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http://faisalmover.com/Fm%20Logistic/Operations.html | 2018-09-22T00:58:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267158001.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20180922005340-20180922025740-00174.warc.gz | 0.900697 | 259 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__200548617 | en | FATIMA FERTILIZERS COMPANY LIMITED.
We are working as Carriage Contractor with Fatima Fertilizers Company Ltd. The fertilizer complex is a fully integrated production facility, capable of producing four final products which are Urea, Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN), Nitro Phosphate (NP) and Nitrogen Phosphorous Potassium (NPK) at Sadiqabad, Rahim Yar Khan. We are working with Fatima Fertilizers since 2011 & uplifting 4% quota of whole dispatches from plant site.Read More
FAUJI FERTILIZER COMPANY.
FFC commenced commercial production of urea in 1982 with annual capacity of 570,000 metric tons. We are working with Fauji Fertilizer Company since 2012 as a carriage contractor. We are uplifting 4% quota of whole dispatches from plant.Read More
FAUJI FERTILIZER BIN QASIM LIMITED.
We are working since 2004 as a carriage contractor with FFBL. FFBL is the only fertilizer complex in Pakistan producing DAP fertilizer and Granular Urea. We are uplifting 5.5% quota of whole dispatches from plant site.Read More | agronomy |
http://bet-boom245.com/Bio%20Neem%20Insecticide%20Le%20Verdon | 2020-05-27T01:53:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347392057.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20200527013445-20200527043445-00591.warc.gz | 0.699602 | 2,978 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__129074892 | en | A Multi-Purpose Insecticide and Repellent. Safer Neem Oil formerly BioNeem acts as an insect growth regulator, killing insects before they molt to the next life stage. Controls a large number of pests on fruits, veggies and flowers. OMRI Listed for use in organic production. BIONEEM : Based on Azadirachtin isolated from the kernel of neem seeds, this broad spectrum biocide provides the most effective, economic and lasting control of major pests of agricultural and plantation crops. It isthemost environment friendly pesticide, highly biodegradable and leaves no.
Acute toxicity study of Bioneem to the Earthworm LC50 > 3000 mg / kg. Acute oral toxicity study of Bioneem to mice LD50 – 5650 mg / kg. Neem products are recognised in organic guidelines by IFOAM. Bioneem has been found to be compatible with most commonly used fungicides, insecticides. Biogrow Bioneem - Organic Pest Control - Insecticide – Seeds for AfricaThe key insecticidal ingredient found in the neem tree is AZADIRACHTIN, a naturally occurring substance that belongs to an organic molecule class called tetranortriterpenoids.
Insecticide: Bio-Neem. Identifikasie ‘n Ligbruin vloeistof Beskrywing Bio-Neem is ‘n wye spektrum kontak insekdoder. Toepassing Kan gebruik word op alle gewasse. Produk is baie wyd getoets en beproef. Dit is effektief oor ‘n wye reeks van insekplae. Veral geskik vir die beheer van vretende insekte soos wurms Lepidoptera familie, kewers. Apr 06, 2017 · Mary is an organic coconut farmer. In her articles, she shares ideas on land management and how to increase the profit from a small farm. I'm an organic coconut farmer living in Brazil. Here on our farm, we use a natural pesticide made from the leaves of. This amazingly versatile natural insecticide from Biogrow can be used to defend your home-grown greens against up to 200 different types of insects. Bioneem is the perfect alternative to conventional chemical-laden pesticides, and can be used to control fruit flies, white flies, weevils, leaf hoppers and mealybugs to name but a few.
Vitthal Neem Agro Products - offering V Neem 10000 PPM Neem Based Insecticide, 1000 ML at Rs 1150/litre in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Get best price and read about company and get contact details and address. ID: 14746770388. eco-neem is a registered organic insecticide for the control of a broad range of chewing and sucking insects including: caterpillars, curl grubs, grasshoppers wingless, aphids, mites, lawn armyworm, citrus leafminer, whitefly, mealybugs and fungus gnats in soil.
Eco-Neem is a registered organic insecticide for the control of chewing and sucking insects including caterpillars, curl grubs, grasshoppers, mealybugs, lawn armyworm, aphids, mites, citrus leafminer, fungus gnats and whitefly. It suppresses appetite so insects stop feeding and starve to death. BioNEEM® spares many beneficial insects such as honey bees and lady bugs that prey on undesirable insects. Without beneficial insects to control pest populations, plants are even more vulnerable to new infestations. Neem-based products have been extensively tested and used as effective insecticides in commercial green houses.
In magazinul Verdon, vei gasi o gama diversificata de produse si accesorii pentru caini, de la producatori de renume in domeniu, avand astfel garantia calitatii. Aici gasesti produse pentru cresterea si ingrijirea cainilor, ca de exemplu custi, castroane, lese, zgarzi, saltele, culcusuri si multe alte accesorii pentru prietenul tau necuvantator. Neem Oil One of the most versatile pest control tools in the garden is Neem Oil. As an insecticide Neem kills small soft-bodied insects like Aphids, Mealybugs, Mites, Thrips and Whiteflies on contact. BioNeem de Prot Eco est un produit préventif et insecticide écologique, à base d'huile de Neem, maintenant chez Alchimia Grow Shop. Ce produit est efficace contre les attaques de différents insectes et acariens; en phase de larves et d'adultes.Protège de la mouche blanche, trips, pucerons, larves de chenille ou de mouche. Neem Organic / Bio Insecticides. Neem is being used to manufacture what is known as the natural or bio insecticide, that are environmental friendly and do not have any toxic effects on plants and soil. Neem insecticide are used to protect both food as well as cash crops like rice, pulses, cotton, oils seeds etc.
The insect-repellent qualities of oil extracted from the fruit of the neem tree, and of cake from its residue after pressing, are being studied at the International Rice Research Institute IRRI. This is part of a program me to develop biological pesticides that cause no ecological damage and scientists in several countries are cooperating with IRRI. A water based blend of potassium soaps, Bonide Bon-Neem is derived from Indian neem tree seed oil. Specially formulated to kill mites, aphids, whitefly and other insects on contact. Ideal for use on houseplants, herbs, vegetables, fruits, flowers, trees, lawns and shrubs. Bio-insecticides are the best remedies where the growers were not able to control the insects in spite of using heavy doses of chemical pesticides. They cure the plant and soil from disease causing pathogens. Unlike chemical pesticides, bio-insecticides give everlasting protection to the crop and soil.
Il me semble qu’on n’utilise pasl’HV de neem seule, vu son odeur et le côté insecticide, on la mélange souvent en petite proportion à une autre huile végétale. Le tea tree est généralement bien toléré, à condition qu’il s’agisse bien d’une huile essentielle pure et naturelle. Neem Care Insecticide is best applied in trailer spray, drenching and drip irrigation to control various agriculture insects pests, soil born pests, larva of pest & nematodes, protective Emollients / skin care Antihypertensive glycemic, Antiseptic / wound dressing, Anti Diabetes, contraceptives, veterinary care. Purina Friskies Vitafit Balance este o reteta gustoasa cu pui si legume, combinate cu cereale integrale, vitaminele B si acizi grasi Omega 3 si 6. Balance: vitamine si minerale esentiale pentru o nutritive echilibrata. Hrana completa pentru cainii adulti. Compozitie: • Cereale cereale integrale 58% • Carne si produse derivate de natura animala 8% - echivalent cu 16% carne si produse. The Potato beetle has become resistant to more than 60 conventional insecticides. Monsanto lobbied the U.S. EPA to exempt RNAi pesticide products from any specific regulations beyond those that apply to all pesticides and be exempted from rodent toxicity, allergenicity and residual environmental testing. T he BioNeemTec India private ltd, was established in the year 2013. Our main vision is to be the most credible incubation centre for institutions and industries. We are striving hard with a mission to develop a unique laboratory for Analytical, Biotechnology, Natural products and Synthetic chemistry, created to bring together an alliance of academia, government, and the industries to.
Jun 08, 2009 · Mosquitoes transmit serious human diseases, causing millions of deaths every year. Use of synthetic insecticides to control vector mosquitoes has caused physiological resistance and adverse environmental effects in addition to high operational cost. Insecticides of botanical origin have been reported as useful for control of mosquitoes. Azadirachta indica Meliaceae and its derived products. Certis USA NEEMIX® Botanical Agricultural Insecticide/Insect Growth Regulator BROAD SPECTRUM IGR INSECTICIDE An insecticide for use on food crops in and around agricultural areas and greenhouses. Kills/repels a variety of insect pests including whiteflies, leafminer, caterpillars, aphids, and diamondback moths. ACTIVE INGREDIENT. Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests such as insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases using other organisms. It relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms, but typically also involves an active human management role.It can be an important component of integrated pest management IPM programs. There are three basic strategies for. Products of Nature Neem, exporters from India. Buy Cold pressed pure neem oil, neem seed cake, neem organic insecticide and pesticide, neem organic manure, neem bio pots, neem leaf barks. Others –karanja oil, aloe vera products, seaweed extracts, turmeric. Ecorce de coco comme le. 10149 US_president 41448 Leal_Villa_de_Santiago_de_Managua 185539 Prva_HNL_2007-08 64645 Women_and_Islam 32030 Sara_Cox 55353 Espionage 65210 Thread 11547 Director.
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Apr 29, 2010 · L’action insecticide de l’huile de Neem permet de lutter contre plus de 400 espèces d’insectes ravageurs, dont certaines sont résistantes aux pesticides chimiques: le tétranyque à deux points, le thrip, les acariens, les pucerons, l’aleurode, la mouche du haricot, les mouches noires et blanches, le criquet, la mouche des. Note: See Working with the Information on this Page section below for important notes about this data. This website and underlying databases are maintained and updated by Pesticide Action Network North America PAN. The project is made possible by our Sponsors and by PAN general funds. We need your support to maintain and improve this system.
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http://www.sociology.ed.ac.uk/events2/other_events/2015_2016/documentary_screening_quinoa_soup | 2020-05-28T02:13:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347396300.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20200527235451-20200528025451-00408.warc.gz | 0.899695 | 276 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__19839613 | en | Documentary Screening: Quinoa Soup
- Documentary Screening: Quinoa Soup
- Date and Time
- 12th Feb 2016 18:00 – 19:00
- Appleton Tower
'Quinoa Soup' is a 30 min documentary about how the sudden rise in global demand for Andean quinoa has impacted Bolivian growers. The American filmmaker Kate Kirby will be giving a Q&A after the screening.
On February 20th, 2013 the United Nations launched the International Year of Quinoa. A highly nutritious pseudocereal grown primarily in Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador, it is believed that this complete protein could help eradicate world hunger.
However, evidence has shown that an increase in quinoa’s trendiness in countries like the U.S. has left Andean growers unable to afford their traditional staple, resulting in a decrease in quinoa consumption among indigenous farmers and an increase in malnutrition.
In response to the so-called “quinoa quandary,” a plethora of articles have surfaced attempting to answer an oversimplified question: is eating quinoa good or bad?
This past February, Kindred Planet Productions, a team led by Kate Kirby, a recent graduate student in Global Policy at the University of Maine, traveled to Bolivia to investigate "what our consumption means for Bolivian growers." | agronomy |
http://greensideupgardens.com/to-plant-or-not-to-plant-that-is-the-question/ | 2019-03-25T08:45:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912203842.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20190325072024-20190325094024-00254.warc.gz | 0.953255 | 697 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__46833835 | en | With the arrival of fall, and finally some cooler weather in the Central Texas area, I have had the itch to get out in the yard. The question is, “where do you start?” A great place to start is with planting trees. Although they are a big investment, the return you get from them is priceless. Not only do they provide shade, habitat for animals, wind breaks, and oxygen for us to breathe they also increase the value of your home. Right now is the best time of the year to plant woody shrubs, trees, and even perennials. The idea is to get them in the ground while the moderately cooler weather is more forgiving to the plant (and to us). Even though the tree might go dormant up top, the plant is still producing roots below all winter. This allows the plant to establish a good root system before the summer heat sets in the next year. This method gives trees and plants the jump start they need to survive our hot summer months.
When planting, be sure to stake your trees for the first year, do not plant too deep (keep top of root ball 1-2” above soil grade), apply a good three inch layer of hardwood mulch being careful to pull the mulch away from the base of the tree, amend your back-fill soil with 30% compost, and fertilize your trees in spring and fall. I do not recommend using tree fertilizer spikes. I do recommend using a product at planting that contains spores of beneficial bacteria, mycorrhizal fungi, and slow release fertilizers. These fungi are natural, beneficial fungi that help with water conservation, fertilizer uptake, and root growth. Take to time to amend your soil at the time of planting, this is very important for the long term health of your tree.
The biggest mistake that people make is watering incorrectly. Do not rely on an overhead sprinkler irrigation system to water your new trees. Trees need to be deeply watered during their first year, and even subsequent years during periods of low rainfall. When watering by hand, give trees a slow deep watering. Try to soak the whole area under the canopy each time you water. Do not assume that if it rains a little you do not need to water. As for a watering schedule, a good rule of thumb is:
- 90-100 degrees – water every day
- 80-90 degrees – water every other day
- 50-80 degrees- water twice a week
- Even in winter, water newly planted trees at least once a week
Clay and other soils may not require as much water as indicated above. Overwatering or trees staying to wet can be as damaging as trees being too dry. The best way to check for soil moisture is to dig down under the mulch 3 or 4 inches and feel if the soil is moist. One word of caution, DO NOT USE WEED AND FEED TYPE FERTILIZERS anywhere nearby trees! These products can severely stunt or even kill your trees and are very detrimental to beneficial soil biology. This applies to both mature and young trees and even shrubs and perennials. If you wish to control weeds in the lawn, use a pre-emergent herbicide applied twice a year on February 15th and September 15th. These are safer for trees and woody shrubs and if applied religiously they are very effective at preventing weeds from ever germinating. | agronomy |
http://complexnt.blogspot.com/2012/03/diversity-stability-theory.html | 2018-07-22T18:32:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676593438.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20180722174538-20180722194538-00113.warc.gz | 0.927897 | 846 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__259309214 | en | Theoretical models suggest that there could be multiple relationships between diversity and stability, depending on how we define stability . Stability can be defined at the ecosystem level — for example, a rancher might be interested in the ability of a grassland ecosystem to maintain primary production for cattle forage across several years that may vary in their average temperature and precipitation.
Figure 1 shows how having multiple species present in a plant community can stabilize ecosystem processes if species vary in their responses to environmental fluctuations such that an increased abundance of one species can compensate for the decreased abundance of another. Biologically diverse communities are also more likely to contain species that confer resilience to that ecosystem because as a community accumulates species, there is a higher chance of any one of them having traits that enable them to adapt to a changing environment. Such species could buffer the system against the loss of other species.
In contrast, if stability is defined at the species level, then more diverse assemblages can actually have lower species-level stability. This is because there is a limit to the number of individuals that can be packed into a particular community, such that as the number of species in the community goes up, the average population sizes of the species in the community goes down. For example, in Figure 2, each of the simple communities can only contain three individuals, so as the number of species in the community goes up, the probability of having a large number of individuals of any given species goes down. The smaller the population size of a particular species, the more likely it is to go extinct locally, due to random — stochastic — fluctuations, so at higher species richness levels there should be a greater risk of local extinctions. Thus, if stability is defined in terms of maintaining specific populations or species in a community, then increasing diversity in randomly assembled communities should confer a greater chance of destabilizing the system.
Cedar Creek Biodiversity Experiment
This experiment determines effects of plant species numbers and functional traits on community and ecosystem dynamics and functioning. It manipulates the number of plant species in 168 plots, each 9 m x 9 m, by imposing plant species numbers of 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 perennial grassland species. The species planted in a plot were randomly chosen from a pool of 18 species (4 species, each, of C4 grasses, C3 grasses, legumes, non-legume forbs; 2 species of woody plants). Its high replication (about 35 plots at each level of diversity) and large plots allow observation of responses of herbivorous, parasitoid and predator insects and allow additional treatments to be nested within plots. Planted in 1994, it has been annually sampled since 1996 for plant aboveground biomass and plant species abundances and for insect diversity and species abundances. Root mass, soil nitrate, light interception, biomass of invading plant species, and C and N levels in soils, roots, and aboveground biomass have been determined periodically. In addition, soil microbial processes and abundances of mycorrhizal fungi, soil bacteria and other fungi, N mineralization rates, patterns of N uptake by various species, and invading plant species, have been periodically measured in subprojects in the Biodiversity Experiment.
Plant biomass production increased with diversity because of complementary interactions among species and not because of selection (sampling) effects .
Foliar fungal disease incidence decreased at higher diversity because of greater distance between individuals of a species, and resultant lower rates of disease spread.
Greater plant diversity led to greater diversity of herbivorous insects, and this effect continued up the food web to predator and parasitoid insects.
Fewer novel plant species invaded higher diversity treatments because of their lower soil NO3 levels, greater neighborhood crowding and competition, and greater chance that functionally similar species would occur in a given neighborhood .
Greater plant species numbers led to greater ecosystem stability (lower year-to-year variation in total plant biomass) but to lower species stability (greater year-to-year variation in abundances of individual species), with the stabilizing effect of diversity mainly attributable to statistical averaging effects and overyielding effects . | agronomy |
https://rhinodesignbuild.com/keep-plants-from-freezing-during-the-winter/ | 2021-04-22T02:39:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618039560245.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20210422013104-20210422043104-00261.warc.gz | 0.897558 | 546 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__100682548 | en | Sheltering outdoor plants from severe winter weather can prevent a wealth of problems, ranging from broken branches and damaged roots to certain plant death. Use simple materials–some of them already in your yard–to strengthen plants to endure the elements of winter.
Follow these simple steps to ensure you keep your plants safe during winter:
Protect branches from winter wind, ice and snow damage by pruning straggling, leggy and weak branches back to a growth junction as plants enter dormancy in the fall. This will prevent breakage, tearing and splitting that can damage larger portions of plants. If pruning branches larger than 1 inch in diameter, protect cut surfaces with grafting wax or wound paint to prevent disease and ice damage. Prune back dead foliage and stems on flowering perennials to prevent wind damage that can pull on roots.
Protect base stems and roots from freezing temperatures, ice and snow. Mound top soil, wood chips or shredded bark mulch around plant roots and lower stems, to a height of 3 to 6 inches. Rose growers routinely mulch over hybrid graft sites low on main stems; that way, a rose that was pink last summer will remain pink in seasons to come.
Use burlap or permeable landscape cloth and green stakes to build wind-barriers around vulnerable hedges or free-standing evergreens. Water and warmth will penetrate the cloth, but wind-damage will be less.
Make a greenhouse with plastic sheeting and green stakes around plants and small evergreens in planters. Place movable planters in clear plastic bags. Anchor a green stake in the soil and gather bag edges around it. Cut some holes or slits close to the rim of the planter to allow for moisture from rain and snow to enter. Wrap sheeting and stake it around large planters that cannot be bagged. Translucent plastic permits light and warmth to penetrate.
Augment cold protection inside weather barriers by adding 6 inches of shredded bark mulch or fallen leaves. Some gardeners substitute shredded newspaper.
Fill an empty milk jug with hot water or simply set the jug out in the garden during the day to collect some heat. Water releases heat slower than soil and air, so if you have the jug under your cover it will maintain a little heat throughout the night so your plants won’t freeze.
Use the branches from your post-holiday Christmas tree and other evergreen decorations to protect plants during mid-winter ice storms. Build tents over roses and other vulnerable perennials with branches. These temporary shelters prevent heavy snow and ice from breaking plants. (Cut and store the trunk of your Christmas tree to fuel next year’s Christmas fireplace.) | agronomy |
https://dchennellsltd.co.uk/about-us/our-community/ | 2024-04-16T02:21:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817036.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416000407-20240416030407-00657.warc.gz | 0.951654 | 270 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__66568075 | en | Located on the outskirts of the villages of East Hanningfield and Rettendon and in the agricultural belt of Essex, we play a role in both our local and farming communities.
We are proud to have worked with local housing association, Colne Housing Partnership, and builder, Essex Heritage Property, in 2006 on a scheme to build affordable housing on a parcel of our land at the edge of East Hanningfield village. We supplied prime agricultural land to the housing association to enable 12 two, three and four bedroom homes to be built on what is now called Geffrey Close. The land was sold at a fraction of its property development value in order to give something back to the community of which we have long been a part.
We sponsor the East Hanningfield summer fete each year, raising funds for the village church and local charities. We also sponsor The Essex Wildlife Trust.
Local farming community
We are members of the Country Landowners Association and National Farmers Union and play an active role in the local agricultural society. David has helped with the Essex county farm competition for many years. We maintain good relationships with fellow Essex farmers and other local businesses. We are a member of the Rare Breed Survival Trust and are helping to sustain one of the oldest breed of sheep in Britain, the Norfolk Horn. | agronomy |
https://alexroem.wordpress.com/2011/01/02/fairfield-university-garden-blessing/ | 2018-04-26T22:49:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125948617.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20180426222608-20180427002608-00262.warc.gz | 0.980256 | 104 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__83166325 | en | (Posted October 5, 2010)
The garden started by LEAF at Fairfield University (I was able to help out a bit with it this summer!) was blessed this past Monday.. all is going well! Produce was used this past week as well for Farm-to-Chef week, an Connecticut Dept. of Agriculture campaign to localizing food and supporting local farmers. The garden is upkept by LEAF members, the Environmental Living and Learning residence hall of sophomores and other Fairfield volunteers. | agronomy |
https://bigcountry969.com/caribou-man-named-2014-young-farmer-of-year/ | 2023-02-01T15:56:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499946.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20230201144459-20230201174459-00508.warc.gz | 0.975892 | 566 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__253798124 | en | Caribou Man Named 2014 Young Farmer of Year
What an honor! A Caribou man has been named 2014 Young Farmer of the Year by the Maine Potato Board.
Congratulations go out to Robert M. Irving of Caribou! Robbie is the son of Steve and Patti Irving of Washburn. Robbie grew up on the family farm and is the sixth generation of the Irving family to raise potatoes in Aroostook County.
Robbie’s great-grandfather Ken Irving established the “home farm” in Washburn in 1936, and today Irving Farms Inc. is located in Caribou, where Robbie farms with his uncles Scott and Jeff and with his father until his dad’s recent retirement.
Robbie and his wife Meagan have two children, 4-year-old Carter and 11-month-old Evelyn; Carter is already planning to be the seventh generation Irving to be a potato grower in Maine.
Robbie lived the whole farm experience. “I was lucky to have grown up on a farm and to have learned what work ethic really means from my parents and uncles,” said Robbie. “I was on the planter when I was maybe 12, before school and then after school until dark. It was real work, but it was also the best learning experience for a kid.”
After graduating from Washburn High School, Robbie was uncertain what he wanted to do. He attended Husson University in Bangor, majoring in business administration. “My parents didn’t push me into staying on the farm. But once I graduated from college, becoming involved in the family farm just seemed to click. Being a part of our growing operation and having the opportunity to get a few decisions under my belt, I knew this is where I wanted to be.”
Robbie is vice president of Irving Farms Inc. as well as logistics coordinator for Irving Farms Marketing and North State Transportation. He also serves as food safety coordinator for Irving Farms Inc. and has HACCP certification as well as the SQF 2000 practitioners certification.
The Irving operation raises 1,800 acres of potatoes and grains. Robbie and his family grow, handle and pack all sizes of white, russet, red, and yellow potatoes for the fresh market, and distribute and market processing potatoes and all varieties of foundation and certified seed and grain from Maine and other Eastern growing origins. Irving Farms, Inc. also grows processing potatoes for the french fry market.
Robbie also is involved with the industry on a policy level, serving on support committees for the Maine Potato Board, including appearing before the Legislature’s agriculture, forestry and conservation committee last year on LD1557.
