prove the fact that I didn’t eat tomatoes in space.” He said it half jokingly and half seriously.
And Moghbeli was certainly quick to clear Rubio’s name after announcing his findings.
“Our good friend back home, Frank Rubio, has been accused of eating tomatoes for quite some time, and we can exonerate him,” she said.
Moghbeli did not provide details about where the tomatoes were found or what condition they were in. However, it is safe to assume that it will not be featured in gourmet cuisine any time soon.


May 15, 2009
75% of the world’s cocoa is grown in West Africa. The world’s largest cocoa producer is Ivory Coast and its neighbour Ghana is the second largest producer. Given this volume, Ivory Coast cocoa is an essential part of many chocolate products where as cocoa from Ghana is more prevalent in Europe and prized for its consistent quality.
Almost 90% of the world’s cocoa comes from small holdings owned by an individual or family and are typically 5 hectares or 12.25 acres in size. An estimated 14 million people are employed in the cocoa industry worldwide. In Ghana alone, 3.2 million people work in cocoa, second only to the Ivory Coast.
Listed below are the world’s cocoa-growing nations by production:
Share of countries in total cocoa beans production, 2005/2006
Country Percentage of world production (Source: UNCTAD and ICCO)
Côte d’Ivoire: 38.00%
June 23, 2007
...um...were you actually going to engage with the members here or is this just somewhere to post your articles? Information is always welcome, but discussion is infinitely more interesting! Maybe you could introduce yourself and let us know what you do and what you enjoy in the world of chocolate.
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About the LaSalle County Soil and Water Conservation District
Chairman: Ross Adams
Vice Chairman: Ken Dau
Secretary/Treasurer - Steve Glascock
Director - Tracy Haas
Director - Josh Rhodes
Resource Conservationist - Vicki Heath
District Conservationist - Katundra Shears
Soil Conservation Technician - Mary Johnson
Soil Conservationist - Mitchell Jarman
Board Meeting Schedule
The LaSalle County Soil & Water Conservation District Board Meetings are held the first non-holiday Monday of every month (except for the months of May and October). Meeting times are noted below. The public is invited to attend.
July 11,2022 7:00 P.M January 9, 2023 5:00 P.M.
August 1, 2022 7:00 P.M February 6, 2023 5:00 P.M.
September 12, 2022 7:00 P.M. March 6, 2023 5:00P.M.
November 7, 2022 5:00 P.M. April 3, 2023 5:00P.M.
December 5, 2022 5:00P.M. June 5, 2023 7:00 P.M.
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Mission Statement: The LaSalle County SWCD and NRCS provide the leadership to assist our constituents in the conservation of Natural Resources


I forgot that trying to conceive means spending a lot of time waiting. Waiting for AF to leave, waiting to ovulate, waiting to test…
So, since I’m still in the early part of my first post-miscarriage TTC cycle, I’ve been trying my best to keep busy and to distract myself from the constant thinking, iPhone app-checking and other crazy TTC rituals.
This past weekend, I busied myself with a different kind of new life – our vegetable garden. When our family took possession of the farm last summer, the vegetable garden was already well-sprouted. All we had to do was pick and enjoy the veggies.
This year, we’re doing it ourselves. Being the city-folk that we are, we bought a book and watched a bunch of You Tube videos to learn some gardening tricks. My aunt came to help us, which made a huge difference. She (along with my late Italian grandmother) always planted a vegetable garden in their backyard, so she has a ton of experience.
My legs are killing me from all the squatting, but I’m proud of all the work we did! If everything goes well, we’ll have a nice crop of delicious veggies later this summer. We planted arugula, spring mix lettuce, radicchio, beets, radishes, two types of carrots, green beans, cherry tomatoes, three other types of tomatoes, red peppers, onions, cucumbers, zucchini and butternut squash.
Since the garden is massive, D used the rest of the space to plant pumpkins. He planted four different types, ranging in size from jumbo to mini.
Working on the garden for a couple of days was a great way to keep my mind occupied and focused on something other than the inner workings of my reproductive organs. However, in an attempt to distract me from my distractions, AF decided to play a stupid game with me. Today is CD 7 and – after leaving for two full days – she decided to return in all her glory this afternoon. WTF? Hopefully she doesn’t plan on sticking around.


