Flowers are fantastic to plant for expertise and cash, however they’ve an added advantage of being items you may give to associates or use to embellish your farm. Whenever you harvest your flowers you’ve gotten an opportunity to obtain a “Excellent Bunch” of flowers. You will notice a textual content alert above your farmer while you harvest an ideal bunch of flowers.
To save lots of excellent bunches you will have to buy a Backyard Shed. A backyard shed can retailer as much as 30 excellent bunches of flowers. You should buy a backyard shed in FarmVille at the marketplace for 30,000 cash and ten neighbors, or 30 Farm Money. After getting one, your Excellent Bunches will probably be routinely saved.
Share flowers with your pals or enhance your farm by opening your Shed, choose the variety of Excellent Bunches you want to share; as much as 5 of any single flower sort. A pop up will open and let you put up the 5 flowers up for grabs in your wall/feed. In your personal farm you may choose the Excellent Bunches out for the backyard shed enhance your farm. When you place the flowers in your farm, they are going to solely final two weeks and also you won’t be able to place them again into the Backyard Shed.


Jatiluwih is one of the interesting place in the area of Penebel, Tabanan Regency. Jatiluwih famous for its natural beauty with terraced rice fields with valley, river view and mount Batukaru as the back ground.
Most of the farmers keep plants the local red rice which is the quality has famous for the local and international market. This Regency are also known as the rice granary of Bali as the area so fertile to grow rice and enough water all year around.
Jatiluwih derived from the word of Jati means truly and Luwih means beautiful. The local paddies are planted in this place look typically of the high relative size plant if it is compared with other pre-eminent paddy planted by most farmers in Bali .
Despitefully, Jatiluwih also famous with its organic agriculture system due to the location is located in the in the plateau of Batukaru Mount which is suitable for the agriculture development.
Jatiluwih rice cultivation has an area of approximately 636 ha. And this Jatiluwih rice field located at an altitude of 700 meters above sea level. This area is a suitable place to visit for the one who missed the Mountain fresh air and the natural panorama as a place to soothe the mind, because of the beautiful place that is still natural with fresh air and some bumpy road.
From Jatiluwih Rice Terrace, tourists can also visit the hot spring water of angsri, because the close distance from the hot spring Angseri to Jatiluwih. Although the location of this resort is very isolated, with roads winding,but many area attractions that we can enjoy there.
For the journey to this region also is not boring, because we travel along the beautiful river views along the way in which vast stretches of rice field, and the shady trees that lined all the way to Jatiluwih.
If you want to visit tourist areas filled with green rice fields stretching to the beauty, so Jatiluwih are the areas you should visit.


On display at the Seeds & Chips Global Food Innovation Summit in Milan earlier this month were a broad range of food innovations. From urban farms to sustainable food production systems, to foods made from 100% renewable energy and waste material.
All were different but all had one thing in common.
These innovations all shared the ideals and intentions of the UN Sustainable Development Goals - an umbrella under which food innovation aimed at transforming our food system toward a healthier and more sustainable future can sit. Examples of these goals include moving toward more responsible production and consumption, climate action, good health and wellbeing and better use of land, water and energy.
Along with being inspired with the momentum that is building in this area, throughout the course of the 4 day event, we also heard repeatedly how far behind we are in making an impact to both climate change and to the quality of people's diets.
Food production continues to contribute to a number of unsustainable environmental issues while food consumption habits are now resulting in a rising prevalence of malnutrition co-existing with overweight and obesity.
With the ready availability of cheap, nutrient poor foods, it's not only becoming harder to manage our weight, its becoming harder to get the nutrients we need to live well in the short term and to maintain optimal health in the long term.
When we talk about food and sustainability, equal weighting therefore needs to be given to both environmental and nutritional impact. Solving both of these issues is how food businesses can most effectively prepare for the future and be best positioned to obtain greater returns from investment in innovation.
Getting 'more from less' means not only getting more food using fewer resources, it also means getting more nutrients from less food.
To do this, the following diagram provides a simple strategy for auditing where your products currently sit, and the key strategy to adopt to be future ready. The aim is to move up and to the right.
The key questions are: where do my products currently sit and what can I do to move forward?


Signaling Mechanisms in Plants research cluster
Straightaway she sent up the harvest from the land with its rich clods of earth.
And all the wide earth with leaves and blossoms was laden.
— Excerpt from Hymn to Demeter, Homer
In ancient planting and harvest rituals, the name of Demeter, Greek goddess of agriculture and grain, was invoked to protect crops from disease and blight. In contemporary agriculture, wheat and barley are among the four largest grain crops grown around the world, and they still need protection. Wheat and barley are susceptible to pathogens and pests, and currently there are no naturally resistant varieties against some diseases. Each year millions of dollars worth of crops succumb to one particularly toxic and highly aggressive fungus: Fusarium head blight disease is capable of agricultural devastation on a vast scale, and it will take more than prayers to stave off this fungal grim reaper.
University of North Texas plant biologist Dr. Jyoti Shah hopes to control diseases such as Fusarium head blight by understanding and utilizing the natural defenses that plants use to protect themselves against pathogens and insects, and exploiting these to develop plants that are inherently more resistant. Shah directs various interrelated research projects that study how plants communicate at the cellular and whole plant level. He additionally lends expertise to the Signaling Mechanisms in Plants research cluster at UNT, an internationally recognized consortium of plant researchers whose combined research in plants’ growth, development, and defense responses to stress is shaping the future of plant biology.
- Learn more in the article Mechanisms of Defense—studies in plant communication and survival.
- Visit the UNT Research website, a resource for research-related news and grant services.


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Other historical evidence suggests rice and cotton were cultivated in the Indus Valleyand plowing patterns from the Bronze Age have been excavated at Kalibangan in Rajasthan. April Main article: Sheep were domesticated in Mesopotamia between 13, and 11, years ago. On their return journey, the Macedonian soldiers carried the "honey bearing reeds," thus spreading sugar and sugarcane agriculture.
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This is increasingly the focus of Indian agriculture policy.
This evolution of taste and demand for sugar as an essential food ingredient unleashed major economic and social changes. A few merchants began to trade in sugar — a luxury and an expensive spice in Europe until the 18th century. Studies of the transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies indicate an initial period of intensification and increasing sedentism ; examples are the Natufian culture in the Levantand the Early Chinese Neolithic in China.
This type of farming is practiced mainly in highly developed countries. Cotton was domesticated in Peru by 5, years ago,  and was independently domesticated in Eurasia.
When gains from the new technology reached their limits in the states of initial adoption, the technology spread in the s and s to the states of eastern India — BiharOdisha and West Bengal.
The Mayas used extensive canal and raised field systems to farm swampland from BC. It began with the decision to adopt superior yielding, disease resistant wheat varieties in combination with better farming knowledge to improve productivity.
Staple food crops were grains such as wheat and barley, alongside industrial crops such as flax and papyrus. Indian farmers, thus produced about 71 kilograms of wheat and 80 kilograms of rice for every member of Indian population in Pastoralism involves managing domesticated animals.
Rice was domesticated in China between 11, and 6, BC with earliest known cultivation from 5, BC,  followed by mungsoy and azuki beans. The natives controlled fire on a regional scale to create a low-intensity fire ecology which sustained a low-density agriculture in loose rotation; a sort of "wild" permaculture.
The land is then used for growing crops for several years. Indians might have domesticated buffalo the river type years ago[ citation needed ]. However, since irrigation infrastructure was very poor, Indian farmers innovated with tube-wells, to harvest ground water.
According to some scientists agriculture was widespread in the Indian peninsula, — years ago, well beyond the fertile plains of the north. In the years since its independence, India has made immense progress towards food security.
As with rice, the lasting benefits of improved seeds and improved farming technologies now largely depends on whether India develops infrastructure such as irrigation network, flood control systems, reliable electricity production capacity, all-season rural and urban highways, cold storage to prevent spoilage, modern retail, and competitive buyers of produce from Indian farmers.
However, two years of severe drought in and convinced India to reform its agricultural policy and that they could not rely on foreign aid and imports for food security.
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It has been developed with an objective to enable a single window access to information and services being provided by the. The history of Agriculture in India dates back to Indus Valley Civilization Era and even before that in some parts of Southern India.
In the local language, these crystals were called khanda (खण्ड), which is the source of the word candy. Before the 18th century, cultivation of sugarcane was largely confined to India. A few merchants.
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Method for Packing Apples
Methods of packing fruit has changed over the years including the containers in which they were packed. This collection of photographs were taken by the then Department of Agriculture with the idea of producing a leaflet showing the method of wrapping apples for packing.
They feature a young Leslie Halleen working in the Blue Moon Cold Stores at Pickering Brook, owned by Alec Giumelli. Each apple was placed in a square sheet of tissue paper, the paper folded and twisted, turned over and placed in the wooden case. The packers became very quick at doing this and were able to pack an incredible number of cases in a day.
Refereces: Article: Leslie Wallis (Nee Halleen)
Images: Leslie Wallis (Nee Halleen)