Congratulations Robbie! You make the County proud! | agronomy |
https://www.merloteventos.com/2s8ryz1h/9a41a5-square-foot-gardening-what-to-plant-together | 2021-07-25T03:15:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046151563.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20210725014052-20210725044052-00616.warc.gz | 0.929544 | 7,613 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__226500891 | en | I have been using the square foot method for years to achieve a hight yields. The layout of a square foot garden means that the squares Once you have built your The ferns of full-grown asparagus would fall over onto other plants, as would the growth of artichokes and rhubarb. The ideal unit is a 4 foot by 4 foot square containing 16 1’×1’ plots. planting and in a square foot garden system you can easily plant those Here is more about what we do. You can grow what you like – but you’ll do better making sure all your plants “play” well together. Even now, Bartholomew sporadically updates his concept with new techniques and information to be more informed with modern gardening methods and fads that befit today’s gardeners. For narrow crops like radish, leeks, carrots, and spring onions plant 16-20 plants per square. Plant these in a grid- or square-like pattern within the square space (i.e. This is your guide as to where you will need to Other options are possible, however. This gardening practice is ideal for residential areas. We will do the rest! Square foot gardening can be an excellent way to produce a lot of food in a compact space. On the other hand: If mixing tall plants with a blend of shade- and heat-loving plants, plant your tall ones right in the middle. Vertical gardening is used to gain more produce per square foot of soil. normally needed to garden, and in addition your results will produce a Great! The Square Foot Gardening System. And if you’ve ejoyed this guide, then some of our others might be right up your alley: © Ask the Experts, LLC. Plan Your Space. Bei Pflanzen mit mehr Platzbedarf legen Sie einfach zwei oder mehr … Students will Check out the Beginners Guide to Square Foot Gardening for high yields from small Click here to read about companion planting Square foot gardening is an Learn how to start a square-foot garden, including proper plant spacing and garden All New Square Foot Gardening Book Cover; Plant Spacing Chart; Square 20 Aug 2015 (Also about 12 inches). Here are examples of what you can plant in each square foot: 9 onions, beets, bush beans, bush peas, garlic or spinach; 16 carrots or radishes; 4 lettuce, chard, marigolds or kohlrabi; 1 tomato, pepper, eggplant, broccoli, cabbage or corn; 1 squash, cucumber or melon per 2 square feet; 6 vining plants, such as beans or peas, on trellises Simply put, all you really have to do is consider the number of plants you need per square, plant them, and make sure to space them at healthy distances in a grid formation within the larger grid. You’ll have to keep these separate! After those 4 years went by I had a menagerie of different beds in my backyard and decided it looked too cluttered so… Read more ». Paperback £12.45 £ 12. Potatoes are super fun to grow whether you grow them in just four square feet of space or if they have an entire row in your garden. According to Mel, It’s been a buzzword in the gardening world for decades: the square foot garden, a revolution in small space gardening everywhere. Because square foot gardening means all your plants are close together and in a small area, it makes it easier to take care of and protect. So you’ve decided which veggies you want to grow in your little garden – and now you know exactly how many to put into each square. It results in a simple and orderly gardening system, from which it draws much of its appeal. The basic concept: Create a small garden bed (4 feet by 4 feet or 4 feet by 8 feet are common sizes) and divide it into a grid of 1-foot squares, which you … If not, they will have a tendency to fall over and encroach into other adjacent growing areas. Square Foot Gardening Cucumbers Using square foot gardening, you can comfortably grow two cucumber plants per square foot. You might want to amend this statement. What is square foot gardening, and where did it come from? Get it Monday, Jan 4. If you don’t plan to thin or pick any of these vegetables for quite awhile, plant less if you like – you might prefer to use the 8- or 9-per-square spacing method. Our online plant calculator can work out how many plants you need based on the measurements you provide, making your next landscaping project go smoothly! Go A lattice is laid across the top to clearly separate each square foot. Apr 26, 2020 - Explore Jennifer Blackman's board "Square Foot Vegetable Garden", followed by 196 people on Pinterest. prevents the soil from becoming compacted. Square Foot Gardening for vegetables is the answer. with less work.". but in squares. need 4 inches. Simply put, add trellises or fencing in your garden for peas, pole beans, cucumbers and other vining crops to grow up. GARDEN: VERTICAL PLANTS FOR YOUR SQUARE When I On a 4x4 foot frame you will have a Onions – 16 per square foot; Corn – 4 per square foot; Peas – 9 per square foot; Beans – 9 per square foot; Carrots – 16 per square foot; Lettuce – 4 per square foot; Square foot gardening and crop rotation. Plant these in a square with each seed or plant forming one of the four corners. With the square-foot gardening method, you plant in 4x4-foot blocks instead of traditional rows. This simple step prevents you from planting too much. Depending on the number you wish to plant, just make sure they have ample space from one another and the sides of the grid. Or are you one of the many out there who absolutely needs to try this efficient method – but haven’t yet? Therefore, only 9 plants can be planted per square foot. No need to have any special skills - just type and submit. The most important feature of square foot gardening is using this specific enriched potting soil mixture: blend different organic materials by using equal parts of bagged organic potting soil or compost, vermiculite, and peat moss. It’s like we are gossiping about the neighbors or something. those that do well with transplanting) in smaller containers first, then sizing them up before transplanting into their final space, works just as well if you enjoy that method – and especially if you want to get started earlier on your garden indoors during cold seasons! Adopt and adhere to these very straightforward guidelines for the best results – especially if you’re companion planting in your bed (and you should be)! by using this system you will save 80% of your space, time and money Stay tuned for a deep dive into companion planting in the very near future. Submit Your Contribution - Must be at least 750 characters to be accepted, (You can preview and edit on the next page). These ‘plug plant’ selections are great for beginners as we take care of the tricky germination part while you enjoy the fun part! Step 5: Start planting! Note: If you grab my bestseller Organic By Choice: The (Secret) Rebel’s Guide To Backyard Gardening, you’ll find several templates to help you plan your garden. Watering at the soil level (rather than from overhead) is the best method, and drip irrigation is excellent for this – though Bartholomew would argue (if he were still with us) that watering by hand is an even better method. Decades later, the book continued to be top-tier among gardening guides – so continuously purchased, used, and enjoyed, that a long-awaited update of the book was released in 2006 as The All New Square Foot Gardening, followed by a second edition in 2013. With nearly 2000 seeds Dec 18, 2019 - Explore Home for the Harvest's board "Square Foot Gardening", followed by 9651 people on Pinterest. Beds are between 6 and 12 inches deep which gives the plants plenty of rich nutrients, while maintaining good drainage. Of course, keep in mind that not all raised beds may be appropriate for all surfaces. “Even now, Bartholomew sporadically updates his concept with new techniques and information to be more informed with modern gardening methods and fads that befit today’s gardeners.”. squarefoot gardening. Spring Seed Starting Schedule from All New Square Foot Gardening, 3rd edition. However there is far more to this way of planting The largest plants that can easily be included in a square foot gardening system will require one whole square foot each. If planting short sun- and heat-loving plants with taller ones, make sure to plant taller veggies (e.g. good intentions Basically, with square foot gardening you plant by area instead of rows. Getting a proper Square Foot garden together cost me about $60.00 to build and fill. Nothing beats veggies you grow yourself. grouped together forming a 4 foot by 4 foot block, thus allowing The rest of this article is pretty well informed, and serves as a nice introduction to square foot gardening. to plant 16 plants in such an area. They don’t do well when in the vicinity of cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, melons, turnips, apples, cherries, raspberries, walnuts or birch trees. better harvest that is continuous with less work. Satin Flower: Darling of the Pacific Coast, 25 of the Best Agapanthus Varieties for Your Garden, Grow as much food within a small space as you would with some traditional row-planted gardens, No need for a big yard – grow food on patio, balcony, or smaller plot, No weeding at all (with the right setup using weed-free soil mix), No negative effects or damage to the yard, Incredibly easy – ideal for new gardeners, Save money with minimal management by sourcing your own food. See more ideas about vegetable garden, garden planning, square foot gardening. What do you want to grow? Overlay a square foot grid atop your box for plant spacing, then plant your seeds. The last of the 5 tips for a successful Square Foot Garden seems simple, but it is important. Plants are planted in squares rather than rows. We’re still working on it, Good Life! I love the height of your beds but can’t imagine plants need soil that’s 4-feet-deep not to mention the cost. Planting certain herbs and flowers – such as sage with brassicas, or marigolds with nightshades – helps to repel certain insects like egg-laying butterflies and nematodes. The square foot gardening system was developed in the ’80s by an American architect to maximise the amount grown in the least space and also to save seed wastage and minimise weeding and watering. Square foot gardening allows you to plant much closer. 4″ plant spacing = plant 9 in each square. Before you begin square foot gardening, you need to decide what size boxes you will use. Are you using a backflow preventer and a pressure regulator with your drip system? boxes and This is quite the ergonomic option! Getting a proper Square Foot garden together cost me about $60.00 to build and fill. First of all – what exactly are the benefits of square foot gardening? Do you have anything that you would like to add after reading this page? In essence, it is an approach to growing food that incorporates companion planting, intensive spacing, and getting the most food possible out of a small space. It’s these grids that create the magic of the whole concept, and which in turn help to make the whole endeavor of gardening this way so easy. Mar 29, 2015 - Beginners Companion Planting Resources for Easy Gardening Free Printable Companion Planting Chart! For large cropslike broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower plant one seedling in each square. Entering your comment is easy to do. – Winston Churchill Mel Bartholomew began developing The Square Foot Gardening method relatively late in life, after he retired in the mid-1970’s, from his first career as an engineer. Forget all the rules about traditional spacing, for square metre gardening plant everything a lot closer together. The method’s standard 4-by-4-foot total raised bed growing space is also the perfect size for reaching across to get to just about any spot in the bed, whether for weeding, planting, amending – you name it. My smaller boxes are 4’x4′, and my large box is 8’x4′. John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you his project of the day: Planting 11 tomato plants into a 4 foot x 10 foot raised bed garden. Click here to see the rest of the form and complete your submission. Another unique aspect of this gardening technique is found in the way you plan your growing space – or more specifically, where every plant and veggie is going to go within that space, in order to get the maximum benefits out of your small garden. Square Foot Gardening is a unique, fun, and efficient way to garden — and it’s different than regular old raised bed gardening with traditional row planting! he says, "Square Foot Gardening is a new way to garden, in less space, It's a simple way to create easy-to-manage gardens with raised beds that need a minimum of time spent maintaining them. These include brassicas such as cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts & cauliflower, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines and herbs such as coriander, rosemary, oregano, sage and mint. The veggies in this category need LOTS of space to flourish, and a more complex arrangement of the square grid method is required than for other crops. In his experiences as an urban planner, Bartholomew brought attention to less efficient and productive methods of traditional single-row gardening. Another great plant for square foot gardening is the cucumber. That’s exactly the point: this method of gardening is timeless, a classic that’s still relevant at a time when food issues are at the forefront of household concerns. So, what is square foot gardening anyway, and where did it come from? For mid sized crops such as lettuce, coriander, celery, spinach and silverbeet plant 6 in each square. Sure, traditional row-cropping guarantees healthy plants with ample spacing between rows, but square foot gardening begs the question: couldn’t more plants be used in those spaces as well? We love hearing from our Either way, please share your comments and experiences below. gardening by leaving some of your squares vacant for a week or If you want to grow a little less food, you may do so. further cultivation. And no – you don’t need that huge backyard or tiller you once assumed you might to get started. 3 plants long by 3 plants wide, forming either a square or a square-shaped ring border, simply making sure that they are equidistant from one another and the border of the grid. We will do the rest! How many seeds will be This involves thinning out weak seedlings so you only give nourishment to the strongest, most (potentially) successful ones for the most productive garden. Careful planning can have a huge impact on how much food you grow, and how much waste you can avoid. Square Foot Garden Planting Guide. Square foot gardening allows you to plant much closer. a neat and tidy, picturesque and small-ish garden near my kitchen, where I can run out and grab some herbs or veggies in a hurry while I'm cooking. Sourcing your own food straight from your backyard with this method is also an excellent way to feel proactive about changing your part of the food system for the better. SFG is gaining in popularity because it makes gardening easier and results in high productivity compared with the space used. . In Square Foot Gardening with Kids, Mel reveals his tips, tricks, and fun projects in one of his most cherished pursuits: teaching youngsters to build and grow a SFG of their own. Due to the tight, compact, yet healthy spacing implemented using this method, you can competitively produce as much food as you might in a larger space that was planted using less-space efficient row crop methods. have more vegetables, in less space, with half the effort. submit them. All climbing plants are trellised, further optimizing the The number of plants per square foot will vary due to size Can you learn them yourself? You can wrap a word in square brackets to make it appear bold. By growing an edible garden organically and by using this method in your own backyard, you’re getting produce straight from your own soil at much smaller environmental and health costs, in comparison to the average grocery store produce. In the middle square, planttaller crops, … With an average of 8 We occasionally link to goods offered by vendors to help the reader find relevant products. you use, Upload 1-4 Pictures or Graphics (optional), 1/3 Plant 2 to 3 seeds of your chosen vegetable in each hole. For example you put 16 carrots I think per square. This involves thinning out weak seedlings so you only give nourishment to the strongest, most (potentially) successful ones for the most productive garden. But nowadays, with a burgeoning local food movement and a passion for home growing, knowing all the ins and outs of this ideology means a whole lot more. But there is a catch….. Not too often do we talk about those plants that just don’t get along. Another great plant for square foot gardening is the cucumber. In order to ensure that your square foot garden is healthy and growing at its best, you need to make sure you include crop rotation. Uncredited photos: Shutterstock. please The square foot gardening system was developed in the ’80s by an American architect to maximise the amount grown in the least space and also to save seed wastage and minimise weeding and watering. Square Foot Gardening is a method of gardening that aims to maximize garden production by planting vegetables close together, thus being able to grow as many fruits and vegetables as possible in gardens with limited space. You’ll find it on Amazon. Making a mock-up and getting all of your arrangement ideas down on paper is a great idea for this part of the planning process! I do not recommend the long box. 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With the purchase or construction of such a bed (whether wood, plastic, fabric, or even DIY from makeshift cinder blocks) and the addition of a bottom lining, you can keep your bed completely weed free – thus eliminating out a good chunk of the gardening work entirely. chives, onions and nasturtiums are just some of the plants that you can This will become your final, full-grown vegetable or herb! Eagerly awaiting the follow up article on companion planting mentioned here! are in multiples of 12 inches x 12 inches - the Plant these in a grid or square pattern within each square space (i.e. As a result, you never have to walk on your garden, which Sure, it involves the clever use of square foot measurements to get the most out of your growing space. you would be planting 130 plants. Once your beds have been created, there is no need for any They should be placed at equal distances from each other and from the border of the grid, with one hole close to each corner of the square space. But before you plant them, you should know a few of their arch nemeses. Even though it was conceived decades ago, the essence of its greatness still shows in space-saving, DIY food production techniques for the home that aren’t at all difficult to adopt. Something like Mel’s Mix, described in Mel Bartholomew’s book “All New Square Foot Gardening,” makes it possible to water less often, since it both holds moisture and drains well. - Part 2 Garden Layout: Square Foot, Vertical and Companion Gardening As I started thinking about having a garden, I knew up front that I wanted a Kitchen Garden . All of these steps seem pretty simple, right? Elements like water, sunlight, spacing, and fertilizer are discussed below. Space Tomato Plants Properly . In square foot gardens, the plants grows close together in intensively planted units. There are undoubtedly others continuing development with this method of gardening, but I’m pretty sure he’s no longer involved. use of space. That’s right: over time, you’ll save money on your food budget by growing your own food (while feeling good and healthy about it!). The phrase ‘square foot gardening’ was originally coined by author Mel Bartholomew in his 1981 All New Square Foot Gardening. This then maximizes each plant’s space and nutrient use while crowding out weeds as a living mulch, allowing you to grow more veggies in a small space, and even boosting plant health through companion planting (which we’ll get to later). Generally speaking, you should space tomatoes 2-3 feet apart. That’s for a 4-foot x 4-foot growing space. Simply form one hole in the center of the 1-by-1-foot square of your choice, and plant your seeds (or transplant your seedling), keeping in mind the seeding techniques and layout guidelines that you’ll find later in this article. plant to deter bugs and beasties in your garden. However, lovers of the seed-starting and transplanting tradition don’t have to change their ways to make this gardening method work. You now have the plant spacing formula for the rest of your garden! Like any other growing technique out there, success with square foot gardening layouts requires a bit of planning so you can get a great harvest. The book quickly caught fire as an exciting new way to grow more food in small spaces, not only for the average gardener but to also improve health, ergonomics, space use, and even food security among populations in need around the world. Would you elaborate on the underground watering system you used? All New Square Foot Gardening, 3rd Edition, Fully Updated: • MORE Projects • NEW Solutions • GROW Vegetables Anywhere: 9. by Mel Bartholomew and Square Foot Gardening Foundation | 22 Nov 2018. I like to think he’s looking down at us enjoying the continued love for his amazing gardening concept. Countryfarm Lifestyles and Homesteading. This is easily done in square foot Then select it. Adrian White is a certified herbalist, organic farmer, and health/food writer and expert. Some compete with one another for nutrients, or attract harmful pests that can be detrimental to certain plant neighbors. Border your growing space with alliums (i.e. A healthy square foot gardening cucumber plant has a yield of approximately 5 pounds, and can also be grown vertically with support from a trellis. The square foot method seems to work well like this for properly spacing your veggies and not wasting seed by having to thin. website. Unfortunately, some vegetables simply aren’t ideal for the square foot garden, namely perennials that require more space to grow. Sure, you might ring up startup costs in the $100 range (though the initial cost tends to be much lower if you’re a smart bargain-hunter or handyperson), but think about the ultimate impact on your food budget (and self-confidence that will be gained in growing your own food) over time! As noted, some of these veggies do not necessarily have to be planted 4 per square. needs planning in Or, since you can fit 4 strawberry or 4 basil plants in one square foot, combine 2 of each of the plants in each of the outermost squares to create a lovely edible border around the inside perimeter of the bed. Let’s get started. We also advocate that FOOT GARDEN: We have lots of This will allow their root size to grow larger without leading to bolting or disease. contribute to throughout this website. This involves making sure that you do not plant the same crop in the same … Developed in the 80’s by Mel Bartholomew, you can take an area of 4ft x 4ft and turn it into a grid of 16 square feet. Written by: Alex Darc I love garlic and use quite a bit of it in my cooking. :-). I started off using a 4×4 method and as the first couple years went by, I had so much luck with it, i wanted to be able to grow more. You can use the square foot gardening layout guide below to achieve a beautiful garden. We use the square foot gardening method at our church garden but we usually plant an entire bed of the same thing or split a bed in half. Square foot gardening Are your raised beds filled with soil? plants near your crops that will protect them. If some seedlings don’t do so well, just plant new seeds in their place. The system works by taking an area of land and dividing it up into square feet patches. Four Plants Per Square Foot determined by If you have some additional How to plant your own urban garden using the Quickcrop Square Foot Vegetable Gardening method. With any bed you build or buy, look into the details on where the best setup should take place without creating drainage problems, rot, or damage to the surface blow, depending on your product or design. What’s Not an Asparagus and Not a Fern? For example, I am a vegetarian. other than how you plant your plants. A healthy square foot gardening cucumber plant has a yield of approximately 5 pounds, and can also be grown vertically with support from a trellis. It’s simple: certain vegetables are planted in certain amounts (the number depending on the plant) within each square, at their ideal distances from one another. plants per square foot, this means that with a 4 foot x 4 foot frame I ended up with 2-4×4 beds and a 4×6 two tiered squash bed. Adrian originally wrote this guide in August of 2016. And once you’ve harvested everything you can eat, it’s shockingly simple to plant another succession and have delicious veggies again in no time. Not only will you have a flourishing, quaint food garden with minimal effort in comparison to what it takes to manage a full-sized one, you’ll also see significant savings in terms of your food budget. Look around our homesteading Next are the large plants — … Now for the really fun part! Who doesn’t want fresh, homegrown produce straight from their own yard (and the fruit of their own labors) and from their very own hands? Click here to upload more images (optional). Whereas, spinach and bush beans GARDENER'S PATH® IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ASK THE EXPERTS LLC. more than 2 square feet to reach your plants. A book that is so persistent as a horticultural classic must contain some kernel of truth, right? Set of 3 Handmade square foot templates made from N Olympic Peninsula cedar that was either reclaimed or sustainably harvested. For example, instead of planting a square with 4 lettuces, plant 2 lettuce plants and 2 marigolds, which not only attract pollinators but also add a pretty accent to the garden. Some of my favorite layouts include spicy mustard greens, kale, spinach, romaine lettuce, and arugula (I grow the arugula for my rabbits though – personally, I can’t stand the stuff). But for traditional gardeners and acolytes of other styles (like myself), we may need a bit more of a formal intro! away. Attaching 1/2-inch feeder tubing along the length of… Read more ». It’s definitely worth the work of setting up the square foot grid, and such a pleasure to fill it in with seeds and seedlings and then watch it grow! NOTHING is worse than doing everything right, only to have a garden that doesn’t yield anything. For the backyard gardener, or even the newbie to urban homesteading, this perennial method is your perfect food-growing option for more than just a few reasons: That’s right: with this clever gardening approach, you are essentially sourcing your own food from tiny spaces, saving yourself money and hardly having to put any work into it! We would love to hear your thoughts. In square-foot gardening, begin by visualizing what you want to harvest. I have an SIP (sub irrigation Planter) watering system by albopepper.com. You’ll be amazed by how much food you can cultivate in such a small space, and with so little work required once your seedlings have sprouted. Fill it with fertile potting soil (part peat moss, compost, and vermiculite, or another mix of your choice – preferably weed free). Often times when we talk about Companion Planting we discuss the plants that play nice together and should always be planted side-by-side in our gardens. Therefore it Once sprouted, choose the strongest-looking seedling from each set of 2-3 seeds that you have planted and remove the others to give it clearance. Now for the fun part – adding plants to your square foot garden. Entering your comment is easy to do. The exact placement of these companion plantings in your square foot garden is important. Ask me how I know – somehow, our sweet potato harvest this year didn’t go as planned. 45 £16.99 £16.99. Square Foot Gardening is A system of gardening which allows you to grow much more in a small space than would otherwise be possible. I tried gardening for many years but desisted do to weeds, …. When you follow correct square foot gardening principles, you will harvest plants from squares and have open space that might go unnoticed in less organized gardens. 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http://chipleybugle.com/2016/08/28/growing-from-seeds-workshop-held-at-ag-center/ | 2016-10-01T18:51:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-40/segments/1474738663202.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20160924173743-00091-ip-10-143-35-109.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.923122 | 699 | CC-MAIN-2016-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-40__0__24698216 | en | Shirley Barber, Master Gardener from St. Augustine, Florida, was the expert leading the first of a series of gardening workshops on Thursday evening at the Ag Center in Chipley. Shirley’s knowledge and experience, gained over a 30 year period of gardening, plus her enthusiasm for growing from seed, made the workshop a real plus for the attendees. Shirley and her group of St. Johns County Master Gardeners have donated over the years thousands of plants grown from seed to numerous public gardens, school projects, community assisted agriculture and the St. Johns County Ag Center gardens.
Shirley starts all seeds indoors, highly favors fluorescent lights, watches closely each stage of development, uses the knowledge she has developed over the years to maximize each stage of development. Here are some of her “how-to’s”.
Almost any container will do as long as it is at least 2 to 3 inches deep, with drainage holes. You can buy peat flats, and flats with individual growing cells. When you reuse containers, be sure to wash them with a soap/bleach solution to avoid mold or disease.
To give your seeds optimum growing conditions, start with a soilless growing mix. Shirley recommends a mix of l/3 each vermiculite, perlite and sphagnum moss. Since this has few nutrients, you need to feed seedlings a weak fertilizer solution as soon as they germinate and weekly until you transplant them into the garden. After the seedlings are up and growing, transfer them into small pots and add compost or garden soil to your soilless blend.
When starting seeds indoors, Shirley favors placing the seeds under a plain shop fluorescent light that is placed close to the tray. She has had great success with fluorescent lights and gave many tips on maximizing their use.
Germination requires consistent moisture, so feel the growing medium and keep it moist but not soggy. If your water is chlorinated, fill containers and let sit overnight for the chlorine to dissipate before you use it. Use room-temp water; no ice water.
Once the weather is right for you to think about transferring your plants into the garden, allow about a week for “hardening off”. This means gradually exposing your plants to the outside environment. Reduce the amount of water and fertilizer and place your plants on a porch or under the shade of a tree for an hour a day, increasing the time of exposure each day until you plant. If you’re fortunate, you’ll have an overcast or a drizzly day – perfect for getting your little treasures into the ground! If not, plant in the late afternoon and water well.
MORE WORKSHOPS IN THIS SERIES:
Glenda Wilson, President of Washington County Master Gardeners, has announced other workshops for the home gardener in this series. Cost is nominal and the benefits great. All workshops will be 5:30 to 8:30 at the Washington County Ag Center. Consider one or all of these learning opportunities:
September 1 – Fall and Winter Vegetables
September 8 – Ornamentals and Landscaping
September 15 – Fruits
September 22 – Growing and cooking with Herbs
Call the Ag Center at 638-6180 to register with Cynthia. If you want more information on any one of the workshops, call Glenda Wilson at 638-9138. | agronomy |
https://thehustlemanshow.ning.com/forum/topics/vital-caring-tips-for-bamboo-plants | 2020-11-30T02:03:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141204453.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20201130004748-20201130034748-00210.warc.gz | 0.963336 | 486 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__117285310 | en | Many beginners interested in horticulture in order to know the best way to plant a vegetable backyard storage. There are so many veggies decide upon from, such as corn, beets, radishes, parsnips, squash, onions, beans, peas, pumpkins, carrots and chards. These vegetables can be obtained and grown from cannabis cup winning seeds. Most commonly tomatoes, melons, cucumbers, peppers and herbs are bought as seedlings and then homegrown.
The vegetables grow in raised beds made with all the sides of discarded water beds located in place by 4x4 posts: it's cheap and strong. The picture shows the bed, a hopeful quail looking for vegetables to eat, as well as the soaker hose that minimizes water usage. That's an eggplant in the foreground, in late March. By July this had 4 ft . tall and 4 feet thick.
While the floor is all tilled for fall, regarding adding plant food? Fall is the best time for take this task. I recommend using Organic Fertilizer Philippines in the Denver outdoor. This addition will save time as most certainly. Just till it right into the garden dust. Now you are ready for the final step of fall preparation to organize the garden for new season.
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The most certain mistake people do is to eat processed foods believing this will help losing those pounds. You should concentrate on eating natural food. Fantastic part often even the fats in Organic Farming In The Philippines could be eaten. The principle problem with processed foods is which it is toxic for the liver like it cannot be broken out. You cannot forget that quality of dish is the most important thing towards losing extra pounds.
Compost tea for organic farming or gardening is readily made. You might not need a teapot or hot, boiling water, however, you will require the best compost you can find or make absolutely.
With the prior tips saved in mind, individuals must be ready to start growing your own organic food. It does take some research, extended labor outside, and also patience, within the you keep at it, it without a doubt possible having a successful organic garden. So, get out there and grow! | agronomy |
https://group.sucafina.com/index.php?cID=481 | 2023-12-06T08:53:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100583.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206063543-20231206093543-00200.warc.gz | 0.935294 | 180 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__165320595 | en | About Sucafina's 2020 Sustainability Report
Sucafina is proud to release its sustainability report, for the year 2020, “Shared Value for a Better Future,” in which we discuss the long-term initiatives we are launching to address the three core action pillars of our 2030 sustainability strategy:
Caring for People, Investing in Farmers, and Protecting our Planet.
“Our 2030 sustainability strategy provides a roadmap for the next decade, which will support us in achieving our vision to be the leading sustainable Farm to Roaster coffee company in the world.” - Justin Archer, Global Sustainability Manager at Sucafina
We would like to thank everyone who contributed to this report and our sustainability strategy, and we look forward to continuing to work with all stakeholders to play a leading role in reshaping our industry by creating sustainable value for all. | agronomy |
https://www.justfresh.eu/us/sustainability/ | 2021-05-09T09:31:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988966.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20210509092814-20210509122814-00099.warc.gz | 0.951848 | 276 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__222775566 | en | We just love everything about our fruits. And when we say everything, we really do mean everything! Because even the seeds and the peels (that some might consider as ‘waste’) are very valuable components. In fact they are so valuable that we biodigest them to generate green electricity for about 100 households (kids & pets included).
And there is still a lot more we can do with it! That’s why we continuously try to valorize our ‘waste’ in the best possible ways.
WE LOVE OUR FARMERS
Our farmers are our heroes. They cultivate the best fruit and vegetables that you find in your JUST products every day. Since our products deserve the highest quality (and of course you do too) we work with Global GAP certified farmers.
We strive for intensive friendships with our farmers by which we try to use as much local fruit and vegetables as possible. Because pineapples and melons like to hang around in the sun this is not always possible…
The best packaging for fruit is its own skin. Since all our products are made ‘ready-to-eat’, we have to take this ‘natural packaging’ off. As you already guessed, at JUST we care about nature. That’s why we use recycled plastic for our fruit cups. | agronomy |
https://dailypost.niagara.edu/sustainability-open-meeting-today-a-garlic-planting-tip/ | 2022-05-23T13:26:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662558030.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523132100-20220523162100-00623.warc.gz | 0.953774 | 624 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__133763052 | en | Sustainability Open Meeting Today + A Garlic Planting Tip
Everyone is welcome to attend the final sustainability meeting of the fall semester, on Dec. 4, at 2:30 p.m. in CASTL (St. Vincent’s Hall room 107).