Within the magazine racks and behind the countless snacks, inquisitive chocolate lovers will be invited to press a secret button that will see the shop floor rotate 180 degrees and transport them to a West-African themed speakeasy-style cafe.
Created to support Fairtrade’s ‘She Deserves’ campaign, Rosine’s Hot Chocolate Salon is named after a real cocoa farmer from Côte d’Ivoire – and aims to tell the true story behind well known chocolate bars and why cocoa farmers, like Rosine, deserve a fair living income.
Three hot chocolates will be on the menu – created by leading celebrity chefs, Melissa Hemsley, Tess Ward and Tom Hunt. Each creation is named after a real cocoa farmer from West Africa and will be priced at £1.82 – the cost of a day’s living income for a cocoa farmer. Guests of the salon will also be treated to authentic West African jazz music, surprise appearances from celebrity ambassadors and the chance to hear the stories behind the cocoa farmers.
Cocoa farmers typically work gruelling days yet earn insufficient money to provide the basics for their families or give opportunities to their children – and female cocoa farmers like Rosine carry the greatest burden. They work in the fields, look after children, carry water and transport the cocoa beans to market, often with fewer rights than men.
Millions of farmers who grow our food in the developing world aren’t being paid what they deserve and as the world cocoa price has collapsed, farmers are now even poorer than they were before. The living income in Ivory Coast is £1.82 a day, yet a typical farmer earns only 73p.
Fairtrade Fortnight’s She Deserves campaign aims to establish a living income for women cocoa growers in West Africa. Fairtrade standards ensure that women have a voice in the community, are represented in decision-making and benefit from the increased value of Fairtrade sales.
All money raised by the salon will help fund programmes such as the Women’s School of Leadership in Côte d’Ivoire. The project aims to empower women cocoa farmers in West Africa to become business owners, members of farming groups and leaders in their communities.
Julia Nicoara, from the Fairtrade Foundation, said: “We’re excited to launch the immersive Rosine’s Hot Chocolate Salon, an experience that allows chocolate lovers interact with the very people who make their favourite delight possible. This is not just any pop up; visitors are engaged in the lives of the cocoa farmers behind a bar of chocolate and every time you buy a Fairtrade certified product you are making a real difference.”
The pop up is hosted at 66 Kingsland Road, Dalston, E2 8DP and is open from 25th Feb – 3 March. 14:00-20:00 Monday-Friday; 11:00-20:00 Sat-Sun.


Quoted from Hempcar.org
* Farming 6% of the continental U.S. acreage with biomass crops would provide all of America's energy needs. 1
* Hemp is Earth's number-one biomass resource; it is capable of producing 10 tons per acre in four months. 1
* Biomass can be converted to methane, methanol, or gasoline at a cost comparable to petroleum, and hemp is much better for the environment. Pyrolysis (charcoalizing), or biochemical composting are two methods of turning hemp into fuel.2
* Hemp can produce 10 times more methanol than corn.
* Hemp fuel burns clean. Petroleum causes acid rain due to sulfur pollution.
* The use of hemp fuel does not contribute to global warming.
* Hemp seed can be pressed into a nutritious oil, which contains the highest amount of fatty acids in the plant kingdom. Essential oils are responsible for our immune system responses, and clear the arteries of cholesterol and plaque.2
* The byproduct of pressing the oil from hemp seed is high quality protein seed cake. It can be sprouted (malted) or ground and baked into cakes, breads, and casseroles. Hemp seed protein is one of mankind's finest, most complete and available-to-the-body vegetable proteins. 2
* Hemp seed was the world's number one wild and domestic bird seed until the 1937 Marijuana prohibition law. Four million pounds of hemp seed for songbirds were sold at retail in the U.S. in 1937. Birds will pick hemp seeds out and eat them first from a pile of mixed seed. Birds in the wild live longer and breed more with hemp seed in their diet, using the oil for the feathers and their overall health
* Hemp is the oldest cultivated fiber plant in the world.
* Low-THC fiber hemp varieties developed by the French and others have been available for over 20 years. It is impossible to get high from fiber hemp. Over 600,000 acres of hemp is grown worldwide with no drug misuse problem.
* One acre of hemp can produce as much usable fiber as 4 acres of trees or two acres of cotton.
* Trees cut down to make paper take 50 to 500 years to grow, while hemp can be cultivated in as little as 100 days and can yield 4 times more paper over a 20 year period.
* Until 1883, from 75-90% of all paper in the world was made with cannabis hemp fiber including that for books, Bibles, maps, paper money, stocks and bonds, newspapers, etc. 2
* Hemp paper is longer lasting than wood pulp, stronger, acid-free, and chlorine free. (Chlorine is estimated to cause up to 10% of all Cancers.) 2
* Hemp paper can be recycled 7 times, wood pulp 4 times.
* If the hemp pulp paper process reported by the USDA in 1916, were legal today it would soon replace 70% of all wood paper products. 2
* Rag paper containing hemp fiber is the highest quality and longest lasting paper ever made. It can be torn when wet, but returns to its full strength when dry. Barring extreme conditions, rag paper remains stable for centuries. 2
* Hemp particle board may be up to 2 times stronger than wood particleboard and holds nails better.
* Hemp is softer, warmer, more water absorbent, has three times the tensile strength, and is many times more durable than cotton. Hemp production uses less chemicals than cotton. 2
* From 70-90% of all rope, twine, and cordage was made from hemp until 1937. 2
* A strong lustrous fiber; hemp withstands heat, mildew, insects, and is not damaged by light. Oil paintings on hemp and/or flax canvas have stayed in fine condition for centuries. 2
Still a weak argument?