The grape varieties and crus of Savoie
Savoie wines owe their typicity to their grape varieties, which are particularly suited to the climate and the limestone subsoil. Savoie’s second most important agricultural activity after cheese production, the Savoie wine industry boasts 23 grape varieties.
23 varieties particularly suited to the climate and limestone subsoil
Main white grape varieties
- Jacquère : the most widely grown variety, which covers 50% of the Savoie vineyards. It produces a pale, crisp and slightly sparkling wine, with notes of minerals and white flowers. Crus: Apremont, Chignin, Saint Jeoire Prieuré, Abymes, Jongieux, Cruet
- Altesse : accounts for 10% of the vineyard but is becoming more common. It is used to produce complex, floral and fruity wines, which combine richness and freshness. Crus: Marestel, Monthoux, Monterminod, Frangy, Seyssel
- Roussanne : accounts for only 4% of the vineyard. It produces the single-varietal wine Chignin-Bergeron, an oily wine with strong aromas of ripe fruit (apricot and quince) and notes of honey.
- Chasselas :covers 5% of the vineyard. It produces wines with aromas of buttered toast and dried fruit. Crus: Crépy, Marignan, Marin, Ripaille.
Main red grape varieties
- Mondeuse : accounts for 12% of the vineyard. Richly coloured, tannic, with aromas of spices, white pepper and black fruits (blackcurrant). Crus: Arbin, St Jean-de-la-Porte.
- Gamay : covers 15% of the vineyard. It produces fruity and highly perfumed wines. Crus: Chautagne, Jongieux
- Persan : a variety native to the Maurienne Valley (Savoie), it is experiencing a gradual revival in the Combe de Savoie. It produces well-structured wines with a unique aroma.
145,000 hectoliters of wine produced per year
Savoie viticulture in figures
- 2200 hectares of vineyards
- 540 winegrowers
- 3 Origin Label
- 20 geographical designations
- 23 varieties
- 19% of the net agricultural business
- 145,000 hectoliters of wine produced per year (68% white, 24% red,4% pink, 4% sparkling) turnover of 52 M€
- Second French producer of vine nurseries (vines) in France and abroad.


Someone threw a switch on or soon after January 12th. The weather stopped being cool and wet and started being warm and dry. And as usual, things started going wrong with our irrigation set-up. Nothing new there: I have a long relationship with failing pumps, wells that silt up, pipes that block, and springs that dry up. Over the years, an observer might have reported me apparently playing a giant black plastic Alpenhorn in an attempt to unblock it, scrabbling face down in a muddy spring trying to improve its flow, or trying to clear airlocks in a black plastic pipe that has boiled the water inside it.
I love water. I revel in it. I like to drink it, cool and refreshing. So do my plants and fungi. And getting enough of it to keep them happy is a permanent struggle.
When we moved in to Limestone Hills, the only water we had was the 1,000 litre/day rural drinking water supply, and shared access to two springs on the hill behind our property. When we remodelled the garden, we installed a 25,000 litre tank just below the olive paddock, filled from one of the springs, and pumped it around 14 zones in the garden. I was left with two zones for the olives and truffle trials, while the other spring handled the main truffiere. With the climate throwing an El Nino drought at us, and then a La Nina drought, and even an inbetween drought, our supplies were tested, and found wanting. But only after I’d spent hours, days, weeks fiddling around with springs, pipes and sprays.
So we applied for permission to put a well in down by our river, and the right to take a modest amount of water out of it. The well was built, power lines laid down the hill, and a pump installed. Water flowed up the hill, into the original tank, and we relaxed. Then, in August 2000, we had 150mm of rain in a day, and the Waipara River (annual average flow, 4 cumecs – cubic metres per second) shot up to 350 cumecs, flooding the well with silt and nearly destroying the pump. We’ve been making do with that ever since. It’s not enough.
We need water for the garden (more important than my crops, according to my better half), 250 olive trees, two trial truffle plots, a dozen walnuts, a few pistachios, 1500 vines, and 220 black truffle trees. And I want enough water – enough that I don’t have to try and work out which crop needs the water most, trading one off against another. So we’re looking at the feasibility of building a large pond down by the river (one that’s flood proof, of course), which we can fill from the river over winter when there’s plenty of water flowing down my boundary. And some larger pumps, so that we can chuck lots of water up the hill and round the farm.
And then I won’t envy my organic neighbour, with his giant rain gun shooing great plumes of water 30 meters up in the air, clicking mechanically through the night, looking cool in the heat of the day. Or we might dig a swimming pool…


Here are a few recent developments in the field of food technology:
- Plant-based protein: There has been an increase in demand for plant-based protein sources, such as legumes, nuts, and grains, as more people are looking to reduce their consumption of animal protein. Food technologists are working on developing plant-based protein sources that are more sustainable and have a higher protein content.
- Fermentation: Fermentation is a food preservation method that involves the growth of beneficial microorganisms, such as bacteria or yeast, to preserve food. Food technologists are researching new ways to use fermentation to produce healthier and more sustainable food products, such as fermented vegetables and fermented dairy products.
- Food waste reduction: Food waste is a major problem globally, with around one-third of all food produced being wasted. Food technologists are working on developing technologies and strategies to reduce food waste, such as using edible food packaging, implementing intelligent inventory systems, and using sensors to monitor food freshness.
- Sustainable food processing: Food processing techniques can have a significant impact on the environmental impact of food production. Food technologists are researching ways to make food processing more sustainable, such as using renewable energy sources, reducing water consumption, and using eco-friendly packaging materials.
- Precision agriculture: Precision agriculture is a farming method that uses technology, such as sensors, drones, and GPS, to optimize crop production. Food technologists are working on developing new technologies and techniques to improve precision agriculture, such as using machine learning to predict crop yields and optimize resource use.


4 months after people; In Norway, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is the world's reserve of crops. Seeds from every plant in the world are kept there in case agriculture ever needs to be restarted on Earth. Without people, it is beginning to warm up, threatening the lifespan of the seeds.
50 years after people; The plant seeds frozen in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault have begun to die. The first seed to die are the lettuce seeds.
20,000 years after people; The final seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault die, for the vault nicknamed the doomsday vault, doomsday is here.
80,000 years after people; while the seeds has died, the seed vault itself, continues to withstand, due to the cold weather, it will remain recognizeable for a very long time.


Why do the leaves change colour in Autumn?
Trees survive by the process of photosynthesis – probably the one bit of school science we remember. It’s the process where plants use energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars. Key to this conversion is the chemical compound chlorophyll, held in the leaf cells, which requires warmth and light for its production. It’s also chlorophyll that makes leaves look green. As summer turns to autumn and light levels lessen, so too does the production of chlorophyll. This means that the green colour fades from the leaves, letting other chemical compounds come to the fore.
As the chlorophyll reduces then other chemical compounds become more visible. Carotenoids and flavonoids are the families of chemical compounds that we see as yellow and orange when the trees start to blaze because they fade from leaves more slowly than chlorophyll. Both sets produce yellow light waves while carotenoids – as you could guess from the name – are also responsible for red and orange hues. The carotenoids family includes beta-carotene, the orange colour in carrots, lutein, part of the yellow of egg yolks, and lycopene, which makes tomatoes look red.
The vivid red, purple, and magenta hues that we also see on autumn leaves are from anthocyanins, another compound in the flavanoid family. They are not present in leaves all year round, but rather are produced as light levels decrease. The exact purpose of anthocyanins isn’t known. Another mystery of nature that pleases our eyes but puzzles our minds!