The meeting’s agenda will include:
1) a review of NU’s greenhouse gas emissions self-assessment and PCC report;
2) a review of a proposed LEED silver policy;
3) review and possible approval of an NU sustainability calendar, which will be included on Ad Astra so university planning can take into account sustainability events and awareness;
4) review and consideration of a 2014 green logo contest to be sponsored by the sustainability committee.
The meetings are open to anyone who is interested in being involved in contributing ideas, working on special interest groups, or providing expertise related to sustainability at Niagara University. Questions and ideas can be directed to the co-chairs: Mark Gallo, [email protected]; or Stephanie Cole, [email protected].
With the mild conditions for the next few days why not consider planting some garlic? It is a bit late but you could most likely still sneak it into some spot in your yard. It is a natural for the garden (flower and vegetable). It is commonly thought of as a companion plant in that it can inhibit certain pests, like aphids, and act as a natural fungicide. Deer are also not fond of it so it may help to deter them as well.
How To Plant Garlic? It’s simple – Place a clove in the ground so the top of the clove is a couple of inches below the surface. It is best to use what is known as hard-neck garlic as it does much better in the north. This can be found in most stores and is still available at farmer’s markets and local growers. (Stay away from garlic grown in California.) Garlic plants don’t like to be in extremely wet areas. You will see them pop up early in the spring like tulips and daffodils, even before the snow leaves western New York.
What to Watch For? Under ideal conditions garlic leaves resemble young corn plants. In early summer you will notice a central stalk that begins to go skyward – that is the flower head. These are called scapes and should be cut off when young. They make for a delicious addition to many recipes or fry them up to eat by themselves.
When the lower leaves start to turn brown it is time to harvest the garlic. Take a shovel and dig up the head with surrounding soil, but don’t dig too close and cut the bulbs in half. Most people then “cure” their garlic by placing in a shaded area with air movement for a few days until the remaining dirt can be brushed off. You will be rewarded with a tasty harvest that can be used to eat or plant in the early fall. | agronomy |
https://asphn.org/farm-to-ece-grantees-programs/ | 2023-06-09T08:38:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224655446.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20230609064417-20230609094417-00432.warc.gz | 0.933318 | 2,394 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__259609086 | en | To increase the number of early care and education (ECE) settings with successful Farm to ECE initiatives.
To increase the number of early care and education (ECE) settings with successful Farm to ECE initiatives.
To support states and communities in the development and growth of sustainable, equitable, comprehensive Farm to ECE initiatives.
To provide guidance and leadership to participating states and communities through partner engagement, resources, trainings, networking, and custom technical assistance.
Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) programs are an innovative evidence-based approach that give young children increased exposure and access to local produce, opportunities to learn about nutrition and agriculture, and hands-on learning through gardening.
Learn more about these efforts and the many benefits they provide including:
ASPHN is overseeing the following three Farm to ECE grantee programs. From initiating Farm to ECE programs in REACH communities, to supporting and building capacity in states across the nation, these programs are having a positive impact in their areas.
ASPHN’s Capacity Building Grant (CABBAGE) is working with four Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) recipients to build community-level Farm to ECE initiatives.
ASPHN’s Farm to Early Care and Education Implementation Grant (FIG) is funding farm to ECE work with 10 states and the District of Columbia to strengthen their state-level Farm to ECE initiatives with a specific equity focus.
ASPHN completed a 3-year mini CoIIN or Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network with 5 states (CO, AZ, AL, MN and OH) to further their Farm to ECE activities.
With funding from CDC-DNPAO and in collaboration with National Farm to School Network (NFSN), ASPHN’s CABBAGE is offering a technical assistance (TA) and funding opportunity for Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) recipients to learn about and initiate local farm to ECE programs. The goal of this opportunity is to increase the quality of local ECE settings and increase access to healthy food and environments for young children.
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (EMU) is working with immigrant and refugee populations in Battle Creek, MI. EMU is working with ECEs to integrate Farm to ECE curricula into lesson plans, build ECE gardens, and increase local foods offered in the ECE. They helped ECEs connect to local foods by supporting CSA delivery boxes and build Farm to ECE gardens. EMU’s work in 2 ECEs has impacted 96 children and 18 educators.
NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN (NKFM) is working with Black and Latinx residents in 3 MI counties. NKFM is offering trainings, peer-to-peer learning, and collective problem solving to increase Farm to ECE knowledge, goal attainment, and local food purchasing. NKFM is also increasing ECE local food access by connecting them to local Black farmers and the 10 Cents a Meal reimbursement program. NKFM’s work in 4 ECEs has impacted 96 children and 15 educators.
PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTHY LINCOLN (PHL) is redressing health disparities in Black and Hispanic communities in Lincoln, NE. PHL is helping ECEs create Harvest of the Month tastings, indoor and outdoor gardens, farmer connections and Farm to ECE-related family engagement. Additionally, PHL is working on making local food purchasing and delivery easy for farmers and ECEs. Their work in 4 ECEs has impacted 275 children, 38 educators and 5 local farmers.
ASPHN’s FIG supports public health nutrition professionals by advancing Farm to ECE initiatives at the state level. The focus is to increase the capacity to facilitate long-term sustainable, comprehensive, and equitable Farm to ECE. Learn more about the states participating below.
CO’s Farm to ECE coalition serves populations historically impacted by inequitable access to healthy foods. CO’s coalition increased Farm to ECE awareness and access by creating a Farm to Child Website, Roadmap, Guide, 12 ECE pilots sites, trainings, and over 30 other resources, in multiple languages for food producers, educators, gardeners and stakeholders. Colorado has directly impacted 71 ECEs, over 1,400 children and 160 educators.
DC established a Farm to ECE coalition and valuable ECE educator subgroup. Working with the coalition and subgroup, DC created and translated resources, held trainings, and distributed local food, to make Farm to ECE accessible. Resources include Produce 101 Guide and Videos, Cook Camps, and “What’s in Your Bag” weekly posts with information on distributed local produce. DC’s successful food distribution delivered over 56,000 pounds of food to ECEs and families in 7mo.
IA Farm to School & Early Care Coalition piloted a Local Food Incentive program, “Local Food Makes Cents: For Iowa Kids and Farmers”, increasing CACFP reimbursements for 27 ECEs. Over $30,000 was purchased in local foods from 73 farmers, resulting in improved local food access for 500 families. The pilot’s success secured $1 million in state funding for Farm to ECE from 2022-2024, benefiting children across Iowa.
MI expanded and strengthened Farm to ECE statewide with free online trainings, a Michigan Farm to ECE Network Website, new resources, the Michigan Grow More Award, and a monthly newsletter. The team also created an equity plan, regional networking events to connect ECEs and farmers, and a local purchasing pilot in 31 ECEs in 17 counties. MI’s work has impacted over 1,200 children, 141 ECEs and 619 educators.
MN is raising Farm to ECE awareness, educating state policymakers on adding ECEs to MN’s local food reimbursement program, and increasing Farm to ECE programs. The team created greater training access, a Farm to ECE website, a newsletter, mini grant program, and networking Lunch n’ Learns. The team is also ensuring this work addresses issues of food access using GIS mapping to identify ECEs with the greatest healthy food access challenges.
MS established a statewide Farm to ECE committee, strategic plan, resources, webpage, mini grant program prioritizing Black-owned farms, and technical assistance program. MS fostered food producer and educator partnerships by hosting farmer and ECE networking events and opportunities. MS has impacted 1,280 children, 32 ECEs and 78 educators; and their data indicates that 93% of ECEs improved the quality of their childcare environments after participating in Farm to ECE.
NM expanded an interagency local food purchasing system and coalition, NM Grown coalition. The coalition supports local procurement policies and an incentivized procurement system for the state. The NM team supports this work with a Farm to ECE pilot program, trainings, networking opportunities, resources, Golden Chile recognition program, certified grower list, and, translated Spanish and Navajo resources. They have impacted over 1,300 children, 22 ECEs and 230 educators.
NC‘s Farm to Preschool Network disseminated and collated the data from a statewide Farm to ECE assessment, created Farm to ECE video success stories, integrated racial equity into state strategies, developed food safety and gardening guides, translated the Farm to Preschool Toolkit into Spanish, and developed a mini grant program with ECE educators as mentors. NC’s Farm to Preschool efforts have impacted 4,218 children, 93 ECEs and 558 educators.
OH‘s Farm to ECE coalition is participating in equity workshops, creating food safety materials and videos, and implementing a local procurement pilot in ECEs. OH’s coalition created a farm to ECE equity-centered roadmap. The roadmap includes piloting Farm to ECE in 15 ECEs, serving a majority children qualifying for free or reduced lunches. The pilot has reached 1,400 children, and connected ECEs to over 15 local food producers.
VT’s Farm to ECE coalition integrated into the VT Farm to School Network and is aligning Farm to ECE strategies with the state’s early childhood systems and QRIS program. VT is also promoting engagement and expansion, with a new Farm to ECE website, success stories, a resource library, and local purchasing toolkits for ECEs and farmers. Currently, VT is working on a policy-centered strategic plan for Farm to ECE.
WA formalized the State Farm to ECE Coalition, disseminated an assessment tool, created a Farm to Child position, and expanded the Farm to ECE website to include a resource library, trainings, success stories, and dedicated webpages for Spanish language and Tribal resources. They developed a free online Farm to ECE training that’s been taken over 2,300 times. These efforts have benefitted over 9,500 children and 3,200 ECEs.
The purpose of the 2019-2021 ASPHN Obesity Mini CoIIN was to support and enhance state level farm to ECE initiatives to increase access to healthy environments for young children by providing technical guidance and support for state teams.
All state teams focused on utilizing the CoIIN process to further their farm to ECE activities and had providers simultaneously include procurement and serving local food in the ECE setting, growing edible gardens, and embedding food and agricultural literacy into the content of the ECE program.
ALABAMA ran its newly developed Farm to ECE Learning Collaborative with ECE providers in more economically depressed areas of Alabama. They incorporated a mini grant opportunity into their collaborative and helped ECE providers work with Master Gardeners to develop outdoor gardens. See the Alabama Farm to ECE’s Coalition Strategic Plan.
ARIZONA integrated their comprehensive online Farm to ECE trainings on procurement, nutrition and agriculture education, and gardening into an early learning collaborative. The collaborative allowed ECE providers to participate in goal setting and complete farm to ECE assessments. Learn more about Arizona farm to school and ECE initiatives.
The Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN) is the administrative lead for this project and would like to thank the ASPHN Farm to ECE Advisory Committee. The advisory committee includes experts in farm to school/ECE programming, maternal and child health, program evaluation, CoIIN processes and public health programming support. These committee members have volunteered their time, creativity and passion to support the organization and implementation of ASPHN’s Farm to ECE grantee programs.
ASPHN’s Farm to ECE grantee programs are one of several programs supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States (U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of cooperative agreement number NU38OT000279 (total of $6,320,000). The Farm to ECE Grantee programs are 100% supported by this cooperative agreement which is funded by the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO)/ National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)/CDC/HHS. The contents of this learning session are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, DNPAO/NCCDPHP/CDC/HHS, or the U.S. government. | agronomy |
https://wfnt.com/work-begins-to-transform-chevy-in-the-hole-to-chevy-commons/ | 2019-05-24T15:27:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232257660.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20190524144504-20190524170504-00219.warc.gz | 0.952793 | 381 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__145460336 | en | Work Begins to Transform Chevy in the Hole to Chevy Commons
Work began on Tuesday to turn the compost at Chevy in the Hole in the next step of the site's cleanup and reuse. The City of Flint says they contracted Resource Recycling Services to bring in a windrowing machine to turn over the compost as a necessary step to removing it from the site. Plans for the site include layering a layer of topsoil down over the cement and growing trees over it. This work will contribute to the final green space and park which will be know as Chevy Commons.
The work that began on Tuesday turns the compost to bring the buried portions to the surface to produce aeration, which aids in the composting process. A byproduct of the process is a smell like topsoil or rotting leaves. Once sufficient turning and composting has occurred, a sifting machine will be brought on site to remove the large pieces of debris such as sticks and other objects. What is left will be topsoil, the first 11,000 cubic yards which can be reincorporated as a soil cap for the site.
The City of Flint had used the site as a repository for yard waste since 2009 but stopped in 2012. Now that the site will no longer be used for composting, excess material currently onsite can be reintegrated into the soil cap to begin the transformation into Chevy Commons. Department of Public Works Director Howard Croft says "the greening of this area was a key component to the recent Master Plan. Converting that compost into topsoil is an important step in the process of the Chevy Commons project."
Work at the site will take place throughout the summer to continually turn the compost and keep it at a uniform consistency. Once the sifting process is completed and the topsoil needed onsite has been used, the remainder will be used for further land rehabilitation. | agronomy |
https://riggwelter.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/you-reap-what-you-sow/ | 2018-06-20T02:07:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267863407.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20180620011502-20180620031502-00632.warc.gz | 0.974211 | 457 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__25512041 | en | I am so pleased with my garden at the moment, considering when we first moved in, it was completely overgrown, so much so that underneath the bindweed and brambles we found a picnic table and a canoe!
The table is long gone now as it disintegrated soon after we uncovered it, but the canoe still serves a purpose, sadly not the one it was built for but as a plant pot.
It’s taken four years, to get it how it is now, it still needs a proper lawn sowing, but at least now I can leave for more than a week and not have to fight through the bindweed again.
We’ve had a great crop of apples this year (I suppose that’s helped more by the next door neighbour having apples too)
we’ve also ventured into growing veg. The soil in the garden is too dry and nowhere near nutritious enough yet, so we bought a load of deep pots and some yummy compost, and planted…I’m afraid you’ve missed the radish, we’ve eaten those and silly me forgot to take photos!
We also tried the carrots the other day…
Which were lovely and sweet.
We also have onions and cherry tomatoes and I’m hoping for some potatoes too. We did have lettuce which were doing really well until a mob of slug pellet immune slugs ate 3 of the 4!
As for my knitting, I’m becoming a lot more confident with this lace business now, especially as I’ve had to rip it out once or twice, but I am now beginning to recognise the difference between K2tog and PSSO stitches, when I’m trying to work out where I am mid row.
There still remains the impatience, but I’m sure when it’s washed and blocked, I will reap the benefits of a beautiful lace scarf and feel I have the confidence and knowledge to do it all again.
Hasn’t the Tour de France been good this year? Cavendish with his 4 stage wins, the drugs and scandal, the crashes, fantastic, better than Coronation Street any day! | agronomy |
http://locavoremovie.com/?page_id=9 | 2018-01-22T04:06:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084890991.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20180122034327-20180122054327-00114.warc.gz | 0.891149 | 161 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__141764491 | en | • This is a DOWNLOADABLE VERSION of the book.
• Upon purchasing you will be able to begin the download immediately.
• No book will be sent to you.
• Format: .PDF File
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Between the covers of this ebook you will discover:
- The easiest gardening method ever, make for the busiest person
- how to grow twice as much food in half as much space
- how to have a ‘weed free’ garden
- safe, homemade remedies for killing insects
- how to make ‘never fail’ garden soil
- how to save $500 or more annually on your grocery bill
- the secrets to building a successful compost pile
- and many more gardening tips that make gardening a breeze! | agronomy |
https://conservationfolks.com/category/wildlife/ | 2019-11-16T00:18:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496668716.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20191115222436-20191116010436-00470.warc.gz | 0.944937 | 170 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__140288841 | en | Many people spend years dreaming about owning their own homestead. A homestead gives you space to spread out and live how you want to, without the pressures of neighborhood watchdogs and community rules.
Once you finally get that homestead, the possibilities are endless. What will you grow on your land? How will you use it? You may feel inclined to start raising animals, as many homesteaders do. It’s a big step towards living on sustainable land and minimizing your carbon footprint.
The problem is that not everyone grows up on a farm, so you may not know where to start. Instead of guessing which animals you should raise, read about these animals that are the best for homesteading beginners. You’ll start off with easy and rewarding farm animals that will help you build your sustainable homesteading skills. | agronomy |
https://www.pranavkd.com/2022/01/how-to-make-money-homesteading.html | 2022-05-23T08:46:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662556725.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220523071517-20220523101517-00307.warc.gz | 0.968716 | 855 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__89318244 | en | How to Make Money Homesteading
Learning how to make money homesteading doesn’t have to be difficult. You just need to find ways to earn money at home. There are several ways to generate income on a small farm. If you have a large yard or garden, you can sell your excess hay and straw. These items are needed by local people and can be sold online or locally. For example, if you have too much hay, you can sell it on Craigslist.
Many homesteaders create a blog and publish it for free. You can sell extra fruits and vegetables, or you can sell these to local restaurants. You can also make money by selling your own liquid gold, or selling honey. There are many other ways to earn money from homesteading. You can sell your extra produce to local businesses. One of the most popular ways is by selling products that you grow. You can sell fruit and vegetables at farmer’s markets.
Homesteaders often have no business, and they don’t sell anything. Even though homesteading is a challenging lifestyle, you can earn a lot of money through your homesteading activities. However, it takes time and careful planning. You don’t need to be rich or have a reputation to earn money. Be sure to save some of your earnings for rainy days. It takes a lot of time and effort, but it is worth it.
As a homesteader, you’ll have a wide range of options. For example, you can raise animals for food, or keep sheep for wool. You can also sell your own goods and offer to teach classes for people who are interested. You can advertise for your classes online and through blogs. If you’re good at metal work, you can offer your skills to others. And you can always sell baked goods, furniture, and more.
Some homesteaders even sell their eggs. It’s not a great way to make money, but it’s still a great way to earn extra income. It’s important to note that the first few days you’ll need to buy a bunch of feed, but you’ll soon earn enough for your needs. But in the meantime, you can also sell the eggs. These will help you pay for the feed, but you won’t get rich doing it.
If you have a large property, you can rent out some of your equipment to others. This is similar to AirBnB, but you don’t have to pay for the service. Similarly, you can rent out your worms to fishers in your area. You can also rent harvesting equipment to people who want to make their own food. It’s not hard to make money homesteading. But the rewards are well worth the effort.
Other ways to make money on a homestead are to sell your products. Some homesteaders will sell flowers and seeds, while others will sell DIY products and food. They can also make and sell other things, such as homemade bread. Some people may be able to sell their homemade bread for around $2 per loaf. This is an excellent way to make money on a homestead. Depending on your location, you can also sell fruit and vegetable preserves.
A homesteader can also sell fresh flowers. While fresh flowers and cut grass are attractive to many, they can also be used to make money. The same is true for alpacas and llamas. Although it may seem difficult to make money from small homesteading activities, they can add up over time to a substantial amount of income. This is an excellent way to make money on a homestead.
In addition to selling your own products, you can also sell stock images of your own animals. The market for meat and dairy is already saturated, but you can build a market base with these products. Another option to make money on a homestead is to sell your own eggs. This is one way to make money at home without spending too much time on raising your own. It’s a great way to supplement your income and have a second source of income. | agronomy |
https://www.green-door.ch/shop/en/co2-and-heaters/9243-co2-bag-6429830130000.html | 2023-10-02T22:06:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511021.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20231002200740-20231002230740-00286.warc.gz | 0.897124 | 847 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__98383209 | en | CO2Bag - CO2 Bag
The CO2Bag is very small and easily affordable bag producing carbon dioxide for your plants. It can multiply the growing speed of your plants and make fruits ripen faster improving taste
Why the CO2Bag?
The CO2Bag is very small and easily affordable bag producing carbon dioxide for your plants. It can multiply the growing speed of your plants and make fruits ripen faster improving taste, color and crops.
The CO2Bag is safe to use, easy to setup without any maintenance required. It is the smallest and by far the most effective solution available on the market.
What is carbon dioxide?
Being like the oxygen to us humans, carbon dioxide is one of the most important components of growing up plants. All plants need carbon dioxide to grow. If a plant cannot get enough carbon dioxide from the air, it will grow slower. The CO2Bag is a powerful and easy way to add more carbon dioxide to your green room without overspending.
When and where to use it?
Get a CO2Bag 2-3 weeks after planting your seeds. Make 6 holes in top of the bag and hang it above your plants. In large green rooms, hang the bag over the aisles. The CO2Bag only produces carbon dioxide in temperatures above 18 ºC (64 ºF). Store the closed bag in a dry and cool place under 18 ºC (64 ºF).
How long does it last?
When the CO2Bag comes into contact with oxygen, it will start producing carbon dioxide. However it can take a few days before production starts. Depending on the air circulation in the green room, one CO2Bag will produce enough carbon dioxide for an area of 5 m2 (50 ft2) for 1-3 months.
How to maximize the benefits?
With the extra carbon dioxide, your plants can withstand temperatures that are 3-5 ºC (5-9 ºF) higher than usual. This also causes your plants to need more water and nutrients. Remember to increase the amount of water, nutrients, and light in the room so that you can maximize the effects of the CO2Bag.
How do I store the bag before using?
In a cool and dry place below 18 ºC (64 ºF).
How does it work?
Make a few holes through the top of the bag. The powder inside starts to release carbon dioxide for your plants.
What does the bag contain?
Bag contains an invention which is based on ammonium bicarbonate (NH4HCO3).
Is it safe to use the CO2Bag?
Yes. However please follow the safety instructions coming with the bag.
How much does the bag weight?
One bag weights about 150 grams (5.3 ounces).
How should I install the bag?
In a dry place higher than plants but not directly above them.
What if fluids builds up at the bottom of the bag?
Take a pin and make a few holes at the bottom of the bag.
Why the bag has to be above plants?
Carbon dioxide is heavier than air so it slowly flows down.
What should I do with an empty bag?
Recycle as a plastic waste.
Is the bag suitable also for large green rooms?
Yes. You should increase the amount of bags based on the green room size. E.g. you should use 5 bags in an area of 50 m2 (1080 ft2).
Should I install the bag somewhere near a fan?
Yes. You should place a fan so that it spreads carbon dioxide evenly throughout the room.
On what temperatures the bag works?
Recommended temperature is +25 ºC (77 ºF).
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https://www.lanews.org/global-smart-agriculture-solutions-pegged-to-witness-an-impressive-growth-in-the-near-future/ | 2018-09-25T08:41:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267161350.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20180925083639-20180925104039-00057.warc.gz | 0.927583 | 763 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__97080479 | en | Agriculture is the most widespread economic sector, and plays an indispensable role in the nation’s overall economic development. Technological advancements in the field of agriculture is expected to increase competence in certain farming activities. Many novel methodologies have been proposed for smart farming, for example- smart sensing systems linked to smart irrigator systems via wireless communication technology. This has helped to increase focus on measuring physical parameters such as nutrient content, soil moisture content, and pH of soil, which play a crucial role in the activities of farming. Based on the essentiality of chemical and physical parameters of measured soil, quantity requirements of water, compost, and green manure are splashed on crops utilising a smart irrigator, mounted on movable overhead crane system.
Demand for Smart Agriculture Solutions to be driven by Wide Range of Low-Cost Sensors
Future Market Insights (FMI), in its report, has delivered a detailed analysis on the global smart agriculture solutions market. FMI estimates that the market would register an impressive 11.2% CAGR in the upcoming years, to reach revenues worth US$ 40 Bn by the end of 2026. Soaring demand for elimination of soil erosion resulting from intensive farming, widespread availability of low-cost sensors, and rising preferences on adopting M2M-based monitoring and tracking systems, are some factors expected to fuel the demand for smart agriculture solutions in the near future. Leading market players providing smart agriculture solutions are witnessing struggle while deploying their offerings, owing to the absence of internet and wireless connectivity in farmlands and rural areas.
Smart Agriculture Solutions Gaining Higher Traction in Farming Sectors with Soil Degradation Challenges
According to FMI, global population will surpass 10 billion after many years and catering to food demands of this population may pose as a critical challenge to the world. For preventing such global starvation, farmer and agro-industrialists are being compelled by governments across the world in boosting the yield of crops. This purpose is further being supported by excessive adoption of numerous smart agriculture solutions. Global smart agriculture solutions market is gaining higher prevalence among farming sectors, those which are riddled by soil and water degradation challenges. Owing to adoption of smart agriculture solutions, stability in crop productivity is being ensured across the globe coupled with a rise in popularity of sustainable practices for managing croplands.
Benefits of IoT to Agriculture
A networked farm is capable of offering several advantages such as useful data collection, offering high-precision crop control, and automated farming techniques. The concept of smart farming is advancing with a good pace in agricultural business. Out of many advantages offered by Internet of Things (IoT), its ability of innovating the landscape of present farming methods is ground-breaking. IoT sensors provide information on crop yields, pest infestation, soil nutrition, and rainfall. IoT offers precise data which can be utilized to better improve farming techniques.
Concept of Indoor Farming
Smart farming is on its way towards another innovation which includes indoor growing methods which are intensively controlled. Small indoor farming environments, monitoring/administrating specific growing environments, called personal food computers, are being used at MIT Media Lab in its OpenAG initiative. An open-source platform is utilised for collection and sharing of data. The collected data is capable of being downloaded on other personal food computers, for reproducing climate variables such as air temperature, carbon dioxide, root-zone temperature, electrical conductivity, potential hydrogen, dissolved oxygen, and humidity. This enables users with precision of control for documenting, sharing, or recreating specific environment to grow and remove elements of human error and poor weather conditions.
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https://www.imavf.org/gardening-in-light-of-maharishi-ayurveda-8-april-29-april-2023-live-online/ | 2023-09-24T04:20:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506559.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924023050-20230924053050-00893.warc.gz | 0.912107 | 514 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__251714681 | en | Type of Course
Gardening in Light of Maharishi AyurVeda
Theme of Course
Vedic agriculture is ‘agree-culture’ – it agrees with the culturing intelligence of Natural Law. How does the culturing intelligence function? We can understand it from modern science and from Vedic science. This course offers the same deep, scientific, knowledge and techniques of organic gardening as before, but now also in terms of the fundamentals of Ayurveda. The knowledge of plant care, called Vriksh-ayurveda, uses the Doshas in the same way for plants and the soil as for humans in Maharishi AyurVeda.
For example, the Doshas can be in a state of balance or imbalance in the soil and plants, and we can easily learn how to balance them with compost, herbs, and water. Our Agni (digestion) functions largely through our intestinal microbiome, which has its parallel in the soil microbiome for plants, and the same principles and ways of handling it apply for our digestion and the garden.
Your benefits from this course:
This Ayurvedic approach makes gardening simpler, more self-referral, easier, more intimate, and more fun. Gardening becomes like an extension of our self-care through Maharishi AyurVeda.
The course provides practical knowledge to start and maintain a garden, big or small, with least effort. It includes sections on favourite crops like tomatoes, cucumbers, and potatoes. Learn to garden in accord with natural law so your garden is maximally self-sufficient and productive, and the biggest work is also the biggest joy – the harvest.
This course is offered by the Maharishi College of Perfect Health International – Department of Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture in partnership with MERU.
Open to anyone with interest in Ayurveda and gardening
Maharishi College of Perfect Health International
Dr Peter Swan
8 April–29 April 2023 on Saturdays for 4 weeks.
Each session will be 2 or 2 ½ hrs long.