Composting is a great way to convert decomposable organic materials into nutrient rich soil amender and fertilizer and reduce land fill waste.
Composting relies on four key ingredients: Nitrogen, Carbon, Oxygen and Water.
Creating a successful compost means using the right mixture of "brown" and "green" materials, and ensuring that adequate levels of oxygen and moisture are present.
Brown Ingredients are high in carbon and include paper, straw, hay, autumn leaves etc.
Green Ingredients are high in nitrogen and include garden refuse, tea/coffee, food scraps, grass clippings etc. An approximate 50:50 ratio of Brown and Green ingredients works best.
How it Works:
Naturally occurring microorganisms, fungi, and insects feed on waste which produces heat. As the temperature rises, decomposition increases and harmful bacteria is kept at bay. When the temperature drops, turning the pile adds oxygen and once again increases the temperature. When the temperature drops for the final time, earthworms and other beneficial critters move in and this signals that the compost is ready for garden use! The finished product should be a dark, crumbly, nutrient rich humus.
What too compost:
grass clipping, leaves, uncooked food, egg shells, fruits and vegetables, tea, coffee grinds, paper, garden refuse, straw, hay etc.
*NO cooked food (cooked food attracts rodent and smells)
Some things to make note of:
1) A vile smell surrounding your compost may indicate anaerobic conditions (no oxygen), keeping the compost pile aerated will fix this.
2) Should you find your compost to dry, make some holes in the pile and allow a hose to run over the top (this way it seeps in the through holes and doesn't become too saturated).
3) For a compost which receives little or no aerating (turning/stirring), refrain from using brown ingredients as they steal nitrogen.
Composters can be bought for $25 through the City of Vancouver:
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Note: Vancouver City now accepts compost in the Yard Trimmings bins.
Swick's Landscaping builds and maintains both strata and residential composts, this reduces costs of fertilizers as well as waste disposal. When ready you can then use the top soil to top up all your garden beds. Please contact Swicks for your own compost!


In a recent study, researchers at Penn State University determined that feeding cows seaweed could reduce the amount of methane released by these animals. Methane contributes to climate change, making up about 10% of greenhouse gas emissions, and ruminant animals contribute about 27% of this gas. According to the researchers, feeding seaweed to cows could reduce their methane emissions by 16%.
The benefits of seaweed on cattle’s digestion were dramatic, and researchers have concluded that it can help farmers produce beef and dairy more sustainably. Last summer, researchers added seaweed to the diets of 21 beef cows, and they tracked weight gain and methane emissions. After two weeks, the seaweed-fed cattle gained weight and burped 82% less methane than the control cows. This was the first study to examine the effects of seaweed on cows.
To begin producing seaweed for use in livestock feed, researchers need to develop a farming system. While seaweed is difficult to harvest in the ocean, scientists are currently working on farming it for human consumption. This algae shifts the cow’s ruminant function and makes them more energy efficient. While the cultivation process takes 90 days, it can be done anywhere. Researchers plan to open a two-acre farm in Hawaii this summer.
This straightforward technique could pave the way to sustainable livestock production. However, scientists haven’t yet determined whether feeding cows seaweed will have any lasting effects on the climate. Until such a study is completed, this strategy should be tempered. If this is successful, it could help to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.


We are facing some issues with lack of rain that has seriously affected the deer’s pasture but are happy to report that all 8 bucks are faring well. The lack of rain has reduced the number of insects bothering them this year, so that is one of the few benefits.
We have implemented the following measures:
1) There is some green pasture left (not much), so the deer are not eating hay but we are offering them a small amount to see if they are interested. When they show any interest, we will begin offering them more hay daily.
2) We are feeding them carrots and/or apples every day and a corn/oats mixture every other day.
3) The well has not yet run dry. We are offering them fresh water every day. Unused water helps to create some green pasture.
4) We have been trimming maple trees and offering the bucks branches that they devour and enjoy.
Any other suggestions are most welcome. Doing some rain salutations and dances, too!