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Recently, on somewhat of a whim, I purchased a nice potted succulent mix at a local nursery. I was feeling the need to add a little green to my life I guess. I picked out a nice little mix with some cute succulents and took it home.
I thought I was being a good plant mother by watering it once a week and moving it more into the sun from time to time. So I was confused and sad when a few of the plants in the mix started to drop all of their leaves!
To Bing I went for some answers, and after reading carious articles and websites here is what I learned about watering succulents properly. Succulents need to be watered less in humid weather. Since desert areas are where these plants thrive they have adapted to be able to pull moisture from the air. If you live in an area with more humidity (like I do in New England, which gets very humid in the summer) you need to water succulents much less often.
- Traditional potting soil can be harmful to succulents. Since common plants can suffer more from a lack of water, traditional potting soil is designed to hold moisture and deliver it bit by bit. Because of this, many people who plant succulents in traditional potting soil accidentally overwater because they do not realize the soil is still holding moisture.
- You can root the leaves that fall off your succulent to make more plants!
- You can root the leaves that fall off to make more plants! (I didn’t get adventurous enough to try this)
I learned I really should have done my research before the plant purchase. Unfortunately, my little plant friends have not bounced back even with less watering. The only one that has survived is the little ground cover one. Maybe next time I will be a better plant mother.


HOME & GARDEN
truly a tropical ambience
The garden and the organic grown natural ingredients are a crucial part of our healthy cooking and to our well-being.
Since we moved to our new place, hidden in a remote part of Koh Samui, our tropical garden has become an important part of our everyday life. Being a crucial part of the cooking class, the garden with all its natural benefits also contributes so much to our own well-being.
Tall trees, coconut palms and loads of bamboo make for a truly a tropical ambience – a beautiful treat for body and soul. Depending on the season of the year we are growing fruit, vegetables and herbs, which we often use for the cooking class as well. For example there are plenty of galangal, ginger, turmeric, different kinds of Thai basil and bananas.
Depending on the season we get vegetables as well: long-beans, several kinds of Thai chillies, Thai eggplants, coriander or tomatoes, just to name just a few. When having a closer look there is just so much to discover in our jungle-like garden.
A very special part of our garden is my “plant nursery”, where I raise small plants until they get strong enough to continue growing in the open space of the garden. In recent years I have also been experimenting a lot with composting methods. I’m happy to show you how we reuse and recycle all our kitchen and garden waste and what methods we use so they would turn into high quality compost for our vegetables.
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What makes the Growums program so special is that it combines learning and fun in the real garden with an exciting, educational online experience. So as the children’s real gardens grow, so will the Growums virtual world. It’s easy for kids to enter this enchanted land, where their vegetables come to life for both fun and learning. The Growums family will teach you and your children how to grow vegetables and herbs until harvest. They will tell you when and how to start, transplant and care for your plants all the way from beginning to end. Soon there will be an entire world of fun and Growums games to play, with points and prizes to win. As a parent, you can share your child’s excitement as they grow their real garden and explore our virtual world of gardening.
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Deere & Co. plans to partner with the state government of Gujarat, India, to help provide the region’s low-income farmers with the skills needed to mechanize their farming operations and increase their crop production.
Moline-based Deere announced plans Thursday for the unique public-private partnership with the Gujarat Tribal Development Department. Over the next five years, the program is expected to introduce about 50,000 Indian farm families to the benefits of modern agricultural technology.
“The world is challenged to increase food production significantly in the next few decades,” Samuel Allen, Deere’s chairman and chief executive officer, said in a news release. “All around the world, John Deere is working to help customers be more productive. Deere supports developmental projects such as this one in India to help farmers increase their chance for prosperity and improve their quality of life.”
Deere said it will open small agricultural implement resource centers across Gujarat, making more than 500 John Deere tractors available for use by local farmers. The program also will give farmers access to a set of 13 different John Deere implements for various operations.
Farmer groups using the equipment for crop cultivation will pay only for operating and maintenance costs. Deere spokesman Ken Golden said “because of their economic conditions they cannot afford the cost of buying the equipment, and they haven’t been shown the true value of mechanization.”
“The idea is to introduce technology that isn’t currently used in farming there,” he said, adding that much of the farming continues to be done by hand or with the assistance of animals.
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The Gujarat government also plans to help the farmers develop additional skills in soil testing and micro-irrigation.
“Many experts, including Deere, believe we have to increase the productivity of agriculture to feed the growing population,” Golden said. “Those places where we think we can have a significant impact in improving productivity (is where) we’re looking at, and this program fit perfectly.”
According to Narendra Modi, Gujarat’s chief minister, the public-private partnership is the first of its kind in India’s agriculture sector. “This is a shining example of a program that will help empower and provide economic wealth to our marginalized farmers and tribal brethren,” he said at an inaugural ceremony last week.
The event was attended by about 500 people, including beneficiary tribal farmers, representatives of Indian nongovernmental organizations, senior government officials and Deere’s staff and leaders, including Allen.
The company said it also will ensure technical skill development and enhance future job opportunities by training about 1,000 Indian residents to be tractor operators and another 500 to be tractor mechanics. Each resource center will have a trained operator and maintenance staff.
Allen credited Gujarat’s policy initiatives in recent years for helping facilitate farm mechanization in the state. “Initiatives have addressed important topics such as market access, contract farming, agriculture extension services, water conservation, micro irrigation and the availability of quality electricity.”
Four local nongovernment organizations — Sadguru Foundation, ANaRDe Foundation, Shroffs Foundation and JNPCT — have been asked to bring together groups of farmers whose farms cover at least 100 acres. Golden said this size of farms will allow the farmers to be more productive as well as allow the equipment to be used to its capacity.


Pruning your trees and shrubs is essential to their health but doing it at the wrong time of the year can cause plant stress, stunt growth and prevent blooming. When you should prune depends on the type of tree or bush you’re growing and your goals for the tree or shrub.
Here are some common plants of the Northwest and the best times to prune them:
With flowering trees, you’ll want to time pruning to maximize flowering. Pruning immediately after the blooming season means you won’t miss out on the beautiful flowers and they’ll be better prepared for the following year’s bloom. Many flowering trees in the Northwest bloom in the spring, so generally the best time to prune is around June.
When it comes to fruit trees, the time of year to prune depends on your goals for the trees. Pruning in the winter or “dormant pruning” has a stimulating effect on fruit trees, so if you are trying to maximize the size and fruit output, winter pruning is ideal. Pruning in the winter is also easier because you can see the branches better without the fruit and leaves. If the maximal output isn’t your goal and you are trying to keep your trees on the smaller side, pruning in the summer is preferable as it has a dwarfing effect.
The best time of year to prune blueberry bushes is winter. When the bushes are dormant, it’s easier to see the structure and there’s a greater visual difference between new and old branches. This makes it easier to know where to trim. Pruning in the winter also causes less stress for the bush. After planting blueberry bushes, you should wait about three years before you begin pruning.
Blackberry bushes should be pruned twice a year but using different methods each time. In the early spring, you should tip prune your bushes, which means cutting the canes shorter, to about 24 inches; this causes the canes to branch out, which will lead to more fruit during the growing season. After the growing season, generally around the end of summer or the beginning of fall, you will want to do some clean-up pruning. This involves cutting off the canes that grew berries that year. Canes that have already produced fruit won’t again and pruning them encourages new canes to grow.


Aeration / Overseeding
AERATION is one of the best things you can do for your lawn. Compacted soil and heavy thatch are the two biggest obstacles to a beautiful lawn. They tend to suffocate grass plants by preventing air, water and nutrients from reaching the root zone. This means your lawn looks less than satisfactory in spite of adequate fertilization and watering. Aeration should be a regular part of your annual lawn maintenance program.
Aeration is accomplished through the use of a machine equipped with cylinder-like tines designed to penetrate and shatter the soil. Cores of thatch, soil and grass are actually pulled out of the ground during the process. The plunging action of the tines opens up the soil, allows grass plants to breathe, permits better utilization of fertilizer, air and water and promotes a deeper, healthier root system.
MAJOR BENEFITS OF AERATION…
• Increases air, water and nutrient movement to the root zone.
• Intensifies decomposition of thatch
• Helps relieve soil compaction
• Improves drainage
• Provides a better environment for over seeding
• Increases the effectiveness of fertilizers and other lawn care products
The months of September and October are the best time of the year to do any lawn seeding. Cooler weather is ideal for young seedlings to start growing while summer weeds begin to decline. Fall seed establishment also allows the grass to get mature enough by springtime for crabgrass control to be safely applied.
Aeration will loosen the soil for good seed, soil contact, after aeration we will apply a quality seed blend to help improve your lawn.