Standard course fee: € 290
Note: Country discounts are only granted on the basis of the standard fee.
Affiliates of IMAVF will receive a discount of 10% on the respective course fee. If you are not yet an Affiliate please apply here.
Please click here for application details. | agronomy |
https://www.westcumbriariverstrust.org/projects/crookhurst | 2023-12-11T12:30:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679511159.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211112008-20231211142008-00598.warc.gz | 0.930446 | 190 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__225709698 | en | The Crookhurst Beck catchment is a small lowland catchment which flows into Allonby Bathing Water and the Solway Firth to the north of Allonby village.
Historically, streams in the catchment and the bathing water have struggled with water quality issues and currently the catchment fails to achieve ‘good’ ecological status (Water Framework Directive, 2019).
Agricultural runoff can cause water pollution, so farmers and land managers have a crucial role to play in improving water quality in rural catchments. Since 2013, we’ve been working with farmers and landowners in the Crookhurst catchment through various complementary projects.
We use an advice led approach, supporting farmers and landowners and working alongside partner organisations and volunteers. We:
Our objectives are to:
Improving the storage of manure
Facilitated farmer group meetings
Fencing to prevent livestock accessing the watercourse, and soil sampling | agronomy |
https://en.tizku.com/congratulations-thank-you/ | 2023-12-10T01:01:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100989.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209233632-20231210023632-00209.warc.gz | 0.868615 | 239 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__223927510 | en | Congratulations on your partnership with the “Tizku Lemitzvot” Farm!
Notice –it is essential to know that some of the mitzvot taking place throughout the year on the farm depend on time or action, such as: in the year of the Shmita, seeding, harvesting, sowing, etc. and you, as a partner, will merit them on the day they take place on the farm.
And some mitzvot are not dependent on time nor action. Those are the ones that you get to merit from this moment, and in each moment, you are a partner to the farm. From the “Sefer Ah-Hinuch” (book of education):
- To inherit the land of Israel and not place it in the hand of gentiles.
- To not sell a piece of the land of Israel to a gentile.
- Do not sow hybrids.
- Do not sow crossbreed vineyards.
- Do not assemble hybrids.
- Do not trespass thy neighbor borders.
- To sanctify the God’s name.
- Neta Revai. | agronomy |
https://fuentenarro.com/en/historia/ | 2023-12-07T20:28:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100686.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207185656-20231207215656-00513.warc.gz | 0.969882 | 455 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__110678263 | en | The history of Bodegas Fuentenarro originated 90 years ago, when our ancestors started planting his first vineyards in the municipality of La Horra, Burgos, and today, welcome to the quality control of the Regulatory Council for the D.O. Ribera del Duero.
It was the beginning of a life dedicated to the care of their vineyards. In that years, the wine from this region was already the basis of family income. With hard work, dedication and wisdom they were planting new vineyards, seeking the best land and selecting the best varieties of grapes for each vine. Gradually they were transmitting of us the whole experience, love for the land and respect for nature, continuing to this day with this family tradition.
After many years, we are realizing the dream of our ancestors, producing wine that so many years have fought and worked in their own vineyards, always following his teachings to the development and respect for the land, all this effort already has a name, Fuentenarro vineyard, wine of our family of winemakers, that from the beginning opted for quality, with the daily care of their own vineyards and full respect for nature
In 2002, we opened the winery, where only our wines are made from grapes harvested in the vineyards of the family, achieving personal and with it’s own identity.
With this natural selection of grapes we can ensure consistency and quality in our wines year after year, as the wines are always prepared in the same vineyards, which provide a very personal and unique features, which for so many years we have taken care with love and we continue looking after day out.
Fuentenarro name comes from a prestigious area of vineyards in the town of La Horra, which has always picked the grapes of the highest quality in the area, the best features of its land, and the perfect microclimate around this area, make it a unique land and much appreciated in Ribera del Duero. Fuentenarro vineyard is a tribute to our grandparents, to trust all your work for years in these magnificent lands, and after the years have given rise to a wine Viña Fuentenarro is renowned for its quality worldwide. | agronomy |
http://dangergirllives.com/garden-report-2017 | 2020-01-20T04:16:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250597230.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20200120023523-20200120051523-00266.warc.gz | 0.978502 | 2,015 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__98940826 | en | Every year around February my fingers and the palms of my hands start to itch. They want to get digging into the dirt, they want to plant seeds and pull weeds. They want to water pretty flowers and pick giant, ripe organic vegetables. I want to get the garden going!
That’s right folks, I’m talking about garden season. Garden season is what summertime is all about for me. I literally love it like it’s a person.
I’m a freak, I know, that’s a totally well established fact.
Last year my garden was expanded to the largest it can be. Every year there is some kind of major improvement. Like anything in life, the only place to go is up, or forward if you prefer.
This year the garden had two significant improvements.
- The introduction of poop dirt (Thank you to my wonderful Honeybear, or Rooster as you may know him). And for those questioning my integrity, by Poop Dirt, I do not mean Tagro. Tagro is fine (in my opinion) for flowers, but I don’t feel good about putting human waste on my garden. Don’t even get me started on the fact that it’s treated….. Treated with a bunch a chemicals that I’m sure I don’t want on my food.
The Poop Dirt I speak of in my garden is a mix. It’s is 70% mushroom mix and 30% chicken poop compost. It turned out to be a wonderous mix for my veggies, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
It was super hard work spreading it out all over the place.
- This year I started all of my vegetables in the greenhouse. This helped me in two ways. First off, I knew which seeds were working/viable, and more important (to me), it enabled me to plant things in the correct spacing. I was able to avoid having to thin my plants after they get going. I hate pulling out baby plants.
It was a great year for the weather too, other than struggling with a broken, sticky sprinkler a few times, I cannot complain. The amazing sunshine that we have been blessed with was great for growing.
Just like last year, the rogue vegetables made an appearance. More than an appearance really.
Let’s start off easy, the broccoli. Last year I had some rogue broccoli too. Let’s face it, it’s my fault. When you plant and grow broccoli, you have to harvest it in a timely manner. When the heads appear and reach their full size (which you will never know until it is too late. I got my first store head this year, but also had lots of lunch bites too) you have got to cut them and eat them within a day or two.
If you don’t, they shoot up into beautiful yellow flowers, that attract lots of bees. Bees are great for the garden. Not so great for the harvesting human.
If you continue to allow the beautiful yellow flowers to remain, perhaps in order to draw the bees for pollination, those same flowers will “go to seed”. This gaurantees you (me) that you will have broccoli next year, wherever in your garden or even on your lawn that it decides to take up residence. Last year the rogue broccoli was kind of a pain. This year I looked at as a bonus.
See, there’s maturity right there…… Or at least a switch to positive thinking. Or, perhaps it’s because of my other rogues……
Those of you that know me, know that I grow pumpkins every year. Specifically giant pumpkins, meant for the Puyallup Fair.
Many moons ago (Read- April), I went to the Puyallup Spring Fair with my friend Laura. There I met and was mesmerized by one of the giant pumpkin growing winners from 2015. He even sold me some seeds and convinced me of wrongdoing in years passed. In previous years I had grown multiple plants, but all from the same seeds. He told me that in order to grow true giants I would need to have at least two different types of giant plants for cross pollination.
Being a big believer in pollination, I trusted his words and even purchased two different types of seeds from him. I had every hope that I would be going to the fair as an exhibitor this year, of course I have that hope every year.
So I brought those seeds home and lovingly planted them in jiffy pots in my greenhouse. I stalked them daily and made sure that they were kept moist, but not too moist, and kept any stray weeds from making a home with them.
Do you want to know what happened? They never, ever germinated. That man sold me dead seeds. SMH. Great.
But the pumpkin saga doesn’t end there. In fact, it didn’t even begin there.
Last year, at the very super end of growing season, think post Halloween, I had the brilliant idea to smash all of the extra pumpkins that had been painted as well as the ones that were carved. I smashed them all into the garden. They weren’t really strategically placed, but they did cover most of the area.
I got that idea from a sizable pumpkin patch in Puyallup. Every year I drive by after Halloween and see chopped up pumpkins in the fields, and every year I try to remember to smash my own pumpkins into the garden. If they do it, it must be good compost right?
Right after Halloween, I smashed them right into the soil. It took no effort for me to carry them back to the garden from whence they came, and throw them as hard as I could down into the dirt. In fact just typing that makes me wince, but at the time I must have been feeling pretty cold hearted. Maybe it was just the fact that they were starting to get soft.
When it came time to weed out the garden I found that there were several piles of pumpkin seeds rotting in the dirt. I did my best to scoop them out, but didn’t really worry about them. It’s my understanding that seeds will not germinate if they haven’t had a chance to dry out.
Those of you that live in Washington know that we had over 100 days of rain in a row. I guarantee you that between November of 2016 and March of 2017, nothing in my garden dried out.
But I picked those seeds out of the dirt anyway. As many as I could. The rest I assumed were no good anyway, or got squished and buried away by the rototiller.
By now you can guess what happened.
As my garden grew and took form, I noticed several plants out of order. They were different, not growing according to my big map I make every year. There were six of them in fact, growing in the most unlikely spots. One was growing in the corner of the garden against the wall, where the soil is rocky and nothing likes to live, not even the weeds.
One was coming up smack dab in the center of my pea patch.
There were six rogue pumpkin plants in all.
Just pull them out, you are all silently screaming at me!
I couldn’t bring myself to do it. What if some were giants? Especially since my giants didn’t germinate at all. What if I only pulled a couple out, the ones in the most inconvenient spots? (What if those were the giants?).
In the end I didn’t pull any out.
And in the end it turns out that they are all Jack-O-Lanterns.
And in the end, you can no longer walk in my garden because the pumpkins have taken over.
I do have 20+ good sized jack o lanterns just beginning to turn orange if anyone is interested before Halloween. 🙂
Apparently, back in the day, waaaaay back in the day, the American Indians used to plant their pole beans, squash and corn all strategically together, so that the veggies could aid each others growth, and fewer weeds would be able to grow.
Hmmmmmm, I thought to myself. That may be a great idea, but for starters I eliminated the idea of the squash. Three different veggies in the same area just screamed tangled mess to me. But pole beans and corn? That sounded doable.
Per direction, I planted the beans six inches off of the root of the baby corn start. And you know what? It totally worked, the pole beans climbed right up the corn stalks. I had beans for days hanging everywhere! The corn was a different story. It would have worked better, but this year I chose to grow a hybrid of white corn and Indian corn. It was a short season hybrid and thus did not grow a very tall or strong stalk. The beans literally bent the stalks and took over.
I will try that trick again next year though, albeit with regular corn.
All in all my garden did great this year. Most of veggies came out very large (peas, beans, zucchini, cucumbers) due primarily to the Poop Dirt (I think). I am still harvesting and have been happy to share quite a bit of it.
Also new this year was my introduction to making salsa! The tomatoes did great too!
In the interest of sharing, please enjoy some of my progress photos. I’ve tried to date them so that you can see how fast it all grows.
July Corn and Beans | agronomy |
https://ilovetoswimthebook.com/how-to-get-50-new-customers-for-your-lawn-care-business/ | 2021-05-18T19:50:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991514.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20210518191530-20210518221530-00441.warc.gz | 0.944845 | 607 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__213940479 | en | Mowing your yard to brief lengths like your nation club is not correct or beneficial. Those fairways are often bentgrass and also the right mowing height is beneath an inch. If they’re mowed down to spans below that you may exponentially make an environment which is more vulnerable to crabgrass, broadleaf weeds like ET Lawn Care LLC, along with a shallow root system which can not fight drought, insects, and disease quite well.
Watering your lawn regular isn’t smart and your origin system will despise you because of it. The origins of the bud want to dip deep into the floor to hunt for water and minerals. By watering regular you’re keeping these origins near the surface and generating a weak root system prone to pressures. The appropriate method to water for those who want to, would be to supply the pot with water when it requires it. Every yard differs, however I usually propose watering every 4-7 days for approximately 1-1.5 hours each place. You wish to water deeply and infrequently to prepare your roots to dip deep into the floor.
Now let’s get into the interesting things. How do switching to a natural lawn care program save money? That is exactly what everybody would like to understand nowadays with the market struggling. The most important reason it’s possible to save money via a natural program is since you’re in fact enhancing your soil structure instead of merely juicing up the lawn with unsustainable top expansion through artificial fertilizers. How can this happen? A yard is simply as great as its foundation, the dirt. So let us address the dilemma of how to create a top excellent soil initially and then I shall describe how this can help you save you money.
This is sometimes carried out by a regional expert lawn supplier yourself, or the regional county extension office. Obtaining your soil tested isn’t just smart, but also the ideal thing to do. The outcomes will offer you what the soil requirements, which means you’re able to save yourself money placing just the vital materials down. There are lots of organic fertilizers out there which supply a number of the very same nutrients as compound fertilizers. How they operate is marginally different, however, the consequence of feeding the bud plant the crucial nutrients is exactly the exact same. Chemical fertilizers nourish the bud plant mainly via the ends of the bud, whereas organic fertilizers nourish the bud plant in the soil up. Organic fertilizers nourish the soil existence, which then nourish the grass plant. Just how can using organic fertilizers save money? With organic fertilizers you’re in fact enhancing the soil structure together with the natural matter while at the same time feeding the bud. This combination of advantages is the reason organic fertilizers are superior to chemical fertilizers and the way in the future it finally will decrease your water bill by giving a considerably improved soil structure with roots that are deeper. It appears so straightforward since it’s. | agronomy |
https://thesoulfulgardener.com/ipm-testimonials/ | 2023-09-27T19:39:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510319.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20230927171156-20230927201156-00615.warc.gz | 0.936324 | 373 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__50038290 | en | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Testimonials
“Heather Zindash serves as the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) consultant for the Westchester apartment complex (a cooperative) in NW Washington, DC. The Westchester is a 500+ unit, 10-acre site built in the late 1920’s on Cathedral Avenue. One of Heather’s most important accomplishments is creating a better understanding of the value of IPM among the grounds committee, the board of directors, and management staff. Heather’s oversight and coordination of the work of several contractors who provide landscaping and tree maintenance services to the Westchester is a primary factor in our movement toward more sustainable practices for lawns, landscape plants, rain gardens, and our sunken garden (a managed area at the center of our campus where flowers and shrubs provide beauty and comfort). One excellent example of Heather’s guidance is the improved mosquito management at the Westchester. Regular observations of mosquito habits, reduction of standing water, and the application of targeted bacterial insecticides have led to far fewer mosquito complaints, even though our residents are using the campus more during the COVID pandemic, and while the rainfall this year is much above normal. As a member of the grounds committee, I am very satisfied with Heather’s contribution to our community.”
~ Neal Fitzpatrick
“I had the pleasure of having Heather scout over 300 acres at Architect of the Capitol in DC. Heather exceeded my expectations and provided much-needed education diagnosis and training for our staff. Her knowledge and passion for agriculture are truly unmatched. Overall, I was very pleased with the deliverables, professionalism, and attention to detail, Heather definitely improved the quality of our landscape and operators.”
~ Dr. Megan Wilkerson, Ph. D. | agronomy |
https://sacredcowchips.net/tag/organics/ | 2023-06-06T04:03:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224652207.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20230606013819-20230606043819-00282.warc.gz | 0.928071 | 552 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__146253084 | en | "Natural" Herbicides, Active Ingredient, Ag Daily, CO2, Crop Yields, EPA, Exposure, Glyphosate, Hazard, Herbicides, Methane, Michelle Miller, Nitrous Oxide, Organics, Risk, Roundup, Spectrum, Tillage
Proof continues to mount that the use of glyphosate herbicide in agriculture and landscape weed control poses no danger to humans, the claims of covetous plaintiffs’ attorneys notwithstanding. Glyphosate is the compound in Roundup and Spectrum weed killers. Ag Daily summarizes the EPA’s 10-year review of the empirical evidence in “EPA reaffirms no human health risk from glyphosate has been found“. The article notes that glyphosate has been studied extensively around the globe:
“The bodies supporting these safety findings include the European Food Safety Authority, European Chemicals Agency, German BfR, and Australian, Canadian, Korean, New Zealand and Japanese regulatory authorities, as well as the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues.“
I should make one qualification about the EPAs findings: they apply to registered uses, and not to improper application or exposure to more than the prescribed use of glyphosate. Evidence that excessive exposure is dangerous is not in doubt, yet such findings are routinely presented as if they apply generally. This article in The Scientist makes clear that there are number of pathways along which glyphosate might be harmful to humans and animals (like anything else, really), but the evidence of those effects is mixed, at best, and limited to unrealistic conditions. Glyphosate, the so-called active ingredient, is heavily diluted for application, so it is correctly used in minute quantities. It is always important to follow the manufacturer’s instructions for use, wear appropriate protective gear, and in the kitchen, rinse your produce thoroughly just to be safe.
It’s also important to note that in terms of toxicity, glyphosate is benign relative to the herbicides it replaced, a process that accelerated in the 1990s. Michelle Miller describes a basic relation that is critical to understanding the real dangers posed by any natural or manufactured substance: Risk = Hazard + Exposure. So-called “natural” herbicides used on organic farms are often applied heavily due to their relative inefficacy, so heavier exposure to those herbicides may well offset the presumed health advantages of organic foods.
Glyphosate has additional advantages: it minimizes tillage of fields, which reduces the energy-intensity of farming and avoids unnecessary microbial disturbance, thereby reducing emissions of methane, nitrous oxide, and CO2. It also improves farm yields, helping farms prosper and enhancing the world’s food supplies. | agronomy |
https://www.valbindola.it/en/organic-production/ | 2024-02-25T19:19:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474641.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20240225171204-20240225201204-00065.warc.gz | 0.953037 | 602 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__130108942 | en | Why organic production?
Organic farming is the certified production of food, obtained through agricultural processes that respect the environment and animals and create new opportunities for the rural community.
The land needs to be cultivated according to nature, we live in contact with the woods, with which we constantly exchange biodiversity: insects, birds, amphibians, mammals; various herbs that bring essences from the Apennines, in a symbiotic relationship between plants and animals. The quality of a product begins with the quality of the soil, air and water. Organic farming makes it possible to leave a healthy soil, capable of subtracting carbon
from the atmosphere.
In fact, healthy soil stores carbon by subtracting it from the atmosphere. The first 15 centimeters are called soil, they are a real gift of nature to our planet. If from these 15 centimeters you try with a spoon to take a soil sample you will find more organisms than stars in the sky; it is here that the soil makes death and life two sides of the same coin.
We believe that organic farming can help stop climate change before it’s too late. For us organic is not just a cultivation, but a lifestyle and a sharing.
The tillage is minimal thanks to special tools that reduce plowing, avoiding the oxidation of organic matter and the loss of fertility. We don’t hurt the ground. Valbindola cultivates without using pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, zero genetically modified organisms.
At the base of production, agricultural rotations between cereal, legume and cover crops are respected. In fact, in addition to primary crops, cover crops make it possible to increase the organic substance in the soil by sequestering carbon in the soil and reducing erosion. This effect in the Apennines allows to reduce the loss of fertility and above all avoids dangerous landslides in the ground.
Valbindola has always been the center of peasant life, each house hosted stories and traditions in common. An important memory of the 80s of the twentieth century when Amedo together with his daughter Maria Grazia went to visit the house in Lame where the family who followed the land lived, the memory of the constant dedication in the preparation of fresh egg pasta and wraps on hot texts inside the kitchen / living room. The house was, and is, structured on two floors, on the first floor the living room and bedrooms while on the ground floor the barn that housed the cows. Lame’s family says that when they were young, in addition to following the fields in the afternoon, every morning at 5 he woke up to go to school waiting for the school bus that passed over Lame, where the road was paved. Along the 15-minute walk he was always accompanied by his favorite cow, once he got on the bus he went back to graze in the plain below Lame together with the other dairy cows.
Valbindola is An organic farm. Our flour speaks about us. | agronomy |
https://www.sevenhillswinery.com/our-story/walla-walla-valley/ | 2024-04-23T08:22:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818468.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423064231-20240423094231-00529.warc.gz | 0.954251 | 290 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__155338828 | en | Walla Walla Valley, located in southeastern Washington along the Oregon border, was officially designated as a winegrowing region in 1984. The appellation and city name come from the Native American word meaning “many waters,” referring to the Walla Walla River. The area has a long farming history and is an agricultural hub as an apple, onion and wheat producer. Walla Walla Valley also has the largest concentration of wineries in the state.
The land of this special region was formed through thousands of years of ancient volcanic activity followed by glacial slack water deposits from the Missoula Floods, creating deep loess soils with a basalt foundation. The soils found here are nutrient-poor and free-draining, which naturally limits vine vigor so that plant energy is focused on fruit development. This highly beneficial soil composition also allows the grapes to be planted on their own roots, thereby producing more authentic varietal traits.
Not only is Walla Walla Valley blessed with a variety of soil types and terroir, it has one of the most climatically diverse and ideal grape growing climates in the world. The appellation lies in a desert-like environment where low rainfall allows control of the amount of water the vines receive, in order to guide ripeness and flavor development. A growing season of abundant sunshine, warm days and cool nights results in grapes that achieve perfect ripeness, complexity, and balance. | agronomy |
https://www.dutchblue.world/projects/sportspitch-de-diemen | 2023-12-11T16:13:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679515260.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211143258-20231211173258-00697.warc.gz | 0.964257 | 151 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__231463864 | en | Sportspitch de Diemen
Part of this redesign was the construction of a water field. It was decided to use the Permavoid system under the water field in which, together with the BlueLay, which also has a cooling effect on the artificial grass through evaporation, 650.000 liters of water can be stored. This water buffer is directly connected to the irrigation system. Cooling with (rain)water that is stored in the Permavoid units during every rain shower. There is no longer any puddle formation on the field, because the field drains directly and the rainwater is stored under the entire playing field. In this way, irrigation with the conventional method is prevented, resulting in savings on (drinking) water. | agronomy |
http://marke14.blogspot.com/2012/05/micro-allotment-first-harvest.html | 2020-08-12T06:29:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738878.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20200812053726-20200812083726-00101.warc.gz | 0.961892 | 467 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__196322199 | en | In the 5 years or so since we've lived on the barge, we've grown flowering plants and some vegetables/herbs in pots. This year we decided to step it up a little by creating a micro-allotment on the main cabin roof.
I started by building a couple of beds out of some plywood left over from refitting the interior of the boat. These are both 4' x 2' x 1' to get the most out of the 8' x 4' ply sheets.
They're filled with compost from the Local Authority Recycling Centre nearby, over a layer of worm compost from our wormery which sits on the front deck near the anchor winch.
To the right of this picture is the sedum that we had left over from the green roof.
Jarvis the cat has been very helpful - he hasn't dug up the seedlings, and hasn't used the beds as a giant litter tray.
We quickly filled these plywood beds with onion sets and short rows of seeds : carrots, radishes, spring onions, beetroot (yuk), and rocket.
So we combined with a group of our neighbours and bought some fabric 'grow-beds' from Marshalls. There are now around 15 of these beds dotted around the marina, and we joined the Mayor's Capital Growth scheme as 'Poplar Dock Micro-Allotments'.
This bed contains strawberries, mange-tout peas, lettuce varieties and a few cauliflowers grown from seed. The idea is to catch-crop and make the best use of the limited space.
Despite the wet, cold and quite gloomy weather, the seeds in trays are growing faster than we can plant them out. We're giving away seedlings to anyone passing (whether they want them or not!!) - luckily, we're not the only boaters here who are desperate to garden, and to show that it's possible to grow food with NO land whatsoever.
I'll be blogging more about the micro-allotment as the Summer progresses. Also, Herself has seeded one of the fabric beds purely with bee-friendly wildflowers, and this will probably warrant an entry of its own. (If only we could keep a beehive too...) | agronomy |
http://sfenvironment.org/article/additional-resources/compost | 2016-04-29T21:40:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-18/segments/1461860111455.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20160428161511-00086-ip-10-239-7-51.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.89785 | 361 | CC-MAIN-2016-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-18__0__87979513 | en | You are hereHome ›
Where can I find free or low-cost compost in San Francisco?
Locally-produced compost, made from materials diverted from the waste stream, can be obtained for free or at a small cost in San Francisco:
Urban Agriculture Resource Centers - Urban Agriculture Resource Centers are a free monthly service of the SF Rec and Park Urban Agriculture Program.
- Free compost, soil and mulch are always available for pick up.
- To best address as many gardeners citywide as possible, the location of the Resource Center changes every month.
Recology hosts Compost Giveaway days in partnership with SF Environment and other city agencies.
- Complimentary compost and soil amendments are offered for pickup at garden or farm sites throughout the city.
- Participants can pick up several gallons of materials for free.
Bayview Greenwaste generously donates compost to the community.
- Compost is available for free if picked up, or can be delivered for a small fee.
- Pick up free compost Monday - Friday 7am-3:30pm and Saturday 7am-12 noon. For more information or to schedule a delivery. Email Bayview Greenwast directly to arrange pickup or delivery.
I want to start composting in my backyard! How do I start? (PDF pamphlet)
Free Urban Composting Classes - Garden for the Environment offers free Urban Composting classes on backyard and worm composting.
Photo: Phil Shaw
San Francisco is habitat for 800,000 people – meeting needs for space to work, play, and learn; for food, water, and air; for community with local flora and fauna. SF Environment provides support for urban agriculture and forestry and green buildings, helping residents and businesses harness environmental opportunities. | agronomy |
http://ticahealth.org/interactive-guide/nutrition-recipes/moringa-peas-seeds/ | 2019-05-25T19:04:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232258439.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20190525184948-20190525210948-00063.warc.gz | 0.911917 | 122 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__34922337 | en | Harvest the immature seeds while they are still white. To do this,
twist off the pod, then slit it open with your thumb-nail. Scrape the inside with a spoon to remove the seeds with the winged shells intact and as much
of the soft white flesh as possible. Place seeds and flesh in a strainer
and wash well to remove the sticky, bitter film.
At this point the seeds can be prepared in the same
way as green peas, mixed with rice like beans, or roasted or fried
in oil to give a taste like sweet groundnuts. | agronomy |
http://wines.com/wineboard/printthread.php?tid=12765 | 2017-04-29T13:36:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917123491.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031203-00271-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.966431 | 933 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__277269952 | en | maintaing vineyards at night
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- slnicholls - 02-17-1999 10:51 PM
I would like to know if the quality of vineyard grapes would be enhanced if all treating, trimming and maintaing operations performed on vines were carried out at night. I ask this because it has always been my understanding that that treating any form of flora in the heat of day is detrimental to that plant's well being.
- Jason - 02-18-1999 09:17 AM
I have not heard about maintaining, but certainly harvesting. RH Phillips winery in Dunnigan Hills has several night harvest wines that are labeled as such.They can be reached at rhphillips.com if interested.