Thank you to everyone who has supported the principles of the Wholesome Food Assocation over the years, and to the growers who have been members of our Association.
Unfortunately we have made the difficult decision to stop trading.
- The Wholesome Food Association was a network of growers, processors, suppliers and distributors of authentic, locally-grown, wholesome food.
- We provided a low-cost labelling scheme for marketing wholesome, locally grown food, without the expense and complications of ‘organic’ certification.
- All the food sold by WFA affiliates was grown and produced using time-honoured, ‘natural’ methods, such as crop rotation, composting, mulching and the avoidance of all harmful chemicals. (The use of the word ‘organic’ is only permitted for those who have paid for official organic certification. This is a legal safeguard, to ensure that organic standards are maintained when food is being shipped around the country – and the world.)
- We were a non-profit organisation (although not a registered charity), run by volunteers.
Our purpose was to:
- Promote food production by sustainable, non-polluting methods using a ‘local symbol’ scheme.
- Educate people about the health, social and economic benefits of eating fresh, locally grown, wholesome food.
- Help rebuild and renew local economies and communities by encouraging people to produce and purchase food locally.


Lawn care is an art. If you are not into the act of tending to your lawn and garden, perhaps you should learn. Lawns are the biggest assets to any home. The first impression that your guests have to your home is by the appearance of your yard. It is up to you to make sure it looks great and that it has all of its lush green grass and flowers to give it that welcoming look.
If you are looking for a lawn care Omaha professional, there are many out there that can help you with this process. When you call one of the local professionals, you can tell them that you are looking for a lawn starter kit. Most lawn care professionals will be happy to help you get started.
If you decide to use a lawn starter kit for your lawn care Omaha service, you can expect to have a beautiful lawn at a reasonable price. These kits come with everything you need to landscape your yard. They also have the tools you need to lay down the sod, fertilize it, and spread the fertilizer around. Then you just have to put down the mulch and you are done.
If you have a nice open space in your yard, you can also use a landscaping contractor to help you design a beautiful design for your space. If you want a more natural look, you can find landscaping experts that will give you ideas on how to incorporate nature into your yard care Omaha service. Look for landscaping professionals that have experience dealing with both classic and modern designs.
Of course, if you are looking to hire a lawn care Omaha service, you must realize that this will involve more work than just planting trees and flowers. You must also be prepared to cut the grass if necessary. This is something that you will have to take care of by yourself. However, there are several things you can do to make your lawn care more efficient. One of them is mowing your lawn at least once a week.
A lot of people do not like the thought of cutting their lawn when it gets to be a little bit long. However, there is no other option. The longer the grass grows, the more work you will have to do. If you are not comfortable with cutting your lawn, you can hire a professional lawn care Omaha service to do it for you. If you do not want to hire someone, you can simply use an automatic lawn mower to get the job done.


Automation doesn’t happen on the job-level, but the task-level.
Automation doesn’t strictly mean human replacement, but also augmenting given tasks.
Automation will always need maintenance, updates, and upgrades. There is not a date X, where the process is finished.
Automation happens, if it‘s economically beneficial, not if it‘s technically feasible. It‘s — of course — the product and producer of capitalism.
Keeping this in mind, almost every new technology can be placed in one of the following quadrants.
This section from Jack Stilgoe‘s excellent book How‘s driving innovation? is in my opinion a perfect example against the technological determinism inherent to the automation discourse. Just because technology exist, doesn’t mean it will be adopted. Automation is driven not by technology but by politics and economics.
If we want to understand the politics of today’s and tomorrow’s technologies, we should look back to the technologies that are now regarded as part of society’s inevitable industrialisation and ask who benefitted and why. The philosopher of technology Langdon Winner asks us to consider the tomato. The tomatoes on a twenty-first century supermarket shelf are the way they are because of a set of organisational and technological choices. The technologisation of the tomato was extraordinarily rapid. In 1960, the tomato fields of California contained fruit in a variety of shapes and sizes and were picked by hand; mostly by the hands of tens of thousands of braceros (immigrant Mexican workers). By 1970, almost all of California’s tomatoes were harvested by machines.1
The machine that enabled the industrialisation of tomato farming came from a collaboration between a fruit breeder and an aeronautical engineer at the University of California, Davis, in the 1940s. In one pass, the tomato harvester could cut a row of plants, shake the fruit from their stalks and drop them into a trailer. Humans were required only to drive the machine, maintain it, check the tomatoes and throw out any dirt, stalks or small animals that ended up in the trailer. After early attempts to get the fruit to survive the journey from field to trailer intact, the researchers realised that, for the tomato harvester to work as intended, the tomato itself had to be tougher and less tasty—good for ketchup and processed food; bad for salads. Fields had to be rectangular, flat and well-irrigated. Farmers had to learn how to, in the words of one of the engineers, ‘grow for the machine’.2 Each device was expensive but, if a farm was big enough to afford one, it could dramatically cut costs.
The tomato machines were available for a number of years before they were deployed widely. They only became popular once policies were introduced to expel cheap immigrant labour. This allowed US farm workers to earn more, but increased farmers’ incentives to automate and turn their fields over to tomatoes.