Mulch is essential for shrubs, trees, and garden bed throughout the year, even when the plants are dormant.
Organic matter like leaves, hay, sawdust, straw, and rotting manure are utilized to cover the soil during the mulching process. This helps in the retention of moisture. It also shields plant roots from excessive cold or heat.
Mulching is done by some homeowners and landscapers every year, or even twice a year in the spring and fall.
On the other hand, what can you do with old mulch left on top of annual flower beds or vegetable garden beds over the winter? Because of neglect or frost, the plants died, and the food crop was collected. How can you dispose of old mulch? (Read What To Do With Old Diesel Fuel)
Getting Rid of Old Mulch and Disposing of It
You must properly dispose of old mulch to ensure proper disposal.
The removal procedure is broken down into about seven steps. Before you get ready to dispose of old mulch, let us walk you through each of these stages in detail:
Step 1: Remove the mulch from the ground with your hand.
Wear gloves because the mulch is likely to contain a variety of illnesses, fungus, pathogens, and germs. Remove only a portion of the old mulch at a time. Every week, strip a bit more. It’s better to remove the plants’ overcast days so that the bright sunlight doesn’t damage them.
Step 2: Use an edging tool to loosen the mulch in spots where it has been stuck.
This is such as the garden’s edges. This can be accomplished by running the edging tool’s blade around the garden’s perimeter.
Step 3: Break apart the mulch clumps with a rake.
Arrange the clusters in piles once you’ve loosened and lifted all of the mulch from the ground. When raking around your plants, be careful not to damage them by raking too hard. Always leave a few inches between your rake and the stem of a plant.
Step 4: The final step entails sweeping out the mulch mounds you created in step 3.
This stage can be completed with the use of a shovel. Transfer the heaps to a tarp or a container.
Step 5: Brush away any remaining mulch at the base of the plants with your gloves.
Place it inside the container, depending on what you’re using.
Step 6: Use a leaf blower to blast away any remaining little bits of mulch that are difficult to collect.
Make sure you don’t leave the blower on for too long. This is because it can get hot, dry out the soil, and blow it away.
Step 7: On the tarp or inside a container, dispose of all of the old mulch you’ve collected.
If untreated and 100% vegetative, it is fine to throw it away in the trash or a yard waste container. We’ll learn more about this next step as time goes forward. (Read Do Ceiling Fans Reduce Humidity)
How to Dispose of Wood Chip Mulch
Composting is the most natural approach to dispose of untreated wood mulch.
Many gardeners warn against composting wood chips because it binds nitrogen and makes it harder for them to decompose. That is correct. However, there are a few things you may do to help:
- Increase the amount of high-nitrogen sources in your compost bin. You should go for a carbon to nitrogen ratio of 30:1 in most cases. However, because decomposing wood binds nitrogen, you can add more nitrogen to restore balance. Fresh grass clippings, blood meal, alfalfa meal, and spent coffee grounds should all be added.
- You can leave the wood mulch in place if it’s surrounding shrubs and trees with deeper roots. The upper layer of the soil is only affected by the lack of nitrogen, whereas a tree’s deeper roots can access nitrogen deeper in the ground. Before applying a new layer of mulch, you can also add a nitrogen source, such as compost.
How Do I Get Rid of Dyed Mulch?
Dyed mulch might be hazardous to your garden. However, it depends on what was used to color it or where it came from.
Most dyed mulches are made from repurposed wood. Although it looks like an environmentally friendly option, salvaged wood mulch can contain CCA (Chromated Copper Arsenate).
This poison poses a threat to plants, humans, and animals.
Even if colored mulch does not include CCA, the repurposed wood used to make it was almost certainly treated to prevent biodegradation. As a result, colored mulch is also unsuitable for composting.
Check your municipality’s rules for disposing of colored mulch. But one thing is sure: colored mulch cannot be composted or disposed of in your yard trash container.
We recommend that you put the dyed mulch in a box and take it to your local waste management facility for disposal.
Disposing Mulch in a Yard Waste Bins
Yard waste is defined as any organic or vegetative wastes created during yard or garden maintenance.
Only the most natural and untreated mulches are accepted in the yard garbage bin. It counts as yard waste if your mulch is made of natural, biodegradable vegetative matter (wood chips, salt hay, pine straw, shredded bark, etc.).
Colored or plastic mulches, such as tarps and garden textiles, are not considered yard garbage.
- Do not throw any of these in the yard trash cans.
- Remember to keep your yard waste separate from your regular trash because placing yard waste in the trash causes:
Organic matter breaking in anaerobic settings generates greenhouse gases, or the material does not degrade at all. The presence of oxygen is required for the breakdown of organic materials. Because it is buried beneath a pile of waste, the material is unable to breathe.
It takes up a larger space in landfills. Yard garbage accounts for about 10% of all home waste. Consider what would happen if everyone started throwing it out with their trash.
It wastes vital nutrients that could be used to nourish your plants and yard naturally.
What Can I Do With Old Mulch Rather Than Throwing It Away?
Although it may be tempting to discard old mulch entirely, you must not underestimate its significance. Many gardeners believe that old mulch can be used in a variety of ways.
Aside from squandering money (mulch is costly), removing old mulch appears to be a waste of natural and organic fertilizer.
Mulch is a biodegradable material that degrades over time. Thus many people don’t see why it should be discarded.
When mixed with compost soil, old mulch can nourish the plant bed and give nutrients for good growth and development.
The earth is covered in old mulch, which protects it from harsh weather. It also acts as a barrier, keeping weeds at bay.
Old mulch also acts as a slow-release fertilizer and helps to keep the soil moist. Until it decomposes, old mulch slowly releases nutrients to the plant bed. This is something that colored or non-biodegradable plastic mulch can’t do.
You can use the old mulch as long as it preserves its size, texture, and shape.
Is It Possible to Apply New Mulch On Top of Old Mulch?
Yes. Only use new mulch on top of existing mulch if it comes from a natural source and isn’t dyed or treated.
Under the fresh layer, old mulch breaks down and returns a lot of nutrients to the soil.
You can’t always spread new mulch over old mulch, though. If any of the following applies, you must remove the old mulch:
- To become one layer, matting or clotting is used. Rain and oxygen will not be able to reach the soil if this type of mulch is used. As a result, fungal illnesses may begin to dominate.
- It’s two to three inches thick already. Unless you want to improve the aesthetic, you don’t need to add new mulch. You’ll still need to remove some old mulch to make room for enough new mulch while keeping the mulch layer from becoming too thick for your plants.
Recycled Mulch Recommendations
- During the hard winter months, pests like larvae like to hide in mulch. Old mulch from plants affected with early blight, root rot, or wilt disease should not be reused.
- Even if old mulch appears faded and less bright than fresh mulch, it retains its value. You may revitalize it using a mulch renovator and restore its former, deep brown color.
- Rake out the old mulch and allow the soil to breathe when prepping the soil. Give enough time for the water to reach the topsoil. A firm layer of old mulch should not be covered with new mulch. You’ll need to use a rake to loosen up the old mulch first.
Composting is the greatest technique to get rid of old, untreated wood mulch. To compensate, add extra nitrogen. It’s better to avoid dyed mulch, but if you already have some, you’ll need to dispose of it at a local waste management facility.


“The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. At this late date nothing can prevent a substantial increase in the world death rate.” Paul Ehrlich, in his 1968 book, “The Population Bomb”
Modern science and agriculture have proved Malthusian predictions of mass starvation wrong.
The ingenuity of men and women has served us well, let’s not allow junk science and scare mongers to thwart the advancements in agriculture.


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Four durable plastic wheels enable the Garden Roller Stool to roll smoothly, meaning you can effortlessly manoeuvre along a flower bed or hedge whilst completing garden work.
From Allotments & Gardens to Balconies - this useful gardening essential helps you stay comfortable whilst keeping everything secure and easy to find.
It is perfect for keeping garden tools or gloves in, and a removable tray with divided sections provides storage for seeds, screws, etc. A hinged, locking lid with a snap-shut clasp enables gardening/toolbox essentials to be securely stored away.
- 2-in-1 handy toolbox and convenient seat
- Removable tray with divided sections
- Strong, hinged locking lid with snap shut clasp
- Two robust carry handles
- Four durable plastic wheels for easy manoeuvring
- Dimensions (LxWxH): 55 x 25 x 29cm
- Wheels: 15cm
- Max load: 135kg (21st)