- Thomas - 02-18-1999 10:05 AM
An interesting question, and one that could use scientific studying, if it hasn't already been done. It is true enough with other plants. For instance, watering certain plants at mid day could actually harm leaves when the sun beats down on the water, almost boiling it on the leaves.
With regard to such matters as spraying for pests and fungi, daytime work is likely preferable so that the spray material would not only dry quickly but would set better by not encountering nightime or morning dew.
It would also be extremely difficult to perfomr certain functions at night, like tying canes, but then, this is not an intrusive function that relies on anything flowing inside the plant.
- Jerry D Mead - 02-18-1999 02:27 PM
Night harvesting has been going on for a very long time...I believe it was first done in Monterey County by Richard Smith (now owner of Paraiso Springs) on contract for Mirassou.
- Dick Peterson - 02-18-1999 04:52 PM
Almost nothing in the way of farming vines could be done better at night than in daylight. It simply isn't true that many vineyard practices are easier on the vines when done at night. Irrigation and getting leaves or fruit wet isn't a factor because virtually nobody uses sprinkler irrigation any more. Drip takes much less water and it irrigates only the vines without helping the weeds between rows.
Harvesting at night is an exception only because the fruit temperature is cooler at night. Night harvesting allows the grower to haul the grapes much farther without lowering the grape (wine) quality. When the fruit arrives at the winery, it's already cold and the winery saves refrigeration expense. Most important, the fruit doesn't start "wild fermentations" during the haul to the winery and things like flavor and color aren't downgraded by field heat and wild yeast and bacteria growing on the grapes and juice on the way to the winery.
Monterey county growers were the first to use night harvesting on any grand scale. It was because Monterey was almost 100% planted FOR machine harvesting when the vines were first planted there in the early 1970s. Areas where grapes had been grown for years (Napa, Sonoma, Central Valley, etc) were planted long before mechanical harvesting became practical and, so, vine and row spacing was often incompatible with mechanical harvesting. This was corrected only when the vineyards were re-planted in the normal course of events. Around 1976 or 77, I wrote a piece on the virtues of mechanical harvesting of wine grapes when I was making wine in Monterey County and pointed most of these things out. It was called, "Tell me what time you picked and I'll tell you whether your wine is any good."
The fact is, night harvesting was started in Monterey not to improve wine quality but in an effort to get more use out of those &%$#! expensive harvesters. Working longer hours, well into the night solved that problem. It was only after we winemakers discovered the obvious fruit temperature and wine quality advantages that we pushed growers for night harvesting all the time. Today, nearly all maching harvesting starts only an hour or two before midnight and runs until about noon, or until the day gets hot. Then, machine maintenance is done in the afternoon and harvesting starts again at night. Hope this info is helpful. Dick Peterson | agronomy |
https://www.antoinedevictor.com/Project-Production/home-&-product/h&p-3/h&p-3.html | 2023-02-07T08:15:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500392.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20230207071302-20230207101302-00814.warc.gz | 0.920468 | 309 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__152373346 | en | This end-of-study project was carried out in collaboration with the association Les Détritivores.
A unique association in Bordeaux (France) that collects bio-waste directly from those who produce them, collective restaurants or large restaurateurs producing about 10 tons of waste per year.Subsequently, these bio-wastes are brought to composting.
The Détritivores want to integrate the principle of vermi-composting ( compost by worms) in individuals, and thus reduce the environmental impact of each, via the direct recycling of our bio-waste.
We have developed an indoor vermicomposter allowing to compost the totality of the organics wastes produced by a person.
Moreover, it offers the possibility, thanks to its outer container fed with compost, to grow greasy plants (ease of cultivation in apartment) that have the capacity to purify the air of the interiors (English Ivy, Lily of Peace, Dragon tree ...)
The hexagonal form of this composter gives it the ability to modulate itself according to the number of persons making up the family.
As a result, it can also allow users to create plant compositions in them, partitions or plant islets.
Our project is part of a social and ecological approach, both in its life cycle and in its daily use.
Client: Les Détritivores Date: May 2017
Service: Product design, Social Design, Eco-Conception, Engineering, Innovative solutions | agronomy |
http://cpsbb.eu/departments/department-msp/staykov/ | 2020-10-23T23:51:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107881551.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023234043-20201024024043-00018.warc.gz | 0.655622 | 574 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__3468146 | en | - Written by Dimitar Kirkovski
Dr Nikola Staykov
Position: Postdoctoral researcher
Department: Molecular Stress Physiology, CPSBB
His early work focused on: Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxins and their application as a plant defense mechanism against specific insect pests.
The main area of recent Nikola Staykov’s research interests is identifying the mode of action of a biostimulant, isolated from the brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum.
Nikola Staykov is also interested in studying the following topics:
- The atr mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana, resistant to oxidative stress, their corresponding genes and mechanisms, as well as possibilities for practical application.
- Deciphering the underlying model(s) of tolerance to multiple stressors of the Balkan “resurrection” endemite Haberlea rhodopensis.
Neerakkal S., Mehterov N., Gupta S., Qureshi M.K., Fischer A., Proost S., Omidbakhshfard M.A., Obata T., Benina M., Staykov N., Balazadeh S., Walther D., Fernie A.R., Mueller-Roeber B., Hille J., Gechev T.S. (2019). A novel seed plants gene regulates oxidative stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. pp 1–14. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-019-03202-5.
Durgud M., Gupta S., Ivanov I., Omidbakhshfard A., Benina M., Alseekh A., Staykov N., Hauen-stein M., Dijkwel P.P., Hortensteiner S., Toneva V., Brotman Y., Fernie A.R., Mueller-Roeber B., Gechev T. (2018). Molecular mechanisms preventing senescence in response to prolonged darkness in a desiccation–tolerant plant. Plant Physiology. 177(3):1319–1338. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.18.00055.
de Maagd R.A., Bakker P., Staykov N., Dukiandjiev S., Stiekema W., Bosch D. (1999) Identification of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin Cry1C domain III amino acid residues involved in insect specificity. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Vol. 65 p 4369-4374. http://www.ask-force.org/web/Bt/de-Maagd-Identification-Bt-1999.pdf | agronomy |
http://www.nothingbutthegrape.com/why%20organic.html | 2018-10-20T13:32:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583512750.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20181020121719-20181020143219-00223.warc.gz | 0.967639 | 339 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__211061804 | en | We are a small independent wine importer specialising in fine organic wines. We put an emphasis on 'fine' wine... just because a wine is an organic wine, it does not make it a good wine. However, we do believe that all good wine comes from good grapes and we believe that organic methods of farming can produce the ripest and healthiest grapes, which in turn can produce wines of the highest quality.
All our wines are from vineyards whose ethos and philosophy we admire; where they respect and nurture their soil, their vines and their grapes, in order to reflect the best of their terroir and produce the finest wines possible.
At the moment, there is no official charter for organic wines - they are actually "wines produced from grapes that have been grown organically". In essence, this means that what happens out in the vineyard is controlled and monitored - no synthetic chemicals, fertilizers or pesticides are allowed, and weed killers are replaced by old fashioned mechanical (or human) means of weeding. This is obviously more labour-intensive than conventional farming methods but the rewards are clear for all to see, in the shape of healthier vines, soils teeming with insects and other living organisms, and a decreasing need for any spraying treatments at all as the vines' natural defenses take over from mankind's. If you are driving past vines and see a flat billiard table soil, it is likely to be conventionally farmed; if, on the other hand, the earth has been turned and there are grasses and wildflowers growing between the vines, it is likely to be organic - and the vines will invariably reflect the health of the soil. | agronomy |
https://csegrecorder.com/articles/view/weed-awareness-and-the-seismic-industry | 2024-02-22T04:42:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473690.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222030017-20240222060017-00346.warc.gz | 0.945379 | 1,684 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__58554075 | en | The Seismic Industry prides itself on having a relatively small environmental footprint and an attitude of continuous improvement. Setting up our project areas to renew themselves through natural processes is always the desire d outcome. When we look at the two biggest human initiated threats to biodiversity, we come up with habitat destruction as No. 1 and spreading non-native species as No. 2. Both of them are concerns here in the West, and highlighting our industries need for awareness is what will be highlighted here.
Weed issues are nothing new in Alberta, but what has been happening to the landscape in the past few years has been nothing short of a “perfect storm” for serious invasions to proliferate. Developments often require the disturbance of a lot of ground and the shuffling of equipment, giving weed seeds an easy hitch-hike ride and garden like conditions to thrive. Transportation corridors and industrial facilities are increasing becoming veritable weed farms, creating the equivalent of long-term environmental liability zones. To solve this problem, all Albertans will have to play a part, starting with simple awareness and a commitment to do what is practical.
Prevention of seed transport is undoubtedly the single most cost effective step our industry can regularly do. Cleaning off-road equipment of mud, dirt, and plant parts with high pressure sprayers should be done before and after every visit to the field. Recognizing weed patches in the field is also important so that they can be avoided to prevent spreading locally. Ideally, land managers could also be alerted when infestations are found.
Using “Weed Free” Seed on disturbed sites is critical. Certified seed does not mean weed free. To ensure a seed mix does not contain undesirable weed seeds, request a Certificate of Seed Analysis before purchasing. The Canada Seeds Act allows 5 scentless chamomile (noxious weed) seeds per 25- gram sample in Canada Certified No.1 seed. Therefore, seed designated as Canada Certified No.1, seeded at 10 lb/acre could result in 900 scentless chamomile seeds per acre. In 1978, 14 miles of seismic line were seeded with a mix containing scentless chamomile as an impurity. Nearly 25 years later, weed control efforts still continue on the seismic line! Portions of the line seeded with a weed-free seed mix had no further costs.
Consider which of these extra weed prevention strategies need to be stressed in your field policies:
- Limit Soil Disturbances wherever possible
- Immediate Re-vegetation of Disturbed Areas
- Use Clean Soil and Fill
- Conduct Pre-activity Weed Surveys
- Train staff to identify weeds and perform basic eradication like mowing or pulling
- Conduct Regular Inspections and Timely Control Tactics
- Maintain Staging and Operation Areas
- Incorporate Weed Management in all Operational Plans
Here are some of the most problematic weeds that have done huge damage to other jurisdictions in the Western Half of this continent. Most are rapidly spreading in Alberta and need proactive management if they are to be kept from becoming well established here.
Spotted Knapweed has become well known because of its almost wholesale degradation of large tracts of rangeland in the northwestern US and parts of southern BC. Montana alone now has 5 million acres of Knapweed that cost tens of millions to control. Contaminated hay or plant skeletons caught in vehicle undercarriages often contribute to spreading. Spotted knapweed roots exude a chemical that inhibits the root growth of other plants. At least 13 other knapweed species are spreading throughout NW USA.
Blueweed grows in dry roadsides, disturbed habitats, rocky pastures, and rangelands at low- to mid-elevations. Abundant only in the Crowsnest Pass, its spread is a major concern throughout Southern Alberta where isolated patches are increasing rapidly.
Nodding Thistle was introduced into the eastern North America in the early 1800s and has a long history there as one of the most prickly and persistent invasive species. It has been declared a restricted weed in many Canadian provinces.
Bull Thistles invade disturbed areas throughout the Canada. The spiny leaves and stalk are up to 7 ft. tall. Bull thistle can invade almost any type of area, such as forest clearcuts, riparian areas and pastures, even beaver dams. Plants often form dense thickets, displacing other vegetation. The spiny nature of the plant renders it unpalatable to wildlife and livestock and reduces the forage potential of pastures.
Leafy Spurge is a longlived perennial that has taken over millions of acres on the prairies. It reproduces primarily by re-sprouting from its extensive, persistent, creeping root system, but also by seed. Leafy spurge roots can extend 4.5 m laterally and about 9 m deep. Leafy spurge forms dense stands over times and a large plant can produce up to 130,000 seeds. All parts of the plant contain a milky-coloured latex that can poison livestock and cause skin irritation on humans.
Burdock produces a 2m high stalk covered in massive burrs which readily entangle in the manes of horses or any creature passing by. Its prickly seed heads are designed for dispersal upon contact with its numerous barbed hooks, as anyone who has met this plant can atest. Burdock was the inspiration for the invention of Velcro by George de Mestral in the early 1940’s
Wild Caraway – This is the same caraway available in the grocery stores. Not native to North America, caraway has been a spice crop in western Canada for many years. However this plant has escaped cultivation and proven to be extremely invasive & persistent – completing displacing native forbs & grasses. It is not grazed by wildlife or livestock.
Yellow Clematis – This spreading vine plant is a cultivar from Europe with yellow, pendant flowers. Seeds have silky, long tufts that are easily carried on wind and water. Many nurseries warn that it is an aggressive plant once established. Both urban & natural area infestations are becoming more common around Calgary and westward out to the mountain Parks.
Oxeye Daisy – Introduced from Europe in the early 1800’s as a garden ornamental, Oxeye daisy has become a serious invader of pastures and natural areas throughout North America. It is a perennial herb that reproduces both by seed and shallow roots. Single plants quickly become patches that continually increase in size.
Scentless Chamomile and the very similarly flowered oxeye daisy are conspicuous for the fact that they are the two most common white flowered daisy-like weeds. One plant can produce one million seeds.
Hound’s Tongue – The heavily barbed seeds of Hound’s tongue cling readily to animal fur and any clothing. When the seeds eventually fall off, it can be a great distance from the parent plant. This very effective seed dispersal mechanism is one of the 2 worst features of this plant (the other being livestock poisoning) – wherever the seed carrier goes, so does the weed.
Dalmatian Toadflax contains compounds toxic to livestock, but since the plant is generally unpalatable reports of poisoning are rare. In western Alberta, the plant is usually found along valley bottoms that are sheltered and/or have southern exposures. It is well adapted to dry, coarse textured soils. A mature plant can produce up to 500,000 seeds annually, that may remain viable up to 10 years.
Yellow Starthistle – Rated by NW USA farmers as their No. 1 weed concern, it can puncture tires and take over entire pastures. Currently rare in Alberta and hopefully will stay that way.
Cutting Costs through Weed Prevention pamphlet – sponsored by Industry and Gov.; The Alberta Invasive Plants Council website
Andrew Stiles, Federation of Alberta Naturalists Representative to the Prairie Conservation Forum; 8840 33rd Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta, T3B 1M5. Ph. (403) 288-0733; [email protected] | agronomy |
http://www.bespacific.com/developing-a-new-global-approach-to-ending-hunger/ | 2014-04-24T13:54:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1398223206147.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20140423032006-00327-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.949524 | 241 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__186593201 | en | “The effects of chronic hunger cannot be overstated. Hunger is not only a physical condition, it is a drain on economic development, a threat to global security, a barrier to health and education, and a trap for the millions of people worldwide who work from sunup to sundown every single day but can barely produce enough food to sustain their lives and the lives of their families. Most of all, hunger belies our planets bounty. It challenges our common humanity and resolve. We do have the resources to give every person in the world the tools they need to feed themselves and their children…So we will support the creation of effective, sustainable farming systems in regions around the world where current methods are not working. We will do this by helping countries carry out strategies designed to meet their specific needs; for example, through the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Plan, which establishes a collaborative and inclusive process led by African countries themselves.”
Sabrina is also the solo Editor, Publisher and Founder of LLRX.com® – Legal, technology and knowledge discovery resources on the “moving edge” for Librarians, Lawyers, Researchers, Academic and Public Interest Communities – launched in 1996. | agronomy |
https://www.amcgardens.co.uk/fresh-produce/ | 2023-12-11T22:02:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679518883.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211210408-20231212000408-00589.warc.gz | 0.96418 | 219 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__239171633 | en | We have a year-round supply of organically grown vegetables, fruit and herbs for sale.
Produce is especially abundant during the Spring, Summer and Autumn months when we have a large variety such as strawberries, raspberries, apricots, plums, apples, tomatoes, cucumbers, chillies, courgettes, spinach, kale, salad leaves, pumpkins and much more.
Over the Winter we have less but there is often still kale and spinach as well as our jams, chutneys and dried herbs.
Produce is picked for you while you wait so what you’re buying is always totally fresh.
We also do veg boxes, which you can pre-order and arrange a time for you to collect; they are available as £5, £10 or £15 boxes, with a mixture of seasonal organic produce freshly picked.
We also have a shop area where you can buy plants – both garden plants and house plants and bunches of freshly picked flowers.
Here’s some of the produce we may have available: | agronomy |
https://www.rakinoisland.org/nursery | 2022-08-08T21:37:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00789.warc.gz | 0.815625 | 81 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__86569934 | en | The plants priced below are currently available from the Rakino Island Native Plant Nursery. Delivery on Rakino Island is free.
Scroll down to view the plants available for the 2020 planting season.
To order plants please contact Kevin Hester or Stacey Thomas:
Please click on the photograph
for more information.
Thanks to New Zealand Plant Conservation Network for some of the text on this page. | agronomy |
https://thebarbecuelab.com/tomatillo-salsa-verde-recipe/ | 2023-09-30T12:31:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510676.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20230930113949-20230930143949-00088.warc.gz | 0.916817 | 1,908 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__279424969 | en | Tomatillo salsa verde recipe
I’ve been a huge fan of salsa verde for many years. But for the longest time, I assumed that buying it in a jar from the grocery store was pretty much the only way to enjoy this delicious green salsa.
I grew up in Indiana, where we grow corn and soybeans. Tomatillos aren’t exactly a locally-grown commodity around here.
I did eventually find them on the shelf in my local grocery store and began experimenting with using fresh tomatillos in my own recipes.
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This past winter I got on a Chile Verde kick, week after week tweaking my recipe to get it just where I wanted it (which was always much spicier than my family’s tolerance level). Tomatillos became a regular item on our weekly grocery list.
In spite of my Chile Verde usually being too spicy for her to eat, my wife Melissa decided to take a stab at growing our own tomatillo plants at home this summer.
Melissa ordered tomatillo seeds online and germinated them indoors in March. By the middle of May they were ready to be transplanted to our garden out back. And in spite of an unexpected unseasonably late freeze when we were just sure we’d probably lost these baby plants, they were resilient and went on to provide a bountiful harvest for us throughout the summer and fall.
This being our first year growing this type of plant, we’ve learned a lot this summer.
- Tomatillo plants get really big and take a lot of space.
- We need to figure out a better way to support these heavy plants next year, to prevent them from flopping over into the lawn. The supports we had in place weren’t tall enough and collapsed under the weight of the plants.
- We will definitely be planting these every year from now on, because…
- Fresh home-grown tomatillos are much sweeter than what we’ve typically bought in the grocery store.
If you happen to get brave and take a stab at growing your own tomatillos at home, it’s good to know how to identify when they are ripe to pick. Once the fruit has broken through the bottom of the papery husk, it is time to harvest.
How to Make Homemade Salsa Verde
Making salsa verde does not need to be intimidating because it really is quite simple! There are several methods that can be used to cook your salsa and there are also a few ingredient options to consider depending on your heat tolerance and preference.
The basic ingredients of tomatillo salsa verde are (of course) tomatillos, raw onion, chile peppers like jalapeño peppers (less spicy) or serrano peppers (more spicy), lime juice, fresh cilantro, and salt to taste. You could also include garlic if you prefer. Typically the tomatillos, onion and peppers are cooked in some manner and then pureed in a blender or food processor until the right consistency.
Of course, the grill is our preferred heat source, but we’ll try to give you some basics for the other ways to prepare this easy recipe.
In our opinion, grilling this tomatillo salsa verde recipe is the best way to go. Something about the flavor that comes from the fire-roasted vegetables just pushes it to a new level of tastiness.
We usually use our gas grill for this recipe because it’s quick and easy, but you could certainly use a different type of grill as your heat source. Cooking the vegetables over direct heat is key though, so probably an offset smoker wouldn’t necessarily accomplish what we’re trying to do here.
Place the tomatillos, onion, and pepper on the grill over medium-high heat. The tomatillos and jalapeño will need to be turned and rotated fairly frequently to ensure even charring on all sides. The onion will probably take longer and should be flipped over about halfway through. Grilling the lime really helps loosen it up and makes it easier to juice, so it really only needs to stay on the heat for a couple of minutes.
Just as the tomatillos begin to squirt out their juices, it’s time to transfer them from the grill to your blender. Once the jalapeño is nicely charred, place it in a small paper bag to steam for a few minutes. Then it will be easier to scrape the skin off with a knife. Remove the seeds if you like your salsa mild, leave them in if you like things spicy.
Add the pepper and onion to the blender. Juice the half lime. Throw in a handful of cilantro and about a half teaspoon of salt and blend. You’ve just made fire-roasted tomatillo salsa.
Oven-roasted salsa verde will have a very similar flavor as grilling.
In this case, you’ll spread the fruit and vegetables on a rimmed baking sheet and place them on the top rack of your oven set to broil on high.
Turn your oven light on and keep a close watch on what’s happening inside. You’ll frequently need to pull the pan out and turn the ingredients over and move them around to help them cook evenly.
After about 10-12 minutes, the roasted tomatillos, onions, and hot peppers should be ready to transfer to a blender or food processor along with the lime juice. Blend them until they’ve reached your desired consistency and no big chunks of tomatillo remain. Then add cilantro and salt to taste.
You’ve just made oven-roasted tomatillo salsa verde. Way to go!
Tomatillo salsa verde can also be prepared on your stove-top.
In this case, roughly chop up the fruit and vegetables and place them in a saucepan along with an additional cup of water. Bring it to a boil and then reduce heat to medium-low and allow it to simmer for 15-20 minutes.
After giving it an additional 5-10 minutes to begin to cool, transfer it all to your blender or food processor and blend.
Add the fresh cilantro and salt to taste and give it a quick blend to incorporate.
Since additional water gets added in order to simmer the vegetables in this version, this salsa verde recipe may be a little runnier than you might prefer. In this case, you could then return the blended salsa to the saucepan and simmer on low heat for an additional 5-10 minutes to give some of the water a chance to evaporate. Once it’s reached your desired consistency, remove it from the heat and add the lime juice.
Congratulations. You’ve just made a salsa verde recipe on your stove-top!
Whether you’re roasting your ingredients in the oven, simmering on the stovetop, or cooking them on the grill, fresh salsa verde is an absolutely delicious and easy recipe to make. I just love to eat tortilla chips and salsa verde, but we also use this recipe when we make chicken enchiladas.
If you make this delicious green salsa verde recipe, leave us a comment down below and let us know how it went!
Tomatillo salsa verde
- 8 tomatillos
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 1 jalapeño
- 1/2 lime juiced
- 2 Tb cilantro
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- Remove the husks from each of the tomatillos. Cut the lime in half. Cut the onion in half. Leave the jalapeño whole.
- Carefully transfer the tomatillos, onion, and jalapeño to a hot grill over direct heat.
- Use tongs to turn and move the ingredients around fairly frequently.
- Grill the lime for about 2 minutes or just until grill marks are beginning to develop on the flesh.
- Remove the tomatillos once they begin to get soft and/or start leaking juice.
- Once the pepper has developed char all around, remove it from the grill and transfer it to a small paper lunchbag. Seal it up for a couple of minutes to allow it to steam. Remove from the bag and use your knife to carefully scrape the charred skin off the jalapeño. Also remove the stem. If you prefer a mild salsa, also remove the seeds. Leave the seeds in if you like it spicier.
- Transfer the tomatillos, jalapeño, onion, and roasted lime juice into your blender. Blend until pretty smooth. Add salt and cilantro and do a quick light blend to work those in.
- Pour finished tomatillo salsa verde into a glass jar or bowl and place into the refrigerator to cool. | agronomy |
https://www.dhartikelaal.com/about-us/ | 2023-03-30T16:43:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949355.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20230330163823-20230330193823-00000.warc.gz | 0.95718 | 656 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__256036275 | en | Dharti Ke Laal
The lockdown with reference to the COVID 19 has triggered a massive exodus of migrant labourers and wageworkers from cities back to the rural villages as they had lost their jobs due to shutting down of industries and were stranded outside their native places wanting to get back. Financial burden was a major problem resulting in severe crises rather than crises due to COVID 19.
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https://korybko.substack.com/p/le-figaros-latest-report-exposes?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=835783&post_id=112223187&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email | 2024-02-22T04:53:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473690.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222030017-20240222060017-00620.warc.gz | 0.959639 | 699 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__11678872 | en | Le Figaro’s Latest Report Exposes The Fallacy Behind Kiev’s Grain Deal For The Global South
Kiev’s grain deal for the Global South was just a ruse for manipulating perceptions about Russia simultaneously with further growing the West’s already enormous food stockpile. Developing countries were promised agricultural products that neither Ukraine nor its patrons ever intended to give them.
Russia’s claims that Ukrainian grain has been diverted to Western states instead of sent to its intended recipients in the Global South were dismissed by the Mainstream Media (MSM) as “propaganda”, yet now none other than France’s prestigious Le Figaro just extended credence to them. In their report titled “Les agriculteurs d’Europe de l’Est victimes de l’afflux du blé ukrainien”, which is paywalled but a summary can be read here, Eastern European farmers complained about the influx of Ukrainian grain.
Those in Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria have been the most adversely affected by this development, which forced them to have to sell their wheat at approximately a 33% discount in order to compete. In response, the report mentioned that the European Commission announced plans last month to provide financial support to these farmers, but the point is that they wouldn’t have to do this in the first place if the Ukrainian grain went to the Global South like the related deal for facilitating its exports intended.
The influx of Ukrainian grain into the Eastern European market exposes the fallacy of that aforesaid agreement, which saw the West deliberately divert Kiev’s agricultural products to states within its “sphere of influence”. The Red Cross’ Director for Africa confirmed last December that “most of the grain exported from Ukrainian ports under the 'grain deal' has not yet reached Africa” and challenged the premise that the NATO-Russian proxy war was the source of this crisis.
While acknowledging that the West’s unilateral sanctions against Russia exacerbated developing countries’ problems securing enough agricultural products to meet their needs, this official pointed to COVID, preexisting African crises, and climate change as more direct contributing factors. His insight and that which was revealed in Le Figaro’s latest report are crucial to keep in mind since they discredit the false information warfare claims alleging that Russia is purely to blame for this.
In reality, Moscow isn’t holding Ukraine’s African grain exports hostage like the MSM has claimed for the past year since it’s actually Kiev and its Western patrons that are responsible for them not reaching those countries. They’d prefer for that former Soviet Republic’s agricultural products to bolster the EU’s already enormous food supply at the expense of local farmers than for them to alleviate Africa’s food crisis whose root causes precede the NATO-Russian proxy war despite being exacerbated by it.