The Alliance company offers from extractors, degumming machines, oil and lecithin dryers, cookers, solvent recoverers, desolventizer-toasters, ejectors, zero effluent, hydrocyclones, gas scrubbers, decantation mats, cake breakers and oil dryers for plants of vegetable oil extraction.
There are two methods of extracting vegetable oil: mechanical or solvent pressing. It is known that the first is used in oilseeds that have a high oil content, such as cotton and sunflower. The oil is removed prior to solvent extraction and results in a partially degreased cake. It is recommended for extractions up to 300 t/d. The solvent method, in turn, has a higher oil yield and a defatted cake that is excellent for animal nutrition as the solvent prevents the rancidity of the cake. For the use of oil, the first process allows post-press consumption, while the solvent requires refinement for consumption purposes.
To obtain quality oil and cake, both methods depend on the thickness of the flakes derived from the lamination process, the adequate moisture of the dough and the temperature closest to the boiling point of the solvent. Ensure the efficiency of your plant with the entire Alliance line.
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Back in September of 2011 we did a post reminding everyone living in Frederick County and western Maryland to support their local farmers by buying local and by visiting local farmers markets. McCutcheon’s is proud to be in business with many of these farmers in Maryland and the surrounding states. Supporting small family businesses and encouraging them to grow drives us to produce great products all year long. It is because of them that we are here today. So, if you can, we ask that you do your part as well.
Western Maryland is full of great farm stands, markets, and CSA (sharecropping) programs that can help you bring produce grown by your friends and neighbors to your kitchen. Now that spring is officially underway and seedlings are being put in the ground it’s time to start visiting those seasonal markets and shops. Or to get the produce that is already available early in the season.
This year the first glut of produce has come a little early to our area. Most of us were taken aback by the 80 degree days in March. But that warm weather has only promised more produce a little earlier this year. So, this late April/early May look for these fresh Maryland-grown veggies: Arugula, Asparagus, Swiss Chard, Fava Beans, Fiddle Head Ferns, Green Onions/Scallions, herbs, Lettuce, Parsnips, and Radishes.
Local farmers in your area can offer you delicious produce at low cost. Be a good neighbor: buy local and support your local farms. To find a farm stand in your area visit localharvest.org or discoverfrederickmd.com. They will provide you with a list of local farms, farm markets, CSA operations, and much more.
If you are our neighbor in Frederick, MD, check out these markets for great fresh produce and much more:
- Baugher’s Orchard
- Butler’s Orchard
- Catoctin Mountain Orchard
- Everyready Square and Shab Row Farmers Market
- Ivy Hill Farm
- Lewis Ochard
- Martin’s Market
- Middletown Farmers Market
- Pryor’s Orchard
- Summer’s Farm
- Thanksgiving Farm
- Urbana Library Farm Market
- West Frederick Farmers Market