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I know absolutely nothing about gardening.
And throughout my life, having little or no knowledge about something has always irked me – and motivated me. It was this combination of curiosity and frustration that has led to start learning about many things. This desire to rid myself of ignorance pushed me to learn how to play the piano, golf, make a documentary, be an actor, learn carpentry, play the guitar, drive a backhoe, pull a trailer, ride a horse, raise chickens, use a sextant, fly an airplane, and the list goes on. I love diving into new things. It’s why I pick up new instruments. It’s why I read books. I’m obsessed with accumulating knowledge. Right now I have a very long list of things I’m learning about or am going to learn about - among them sailing, scuba diving, botany, and cooking.
And, of course, gardening. Like I said, I know NOTHING about gardening.
In theory, gardening is one of the most basic of human endeavors –again, in theory. Somewhere long ago mankind figured out that instead of just gathering wild fruits and vegetables, they could manipulate their growth in a controlled environment and have better and more predictable results. This was the birth of gardening.
But any person who has gardened their whole life will tell you it’s not simple. At all. Gardening is an art. It has nuances, and generalities, and specifics. There is a flow to it as well as a predictable unpredictability. It takes a lifetime of accumulated knowledge to become truly great at gardening. Keeping these caveats in mind I decided this year to embark on a gardening adventure, aiming at best to be a mediocre gardener.
The first step was to clear a spot. The woman who owned the house before made this easy. She already had a garden, so all I had to do was clear it out. I did it all by hand because any obese man smoking a cigarette and drinking a beer can go rent a tiller. I wanted to challenge myself. It took a couple of weeks of intense labor but I finally got the garden cleared. In my limited knowledge, the soil appeared to be healthy soil, full of nutrients and the garden sat in full sunlight for about six hours a day.
As I prepared the garden, I was constantly referencing charts, tables, and YouTube videos. From what I gathered, you want to plant after the last frost of the year. In the south, this usually falls in early March or so. I finally picked a day and went to Lowe’s and arbitrarily picked some fruits and vegetables to put in my garden. The next morning I went to work planting the plants according to the spacing recommendations on the packaging.
That was my first mistake. Whatever the spacing recommendation is on the package, in my opinion, should be doubled. I will explain why later. I planted tomatoes, watermelon, potatoes, mint, onions, cucumbers, green peppers, strawberries, carrots, okra, and lettuce. I stepped back and admired my new garden. So far so good.
|Hart decided to serve as a manager and oversee the project|
The very next day, my National Weather Service weather alert radio started blaring that we should expect strong storms that night. I stood in the back door of my house and watched it hail on my new garden. Luckily, the hailstones never got bigger than pea size. This would be the predictable unpredictability I spoke of earlier. Unbelievably the next day it happened AGAIN. Only this time, with Donna's help, I was prepared.
I’ve lived in Shreveport for a half a decade and never ONCE did it hail, only to have it hail TWICE in a forty-eight hour period – which just happened to be the first forty-eight hours after I planted my garden. Not a good start, I thought. My only consolation was that my life did not depend on the vegetables growing in my garden.
Then the skies cleared and my little garden took root. The cucumbers, as it turns out, needed to be planted about 300 feet apart, preferably in the middle of a soccer field or professional sports stadium. (I’m exaggerating, but cucumbers definitely need some space…way more than was suggested on the package.) It seems silly but the first time I noticed a fruit actually growing, I was ecstatic. I preach a lot on this theme but it’s worth repeating. We grow up in a society where things like cucumbers grow on Aisle 10 at the supermarket. When you actually see one growing and pull it straight from the ground, you have a little “ah-ha!” moment. It was the same feeling I had when I raised chickens in Waring, Texas. The first time I went to the coop, grabbed an egg and then ate it for breakfast, I felt surprisingly strong sense of empowerment.
|Watermelon and cucumber on the left, tomatoes in the middle, and bell peppers on the right|
My current challenge, as my garden continues to grow, is to know when to harvest – especially the vegetables like potatoes that are underground. About a week ago, I sacrificed one of my potato plants so I could see what was going on underground. There was one small potato (which I ended up eating so I wasn’t a total loss.) But now I know how far along the potato is at one month. I sacrificed one plant to know what was going on with the other nineteen.
As an aside, I should emphasize here that in any learning process its okay to make mistakes and ask questions. One of the most important lessons I learned about this is with horses. Someone told me once (and I can’t remember who so forgive me whoever you are!) that when you’re learning to ride a horse the first thing to know is this: you WILL fall off. So stop worrying about that part. The second part is that AFTER you fall off you get back on. I saw a lot of novice riders at Wind River Ranch that were so preoccupied with worrying about falling off that they forgot to have fun and learn. That spirit applies to any endeavor and it applies to gardening as well. I’m the first to admit I don’t know what I’m doing, but I’m also the first to ask questions and glean information from ANY source I can find. Donna’s brother-in-law Jonathan Patin had some suggestions for my tomatoes. My neighbors Ginger and Jason shared some of their gardening experiences, and of course there’s the seemingly infinite source of information called the Internet. The knowledge is everywhere and it’s your responsibility to assemble it into a working format that you can then apply to your endeavor, be it gardening or whatever.
About a month ago, I decided to pick the first fruit from my garden. We called it the “Ceremonial First Fruit” which is an ancient tradition that I started. I picked the biggest, plumpest strawberry on the plant, and then marched it into the house as Donna snapped pictures.
Understanding the immense and powerful symbolism of the Ceremonial First Fruit, I cut it two and served it up on two plates. We put a little sugar on that strawberry and ate it in one bite. Everyone knows that any food you grow yourself automatically tastes a little better.
The garden is an ongoing project. I tend it daily weeding it and watering it, keeping a watchful eye on my field. Soon I believe we will have a big potato harvest as well as tomatoes and cucumbers. My goal is to eat a whole meal out of my garden. Stay tuned for more garden updates and more naturalist adventures!


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Farming comprises a myriad of products. We have beef, and apples, and pork, and oranges, lemons and wheat, corn, potatoes and rice, nuts and berries, melons, poultry, and soybeans.
And then there are earthworms, which can be sold in bulk as bait or to farmers, professional and DYI’ers.
George Hahn is an entrepreneur. He harvests the earthworm dung, the droppings, the feces, the excrement, packages it, and sells it as Worm Gold, a natural, organic fertilizer.
As we know, going back to the studies of Charles Darwin, earthworms are a rich, natural fertilizer. They can strengthen the natural resistance of plants to bugs.
They also aerate the soil. Earthworms and their droppings do not kill bugs. They have no direct effect on the bugs.
Hahn seized upon these virtues of earthworm dung to market it as a natural fertilizer, reaping $1.6 million in sales from April 2003 to June 2005. That’s a pile of worm dung. I have no idea what the price per gross is. He has registered his products with the state of California as “fertilizer.”
And then the bureaucrats, in the form of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation pulled a stinker in 2007. It accused Hahn of marketing a pesticide and levied a $100,000 fine last fall for not submitting his product to the Department for years of extensive, scientific testing.
As I understand the suffix “cide,” it means to kill, such as homicide, pesticide, rodenticide, herbicide, spermicide, or suicide.
The State Department of Pesticide Regulation though claims an expansive definition of “pesticide” to include anything that’s promoted to help a plant resist or repel any pest. That definition, of course, would include water and sunlight, and perhaps throwing a few geckos into the garden..
These are bureaucrats. The United Farm Workers contend their sons and daughters are dying in the Central Valley because of pesticide poisoning. The Department is not doing anything about the real victims of pesticides. Instead, they flyspeck worm crap at a tremendous waste of state money and resources.
A state, which is going bankrupt, is obsessed with worm dung, making a mountain of dung out of a mound.
Maybe the agency thought Hahn would roll over when confronted with the full weight of the state. A worm dung farmer should stand little chance against the colossus of the state.
Instead, he enlisted the help of the Pacific Legal Foundation, which exists to vindicate the rights, especially property rights, of landowners and others against expansive state and federal intrusions.
Represented by Chapman’s alum, Tim Sandefur, Hahn filed suit against the agency, stopping the fines, at least for now. Tim has publicly airated the agency's dip into the dung.
Here's hoping Tim wins one for the wormer.


Free Games This Week
This week’s free games for February 1st on Epic Games store are:
Farming Simulator 2019
Whilst we’re pretty sure this game doesn’t really need explaining too much… This title is literally what it says on the tin. It’s a farming simulator. In recent years there has been a massive boom within the simulator genre, everything from farming sim and truck driving sims all the way to goat simulator. It’s fair to say that this genre has come leaps and bounds in recent years.
Well, Farming Simulator 2019 shows no sign of slowing down whilst bringing players the classical farming simulator experience, the game comes with updated graphics and a whole load of new content and features. So if you’re one of the people that enjoys sitting back and metaphorically kicking it in your virtual farm then this is the title for you!
” The ultimate farming simulation returns with a complete graphics overhaul and the most complete farming experience ever! Become a modern farmer and develop your farm on two huge American and European environments, filled with exciting new farming activities, crops to harvest .”
Thanks for reading our article on this week’s free game, if you enjoy our content then let us know by sharing this article with your friends or simply leaving a comment below! Whilst you’re here you should check out our amazing store, we always have amazing deals on so don’t miss out.