It can therefore be concluded that Kiev’s grain deal for the Global South was just a ruse for manipulating perceptions about Russia simultaneously with further growing the West’s food stockpile. Developing countries were promised agricultural products that neither Ukraine nor its patrons ever intended to give them. This reveals that their stunt was racist to the core since it took advantage of Africans’ suffering to create the cover for Kiev secretly exporting the majority of its food to the EU in exchange for its support. | agronomy |
http://thatego.co.za/csr/ | 2021-10-26T08:43:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587854.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20211026072759-20211026102759-00556.warc.gz | 0.968783 | 169 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__83344606 | en | We have dedicated ourselves to growing healthy, organic food for kids in need. Pretoria School for Cerebral Palsy is a school for learners (3-18 years old) with cerebral palsy, physical disability, spina bifida, macular dystrophy and post trauma has confirmed that for us; gardening can bring about positive change in people’s lives, in our communities and in the environment as a whole.
In the year 2016, Thatego donated a Nutritional Garden to the children of Pretoria school for cerebral palsy and have been maintaining it to date. We still continue to visit the school to maintain their garden. Last year we held a Christmas party for the children of which they were absolutely delighted. These little ones have become a part of our family and we will continue to care for them. | agronomy |
https://stabilimentotesta.com/ | 2023-01-30T21:01:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499829.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20230130201044-20230130231044-00490.warc.gz | 0.895377 | 370 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__193493242 | en | WELCOME TO STABILIMENTO FARMACEUTICO CAV. G. TESTA
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https://naukri.today/haryana-agriculture-dept-recruitment/ | 2020-07-08T03:52:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655896374.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20200708031342-20200708061342-00522.warc.gz | 0.748571 | 1,000 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__101258958 | en | Govt. Job seekers apply for Haryana Agriculture Dept Recruitment 2016 as soon as possible. Recently Agriculture Department of Haryana has released the notification for 339 Block Technical Manager(BTM) & Assistant Technical Manager(ATM) Posts. Candidates who are interested in Haryana Agriculture Vacancy may submit the application offline. Last Date to submit the application to the official address is 15.10.2016 Know About Haryana Agriculture Department : The establishment of the Haryana Agriculture Department was done by the State Govt of Haryana. The motive behind the establishment of Department is to provide better agriculture facilities. It provides new technologies to farmers so that farming can be better. Recently it has announced the exam notification for Block Technical Manager & Assistant Technical Manager Posts.
Collect Information of Haryana Agriculture Dept Recruitment 2016 | Agricultural Jobs :
Name of the Department : Haryana Agriculture Department
Official Website : agriharyana.nic.in
Job Cadre : Govt. Job
Job Location : Haryana
Apply Mode : Offline
Total no. of Posts : 339 vacancy
Name of the Post : Block Technical Manager & Assistant Technical Manager
|S.No||District Name||Vacancy Details|
|Assistant Technical Manager||Block Technical Manager|
|1.||Panchkula||12 Posts||04 Posts|
|2.||Ambala||14 Posts||02 Posts|
|3.||Kaithal||11 Posts||03 Posts|
|4.||Karnal||14 Posts||03 Posts|
|5.||Panipat||12 Posts||02 Posts|
|6.||Jind||16 Posts||06 Posts|
|7.||Sonipat||17 Posts||05 Posts|
|8.||Rohtak||11 Posts||01 Post|
|9.||Hisar||21 Posts||04 Posts|
|10.||Fatehabad||13 Posts||04 Posts|
|11.||Sirsa||19 Posts||03 Posts|
|12.||Bhiwani||23 Posts||09 Posts|
|13.||Jhajjar||14 Posts||03 Posts|
|14.||Mahendragarh||18 Posts||05 Posts|
|15.||Rewari||14 Posts||04 Posts|
|16.||Gurgaon||12 Posts||03 Posts|
|17.||Mewat||14 Posts||05 Posts|
|18.||Palwal||09 Posts||01 Post|
|19.||Faridabad||06 Posts||02 Posts|
|Total Vacancies||339 Posts|
Check Eligibility Criteria for Haryana Agriculture Dept Recruitment 2016 :
Educational Qualification for Haryana Agriculture Recruitment : Candidates must have completed Graduation/Post Graduation in Agriculture Department or its equivalent from recognized University/Institute.
Age Limit for Haryana Agriculture Dept Vacancy : Candidates applying for Haryana Agriculture Dept Recruitment 2016 should be below 45 Years.
Pay Scale for Haryana Agriculture Dept Recruitment : Candidates who are applying for Haryana Agriculture BTM Posts will be paid 25000/- per month. For ATM Post candidates will be paid 15000/- per month.
Selection Process for Agriculture Jobs in Haryana : Selection of candidates for Haryana Agriculture Dept Vacancy will be done on the basis of Qualification and Personal Interview.
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Candidates who are searching jobs in Agriculture Department may apply for Haryana Agriculture Department Recruitment 2016. You can submit the application Form Offline only on or before 15.10.2016. Follow the procedure to download the Haryana Agriculture Department Recruitment 2016 as given below :
- Log on to the official website agriharyana.nic.in.
- Click on the recruitment notification link.
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- Send it to the official address given below.
Postal Address :
Agriculture Sub Director-cum Project Director
Haryana Agriculture Department,Haryana
Important Date of Haryana Agriculture Dept Vacancy 2016 :
Last Date to Submit the Application : 15.10.2016
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Haryana Agriculture Dept Recruitment 2016 | Agriculture Jobs : Haryana Agriculture Department has released the notification for 339 Block Technical Manager & Assistant Technical Manager Posts. Candidates you may only submit the offline application form before 15.10.2016. | agronomy |
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The children will learn hands on what it takes to grow plants and better understand the growth cycle and the process. They will also have a school vegetable garden that they are then responsible for, which teaches them responsibility as well. The school will then be beautified by plants grown by the students (ownership). What is grown can then be planted in another area of the school, so another class can make use of the garden and the cycle continues. | agronomy |
https://www.shoorin.com/en/press/6/11/Quality-control-and-units-of-nuts-and-dried-fruits-sizing/ | 2020-06-01T13:23:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347417746.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20200601113849-20200601143849-00372.warc.gz | 0.922751 | 859 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__49696147 | en | Press - Quality control and units of nuts and dried fruits sizing
Quality control and units of nuts and dried fruits sizing
In order to commercialize the agricultural products some factors such as classification, size, type and quality grade of product are needed. As regards the different tastes in different countries so some of the determined factors are regional or internation.
The most common factors of agricultural products used in most countries are as following:
Product Color, appearance, taste, moisturize, counting and sizing units and the impurity grade
Here it is briefly explained about each one. Of course there are so many other factors in standards of nuts and dried fruits sizing, but the most important ones are pointed out in this section.
color is a tact factor which is a based on the product type and the target market.
The product uniformity in terms of color and size, and absence of impurities is one of the determining factors of the appearancestandard.
Fresh taste, crispness and not having unpleasant smells are the main factors to evaluate the product taste .ofcourse some of them differ depending on the product target market because of various sapous.
moisture percentage of the best quality of each type of raw nuts varies according to the standard. More or less than standard moisture value of each agricultural product, causing damages (molding or drying or changing the appearance).
It is clear that the higher impurities in product analysis, the better quality. Generally, the impurities includes damaged, undeveloped, chopped and splits products, dust, stone, foreign material such as pieces of shell or skin and etc .
The most common quality controlling and sizing scales for nuts are Count, Kale, Ounce, size and type.
generally refers to number of product in a specified weight. It can update us about coarsens of product.It is used mostly for sunflower seeds, cashew, … .
For sunflower seed in this method, 50gr of seeds is weighted and counted .The obtained number is Count of sunflower seeds .If there are 274 pieces seeds in 50gram weighted so the count is 270-280. The most commonsunflower seed counts start 210-220 and changes to 330-340 in different types.
This scale of nuts and dried fruits sizingis commonly used to detect jumbo or small seeds. In this method we place 10 seeds in the width of side by side on the ruler. The ruler index number indicates the seed size. This number is more commonly used to measure pumpkin and watermelon seeds, which varies between 6 and 15.
This measuring unit is a standard to determine the kernel percentage of walnuts, pistachios, Apricot, almonds, and so on. In this method 100 grams of in-shell product is weighted and then they are gotten the kernels out of their shells. The kernels weight is its Kale. For example if the kernels weight of 100 Grams weighted product is 48 grams so the product kale is 48.In this method the best kale of a product is 50 grams and if it is less than 50 grams , so it shows that the product quality is lower.
This is another scale in nut industry to control the product quality. One ounce equals 28.3 grams and is used for pistachio and almond kernels commonly. For almond 85 grams (3 ounces) and for pistachio 142 grams (5 ounces) is weighted and counted. And the counted number is divided to 5 for pistachio and to 3 for almond .For example if the number of pistachio in 142 grams weighted one is 153 pcs, so the ounce of this pistachio is 30 ounces and 3 ones which is shown 30/32.
The most common ounces of pistachio are :18/20 , 20/22 , 22/24 , 24/26 , 26/28 , 28/30 , 30/32 , 32/34 , 34/36 and 36/38 .
The smaller ounce indicated the smaller shape.
The shape of product appearance is addressed type and it is mostly used for sunflower seeds now. For example types 5009, 601, 363.
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http://www.eastsidelounge.net/mushroom-farming-devices-and-its-importance/ | 2020-06-06T13:00:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590348513321.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20200606124655-20200606154655-00220.warc.gz | 0.969343 | 506 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__96990695 | en | When you possess a mushroom farm, you can obviously know the necessity of mushroom farming tools and just how straightforward it will make to the men and women to farm mushrooms without having any inconvenience. In addition, if you are interested in farming mushrooms and want to get started on off which has a mushroom ranch, there is certainly a major amount of expense that you choose to must put in so that you can thoroughly generate the farm. For this intent, it truly is significant that you just produce a listing of the whole burgeon farming tools which you call for as part of your farm and what stuff you can perform without the need of. Though mushroom farming devices is quite highly-priced to get, it is actually crucial to ensure the appropriate farming and reducing in the mushrooms.
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https://www.bearflagrobotics.com/blog/farm-profitability/ | 2024-04-18T07:44:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817200.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418061950-20240418091950-00317.warc.gz | 0.933488 | 1,234 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__32521457 | en | The global agriculture farming business has significantly changed over the last century. Breakthroughs in industrial engineering and technology have allowed farmers to move away from labor-intensive practices, such as hand-sowing and hand-plow cultivation, to machine-based farming, up to today’s agricultural technology, or agtech, era. These constant introductions of better farming tools have always been geared towards improving agricultural processes to augment farm profitability.
In the 1940s, tractors and other mechanized farming equipment diminished manual agricultural processes and the reliance on animals on farms. In the 1980s, geographic information systems were introduced to farming for crop analyses. And in the 1990s, GPS was used for location tracking among farmlands. And today, farming has stepped into the agtech era, where smart farming technologies have been used to help detect irrigation levels and soil health, and even assist with automating machines.
These tools allow farmers to conserve crop inputs and lessen manual labor costs while reaping higher crop yields and managing more acres of farmland. These benefits, in turn, boost farmers’ bottom line.
Let’s take a look at three agtech components that provide farmers with enhanced productivity and farm profitability today:
1. Smart Irrigation
There are different types of smart irrigation systems, depending on the need and the scope of the field to be irrigated. There are drip irrigation systems for smaller plot lands, and sprinkler irrigation systems for larger fields.
Smart irrigation systems use sensors to monitor moisture levels in the field and provide the amount of water required for every farm area. Water delivery rates can also be modified separately based on zone demands. This kind of data-based irrigation system provided by smart irrigation paves the way for healthy crop growth, thereby assisting in farmers’ agricultural profitability.
According to studies, most smart controllers in smart irrigation can save up to 20% of the water used by a standard controller. And lower costs in water consumption mean cost savings added to the farmers’ bottom line, resulting in high-profit farming.
These advanced systems offer a more significant investment return than conventional irrigation systems. Traditional farm irrigation systems require pumps and permanent piping, which can cost between $1800 and $2500 per acre, according to the Natural Resource Conservation Service. This outdated method becomes rather costly, particularly for bigger lands.
More farmers are now using smart irrigation systems, and it is expected to increase further in the coming years. The smart irrigation market is anticipated to grow from US$ 1.2 billion in 2021 to US$ 2.3 billion by 2026, reflecting a CAGR of 14.9 percent from 2021 to 2026.
2. Variable Rate Technology
Farmers have used farming technologies, such as crop mapping techniques and variable rate treatment strategies, to improve soil, field uniformity, and farm profitability over the last two decades. However, utilizing ground probes to manually gather soil samples from presumed “optimal” places failed to provide an accurate view of the quality of the soil. Using variable rate technology (VRT) is an excellent method for finding that sweet spot.
This precision agriculture technology gathers information about operational farming processes and guides the automated and variable application of seeds, fertilizers, and chemical applications to farmlands. VRT can also automate soil sampling, wherein GPS guides the harvesting machines that collect soil samples. It can be programmed to extract samples and save data at predetermined intervals, ready for later review and collection.
Through the VRT’s automated process, farmers gain quick and accurate access to crop and soil information, which assists in making farming strategies. In turn, farmers can harvest healthier crops, which translates to an increase in farm profitability.
This is why the global VRT market is estimated to reach a value of US$ 13.7 billion by 2027, recording a CAGR of 13.2 percent from 2022.
3. Robotics and Automated Farming Processes
For years, farmers have used GPS technology for numerous farm operations, such as field mapping and farm planning. Today, robotics and automated processes are improving the use of GPS, and linking it with other advanced technologies, such as AI and sensors. These technologies are merged to power autonomous tractors and other farming robots, which assist with farming tasks, such as cultivating fields and spraying crops.
These farming robots can also detect crop health and provide information about the optimum amount of inputs needed by each land area.
The goal of autonomous farming equipment is to produce more with less time on the field and fewer resources while improving farm profitability. And indeed, because of this innovation, the number of hours workers need to put in is substantially cut down, thereby promoting productivity on the farm while also addressing labor shortages in the agriculture sector.
The automated processes allow farmers to tend to fields more quickly, effectively, and sustainably. In effect, the profit margin expands.
More farmers are expected to use agricultural robots in the coming years. By 2026, the agricultural robots market is forecasted to reach a value of US$11.9 billion, a CAGR of 19.3 percent from 2021.
Agtech: The Strategy for Farm Profitability
Farm profitability is critical to the continued existence of the agricultural industry. But in recent years, farmers’ bottom line has been impacted by a variety of issues, including falling commodity prices and rising input costs.
Farmers are beginning to recognize the potential benefits of utilizing agtech for farm profitability, which is leading to the expected further adoption of this practice. In 2021, agtech’s market value in North America was estimated to be roughly US$ 6.2 billion, the highest market value globally compared to other regions. The worldwide smart agriculture market will exceed US$ 43.37 billion by 2030, rising at a compound annual growth rate of 10.2 percent between 2022 and 2030.
It only shows that in today’s agriculture era, farmers who want to see better results are turning to agtech tools.
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On 13 June 2012, SDC Mekong Regional Country Director Ruth HUBER attends the release of the 2011 Lao Agriculture Census results ceremony, held at the ICTC in Vientiane. SDC provides assistance as the lead donor and has been involved in building the foundations to survey and publish the information for public knowledge.
SDC has contributed to the dissemination of the Lao Census 2005 through the development of the first Socio-Economic Atlas of Laos in 2009. This led to making detailed socio-economic information widely available, accessible and understandable to a broad audience. We are committed to support the dissemination of the new Agriculture census in a similar manner, to ensure that this valuable work will be available to all those who are committed to improve agriculture and food security in Lao PDR. <>
The newly developed agriculture strategy highlights some of the changes through significant increase of food production, in particular the achievement of rice self-sufficiency, the development of commercial farming, the multiplication of investments in hydropower, mining and industrial plantations and a progressive reduction of slash and burn agriculture. However, and the rich natural resource capital which constitute the very foundations for agriculture and rural livelihood, are being transformed substantially, also creating more difficulty to those rural communities which still cannot benefit from sedentary commercial agriculture. We believe that there is a pressing need to better understand these dynamics and the current situation of the rural poor. The results of the Agriculture Census will exactly serve this purpose.
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Hello all! It’s that time again!
Just sharing some pictures from our garden, from the past. Not every year will bring you all the goodies you want and need. But we do make an effort to try.
The way how the economy is as of today, we all must be prepared to dig in the dirt and get our hands dirty to grow our food. Forget about how it was back in the day of 3 years ago things are getting serious.
Getting ready to work in the garden is work. Not glamorous. You have to prep your beds or containers you need to grow food. You need the soil, manure and other natural nutrients as well. Egg shells, coffee grounds and even banana peels! These are not expensive because if you drink coffee, eat eggs or bananas you can use the remains.
It is hard work to keep the garden healthy. But with GOD leading and protecting us in all we do, we will be fine.
Genesis Chapter 1
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
I will suggest that if you do have a garden, have a fence too. Around all of your garden to help protect them from annoying critters like rabbits. They will kill off you young trees with their sharp teeth.
When you have a garden, be prepared to can your food as well so it will last you until the next year. Or give some away. It takes alot to feed a family for a year, so calculate what want to eat, how often by how many are in your family.
We do. And we need to grow what we want to eat. Some plants take up more space than others. But to grow string beans you will need at least a half pint per serving once canning it.
We do enjoy the food fresh. But your own canned food will always taste better than store bought.
Even seeing your flowers 💐. Sunflowers do need their space if you are growing the mammoth variety for the seeds for food.
Your hard work will always make you smile. Especially after you sit back and you see how and what our beloved FATHER GOD has allowed you to grow and eat.
Have a blessed day! Start growing your food even if you just start in a 5 gallon bucket on your porch. It’s a start! Please click on the like button below. Pass this forward so others will get a blessing from the word of GOD too!
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http://www.virtualspaci.com/2018/10/22/mangwee-smart-farmer/ | 2020-12-01T21:58:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141681524.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20201201200611-20201201230611-00545.warc.gz | 0.938394 | 828 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__62456622 | en | Mangwee has developed an online trading platform which provides innovative ways through ICT-enabled services to help in the dissemination of timely information on agricultural advise, financial services and agricultural marketing for farmers to improve their capacity, productivity and mitigate risks.
Our platform provides farmers with improved access to financial services such as banking, insurance, finance and Money Transfer. Farmers will also be able to trade online and conduct electronic payments in the settlement of financial transactions. The platform has the following features;
- Online farmer registration
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- Electronic mobile wallet
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- Electronic payments
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- Free advertisement (Terms and Conditions Apply)
- Utility Bills payments
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The information, collected through our platform will be disseminated to farmers inform of information on weather, commodity prices and crop cultivation to registered farmers through Short Messaging Service (SMS). Once this information is provided to farmers, it will empower farmer as they are better informed and will be prepared to utilise their resources profitably.
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Collection of Loans
Farmers will be able to initiate loan requests through mobile phones. They will visit any mangwee registered agro dealer to collect farm implements equivalent to the loan amount upon confirmation that the loan has been granted. Farmers will not be able to collect cash outs for these loans. This will save the farmer valuable time and energy to obtain institutional loans.
We provide an electronic market to farmers for marketing their produce of all their farm produce. We will provide farmers with the much needed market knowledge and give them greater confidence in understanding the demand of their produce and enhance ability to control production and manage supply chains. The Mangwee platform will help farmers to deal directly with large wholesalers, traders or directly with the processors rather than small-scale intermediaries.
This platform will help farmers to develop a broader network of contacts which will help in making better decisions regarding transportation and logistics, price and location, supply and demand and cheaper access to inputs. Farmers will not have to spend money to travel long distances to look for market. All they will have to is login to our platform and search for buyers or sellers of farm produce from the comfort of their home. Once they find what they want to buy, they contact the seller via phone or email and once they agree, they pay electronically using the same platform. The platform will give farmers the following benefits;
- Save on transportation costs to look for market
- Provide farmers with a ready market for their produce
- SMS alerts of farm goods and services being offered by other farmers
- Secure way to make payments
- Reduce on risk of theft since payments will be electronic
- Promote regional trade and integration
In August, 2018, we conducted a successful pilot with CTA (The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation) where we remitted funds to 152 beneficiaries in 12 districts of Zambia. Please get in touch with us to schedule for a demo of the platform but the live payment platform can be accessed by clicking this link https://mangwee.com/do/login This solution can be deployed anywhere in the world. | agronomy |
https://nsis.org/garden/garden-native-maint.html | 2023-03-21T03:59:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943625.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20230321033306-20230321063306-00028.warc.gz | 0.936966 | 587 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__4266770 | en | Traditional landscape maintenance practices are not only a lot of work, but they may also create more work for you and make your yard unattractive to wildlife.
For instance, pesticides kill all bugs. Many creatures prey on bugs including other bugs, birds, lizards, and frogs. The pesticide kills all the bugs, even the ones that were helping to keep the "bad" ones in check. The larger critters will move on, looking for a food source. When the bad guys come back, your natural allies won't be around to help -- you'll either have to wait for them to catch up or apply more pesticide.
Mulching with natural materials, especially leaf litter, helps hold moisture in the soil, and provides cover for small animals and a food source for ground foraging birds and animals. As the mulch decomposes it also enriches the soil.
Avoid using insecticides and pesticides as they will kill helpful critters, those that provide food for wildlife, and perhaps poison animals either directly or indirectly. Often, if given a chance, nature will strike a balance: the bad bugs will attract other critters that keep them in check. Other options are practicing companion planting, using physical barriers, hand-picking, and using insecticidal soap. BT, Bacillus thuringiensis
, a bacterial insecticide, will kill butterfly larvae.
Removing spent flowers removes a source of seeds for birds and other wildlife.
If possible, don't prune when birds and animals are nesting. Also keep in mind that birds prefer unpruned plants and trees. Prune just enough to prevent overcrowding and avoid removing flower and fruit buds.
If you can, don't remove dead trees. They provide homes for cavity nesters.
Clippings, branches, logs
Consider putting logs, small piles of branches, brush piles, and clipping piles in out of the way areas of the garden. They will decompose slowly, providing havens for reptiles and amphibians in the meantime.
Consider allowing part of your yard to become a meadow of wildflowers. You can also reduce areas that require mowing by planting ground covers.
Weeds are just unwanted plants. It may be that the weed you're fighting is actually beneficial to wildlife. Pokeweed has been popping up in my yard for years. Now that I know that many birds eat the berries, I let it grow. (Don't keep pokeweed around if kids have access to it -- it's highly toxic.) Woodbine and passion vines also just pop up and are heartily welcomed. (Non-native invasives are truly weeds and need to be pulled up.)
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http://aquaponicsanywhere.com/index.php/10-aquaponics-anywhere/greenhouse-aquaponics | 2023-09-29T20:05:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510528.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20230929190403-20230929220403-00112.warc.gz | 0.952289 | 460 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__37936838 | en | Large or small, greenhouses are a good choice for culture of warmer climate fish and plants. With the right combinations, the greenhouse can be in use year-round, and you can even develop a closed loop system within a greenhouse.
Many people set up very artificial systems within a greenhouse, and that is fine, if that is what you can build, but it is also possible to set up something much more natural and self-sustaining if you wished.
Greenhouses can be effectively used without heat, or with passive heat, and if you have the resources and something really worth doing, you can put in some kind of fueled heat - but I would not do so unless I knew that it would more than pay for itself. Energy is just too expensive to throw around, when a little creativity can avoid it.
For a Greenhouse system, TEMPERATURE is the big issue.
In the summer the greenhouse WILL OVERHEAT if it does not have both SHADE, and COOLING. Cooling is generally done by fans, and the shade should be OUTSIDE, not INSIDE, which means, a shad cover thrown over and tied down is more effective than a shade cover fastened INSIDE the greenhouse. Shade is more effective if applied BEFORE the heat magnifies.
In the winter, even a well insulated greenhouse can freeze overnight. It is good at GENERATING heat in the daytime, but it is not good at RETAINING heat overnight. So winter extremes may be BOTH too cold, and too hot, for some kinds of aquatic life.
Fish and plants tend to be either WARM CLIMATE, or COOL CLIMATE, and they are RARELY a thing that can handle extremes of temperatures.
The greenhouse environment is best when maintained for the winter, and removed for the summer, and that's a royal pain. In the far north, a greenhouse can operate all year for temperate livestock.
Water mass is a good passive heat reservoir, and it can serve as a heat sink. All this means is that for temperature regulation, large amounts of water work better than small ones.
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http://evade.pppmb.cals.cornell.edu/ | 2020-08-13T08:10:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439738964.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20200813073451-20200813103451-00492.warc.gz | 0.932749 | 234 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__2481722 | en | The objective of the Epidemiology of VegetAble DisEases (EVADE) program is to provide reliable and robust information to growers and industry to underpin durable management strategies for vegetable diseases caused by fungi and plant-parasitic nematodes in New York.
Research is founded within quantitative epidemiology and disease management, and centers on using the principles of decision theory to underpin the strategic and tactical decisions made by growers to control plant diseases, to minimize crop loss, and improve profitability and productivity. Research outcomes are complementary for translation into reliable management recommendations for conventional and organic vegetable growers.
The program has a strong extension focus and collaborates with broadacre vegetable growers and industry stakeholders to collectively develop and implement management recommendations. The crops we are conducting research on include:
- Table beet (and other Chenopodiaceae such as Swiss chard and spinach)
- Beans (snap, processing baby lima and dry);
- Cucurbits; and
- Onion and garlic (in collaboration with the Hay program).
The diseases we work on are prioritized in collaboration with members of the Cornell Vegetable Extension program, industry, and grower groups. | agronomy |
http://www.ameshistory.org/exhibits/civic/moore_park.htm | 2013-12-05T23:25:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163048614/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204131728-00095-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.937665 | 82 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__185011211 | en | Moore's Park, 3050 Northridge Parkway, consists of 90 acres, of which 50 acres are east of the creek. The forty acres west of Squaw Creek are rented to Iowa State University for agricultural research. Of the original farm buildings, only the silo and machine shed remain. In the photo above facing southwest, George Washington Carver Road is in the foreground.
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Have you got a plant with a problem and don't know how to fix it? This unrivalled practical reference is all you need to nurse it back to health.
Drawing on the expertise and authority of the RHS, RHS Pests and Diseases has been carefully conceived to help you make a correct diagnosis and find the most effective cure. This brand new edition includes helpful new entries detailing how to cope with the latest prevalent problems, and how to adhere to current best practice and new legislation on chemical control. Look up possible ailments in the plant-by-plant listings; make a visual identification from the extensive gallery of symptoms; then follow detailed advice in the A-Z directory to remedy the issue. With a focus on growing for food and an emphasis on organic solutions, RHS Pests and Diseases will help your garden stay productive, attractive, and in the best of health.
Make the most of your greenhouse space! This comprehensive guide offers a fresh look at how gardeners can make best use of their greenhouses. It shows the reader how to grow ornamentals, edibles and fruit as well as how to propagate plants and even try basic hydroponics. The book includes chapters on the greenhouse environment, maintenance and how to control pests. Roger Marshall also looks at ways that homeowners can actually make a profit from their greenhouses.