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Shopping on the Hub
Ordering will open every other week on Friday at noon.
Place orders by Sunday midnight, and pick up on Tuesdays at Honey's Cafe (209 S. Broadway) from 3:00-4:00. If this time doesn't work for you, contact us and we can make other arrangements.
Jan 11 for pickup Jan 15
Jan 25 for pickup Jan 29
Feb 8 for pickup Feb 12
Feb 22 for pickup Feb 26
Become a Member
NEW CUSTOMERS WELCOME!
Shop from a wide variety of local producers for the freshest food possible straight from the source. Once you register you can begin shopping, and membership will be charged when you place your first order. After registering you will receive emails notifying you when ordering is open.
Our listings fluctuate with the seasons, but our growers always provide high quality, good value, and you get a great feeling from supporting your neighbors with your grocery dollars. Membership options are:
• $10 Annual
• $5 One-time
About Rocky Fork Food Hub
Welcome to Rocky Fork Food Hub! Consider this hub an online Farmers Market where you can order a wide variety of local products direct from the producer.
Like a Farmers Market, this hub allows you to learn about the farmer or producer and understand how their products are grown or made, while getting the freshest possible food for yourself, your family, and your business. Visit each producer's link next to their products to learn more about them and their products.
This hub has been developed to accommodate a growing interest in the purchasing of produce, meat, and other products grown and produced in our area. We aim to help our regional growers establish a strong market for their products, which strengthens the very fabric of our communities - economically, socially, nutritionally, and environmentally.
YOUR LOCAL GROWERS THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING LOCALLY!
The Holiday Season is upon us! Ordering opens December 1 for pickup on Tuesday, December 5. That will be our only ordering period for the month of December.
Don't miss the Holiday Farmers' Market on Sat, Dec 16 from 10-2 at the Old Roosevelt School, 519 S. Broadway, Red Lodge. There will be 20 vendors, many Food Hub and Market vendors that you know as well as some new ones; local produce, beef, pork, honey as well as a wide variety of local beauty products, arts and crafts.
Wishing you a joyous season - Eat well!
Thanksgiving Farmers' Market - Sat, Nov 18, 10-2 at Honey's
With many of your favorite Hub producers and Farmers' Market vendors.
Shoshone River Farm - LOTS of produce still
Gallaghers - Beef and Pork
Nash - Dexter beef plus lamb products
Wild Table - Baked goods
Terrie Hoyt - wool and knitted items
Xochis - personal care products
See you there!
I thought fall was over with the early snow, but our producers are still picking fresh local produce. Kate's Garden has carrots, cucumbers, pepper and more.... Shoshone Farms has a Farm Share along with bulk potatoes and onions. Pair these with grass-fed beef from Nash Farms.
Ordering is open until Sunday night - pickup is at Honey's on Tuesday, Oct 10th 3:30-5:00. Eat Fresh. Eat Local.
Small Plates, Big Tastes Chef's Dinner
You are invited to this fundraiser for the Yellowstone Valley Food Hub in Billings - an initiative we are eagerly anticipating! Rocky Fork will get even better with the collaboration of another Food Hub in the region.
This event features some of our own Carbon county producers, including Elevated Harvest in Luther, and Nash Farms in Bridger. Enjoy an evening in the DanWalt gardens in Billings and experience a 5-course dinner of small plates crafted by local chefs in partnership with local producers. Dinner will include wine and beer pairings, as well as vegetarian options; a full cash bar will also be available.
October 8, Cocktails 4:30, dinner 5:30
5 chefs, 5 courses, 8 local producers — one unforgettable experience.
Tickets: $100/person , $80/person (without beer & wine)
$750 to sponsor an 8-person table.
Purchase tickets at www.yvfoodhub.com.
Yellowstone Valley Food Hub is a marketing and distribution business that will facilitate the movement of local food from farm to fork so that consumers, restaurants, and institutions make it their first choice. Help us make this dream a reality.
Welcome Back! The Red Lodge Farmers' Market has ended for the season, but there is still so much great local food being harvested. Take advantage of the opportunity, and consider canning or freezing while the getting is good!
Thanks to all our great local producers - we appreciate you listing your products here and making them available to our community.
It's still spring, summer starts in one week. We are happy to see Kate's Garden listing with radishes, lettuce, herbs, onions, and strawberries. Elevated Harvest now has Swiss Chard available as well as greens. Time to get the barbecue out with local beef and pork. Nash Farms added Lamb snacks -- great for taking on a hike.
New Software Features
You may notice some new features when placing your order this week. Make sure and click the "show more" link at the bottom right of the page in order to see all offerings.
Happy spring! Lucky we have growers able to bring us great food even though we keep getting snow!
Food Hub Producers Offering CSA Shares - sign up soon
Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, is a system in which consumers pay a farmer for an entire season’s produce in one lump sum at the beginning of the year. In exchange, they receive a portion of whatever crops are available as they become available in a weekly share for the duration of the growing season.
Two of Rocky Fork Food Hub's producers, Shoshone River Farm and Kate's Garden, offer CSA subscriptions for the 2017 growing season. This is separate from the FoodHub ordering, and you need to make arrangements directly with the grower. But it is a fantastic way to ensure a regular supply of the freshest, most seasonal local foods for you and your family.
Shoshone River Farms out of Cody will offer spring, summer, and fall CSA shares delivered to Red Lodge. The Spring Greens CSA Season is approximately 6 weeks long and is anticipated to begin around May 3rd. Sign up for the Shoshone River Farms newsletter by sending an email to SRFCSA2017@gmail.com, with "mailing list" in the subject line to receive updates and notifications about CSA sign up and official start dates for all seasonal shares. In addition to their CSA shares Shoshone River sells produce at the RL farmer's market, and donates wholesome local food to Beartooth Cupboards.
Kate's Garden is located in the Billings Heights. She is currently selling CSA shares and heirloom tomato starts for the 2017 season. Check out her newsletter and buy your share at http://www.scentsofbalance.com/
Meet our New Local Producer - Elevated Harvest
We are now occasionally listing fresh greens from Elevated Harvest in Luther, MT. If you don't see their items listed, you can contact them about joining their CSA for weekly shares at firstname.lastname@example.org. Elevated Harvest grows heirloom varieties of lettuces, leafy greens, and herbs in an upcycled shipping freight. The hydroponic vertical indoor farm is energy efficient and uses 90% less water to sustain a nearly 2 acre pesticide and herbicide free environment. Elevated Harvest offers local, fresh, quality greens year round through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares and at local restaurants, shrinking the distance from farm to fork.
New Featured Product - Locally Made Sorghum Syrup
A unique addition to the Hub, Nash Farms has just added their own Sorghum Syrup - a one-of-a-kind local artisanal product! Grown and made on their farm in Bridger, MT. Great on biscuits and pancakes, and a nutritious, versatile cooking ingredient.
A native of Africa, sorghum has been cultivated in the US since the 1950s. Most sorghum for syrup is currently grown in the south, with Kentucky and Tennessee leading production. Nash Farms is the only sorgum producer we know of in Montana and the surrounding states.
Sorghum is a versatile sweetener. Its often used as a table syrup- poured directly over pancakes, biscuits or bread. Sorghum is also a nutritious cooking ingredient. Usually 2/3 cup of sorghum substitutes for a cup of sugar; it can be substituted cup for cup in recipes that call for molasses, honey, corn syrup, or maple syrup, such as desserts, breads, and sauces.