A “Garlic Lovers” garlic! This garlic is prized for it’s mild flavor and ease of peeling.
A fantastic garlic holds its shape and flavor well when cooked. Stores well. Regarded by some as the best all around garlic variety. Beautiful color.
German Giant is a large garlic that has become popular for its strong, spicy flavor. Many believe it to be one of the best tasting garlics available.
A gourmet best-selling garlic for home gardens! Excellent classic rich flavor. Outer wrapper varies in color, from a rich cream to deep purple stripes.
It is a medium, easy to grow softneck, with a nice mild flavor and excellent storage ability.
A multipurpose cover crop blend that is sowed in fall! This wonderful blend will help with nitrogen fixation, adding organic matter and weed suppression.
One of the best in taste without all the heat. This garlic does well in any climate!
This spinach is slow to bolt and is very easy to grow.
Winter Wheat is sown in late summer for erosion control and tilled under in early spring to add organic matter.
Captures soil nutrients in the fall to release in spring when worked into the soil.
A mix of our three favorite garlic for home gardens.
Browse our Gardening Guide to learn more about how and when to plant.


In a Corn – No Till double blind study conducted with Michigan State University done in Southern Mississippi during extremely dry weather conditions without irrigation, 30 test plots with six blind applications of products were used.
Genesis with Sumagrow outperformed all of the competition with a 25% increase in corn by total weight, number of ears, and number of plants. Genesis with Sumagrow had 2,082 pounds per acre more than the control, nearly twice the increase of next best product!
In another study done by the University of Michigan under greenhouse conditions with irrigation over a three year time period, Genesis with Sumagrow was put to the test against Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium (NPK) fertilizer.
Genesis with Sumagrow corn crops measured 96.25 inches, while Genesis with Sumagrow + NPK measured 90 inches, NPK only measured 56.3 inches.
Genesis with Sumagrow corn crops had a 47.4 chlorophyll content, while Genesis with Sumagrow + NPK had 40.3, NPK only had 33.8.
Total yeild for Genesis with Sumagrow was 563, Genesis with Sumagrow + NPK was 384.9, and NPK only was 119.
Genesis with Sumagrow enjoyed a 71% increase over NPK in plant height, 40.24% increase in chlorophyll content, and a 373% increase in yeild!
Research on the effect of Genesis with Sumagrow on corn silage
With a treatment schedule of 1 gallon per acre of Genesis with Sumagrow at planting vs. a control of no treatment, Genesis with Sumagrow showed a 16.84% yeild increase, with a yeild of 16.34 tons of silage per acre. Total value of $23,528 as opposed to $20,136.80 for the control.


Olson's Greenhouse in Raynham has grown about 5,000 daffodil plants for display along the Boston Marathon route, said co-owner Matthew Piscitelli. Volunteers will hand out about 1,000 pots at the finish line.
RAYNHAM — Matthew Piscitelli has the art of growing daffodils down to a science.
And with that knowledge, along with the help of 200 volunteers, about 5,000 pots of yellow daffodils along the Boston Marathon route will bloom right in time for Marathon Monday.
“They are staged and timed specifically for the marathon,” he said. “They’ll open up over the weekend so they’re in full bloom on Monday.”
Every year, Olson’s Greenhouse, located on South Street East in Raynham, brings a small army together to grow, pot and distribute thousands of daffodils for the marathon. Piscitelli, who grew up in Brockton and currently lives in Bridgewater, co-owns Olson’s with business partner Clive Olson.
The whole process takes roughly seven months, Piscitelli said. They get the bulbs from the Netherlands in September, plant them in October, chill the plants until February to keep them dormant and prevent them from blooming too soon and then in late March, they take the flowers out and give them fertilizer and sunlight so they’re ready for mid-April.
Olson’s Greenhouse first got involved with Marathon daffodils starting in 2015, Piscitelli said. The whole effort was spearheaded by Diane Valle in 2014, in response to the Boston Marathon Bombings in 2013. When she needed a grower the following year, Piscitelli said she reached out to him.
It was especially important to him, he said, because he was at the finish line when the bombs went off.
“That was a very traumatic experience because I was right next to it,” he said. “When this came across my desk, I jumped on it and wanted to be a part of it.”
Now entering his fifth year of growing daffodils, Piscitelli said he’s seen the effort bloom from 1,500 pots of daffodils the first year to 4,867 this year. The number of volunteers involved has ballooned as well, from roughly 30 volunteers the first year to more than 200 this year, Piscitelli said.
“It’s easy to get volunteers,” he said. “People want to do something. People want to give something. Anyone can give a little money, but when you get your hands dirty, it’s a lot of fun.”
Over the course of the weekend, volunteers will plant daffodils along the route and hand them out to area shops to display in their windows.
They’ll also be giving out about 1,000 pots at the finish line come Monday, he said.
“All we do is hand out flowers,” he said. “Everyone is happy.”
And this year is extra special for their daffodil efforts, Piscitelli said. He, along with his brother Michael Piscitelli, produced a full-length documentary called “Path of the Daff” that will premiere for the first time Saturday evening at ShowPlace Icon Theatre in Boston’s Seaport District.
The 86-minute documentary follows the path of a daffodil bulb from fields in the Netherlands to Olson’s Greenhouse to the finish line of the marathon, he said, and features profiles on Boston Marathon survivors, runners and others involved with the marathon.
Piscitelli produced the film, he said, and his brother directed it. The theater for the showing, which is Piscitelli said is already sold out, is located directly across the street from a similarly-themed public-art installation, “20 Knots: Daffodils for Boston,” by artist Daniele Frazier. The installation, consisting of twenty 20-foot-tall wind-inflated flowers that inflate and change direction with the wind according to her artist website, will be on display until April 29.
Piscitelli said he hopes that "Path of the Daffs" will be featured every year come Marathon time.
“It’s really our gift to portray how much Boston means to us, and the marathon,” he said.
The trailer for "Path of the Daffs" can be found at pathofthedaffs.com. Staff writer Corlyn Voorhees can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org


Discover why we are the go-to for farm tours in Kitengela. Explore the rural gems of Kitengela with a tour of Fred’s Ranch and Resort!
Get close to nature with a guided tour of Fred’s Ranch and Resort – ideal for nature lovers and curious kids alike.
Overview of Fred’s Ranch and Resort Farm Tour
Our farm tour provides visitors with an immersive experience of farm life.
This guided tour features an interactive session with some farm animals, a walk through conversation-minded agriculture, and an overview of Agriscience.
Join us in exploring what Fred’s Ranch and Resort has to offer!
Learn About Animal Keeping
On our farm tour, you’ll have a chance to learn about animal keeping. We will look at the animals we raise and keep on the property, from dairy cows to poultry.
You will learn about how these animals are kept and how their milk, meat, eggs, and other products are used.
Not only will you witness first-hand some of the practices that make our ranch unique, but you will also appreciate the symbiosis between humans and land in this area.
Learn about Biogas Plant
At Fred’s Ranch, you will also get a chance to visit and find out more about our biogas plant.
This system helps transform waste into biogas and fertilizer.
You will learn how our efficient anaerobic digester works and understand how it contributes to preserving our environment by diminishing the number of methane emissions from landfills.
We are committed to taking care of the environment and keeping it sustainable for generations on our ranch.
School Farm Tours
Fred’s Ranch and Resort also offers special farm tours tailored specifically for schools.
Our educational Farm Tours provide teachers and students with an enhanced learning experience as they learn about the importance of sustainability and see first-hand how biogas can be used to combat climate change.
During the tour, our knowledgeable staff will explain in detail the operations of the biogas plant, how we keep our natural surroundings healthy and help children understand the benefits of sustainable practices on a large scale.
Enjoy our Farm to Table Cuisine
At Fred’s Ranch, we also offer a farm-to-table experience. Enjoy delectable meals prepared with fresh ingredients sourced right from our farms!
Sample some of the best local dishes we offer in a relaxing, open-air setting.
Eating healthy doesn’t have to be a chore. At Fred’s Ranch, it’s an enjoyable experience!
We welcome you to the leading spot of farm tours in Kitengela.