The ideal gift for gardeners - discover more than 15,000 beautiful plants and learn how to successfully grow each one with this definitive planting guide now in its fully updated 4th edition. The RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants has been compiled by an unrivalled team of over 70 plant experts led by Chris Brickell, the former Director General of the Royal Horticultural Society and a globally renowned plantsman. This latest edition of the world's most comprehensive garden plant encyclopedia has undergone the greatest update since its first publication, with more than 5,000 new entries added and 6,000 superb images featuring fresh new photography. Whether you're looking for inspiration for an unusual new flowering plant to grow, want to identify an amazing orchid you've seen, or need to find out how to keep alive the cactus you've been gifted - the A-Z is bound to have the answer.
"Greenhouse Gardening : A Beginners Guide To Growing Fruit & Vegetables All Year Round" is for anyone who wants to know how to get the most out of their greenhouse. Whether you want to extend your growing season, grow unusual plants or protect your valued plants from the frost a greenhouse is an essential tool for any gardener. Greenhouses are so useful but many people don't make the most of their greenhouse and it soon either gets filled with clutter or turns into a jungle of uncontrolled plants. This book provides you with a complete guide to growing any type of plant in a greenhouse and how to make the most of it. With the information in this book you will be able to avoid the many pitfalls and issues people encounter when buying, building and using their greenhouse. As you read this book you will learn everything you need to know about owning a greenhouse from choosing the best type of greenhouse to building the foundation and even buying used greenhouses. You will learn how a greenhouse can extend your growing season and let you grow plants that you would otherwise be unable to grow. In "Greenhouse Gardening : A Beginners Guide To Growing Fruit & Vegetables All Year Round" you will learn:
- How to buy a greenhouse whether new or used
- Choosign the best glass, floor, construction and foundation to ensure your greenhouse has a long life
- The difference between a greenhouse and a poly tunnel
- How to build a solid foundation for your greenhouse
- Why air-flow and cooling is so important and how to prevent humidity damaging your plants
- The best way to heat your greenhouse and the differences between the different heating systems
- How to irrigate your greenhouse to automatically water your plants and protect them from heat damage
- The difference between growing in the ground versus growing in containers
- To secure your greenhouse against the wind and protect it from damage
- How to start seedlings successfully in your greenhouse
- Growing tomatoes, chillies, peppers, citrus plants, squashes, cucumbers, grapes, tropical plants and more in your greenhouse
- Preparing your greenhouse for spring time
- Overwintering your greenhouse and extending your growing season
- Avoiding the potential problems associated with owning a greenhouse
- The potential diseases and pests you will encounter in your greenhouse
- How to ensure your plants are pollinated in your greenhouse
- Growing year round in your greenhouse
- The best way to clean your greenhouse to avoid potential problems
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https://londondailyphoto1.blogspot.com/ | 2021-03-08T08:51:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178383355.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20210308082315-20210308112315-00026.warc.gz | 0.972301 | 236 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__213383501 | en | These tomatoes looked wonderful in the store. Big, bright red, a bit of green from the vines still attached. These tomatoes are almost works of art. Hot house grown, carefully nurtured for the perfect look, what else could one ask of a tomato?
Well, not to put too fine a point on this, but how about taste and texture to start. These tomatoes are rock-solid hard. They lack juice and are even missing the distinctive tomato fragrance.
There was a rumour a few years ago that the latest hot-house tomatoes being grown in southwester Ontario were going to be more like the tomatoes so many of us recall from our youth. Since shipping was no longer a problem, these tomatoes are grown but hours from market, tomatoes able to resist the worst handling imaginable would no longer carry a premium. Breeding for taste would become the dominant driver.
I'm disappointed to inform all that tomato breeders are finding it difficult to dig themselves out of the tomato hell into which they have tumbled. Meanwhile, oddly enough, there are still diced tomatoes in cans and those wily canners seem to know where to go when seeking tasty tomatoes. | agronomy |
https://atspiro.com/ | 2024-04-23T07:31:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818468.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423064231-20240423094231-00586.warc.gz | 0.732506 | 233 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__84300228 | en | Fast and flexible bioreactor for shaken fermentations and cultures.
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Workshops on SPS and TBT requirements for producers and exporters of fruit and vegetables (focus on sensitive products)Training on SPS/TBT Requirements
June 10, 2015 - June 12, 2015
- To improve and enhance front line implementers understanding of the requirements and competence in implementation of standards, application and quality management to achieve quality and food safety, and effective management of MRLs in export vegetables.
- To upgrade the trainees skills in management of selected pests of concern in Horticulture export to EU, with a view to achieving sustainable and effective control.
- To enhance participants skills in development and use of SOP and other tools in order to achieve successful compliance with international SPS and market requirements.
-Quarantine pests of concern in the EU; Part 1
– Scouting Procedure in IPM
||– Introduction to WTO-SPS
– TBT and SPS
– Introduction to IPPC and Role of KEPHIS
– Principles of Effective Crop Protection to comply with SPS (Introduction); Part 1
– Principles of Effective Crop Protection (IPM); Part 2
– Principles of effective Crop protection (Crop Protection Plan); Part 3
-Development of SOP | agronomy |
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Growing most of the vegetables on this site in containers is easy! There are few simple things to remember.
The soil in our beds is a heavy clay base, even with considerable improvement the results with carrots are a little hit and miss. Container growing offers us the opportunity to create the right growing medium for particular plant. This is a good mix for root-crops such as carrots, beetroot, and all sorts of other leafy crops, such as leeks, spring onions and chillies. Use a bag of topsoil (25l bags of JA Bowers or Westland top soil is readily available at garden centres) and mix in an organic soil improver (finely shredded composted bark is a good one) or organic compost about 1 part improver to 5 parts soil. Unless you have perfect sandy loam in your garden, don't use ordinary garden soil. You'll be able to re-use the loam later by refreshing it with some organic fertiliser, compost, or soil improver. Topsoil is generally much more re-usable than compost as the structure is more stable. There are proprietary "root vegetable" growing mixes and grow bags available now, if they are a good price in your garden centre, give them a go.
Pots and Position
Position the pot where it will get sun for at least 4 hours per day. More sun is usually better, but some shade is no bad thing as pots in full sun will need more watering than pots that are in shade for part of the day. Fill a pot that is at least 30cm deep and wide with the mixture of topsoil and soil improver, leaving around 5cm space from the top when gently firmed down and watered, this makes watering much easier as it won't spill over the side before it's had a chance to soak into the potting mixture. Give it a good watering, say half a watering can. Next, sow the seeds singly spaced as required for the vegetable you're growing. Sow in a spriral, starting from the centre of the pot. The spiral sowing method helps to create even spacing. After sowing the seeds, cover to the appropriate depth (on the packet) and water again with a sprinkler (rose) attachment on the watering can.
The only real disadvantage with growing vegetables in containers is that you have to be more careful with watering. Never let the compost dry out completely or it will be really difficult to re-wet and your veg will suffer. Larger pots require less frequent watering than small pots, pots in full sun will need more watering than pots that are in light shade for part of the day. When you water, make sure you water deeply so that the water gets down to the roots where the plants need it, rather than just wetting the top where it will evaporate away. You can install trickle irrigation and automatic waterers, but there's something quite relaxing about taking the watering can for a walk on a pleasant evening.
Some plants are heavy feeders, the easiest way to manage this in pots is to use an organic slow release feed that should last 3-months over the main summer growing period. | agronomy |
https://greenandsunlandscaping.com/index.php/our-services/ | 2023-10-01T21:38:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510941.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001205332-20231001235332-00361.warc.gz | 0.947312 | 125 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__202486932 | en | Our expert crew will ensure that all plants are inspected, trimmed and pruned as needed. We will also install plantings if you have new plants to incorporate into your landscape. You will find that nothing creates as much instant curb appeal as our perfected mulch installations.
Our professional lawn mowing equipment is always maintained in proper shape, because dull blades can irreparably damage the grass. We offer you a proffessional lawn/grass mowing service with the right equipment and knowledge. Our unique lawn mowing approach takes into account variables like grass variety, varying mowing patterns, weed proliferation, and ideal cut height. | agronomy |
http://dahershield.com/en/tag/the-zero-hunger-challenge-by-2030/ | 2022-11-30T00:14:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710712.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20221129232448-20221130022448-00488.warc.gz | 0.943754 | 761 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__167335331 | en | Despite all the efforts made by world leaders to reduce starvation globally, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said that the number of hungry people in the world has increased since 2015. The organization attributed the increase in global famine to climatic conditions and conflicts in Somalia and South Sudan, Nigeria, and Yemen.
The Food and Agriculture Organization announced that the increase in the number of hungry people in the world increased two years ago, which is a setback for the progress achieved over the years, noting that about 60 percent of the world’s hungry people live in areas affected by conflict and climate change.
The Director-General of FAO noted that progress had been made in combating the problems of poverty and hunger in recent decades. Still, such achievements are in danger of being reversed due to new challenges posed by conflict, population growth, climate change, and changing dietary patterns. More than 20 million people are threatened with hunger.
It is time to rethink how our food is grown, shared, and consumed.
And if we do it right, farms, forests, and fisheries can provide nutritious food for all and generate decent sources of income while supporting people-centered rural development and protecting the environment.
However, soils, freshwater, oceans, forests, and biodiversity rapidly degrade. Climate change puts additional pressure on the resources we depend on, increasing the risks associated with disasters such as droughts and floods. Many rural men and women can no longer make ends meet on their land, forcing them to migrate to the cities in search of opportunity.
A profound change in the global food and agricultural system is needed if we are to feed the 805 million hungry people today, with an additional 2 billion people expected by 2050.
The food and agriculture sector provides critical solutions for development and is central to eradicating hunger and poverty.
End hunger and ensure that all, especially the poor and vulnerable, including infants, have access to sufficient safe and nutritious food all year round by 2030
End, by 2030, all forms of malnutrition, including achieving the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under five and addressing the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women, and older persons by 2025
Doubling the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, particularly women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists, and fishers, including by ensuring equal access to land, other productive resources, inputs, knowledge, financial services, market access, value-added opportunities, and access to Non-farm job opportunities, by 2030
Ensure sustainable food production systems and implement robust agricultural practices that increase productivity and yields, help maintain ecosystems, enhance resilience to climate change and cope with extreme weather, droughts, floods, and other disasters, and progressively improve land and soil quality, by 2030
Maintaining the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants, domestic animals, and related wild species, including through soundly managed diverse origin and plant banks at the national, regional, and international levels, ensuring access to and sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic and related resources of TK fairly and equitably, as agreed upon internationally, by 2020
Increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development, and animal and plant gene banks to enhance agricultural productive capacity in developing countries, particularly in the least developed countries
Preventing restrictions on trade and correcting distortions in world agricultural markets, including through the parallel elimination of all forms of agricultural export subsidies and all export measures of similar effect, as mandated by the Doha Development Round
Adopt measures to ensure the proper functioning of commodity and derivative markets and to facilitate timely access to market information, including on food reserves, to help reduce extreme price volatility | agronomy |
https://cablevey.com/tube-conveyor-uses/nut-conveyor-system/ | 2021-12-02T20:59:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964362297.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20211202205828-20211202235828-00521.warc.gz | 0.896821 | 377 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__28341739 | en | Cablevey® Conveyors Nut Conveyor Systems
Cablevey® Conveyors Nut Conveyor Systems are designed to move Almonds, Cashews, Peanuts, Brazil Nuts, Macadamia Nuts, Pine Nuts, Hazelnuts, Pistachios, and Walnuts. Our nut conveyors can move materials in any part of your production process including sorting, roasting, chopping, and packaging.
Our nut conveyor systems are gentle on your materials. They’re easy to clean and maintain. And all of our conveyor systems are engineered for continuous operations and start/stop under load. As an enclosed tubular conveyor system, fines are kept safely inside a sanitary environment until they reach specified unloading mechanisms.
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https://www.angluzodynas.lt/vertimas/almond | 2024-04-20T19:54:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817674.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420184033-20240420214033-00236.warc.gz | 0.792882 | 254 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__25905174 | en | Play almond tarimas /ˈɑːmənd/
Paaiškinimas anglų kalba
- oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree
- small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California
- any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts
- A plant genus in the family ROSACEAE, order Rosales, subclass Rosidae. It is best known as a source of edible fruits such as apricot, plum, peach, cherry, and almond.;Nuts from which almond oil is pressed.;Prunus armeniaca L. is the source of apricots.;A tree which is the source of cherry fruit.;Prunus persica (L.) Batsch is the source of peaches.;A tree that is the source of apricot fruit.;Prunus persica (L.) Batsch is the source of peach fruit. | agronomy |
http://greenmantlenursery.com/fruit2008/rosetta-apples2008.htm | 2024-04-20T19:54:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817674.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420184033-20240420214033-00339.warc.gz | 0.935584 | 1,148 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__134583048 | en | The Rosetta ™ Apples
Etter was fascinated with novelty and sought out exotic varieties to serve as parents in his breeding experiments. Early on, he came to focus much attention on an obscure apple with unusual pink flesh aptly titled "Surprise". This apple was brought into the Ohio River Valley by immigrants from Germany around 1840. It probably originated in Turkey and pomologists speculate that its ancestry traces back to Malus pumila "Niedzwetzkyana", the Redvein Crab of the Transcaucasus region.
Despite its colorful flesh, Surprise was not especially esteemed in this country; its skin tended toward an unattractive dullish green and the flesh was acidic and lacking in sweetness. It did, however, perform better in Ettersburg than in most other places, and Etter was inspired to use Surprise as the genetic foundation for a new breed of high quality pink-fleshed dessert apples. By 1944, he claimed to have selected 30 promising new varieties of this class. Pink Pearl, one of the last of Etter's Surprise hybrids, was the one singled out by George Roeding, Jr. for patenting and official introduction. The others were largely ignored - except for a few trees grown by Etter's friends and neighbors - and left to languish in the breeder's decaying experiment orchard.
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When we arrived on the scene in the 1970's, searching for these pink-fleshed (and pink-blossomed) varieties became a family pastime, both in Spring and in Fall. Eventually, we recovered a dozen different examples of these Surprise hybrids - which we propagated and tested in our own orchard. The seven that we deemed outstanding were given names with trademarks registered to Greenmantle Nursery. These were then introduced to our customers on a trial basis; non-propagation agreements are a requirement with purchase. We call this group of our seven pink-fleshed selections the Rosetta™ Apples.
Are these new varieties truly better than
Pink Pearl? Only time and tastes can give us the answer. The pink-fleshed
apples as a class are tempermental about climate and site, with appearance
and quality varying from season to season. Some varieties will prove
more widely adapted than others. We can state this from our experience
and that of our customers: each of the seven Rosetta™ Apples has
its own distinctive
For a more detailed and comprehensive discussion of pink and red-fleshed
apple varieites, see the article Albert Etter and the Pink-Fleshed
Daughters of "Surprise" by Ram Fishman, published in Fruit
Gardener (The Journal of the California Rare Fruit Growers) Vol. 27,
No. 3, May/June 1995 . This article discusses Etter's work and compares
it with that of Niels Hansen (1866-1950) who bred cold-hardy red-fleshed
culinary apples and ornamental crabs using Malus pumila "Niedzwetzkyana".
Descriptions of the Rosetta™ Apples (in ripening order)
PINK PEARMAIN® ( CV. Etter 14-9) Ripening a week or two after Pink Pearl (early September), this can be an exceptionally colorful and attractive fruit: deeply red/red-striped skin covering vivid mottled pink flesh. Like Pink Pearl, it must be fully ripe for maximum sweetness and color. The aromatics are complex and suggestive of berries. Its main drawback comes from its ripening season; the intense heat common here in August and September can adversely affect texture and flesh color. (Pink Pearl also suffers to some extent.) Nevertheless, in a good year - or in a cooler climate - Pink Pearmain® is a unique and worthy variety. It is also the latest blooming of the group, an advantage for frosty locations.
The apple we named Christmas Pink® does indeed make a charming ornament; the deep pink flesh color suffuses the creamy translucent skin. It is a briskly tart apple when we pick it at the start of the rainy season. After a few weeks in storage in the barn or refrigerator, it mellows into a richly flavored apple that can be enjoyed in salads, desserts, pies, or cider. The melting flesh is exceedingly juicy, so combined with its color it calls to mind a very sprightly watermelon.
A large handsome fruit with bright red stripes and splashes over a cream background: the flesh is mottled pink and cream, almost as if an ordinary apple were stained with cherry juice. And the flavor and texture are amazing, making Pink Parfait® an unforgetable eating experience. It requires a long warm growing season and can be tricky to finish properly. Those who can grow this apple well are truly fortunate.
RESTRICTIONS TO PROPAGATION & COMMERCIAL USE
Rosetta ™, Pink Pearmain®, Blush Rosette™, Thornberry®, Rubaiyat®, Christmas Pink®, Grenadine®, and Pink Parfait® are trademarks of Greenmantle Nursery. These varieties are propagated and sold exclusively by Greenmantle Nursery.
NO UNAUTHORIZED PROPAGATION OR SALE OF TREES.
NO SALE OF FRUIT WITHOUT LICENSE.......
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http://hudsonriverwine.blogspot.com/2012/02/brookview-station-conductors-cassis.html | 2013-12-12T08:36:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386164572870/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204134252-00022-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.972611 | 321 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__106656805 | en | Brookview Station Conductor's Cassis Makes Stop for Gold at Florida State Fair!
Congrats to Sue and Ed Miller of Brookview Station! Thier Conductor's Cassis took Gold T Florida State Fair International Wine & Grape Juice Competition 2012 in Tampa.
Brookview Station is located at Goold Orchards in Castleton, NY. Goold Orchards began in the spring of 1910 when James and Bertha Goold arrived by rail at Castleton’s town hub, a small whistle stop called the Brookview Station and walked to the farm they had recently purchased. Bertha, schooled at Emma Willard in Troy, and husband James, a recent graduate from Cornell were eager to apply the latest in agricultural technologies on their new fruit farm. Widowed in 1933, Bertha and her teenage son Robert continued to operate and grow the family farm. In 1941 Bob and his wife Marcia Grainer settled into the family farm and began raising a family. They continued to work and grow the family fruit farm into what is now Goold Orchards. Bob and Marcia eventually passed the day-today running of the farm to their children Peter, John and Sue, each of whom contributed to growing and running the family farm. Today, Sue Goold and husband Ed Miller own and operate the Goold family farm and the awardwinning Brookview Station Winery at Goold Orchards.
The winery was started in 2005, and has continued to garner awards ever since.
Congrats to Sue and Ed....and Karen and the gang! Well deserved! | agronomy |
https://www.food-chain.com.au/past-projects | 2021-12-01T00:48:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964359082.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20211130232232-20211201022232-00316.warc.gz | 0.901501 | 442 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__181100667 | en | a) Contributor to the report Identification and Assessment of Value-Added Export Market Opportunities for Non-GMO Labelled Food products from South Australia. The report outlines global trends and opportunities for SA's food and beverage producers to capitalise on its non-GM status.
b) Using low-grade and processed by-products from pome and citrus fruits for bioactive extraction. This project delivered a preliminary evaluation of (a) the supply-side opportunities (i.e. the business case for citrus and apple growers); and (b) the demand-side opportunities (i.e. consumer market available for bioactive-enhanced products). Cost-benefit analyses for both citrus and pome fruit industries were also performed.
c) Demonstration of refrigerated food storage using renewable energy in rural villages in India.
This project investigated food quality factors during cold storage and the theory of shelf-life modelling for a range of products. The shelf-life of selected horticultural products, raw beef, raw poultry, raw fish fillets and raw and pasteurised milk was modelled for a range of temperatures. Finally, the implications of the use of a solar system with temperatures ranging from 8 to 16 deg C on keeping quality for each product category were discussed.
d) Opportunities and challenges faced with emerging technologies in the Australian vegetable industry. We delivered five reports that review emerging technologies for vegetable growers and manufacturers, covering supply chain and logistics, environmental technologies, production technologies and quality and safety, among other aspects.
e) Assessment of Food Safety Risks across a Transport and Distribution Network. We developed a quantitative supply chain model for risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes during the distribution of fresh-cut lettuce from farm to consumer. In collaboration with CSIRO.
f) Invited Expert in the FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on microbiological hazards in leafy green vegetables and herbs (Bangkok, Thailand 5 - 9 May 2008) and co-autorship of the resulting report: "Microbiological hazards in fresh fruit and vegetables", 2008. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; World Health Organization, p. 38. | agronomy |
http://www.compostteacalculator.com/blog/ | 2018-09-23T14:54:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267159470.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20180923134314-20180923154714-00218.warc.gz | 0.913598 | 637 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__19639474 | en | Fresh compost tea data out of Iran! A group of sagacious scientists evaluated several different types of compost tea and its effects on rose powdery mildew. They made 4 different types of tea: 1. Aerated Compost Tea 2. Non-Aerated Compost Tea 3. Aerated Worm Casting Tea 4. Non-Aerated Worm Casting… read more »
Summary Courtesy of TeaLab It is becoming well documented that Compost Tea has fungicidal properties, and that those properties come by way of the microbes in the tea. Canadian agricultural scientists wanted to see which microbes were the most effective in control of two different tomato diseases, Botrytis and Alternaria. To… read more »
~Humboldt Earth Technologies~ As growers we always seem to be searching for the next level. Larger yields, higher quality and ways to cut costs are the general directives we aim to achieve. Within this industry however, there seems to be an overuse of synthetic fertilizers with little understanding of the… read more »
The Bottom Line. With the right management program integrating compost tea, you can use ½ to 1/3 fewer nutrients and still get increased yields, higher quality and clearly superior flavor. The recipes in this app are designed to be compatible with the different phases of plant growth. We have a… read more »
Most gardeners realize that plants need to be fed but know little or nothing about the nature of the nutrients involved or how they get into plants. Teaming with Nutrients explains how nutrients move into plants and what both macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients do once inside. It shows organic gardeners how… read more »
We have provided some analysis of varying concentrations of dissolved oxygen during the compost tea brewing process. Happy Gardening!!!
Chloramine is neutralized in the soil by reactions with organic matter, destroying it in the process. Organic matter in the form of humus can hold 15 times its weight in water, hence the soil loses some of its ability to hold and store water. Chloramine hurts the production of compost… read more »
There are many different compost tea aerators on the marketplace. We here at Humboldt Earth Tech support our local friends at TeaLab. The Bubblesnake is the top of line for small batch systems. Download our app, pick up a bubblesnake and start brewing today!!!
Biological fungicides like Bacillus subtilis are a great combination with compost tea. When used properly and with forethought, biofungicides can be an important part of an IPM program to prevent or mitigate problems with plant pathogens in the landscape. http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=13543
Benefits of Biochar When added to the soil as an amendment, Biochar amplifies the effects of compost tea. To find out more info on Biochar, check out this company: https://pacificbiochar.com Improved Water Retention Biochar can absorb water in a way that it remains plant available, providing a long term water… read more » | agronomy |
http://www.farmermikesupick.com/ | 2015-10-05T12:41:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-40/segments/1443736677342.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20151001215757-00236-ip-10-137-6-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.881213 | 131 | CC-MAIN-2015-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-40__0__115111669 | en | CITRUSCitrus is now available to buy directly from Farmer Mike’s. SHOP NOW
Item of the Month
ITEM of the monthFlorida Peaches
$2.99 per pound.
Closing for the season on May 2, 2015. Reopen mid November.
We are open 7 days a week
Welcome to Farmer Mike’s:
While visiting our farm you will be able to purchase all your vegetables in one stop. We pick our homegrown vegetables daily so they are always fresh. When it is u-pick season you can go right out into our field and pick strawberries and tomatoes only. | agronomy |
https://gardenprotools.com/collections/mowers/products/ego-power-21-select-cut%E2%84%A2-mower-with-touch-drive%E2%84%A2-self-propelled-technology | 2023-12-05T11:06:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100551.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205105136-20231205135136-00518.warc.gz | 0.875124 | 278 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__210186159 | en | EGO POWER + 21" SELECT CUT™ MOWER WITH TOUCH DRIVE™ SELF-PROPELLED TECHNOLOGY
The Select Cut™ multi-blade cutting system is equipped with two, interchangeable lower blades; the EDGE Premium Mulching Blade and the EDGE Premium Bagging Blade. The Premium Mulching Blade is ideal for weekly mowing and gives you the cut quality and run time you expect from a high-end lawn mower. The Premium Bagging Blade is a heavy-duty blade that turns grass into fine fragments ideal for both bagging and mulching. Both the Mulching and Bagging blades come with the lawnmower and can be swapped out depending on the cut desired. The EGO EDGE Upper Blade is used in combination with the lower blade chosen to slice the grass into fine fragments and greatly enhances cutting performance. EGO’s Self-Propelled Touch Drive™ Technology is the result of years of research and development. Touch Drive™ Technology puts complete control of the self-propelled system in the palm of your hands using your pressure to engage the system. Controlling the speed is just as easy with a variable speed dial positioned at your fingertips for safe and convenient operation. Comes with 1- 7.5 Ah 56V Battery and 1- 550W Charger. Limited 3 year Battery and 5 year Tool Warranty. | agronomy |
https://bloomlifecoach.wordpress.com/2014/11/11/dirty-business-how-are-we-like-soil/ | 2023-01-29T15:12:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499744.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20230129144110-20230129174110-00521.warc.gz | 0.963348 | 979 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__70081707 | en | I was recently commissioned to do calligraphy for the cover of a book in which the name “Adam” is a key focus. Meaning “Red Clay Man” or “Red Soil Man,” the name “Adam” is a rich word picture for each of us as humans. It can serve an impetus for introspection as fellow members of the human race, and as I believe along with some of you, descendants of Adam.
“Biologist Hayman Hartman claims that the reason there is life on earth, and not, say, on the moon or mars, is the existence of clay. His claims are complicated, having to do with iron and organic compounds and crystal structures, but in essence, he claims it’s clay that holds the blueprint for life. Isn’t that interesting?” (Leah Kostamo) I haven’t researched any of this, but I agree it is interesting food for contemplation.
I wish I had time to present here the myriad connections man has with soil, humus, clay. But for me, a Christian, it is enough to consider three key parts of my human history:
- The first man was created from the red clay soil, shortly after the soil was created
- Man was placed in the garden as his natural habitat
- Man was called to work the soil for his sustenance
Add to these the beautiful way in which life-giving resources arise from the soil to nourish man and return to it (along with man) to enrich the soil again, there seems to me no end to the creative nuances here that might inspire us as “soil-people.”
As a gardener, I know this recent wintry chill not as the season of the death of my garden, but as the season of the growth and metamorphoses taking place hidden from view, within the humus, the living soil. After all as I learned long ago, a gardener’s first job is growing good soil. The spent vegetable, herb, fruit and leaf matter fall to the ground, composting with the help of insects, worms and bacteria to return to the soil needed nutrients for new growth next spring.