“Discover the secret to a beautiful lawn with a complimentary analysis.
The first step is to contact us and let us know you're interested in a free lawn analysis. You can do this by phone, email, or by filling out a contact form on our website.
Once we receive your request, we'll visit your property and conduct a thorough analysis of your lawn. During the visit, we'll evaluate the health and condition of your lawn, identify any problem areas, and answer any questions you may have.
Based on our analysis, we'll provide you with a customized plan that outlines the recommended treatments and services for your lawn. This plan will include detailed information on the fertilizers, weed control products, and other treatments that are best suited for your lawn's unique needs. Our technician will review this with you.
If you decide to move forward with our services, we'll get started right away. We'll schedule your first treatment and begin working to improve the health and appearance of your lawn. With our comprehensive lawn care program, you can be sure that your lawn will receive the best possible care throughout the growing season.
I contacted 3 local lawn care services (1 was a national with a local office), only Freedom came out and inspected my lawn and analyzed the soil, the others just emailed a quote. We had our first service performed early this week and I couldn't be happier. Clark explained exactly what was going to happen; can't wait to see the lawn come back to life after previous owners neglected it.
I want to let you know how satisfied I am with Freedom Lawns. Clark is great and knowledgeable as to what my lawn needs. My lawn is looking so much better this year. I should have called Freedom Lawns sooner.
We have never been able to control the weed growth and insect problems encountered on our lawn. The continued services of Freedom Lawn have resolved those issues. Clark always shows up when expected and clearly demonstrates his expert level knowledge. We are glad to have Freedom Lawns respond to our needs.
Freedom Lawns uses a science-based approach to lawn care and employs Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques to minimize the use of harmful chemicals and protect the environment. We also offer tailored treatment plans based on a lawn’s specific needs, including pH adjustment, and micronutrient supplements.
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Gonana is a unique and easy-to-use marketplace for farmers worldwide, its innovative technology stack enables seamless interaction for local and international farmers to connect and conduct business transparently by leveraging the power of Blockchain technology.
The design and development of Gonana was made in a way that fits the web3 idea such that any non-tech savvy farmer can find their way around it regardless of educational level or exposure. Also, Gonana has a very simple and fast payment system for settlement that is deployed on the blockchain (Moonbeam protocol) with cross-chain capabilities on Algorand, XDC, Evmos, Solana, Acala, Celo and Near to give the farmers a true blockchain experience with a fiat payment option as well.
Using the Gonana application for farmers to sell their products is almost completely free. This is to help the farmers take as much profit as possible as a reward for the hard work they put on production and also to encourage them to boost production and to also take advantage of the Defi suit we have.
We have integrated a payment system that is easy to use and also an exchange that permits the farmers to swap their token for another. This also means that they can stake, swap, lend, and borrow while earning some profit for their Defi activities. This is to help the farmers have a holistic approach to Defi and Cefi. Also, farmers get a multi-chain exchange where they can use assets from other blockchain protocols like Algorand, XDC, Evmos, Acala, Celo, Solana and Near.
Gonana has partnered with some logistics companies to make sure that every customer using the Gonana DApp for purchases gets the best products from these farmers. The supply chain companies will take full responsibility for any damage or loss of produce that are handled by them. The customer can be guaranteed quality, safety and also on time delivery.
In the bid to make sure we have a very transparent system where all parties are served as they should, we have integrated an escrow service that requires both parties confirming that all requirements were met and services were delivered as promised.
Our market strategy will prioritise blockchain technology rollout to utilities based on their transformation. View our roadmap to see how exactly we are making that happen.
Gonana is a well structured DApp that gives the farmer access to a wallet on signup. The wallet helps the farmer to have full access and control of the marketplace where they can list their products for the entire Gonana ecosystem. The marketplace gives farmers a complete social media experience where they can chat with customers, other farmers and possible investors that will like to collaborate with them on production or other future business engagements. Also this gives the farmers a multimedia option to upload images of their products and under the images, interested clients can comment onud-main-btn ud-white-btn the individual products the farmers uploaded.
Gona is an integral component of the marketplace and the DEX, which contributes to the expansion and efficiency of our ecosystem. Farmers have the option of receiving payment in Gona, participating in staking, lending, borrowing, and engaging in other Defi-related activities. The total supply of Gona tokens is permanently capped at 1 billion. This means that no minting will be possible through the smart contract, and the total supply will remain constant. Therefore, token burning won't be necessary in the future.Read More