Several months ago I discovered a forgotten sweet potato in a bowl on my counter. It had started to grow roots.
After getting some input from others, I took the potato and using some toothpicks suspended it in some water and soon it grew leaves.
Then I decided to plant it in a planter and set it where it could see the sun.
It grew and grew.
I shared it on social media a couple of times; this potato that became more than it might have been.
Some, like me, delighted in it.
One friend discovered her own and was inspired to aim for growth but sadly, it did not survive.
Another friend said, “You’ll never grow big sweet potatoes in that little pot.”
I decided to wait, to nurture it’s root system, for me it wasn’t so much about the edible yield that might come but abundance of joy that it brought.
Today, I transplanted my little sweet-potato-who-could into an outdoor pot, so it could receive the sun directly on its leaves and have a greater space to grow. There are lessons in this experience that are true for business.
Sometimes a business happens when we don’t expect it.
Some businesses won’t make it.
Others may not understand our approach and that’s actually a good thing because it means they weren’t meant to receive the gift our business has to offer and that leaves space for those who do.
Businesses have stages of growth. Sometimes that growth happens faster and greater than the structure we have built to sustain it and sometimes growth happens slower than we would like or believe it should be.
Businesses need support. They need to be fed, to be nurtured, to be attended to and to shift when they are ready; just like my little potato.
At every stage of growth, there are risks. My sweet potato may not survive being transplanted.
Early in the process I jokingly called myself a farmer but I really do not even care well for houseplants. It’s a skill that I have yet to develop but if I choose, I can. Or if it chooses me, I can decide to step into that role.
Sometimes we don’t start out wanting to have a business, or seeing ourselves as business owners. This is often true in alternative healing practices but then there is an invitation to step into that role. It’s a learning process, an initiation, and can be a spiritual practice all on it’s own.
Business requires a lot of skills, especially if you are a solopreneur or a small business owner, and it can be the biggest mirror to ourselves; showing us every place we still have to grow.
Sometimes the best thing you can do, is get some help.
That’s how my sweet potato has turned from surviving to thriving and honestly, it’s true for my business as well.


(HASC presented Hamilton Council with a 900 signature petition and prepared a leaflet - text below - to support a ban on chemical pesticides - by showing solidarity with the much maligned Dandelion!)
DANDELIONS ARE NOT THE ENEMY: CHEMICAL LAWNS ARE!
Dandy CanLit quote:
"Few of our colonists are acquainted with the many uses to which this neglected but most valuable plant may be applied. The time will come when this hardy weed, with its golden flowers and curious seed vessels, which form a constant plaything to the little children rolling about and luxuriating among the grass in the month of May, will be transplanted into our gardens, and tended with due care." Susanna Moodie, Roughing it in the bush (1852)
RECIPE: Susanna Moodie's Home-Made Dandelion Root Coffee
"I carefully washed the roots quite clean, without depriving them of the fine brown skin which covers them; and which contains the aromatic flavour. I cut my roots into small pieces, the size of a kidney bean, and roasted them on an iron baking-pan in the stove-oven, until they were brown and crisp as coffee. I then ground and transferred a small cupful of the powder to the coffee-pot, pouring upon it scalding water, and boiling it for a few minutes briskly over the fire. The result was beyond my expectations."(Roughing it in the bush, p. 354)
Dandelion greens are more nutritious than spinach. The dandelion leaf is rich in many minerals and vitamins. It is best to harvest the greens in spring and early summer before the plant flowers. Whether cooked raw in salads, dandelion greens are bitter (that is the medical part) and taste best prepared with other greens and complimentary ingredients. To ensure the integrity of the nutrition in the Dandelion greens, they should not be ripped or cut until they are to be eaten.
RECIPE: Dandelion Greens (a tasty side dish for fish)
2 bunches dandelion greens
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup onion, finely chopped
2 tsp chopped garlic
salt and freshly ground pepper
t tbsp balsamic vinegar
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil on high heat. Trim stems from greens and discard. Add leaves to pot. Boil until tender. Drain and rinse with cold water. Heat oil on medium heat. Add onion and saute until softened. Add garlic and cook another minute. Add greens and saute until heated through. Stir in vinegar and season well with salt and pepper.
Dandelion MEDICINAL USES
The Dandelion plant may be used for various medicinal purposes. The leaves are a very powerful diuretic and unlike pharmaceuticals will not rob the body of potassium. The diuretic properties of the dandelion leaf help with the treatment of high blood pressure by reducing the volume of excess fluids. Herbalists endorse dandelion root as one of the most effective detoxifying herbs. The medicinal properties of the root works primarily on the liver and gallbladder to remove wastes and toxins. The root has helped to clear up many eczema like skin problems. The leaf and root may be used to prevent gallstones and may even help to dissolve already formed gallstones. The white milky sap from the stem has been used to treat warts if applied several times daily. It is best to harvest dandelion roots in the fall, before the frost.
RECIPE: Cleansing Tea
2 tsp (10ml) fresh, washed dandelion root gathered in fall and finely chopped
2 tsp (10ml) of nettle leaf (fresh or dried) finely chopped or ground
1/2 tsp (2ml) each of oat straw, fennel seed and corn silk
1 litre boiling water
Pour boiling water over the herbs. Steep in a pot for 20 minutes. Strain the herbs and drink one or two cups as needed.
RECIPE: Dandelion WINE
Make this wine in April and enjoy it for the winter holidays
2 litres of Dandelion flowers
11/2 kilos sugar
4 1/2 litres water
yeast and nutrient (consult wine making store)
Pick the dandelion flowers in sunshine or at mid day so the heads are open. Make the wine immediately after picking the flowers. Measure yellow heads and discard as much green as possible. Boil water. Pour the boiling water over the flowers, steep for two days, no longer. Boil the mixture for 10 minutes with the orange peel (no white pith) and strain through muslin onto sugar stirring to dissolve it. When cool add they yeast nutrient, fruit juice and yeast. Put into fermentation jar and fit air-lock. Siphon off into clean bottles when the wine has cleared.
Warning! Pesticides pose a threat to the health of children.
"The cumulative effects of being exposed to many different pesticides over a lifetime represent an unqualified and unacceptable risk to all Canadian children."
May 25, 2000, Ontario College of Family Physicians and CELA "The Children's Health Project"
"At least 20 epidemiology studies in the peer-reviewed literature document a relationship between exposure to pesticides and increased risk of cancer in children. Children are generally more susceptible to the toxic effects of these chemicals than adults, and current animal tests and regulations do not protect children.
(NRC 1993a, WHO 1986)


THE NEXT MARKET IS ON SAT. SEPT. 5th, 9:30-12:30
The next market is Sat. September 5th (10990 West Saanich Road, North Saanich).
The recent rain has been really refreshing and so welcome! But the bottom line is that everything is still ripening early this year, so we're already into winter squash, apples, and pears. But there's also a rainbow of tomatoes, carrots, peppers, greens... It's a great time of year for food! The next market will feature prawns, shrimp, and sushi-quality albacore tuna from Sean at Wild West Fish (and maybe the first wild mushrooms!), Silver Rill corn, fall raspberries and strawberries, and those incredible squash! (And take a moment to read this article in EAT Magazine, feturing our lovely market manager, SOLARA GOLDWYNN and her edible landscape business - HATCHET & SEED - that she runs with her husband Taylor Krawczyk!)
On the Vine:
North Saanich Farm Market News
Local award-winning watercolour artist SANDHU SINGH has very generously donated a painting created especially for the market to be raffled as a fund-raiser for the North Saanich Food for the Future Society. Tickets are are $5.00 each or 3 for $10.00, available at the market - look for them at the Community Table each week until Thanksgiving! We'd like to also give special thanks to Germain Taylor for donating her time and expertise to create a custom frame for this wonderful painting!
Our market is focused on supporting agriculture and food production on the Saanich Peninsula. We`re currently looking for new growers and food vendors to serve healthy food at the market. Read more »