Events: Arizona - Phoenix - Scottsdale
- Great American Seed Up Movie Night
- 09.22.2017 05.00PM - 09.00PM
- Uptown Farmer's Market - Phoenix
- Health & Wellness Events
The Urban Farm has partnered with Grow Phx to host the 2017 Great American Seed Up! On Friday, September 22, the doors open for seed buying at 5 p.m. and you can buy seeds till 9 p.m. Watch ‘Seed the Untold Story – featuring Bill McDorman’ at 6:30 p.m. with a Q&A beforehand! Tickets are $7.50 per person, and the event will be hosted at the Uptown Farmers Market & North Phoenix Baptist Church! To register and learn more, visit greatamericanseedup.org.


Hello Again, Friends of the Farm! Our next mini market is Saturday, April 23rd! It is the LAST mini market of the season… You’re on your own till Lakefield Farmers’ Market, Thursday, May 26th or Port Perry Farmers’ Market, Saturday, June 4th! Or you can get a Certified Organic Summer vegetable share, and… Read More about “Setting the seedlings free!”
Hello, Friends of the Farm! Lots of little seedlings growing on the farm – destined for 2016 Summer CSA and farmers’ markets in Port Perry and Lakefield! As predicted – the greenhouse is getting greener… Its been a blast from the past having Karen back as a teamster/intern this year…. Read More about “The greening of Lunar Rhythm Gardens!”
Hello, Friends of the Farm! This past week – Jess was out picking up supplies in Elmira for the start of the growing season; potting soil, cell packs and web trays. And yes – the celeriac and celery have sprouted! Onions, leeks and more have been sown too. I guess… Read More about “Signs of Spring!”
Hello, Friends of the Farm! The weather is not wintry at all around here. Who knows if or when we shall ever get frost, let alone snow. But on the bright side, Dime is happy with the warm weather, especially inside the new greenhouse. Here he is taking a nap… Read More about “Wear is the snow?!”
Although it was a wintery day today, it was a beautiful sunny day to go back to the storage bin and collect this week’s veggies. It occurred to us that we had never really posted any pictures of the storage bin. Nestled into a hill adjacent to one of the… Read More about “Cold and Crisp”
She may be wet – but the plants got some water too!
Hi folks! We have our first five customers secured and we have just put in our seed order. We’re busy trimming the horses hooves, finishing up our heated greenhouse, drawing up garden maps, and spreading the good word! Here are some more photos of the Lunar Rhythm team as well… Read More about “Some Winter Photos”