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Mid April is the perfect time to prepare the soil in the vegetable garden. It’s early spring, and the signs are everywhere. Daffodils are celebrating, whilst the tulips, still hidden amongst their lush leaves, are just starting to swell. Leaves are budding, and down by the Astico the wild plum tree is covered with blossom. This morning, over the other side of the river, the shepherds were out with their flock of long-tailed sheep. They wander all over the place, wherever they’re allowed, fertilizing the soil as they roam.
Into the Vegetable Garden: Preparing the Soil for Spring
The General upturned our compost bins a good month ago and spread the enriched contents all over our plot. Then came the rain, then rehersals and gigs. This morning he worked, and tomorrow we’re away, so this afternoon claimed the occasion. He got in there with the pick, uprooted, upturned, leveled out, replanted.
So full of promise, a freshly dug vegetable garden at the very beginning of spring.The soil, dark and damp, is already full of seedlings. Remember the Wild Fennel from last summer? Surrounding the hollow, woody, cut-back stems there grew a feathery mass of grass green fronds. We chose one strong looking character and planted him in the far corner. The rest went into the weed bucket to be tossed. No point letting the fennel situation grow out of control. The little Johnny-Jump-Up violets, on the other hand, can remain in multitudes. We transplanted them amongst the crevices, in between the strawberries.
We hope the strawberries are going to do something this year. Last year, not a one. Driven by fantasies of overheaped bowlfuls with scoops of coconut icecream, we chose a variety which provides a single, bountiful harvest, as opposed to those which fruit for a long time, but only a few at a time. They leafed and spread, sending out their long octopus tendrils, which rooted and sprouted baby strawberry plants all over, but not a single fruit. One last chance, guys, or it’s all over. I’ll keep you posted.
Lina tended the vegetable garden – the Orto, in Italian – until two years ago. She’s slowed down significantly since fracturing her hip last Easter. Now, she comes out to talk the ear off us. An incredible thing, how other senses and capacities decline, but the gift of the gab just gets stronger. She’ll be 90 in November. Despite her inflammation and crooked spine, she still makes her own pasta and cakes, and refuses any help with the housework.
Roxy loves it when we’re all out in the backyard together. She wanders around in her busy world, led by smells and things to crunch. She won’t stand still long enough for me to get a good shot. She’s either got her nose to the ground and her bum in the air, or is crunching on something. That’s a dog for you.
Now that the soil is dug, the compost worked through, and the surface scattered with handfuls of fertilizer pellets, we’ll wonder what to do. I’ll draw up a plan, making sure to rotate the crops from last year’s plantings. I’ll badger The General to get us some hay for mulch, and think about erecting some kind of protection for the inevitable hail. Even though it hasn’t been a cold winter, we’ll still wait a week or so to avoid any risk of frost. Then we’ll stock up on fast growing salads and fresh herbs, tomatoes for the trelises, crawling zucchini and cucumbers, clumping celery, chicory and kale.
Let the fertile season begin!
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The Organic Research Centres Alliance (ORCA) intends to internationally network and strengthen existing institutions with scientific credentials and empower them to become centers of excellence in transdisciplinary organic agriculture research. The objective is to ensure that environmental, economic, and social benefits accruing from organic research are shared worldwide. The ORCA concept is designed following a research paradigm that heavily draws on traditional knowledge, improves it with scientific investigation and shares it widely. Research centres may be physical laboratories or “institutions without walls,” formed through alliances between producers and scientists, as well as twinning between developing and developed countries’ institutions.
The ORCA concept has been developed jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Italy), Tufts University (USA), and the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (Switzerland) in 2008. Subsequently, scientists and individuals in civil society and private industry all over the world have engaged in advancing the ORCA concept and creating a critical mass of institutions aiming to take forward organic agriculture research and development.
While donor funding is still awaited to empower emerging ORCA networks to create consortia and undertake collaborative on-farm research, ORCA partners hereby seek to share information related to organic research on this website. Therefore, this ORCA portal offers information on organic research topics and related resources.
The proposed Organic Research Centres Alliance ORCA intends to internationally network and strengthen existing institutions and empower them to become centers of excellence in transdisciplinary organic agriculture research. The eleven ORCA Centres will cover 22 topics related to organic agriculture.


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Easy, Hipster and watering can: new products and classics in 2019
The ‘new’ items in the 2019 range will continue to make gardening a beloved pastime in the coming season. But the classics won’t be overshadowed. The flower boxes offer plants the optimum habitat – whether in the garden, on the terrace or on the windowsill at home – and our watering cans provide the necessary irrigation.
Space-saving planting: our Easy pallet box (NEW 2019)
Urban gardening is almost automatic with our Easy planter. The megatrend from the world’s metropolises is easy and uncomplicated to imitate in your own home with the new Easy.
The Easy is the perfect companion for creative urban gardeners and indoor gardeners with little space. The handy, small plant box is ideal for planting kitchen herbs, early bloomers and long-blooming summer flowers. As a handy all-rounder with a functional design, the Easy fits precisely into the spaces of Euro pallets and can also be attached anywhere else. On the balcony, for example, a wide variety of plant species can be planted vertically. The urban form of the balcony box, the Easy, is available in two lengths and two colours: anthracite and concrete.
Modern design: our Neo-Line flower box (NEW 2019)
The Neo-Line manages to impress, both indoors and out. With its elegant shape and timeless look, it blends harmoniously into the modern garden, but also on the classic terrace or balcony. The watering flower box is equipped with a water level indicator so that the plants do not lie unnoticed on the dry ground. The planter combines timeless design with the functionality a plant lover needs.
The Neo-Line is available in two lengths and two colours: anthracite and concrete.
Right on trend: our Hipster flowerpot (NEW 2019)
The Hipster is for all plants that feel more comfortable inside than outside – a flowerpot that is guaranteed to attract all eyes. The planter with textile look is available as a planter and as the ‘Bowl’ two-in-one set. Whether on the windowsill or on the shelf – no matter where in the flat: the Hipster can be staged anywhere.
The Hipster pots are available in two shapes and up to four colours (mocha, pink, mint, white, anthracite) depending on the shape.
Classic chic: our Palido flower box
Our Palido flower box remains an eye-catcher in the garden. This Geli box shines with its timeless design in weatherproof plastic. Whether in classic white, fresh mint green, strong purple or elegant anthracite, it cuts a good figure at any time as a balcony box and as a flower box on the terrace. The Palido is available in two lengths and is therefore just as suitable for the small balcony as for the large garden.
Excellent watering: our Aqua Green Plus flower box
Our award-winning Aqua Green Plus flower box with water level indicator remains indispensable for every lover of the well-kept plant box. The plant box made of plastic has a large integrated water reservoir and thus reliably supplies greenery indoors and outdoors, even if the gardener is not at home for a long time. The innovative irrigation system from the Geli Aqua product family was the test winner of the Stiftung Warentest in 2017 with the best grade of 1.6 in the category of irrigation systems with small tanks for balconies and terraces.
The Aqua Green Plus is available in three lengths and the following colours: white, brown, terracotta, anthracite and taupe.
Well sorted: our product range
Of course, we at Geli will offer our excellent product range with more than 4,000 items made of plastic for plants in proven quality this season as well. In addition to flower boxes, planters and balcony boxes, the range also includes various designs of plant pots, railing pots, bowls, planters and spindles with which ideas can be realised for the world’s most beautiful greenery. A large selection of drip collectors, irrigation systems, support systems and accessories is available. The Geli classic, the watering can, is a must in every garden and is available in different designs and colours.
Geli, based in Alzenau-Michelbach in Lower Franconia, has stood for quality in the garden, on the balcony and on the terrace for almost 70 years. Geli produces its high-quality products according to ecological standards and exclusively in Germany.
We deliver to Germany and all over the world from our logistics warehouse in Freigericht-Bernbach.


Community Harvest Project (CHP) in Grafton is one of 26 farm and garden programs that received money raised by this year's Walk for Hunger participants.
With the mission to build healthy communities through volunteer farming and nutrition education, Community Harvest Project grows fresh fruits and vegetables that are donated to local hunger-relief organizations.
Each year, CHP farms hundreds of thousands of pounds of fruits and vegetables to provide free, nutritious food for individuals and families in need - mainly in Worcester County, where 10% of residents are food-insecure. CHP operates a Volunteer Farming Program, which engages volunteers each season to plant, tend, and harvest crops. They also run nutrition education programs to teach healthy eating habits to children and leadership programs to create community ambassadors for hunger.
CHP donates the majority of their produce to the Worcester County Food Bank, which then distributes the food out to their network of 120 hunger-relief organizations. Other produce is distributed to Community Servings, Loaves & Fishes, Jeremiah's inn, Kylee's Kare Kitz, YOU, Inc., Hector Reyes House, Grafton Food Pantry, Boston Area Gleaners, and agencies in the Greater Boston Food Bank's network.
"Partnering with Project Bread means we are part of a vibrant community of hunger-relief agencies that are all working in their individual ways to aid food insecurity in Massachusetts," says Cordelia Lyon, CHP's Executive Director. "It is through the strength of that community that we will truly make an impact, and reduce the number of individuals who lack access to nutritional, fresh produce."
In 2017, CHP hosted 8,456 volunteers who grew 271,509 pounds of produce for donation — enough to reach 90,000 food-insecure individuals. We are proud to support Community Harvest Project — and we couldn't do it without your support.