We gaze at our empty or lessened gardens, our drying lawns, and each winter somehow forget for a time the glorious explosion of life that returns to view every spring. Truth is, it just moved underground, into the burgeoning soil. But we can’t see it, so disappointment sets in, then something like the sadness of loss. Many of us experience depression as the sunlight hours decrease for winter. Up here, above the soil, we may even feel that the barrenness of the land reflects a barrenness inside ourselves.
But the barrenness is deception; illusion. Something fantastic is happening according to design. During Jesus’ three days in the tomb, the most powerful life-giving activity in the universe was taking place though those outside the tomb thought it confirmation that he was really and truly dead. And so it is with the composting humus beneath our feet. Life; growth; power- it’s under there, and will burst forth again at just the right time when it has reached readiness.
Likewise, we “soil people” must experience seasons of dying back and re-growth beneath the surface in preparation for more colorful, exuberant, outward growth. Your season of difficulty may be marked by physical or emotional pain, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, or something you can’t quite define. It may feel to you like you’re lacking forward momentum, moving backward, or, as in a garden, a death of parts of your life and self. But allow me to remind you of all the life-giving work going on within you to “prepare your soil” for the next season. In the tomb, the three-day waiting period was dark, quiet, still. And for us, difficulty may seem a time of quiet, dark- a frustratingly stand-still. But it is the activity that we can’t see beneath the surface that is life-changing, life-generating. It takes time and care to grow rich, worthy soil, as every gardener knows.
- Are you in a difficult time, feeling impatient for something to happen? What can you imagine as life-giving growth beneath the surface?
- How does the “Red Clay Man” word picture speak to you?
- Have you ever been through a time of dark, quiet, stillness only to later realize great things were happening beyond your view?
Thank you for reading my post. Be sure to leave a comment! | agronomy |
https://www.nuyu.me.uk/single-post/2018/05/30/fin-and-farm-my-visit-to-nutbush-tomato-producers | 2024-04-16T17:59:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817103.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20240416155952-20240416185952-00079.warc.gz | 0.976083 | 1,302 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__124290680 | en | Fin and farm - My visit to Nutbourne tomato producers and Rock Farm.
I woke up this morning to beautiful sunshine, grabbed my notebook and camera, and went to meet the lovely Muir from Fin and farm. She had very kindly offered to show me around 2 of their many Sussex suppliers to show me why they offer the best quality food in their home delivery boxes.
We met at V &H Cafe in Holland road in Hove. Where owner and award winning Harry, made me a perfect Flat white. Muir wanted to show me the kind of businesses that use Fin and farm for their produce. Harry proceeded to explain that he wanted to use as many local suppliers as possible.
All of his supliers have a real passion about their products. The talk between the three of us soon turns to why using the best quality ingredients makes all the difference to the taste of the food. Musing about why we were all eating as much wild garlic and asparagus as possible whist its in season in the south.
Talks of how to teach the youngest generation about the health benifits of fruit and veg began, algongside why organic...doesnt always mean organic (thats for another day). Then we started a discussion about the lack of local knowledge of our amazing producers, and the need to promote their quality, and who its a crime we dont have a proper Farmers markets weekly like in Spain and Italy. I began to feel I would never want to leave it was so interesting.
It was amazing to share such passion for embracing and understanding the amazing suppliers we have here in sunny Sussex,with both Muir and Harry, nd no doubt another coffee session and disscusion will be happening soon. We all understood why the health benefits are huge, if using our fresh well-produced food and supporting the businesses that create them.
Muir and I say our goodbyes and dash off to the car to travel to Nutborne farm, hidden away down a picturesque tiny country lane.
As we were greated by one of the owners Gary. We were briefly introduced to his lovely wife Jenny. Who was busy carefully hand-packing mountains of beautiful tomatoes, all the boxes were brimming with colour, I just wanted to cook them there and then.
Gary walked us into the first greenhouse that seemed to go on for miles. Filled to the brim with Beautifully neat lines of vines covered with 30 different types of tomatoes.
I was simply mesmerized by the size, (I do believe wow was all I could say for at least 10 seconds) so many varieties are grown here. Gary explained that they pollinate the plants by having little boxes for bees, allowing natural pollination.
As I watched the busy bees popping from one vine to the next, then back to the box, they seemed almost part of the staff, going about their important work, which I suppose they really are.
The Glasshouses are meticulously taken apart piece by piece at the end of the season to stop the risk of blite and diseases, it is this care an diligence that makes Nutbourne one of the finest tomato producers in the UK.
Gary proudly showed us some of the rarer varieties such as Pineapple Marmalade, Green beef, Tiger, and a favorite of London chefs Lemon tiger.
I was impressed with Gary's knowledge for not just the tomatoes themselves. But also the ways in which they are best cooked to retain the individual colours and flavours. I cant wait to cook some of the tips he gave me next week.
After we left the wonderful Nutbourne Nursery, we all sat and enjoyed a well-deserved ice cold water - Muir explained a bit more about what Fin and farm are about.
Nick and Muir started Fin and farm in 2009 - originally only supplying commercial kitchens with responsibly sourced local produce - they realised there was a demand for home delivery. So in 2011 they started to deliver locally. They now use over 104 individual hand picked farms, and suppliers to create wonderful fresh and vibrant boxes delivered all around Sussex.
As I have said already, Muir and her husband have a passion for finding the best we have. and what was lovely, was hearing how excitied she was when she talked about cooking with these carefully sourced ingredients. It made me hungry, hearing her descriptions of the flavours and tastes.
If like me your a convert and want to find out more about the wonderful produce Fin and farm provide and you can order a box click on their website - http://www.finandfarm.co.uk
You will not be disappointed.
After a quick refreshing drink, we were off down the road to our next stop - Rock farm.
Rock Farm is a 6-acre therapeutic community market garden project. It is a sanctuary, a community, run with over 40 part-time volunteers, and working alongside vulnerable people, to help illnesses such as depression.
As you walk in you are confronted by very noisy, happy and healthy clucking chickens, all of which were rescued.
We walked through rows of berries and made our way to the polytunnels, there was a lovely smell of herbs as we walked through.
Racheal who works at the farm showed us the array of salad leaves, edible flowers, sweet potatoes, yellow beetroot, to name just a few, its like an aladdins cave of differant vegetables all planted in what seems random orders- but is actually a clever system of Companion planting which is essentially a method of growing two or more different plants together for beneficial effects.
Rock farm, is a charity and is run with the help of One church in Brighton.
Its a special place, and the stories of the people they have helped are heart warming, they do incredible work in the 6-acre space, and they are always looking for help and volunteers so if you think you can lend a few hours or have anything they could use on the farm then contact [email protected].
As we left Rock farm, I was so excited about creating some reciepes with the amazing produce I had seen - I cant wait for my delivery of my first box - stay tuned for some colourful healthy recipes.
And my thanks to Muir and Phoebe for taking me to see two of the wonderful farmers we have in Sussex, can't wait for the next visit. | agronomy |
http://www.gkfoodmachinery.com/powder-grinder/stainless-steel-powder-grinder/electric-corn-mini-flour-mill-grinder-machine.html | 2019-01-23T11:28:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547584331733.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20190123105843-20190123131843-00526.warc.gz | 0.786793 | 463 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__191824773 | en | Electric Corn Mini Flour Mill Grinder Machine
We are the supplier specializing in the production of mini flour mill, electric corn grinder electric corn mill, electric corn grinder machine, electric corn mill grinde Our machine can used for grinding nut fruits, nut meat and nut sell also used for rice grinding.
The electric corn mini flour mill grinder machine is made of stainless steel, with smooth inner wall, firm structure, stable operation, high efficiency, easy to disassemble and clean. It is used to pulverize various grains and herbs into powders and is much more efficient than conventional motors in terms of productivity. It is widely used in homes, clinics, hospitals, pharmacies and research laboratories.
The service life is as long as 8 to 10 years or even longer.
Energy saving, low noise, high capacity, competitive price.
The aluminum body is light in weight and beautiful in appearance.
Micro switch control, high precision, small size, high efficiency, simple and safe to operate.
Equipped with extrusion slots, all stainless steel blades and true high speed, high power motors.
Bottom uses non-slip, natural rubber material, high wear resistance, four-point stability setting, no sliding on any material desktop.
The user-friendly handle design and quick-opening snap-on design can firmly lock the sealing ring to ensure that the powder does not overflow.
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Adopts ultra-high speed motor, the Mini mill grinder machine can quickly grinder various dehydrated foods, such as flour, rice, corn, wheat, sorghum, millet, sesame, soybean, pepper, herbs and so on.
Check if the blade is loose before use.
Do not activate the switch when the top cover is open.
Grinded goods should not exceed two-thirds of the grinding chassis.
Can not be used continuously for a long time.
Long-term use of the blade is severely worn and needs to be replaced regularly.
Packaging & Delivery
Packaging Details: Wooden case and cartons
Delivery Detail: Depends on order quantity and motor voltage | agronomy |
https://www.palmfiber.net/process | 2023-11-30T04:32:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100164.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130031610-20231130061610-00026.warc.gz | 0.94362 | 138 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__63012876 | en | PROCESS IN THE FACTORY
Firstly, the oil palm must be separated from the fruit into an empty fruit bunch (EFB) to be shredded, separate, refined and dried.
After EFB has been separate to shredded, that product can be made into palm fibre. There are many applications from it that we can produce. For more information, refer to the product page.
Furthermore, the palm fibre can produce the palm fibre mat. Palm fibre mat can absorb water, dissipate the energy of following water and many others.
Here is the forklift. The driver picked up the palm fibre and put it on the truck, and a worker arranged it properly. | agronomy |
https://www.allbiothailand.com/author/promyos/ | 2023-09-25T16:19:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233509023.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20230925151539-20230925181539-00787.warc.gz | 0.930824 | 82 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__107198190 | en | Sorry, this entry is only available in ไทย.
Why do plants need All Bio ‘s amino acids? We know that plants need nutrients like fertilizer, containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. However, researches show plants also need other supplements that can help enhance the quality and health of plants. Amino Acids could be a missing input that plants and soils need. | agronomy |
https://www.cabinsatfarringtonhollow.com/copy-of-special-events | 2021-12-09T01:37:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964363641.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20211209000407-20211209030407-00104.warc.gz | 0.985613 | 366 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__46263094 | en | Meet The Pekrul's!
Hi! We are the caretakers of our family farm. We were both born and raised in Florida, but have been visiting the farm every summer since my parents purchased it in 2014. We fell in love with the area and really enjoyed helping with all sorts of projects over the years. Our four year old especially enjoys riding on all the equipment around the property. We hope to add a lot of new things to the farm along the way such as large animals, greenhouses and eventually a barn to host events. We hope you love it as much as we do and we would be happy to have you as our guest at the Cabins at Farrington Hollow!
Coming soon! We are in the process of building our very own farm stand and will only sell what we grow here on the farm. We will plant a variety of organic produce such as sweet corn, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, hot peppers and bell peppers.
We are also in the process of harvesting a variety of mushrooms with our own logs. Mushroom cultivation on logs is a sustainable and organic way for us to harvest. Check back soon for pictures!
My journey into woodworking started in 2017 when my twin sister and I started making crafts for various craft fairs. We started with our own needs and at the time we were repurposing old furniture for ourselves so that we didn't have to settle with purchasing a piece that was mass produced. We quickly became obsessed.
I recently found that my favorite hobby is making cutting boards. I took a woodworking class that allowed me to explore the craft and fine tune my skills. My goal is to reintroduce the appreciation and awareness of homemade craftsmanship to the people around me. | agronomy |
https://lovekindsunshine.com/product/22-cell-clone-shipper/ | 2022-06-28T09:26:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103360935.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220628081102-20220628111102-00483.warc.gz | 0.913551 | 231 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__21494055 | en | This listing is for ONE 22 cell plant shipper
Buy as many as you need, Shipping stays $10 USA $24 to Canada.
These accommodate 1″ rockwool cubes or plugs securely. NOT so much 1.5″ plugs, not without a little trimming first, or it’s a tight squeeze.
4.72″ – 12 cm
Total Clone Height able to be Accommodated
6.5″ – 16.5 cm (overlapping stem/leaf)
4.25″ – 11 cm (not overlapped)
Measurement (when closed)
9.75″ x 14″ x 1″
25 cm x 35.5 cm x 2.5 cm
Opening for stem
.66″ – 1.7 cm
Material: 100% Recycled PET
Color: Green Transparent
How to close: Buttons
Designed to support clones or young live plants, The clone shipper plant packaging holds the plant securely in place during transit. The plant shipping packaging allows the plant to breathe and continue to grow during shipment. | agronomy |
https://restorearthconnections.ca/saving-seeds-101 | 2021-11-29T02:08:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964358685.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20211129014336-20211129044336-00169.warc.gz | 0.915137 | 207 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__157578203 | en | Have you wondered how to save seeds, but weren’t sure where to start? Would you like a hands-on experience outdoors, recognizing when seeds are ready to be gathered; and what to do next?
As we move towards Fall, humans aren’t the only ones preparing for a change of season. Plants are readying their grand finale – their raison d’etre! They are ripening SEEDS. This workshop is a beginner’s guide to saving the bounty.
Join Meg Jordan of Restore Earth Connections for an opportunity to get to know various plants going to seed. Find out what you need to know to gather, sort, and store seeds so you have a head’s start on growing next Spring!
2 dates to choose from (content the same for each session)
COVID-19 protocols in place
Register in the form below.
See special discounts for a group of 6; or for bringing a friend; or for being a repeat participant! | agronomy |
http://imfli.com/index.php/project-overview | 2021-03-06T16:33:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178375274.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20210306162308-20210306192308-00078.warc.gz | 0.936481 | 849 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__60884617 | en | ABOUT THE PROJECT
Food legumes provide an important opportunity contributing to food and nutrition security in a sustainable way, through intensification and diversification of agricultural systems and by providing a major source of nutrition for the poor. Food legumes also play a significant role in the efficient use of soil and water resources and to judicious exploitation of agricultural production systems. Equally, pulses play an important role in food and nutrition security, animal feed, income and employment generation, and poverty alleviation.
The overall production levels of food legumes in Morocco have steadily fallen in the last decades and certainly not in accordance with their potential. Yields of food legumes have stagnated and no yield breakthroughs have occurred. Thus, one of the most salient features of the current food legumes market is the consistently lower production against the demand. This has led to increased prices worldwide. It has also made the market volatile.
In Morocco, while food legumes exports represented 45 to 60% by volume in the 1970’s, the failure of production to keep pace with the national overall demand, Morocco relies now on importing to supplement local production capacity, which affects considerably the balance of payment and per capita consumption. The land cropped annually with food legumes went from 511 000 hectares during 1970-1980 to 380 000 hectares during 1990- 2000 decades. During the last decade, it stabilized around 365 000 hectares annually. The global food legumes production is about 2.4 million quintals per year. Average yield went from 6.3 to 6.6 quintals/ha. The annual per capita consumption decreased is around 6 kg. Productivity levels of food legumes have remained low and variable due mainly to low yield potential of existing varieties, poor seed multiplication systems, susceptibility of grown varieties to environmental stresses and depredation by diseases, insect pests and parasites, limited use of inputs, access to market, labor cost and availability and low degree of mechanization, and weak farmer organization.
The new Green Morocco Plan (GMP) launched in 2008 is intended to implement an agricultural policy that will bring about: (i) the competitive upgrading of the agricultural sector in the perspective of modernization and integration into the world market, and the creation of wealth for the whole value chains; (ii) the taking into account of the whole sector in all its economical, sociological, environmental and territorial components, with priority being given to sustainable human development objectives; (iii) the greater optimization and sustainable management of natural resources; and (iv) the definition of support policies needed for sustainable growth. Food legumes are parts of the GMP. The production objective within major producing regions as stated in the Agricultural Regional Plans (PAR) is to be increased by 40 to 80% by 2020.
Within IMFLI, India and Morocco through South to South cooperation decided to join their efforts and expertise to boost food legumes production in their respective countries. The goal of such initiative would improve food security and nutrition, soil health, income growth, employment opportunities and farmers’ organizations and empowerment. Though, both countries will mutually cooperate to sustain their food security through trade.
The major outcomes pursued by the initiative concern:
- Output 1. Value chains of targeted food legumes studied and analyzed
- Output 2. Improved varieties tested and evaluated through on-farm participatory approach
- Output 3. Integrated crop management options refined and tested by farmers
- Output 4. Functional village-level based seed delivery systems established
- Output 5. Value addition through post-harvest processing, storage and labeling of food legumes investigated
- Output 6. A pilot knowledge connectivity system using different ICT tools to meet the needs of information and knowledge of targeted rural communities established
- Output 7. Pilot community based organizations (CBO/ farmer aggregation) demonstrated
- Output 8. Back up research to enhance technology generation, including, IPM/ICM, Crop improvement, adapted mechanization carried out
- Output 9. Capacity building and networking of all stakeholders achieved
- Output 10. M&E system for project implementation, management and impact developed and monitored on a regular basis
- Output 11. Pro-food legumes enabling policy explored and documented | agronomy |
http://rpirg.org/working-group-feature/ | 2018-09-25T07:03:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267161214.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20180925063826-20180925084226-00237.warc.gz | 0.946911 | 140 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__210176306 | en | Fruit for Thought is one of RPIRG’s best-known working groups. Their mission is to create awareness of environmentally sustainable behaviours and reduce food waste while contributing to the community.
This past season, Fruit for Thought harvested over 30 trees in Regina, and somewhere between 2250-3000 lbs of fruit. They donated apples and processed goods to Transition House, Souls Harbour, Chili for Children, Salvation Army, YWCA, Five Directions and the Food Bank.
Fruit for Thought was recognized by the Regional Centre of Expertise on Sustainable Development on June 7, 2012. They received acknowledgement for having a project that contributes to creating and raising awareness of sustainable food practices in Saskatchewan. | agronomy |
https://ankety.eu/mist-nozzle-outdoor-flower-garden-adjustable-10-pcs-plastic-watering-micro-spray-nozzles-misting-atomizing-cooling-sprinkler-50-pcs-flexible-nitrile-rubber-o-ring-nbr-seals-16-2-65mm/ | 2021-05-15T20:42:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243991378.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20210515192444-20210515222444-00094.warc.gz | 0.815808 | 182 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__86708378 | en | Connection: id 4mm hose
Size: 52mm x 32mm(2.1inch x 1.3inch )
Flow rate: 8-10 L/Hour
Spray dia: about 1.0 meters
Nozzle Color: Gray
Widely used in nurseries, poultry establishments
10 * Mist Nozzles
50 * O Ring Seals
- ✔ Comply with the greenhouse seedlings, flowers crop stringent requirements of the mist.
- ✔ The nozzle is removable and it is easy cleaning, suitable for the soft tube of 4mm inner diameter
- ✔ The nozzle used eddy design, it contains Built-in Filters that can prevent clogging.
- ✔ O Ring Dimension: 16 * 2.65mm; Material : NBR(Nitrile Butadiene Rubber)
- ✔ Applicable watering, greenhouse, humidification cooling purposes. | agronomy |
https://shiddiky.com/research/on-farm-devices-and-technologies-for-broad-scale-disease-surveillance-of-crop-plants | 2021-09-17T19:41:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780055775.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20210917181500-20210917211500-00679.warc.gz | 0.928785 | 252 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__98607583 | en | Plant pathogens reduce global crop productivity by up to 40% per annum, causing enormous economic loss and potential environmental effects from chemical management practices. Thus, early diagnosis and quantitation of the causal pathogen species for accurate and timely disease control and management are crucial. Detecting and quantifying pathogen species and their relevant genetic biomarkers in plant extracts at the early stages of the diseases is notoriously difficult to access via conventional methodologies. This is mainly because they are either too slow to enable efficient intervention and application of fungicides (visual observation of symptoms in the field) or are too expensive and technically complex to be used by non-specialized technicians on an industrial scale.
The development of an affordable, sensitive, specific, user-friendly, rapid and equipment-free method for broad-scale disease surveillance in crop plants, based on “on-farm” pathogen detection and quantification, is of great interest to the agricultural industry and plant biology. The Shiddiky Laboratory focus to develop portable devices and technologies for ‘on-farm’ analysis of pathogen species and pathogenic biomarkers in unprocessed plant extracts. Such a device would allow more rapid and cost-effective detection, control and management of the plant diseases. | agronomy |
https://www.ellsworthchamber.org/heart-ellsworth-host-public-forum-2/ | 2020-04-04T16:30:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370524043.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20200404134723-20200404164723-00544.warc.gz | 0.93997 | 430 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__80962570 | en | Heart of Ellsworth to host Public Forum
Gibson Financial Services, this year’s Public Forum sponsor and Heart of Ellsworth are pleased to announce the return of the Public Forum Series. On September 13th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at the Riverview Room in the Ellsworth Public Library, free and open to the public. Todd Little-Siebold will speak on Apple Sleuthing: The Hunt for Lost Downeast Apples
In 1850 Maine, farmers grew over one thousand named varieties of apples. In Maine, apples were highly esteemed as some of the best on the national and international market. By the 1890s Hancock County and the rest of the state experienced an export boom where over a million barrels a year were shipped from Portland to England. In Ellsworth alone, there were over eighty commercial orchards. All of that collapsed in the 1920s and 30s and orchards were abandoned. Today only five varieties are grown in commercial quantities in Maine, and there is only one commercial orchard in Ellsworth. This talk will explore the rise and fall of the apple industry and why the particular history of Maine makes it one of the best places to hunt down and rediscover the heirloom varieties once so essential to everyday life.
Todd Little-Siebold, a Professor of History at the College of the Atlantic has been studying and documenting- the history of apples in Downeast Maine. Siebold encourages attendees to bring apples along for identification. For most accurate identification the following documentation is helpful:
• A photograph of the tree taken from the ground and the first major branches
• Five apples from the tree (if possible in a paper bag with their contact info and the location of the tree)
• If they have multiple trees, a sketch map of the site with apples from each tree in separate bags
“The mission of Heart of Ellsworth it to promote economic, artistic, cultural, educational, historical and environmental activities in the “Downtown” area to provide a vibrant community for all residents, businesses, non-profit organizations and local government.” | agronomy |
https://www.kybourbonfestival.com/blog/index.php/2018/09/12/all-about-malt/ | 2020-08-03T18:16:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439735823.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20200803170210-20200803200210-00435.warc.gz | 0.924967 | 348 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__10457377 | en | Much of the flavor that is produced in Bourbon is sourced from the grains that it’s used for. Read on to learn about Malteurop and how they craft fine malts for use by distilleries.
Malteurop North America’s roots go back to the late nineteenth century with the 1875 construction of the Milwaukee, WI malthouse. Sourcing barley from North American farmer partners, Malteurop has been crafting fine malts for Kentucky distillers for decades. Today, Malteurop has four North American malthouses and partners with a grain elevator in Louisville housing distillers malt for local supply.
Crafting fine malts
Barley is a hearty and ancient grain. The malting process mirrors life in the field: cool spring showers (Steeping), long summer days for growth (Germination), and drying down for harvest (Kilning). Under the maltster’s careful watch barley is transformed into its even more noble form: Malt.
How distillers use malt
Barley malt is the biochemical powerhouse in Bourbon making. It is rich in enzymes that break down starch from corn, rye, and wheat into precious sugars that will be consumed by the yeast and turned into Ethanol. Barley malt also contains amino acids, which are vital for the growth of yeast during fermentation.
Malteurop has 4 North American malting plants in Milwaukee, WI, Great Falls, MT, Winona, MN and Winnipeg, Canada; some of which are strategically located in the heart of barley farm regions. Malts produced are Kilned Carmel Malts, Crystal Malts, Roasted Malts and other Specialty Malts. | agronomy |
https://www.medical-definitions.net/neck-rot-of-onion-symptoms-and-control/ | 2024-03-04T17:56:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476464.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304165127-20240304195127-00382.warc.gz | 0.944194 | 1,004 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__25589086 | en | Why are my onions rotting in storage? What causes neck rot in onions? How to get rid of onion neck rot? How to prevent onion neck rot? Let’s find out about neck rot of onion symptoms and control guidelines!
Neck Rot of Onion Definition
Neck rot of onion meaning – What is neck rot of onion?
Neck rot is mostly a problem for allium crops when they are stored. For many years, the disease cost the UK bulb onion industry a lot of money until better ways to harvest and store onions were found. However, even without modern drying facilities, producers still lose much money. Neck rot can happen to garlic, leeks, shallots, and multiplier onions, but it is most damaging to bulb onions, where losses can be as high as 50%.
Neck Rot of Onion Causes
What causes neck rot of onion? What is the most common cause of neck rot in an onion?
Botrytis allii, which is the same as Botrytis aclada, is the cause of neck rot. This fungus makes spores that are 7–11 x 5–6 μm, which are smaller than those made by most other Botrytis species that grow on alliums. The conidia of B. allii can be made easily in a lab. On the other hand, the Botrytis leaf blight pathogen B. squamosa does not easily make spores in culture and has much bigger conidia (14–24 x 9–18 μm). B. porri is an important Botrytis pathogen on garlic and leeks. Botrytis byssoidea is another type of organism that can cause onion neck rot. This pathogen is not the same as B. allii. It causes gray mold neck rot, which is a disease.
Neck Rot of Onion Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of neck rot of onion – What are some symptoms of neck rot of onion?
Usually, the neck of a stored bulb onion will be water-soaked or light brown. Around the neck and between the scales of the bulb, dense gray mycelia grow. On the shoulders of the bulb, many black sclerotia are about 5 mm in diameter.
This mold growth doesn’t show up until after a few weeks of storage. Then, the disease spreads from the neck until most of the bulb is soft and rotten. In the field, a brown rot can happen on the fleshy scales of a bulb onion that is getting ready to mature. This is usually caused by splitting or damage to the bulb.
The disease-causing agent can affect any bulb part, not just the neck. Therefore, before crops are harvested, it is possible to find B. allii sporulating on old leaves.
Neck Rot of Onion Disease Cycle
The pathogen is spread by onion and shallot seeds and sets. If the seed is stored in a cool enough place, the fungus may be able to live on it for more than three years.
The disease spreads from the seed coat to the seedling leaves, which stay attached to the cotyledon. These leaves are infected by B. allii, which makes spores when the tissue dies.
Symptoms may only show up on the leaves during the growing season. But right before the bulb onions are picked, the leaves are topped or bent, making cuts that can be infected.
While the neck tissue keeps water, the pathogen grows down to the bulb, where it causes scale rot. Inoculum can also come from sclerotia in the soil, which grow into conidia when they germinate. Sclerotia can live underground for two years.
Neck Rot of Onion Control Management Guidelines
Control of neck rot of onion – What is the best treatment for neck rot?
Use seed that does not have a lot of the pathogen. Use sets that haven’t been infected with the disease and were grown from such seeds. A 1% seed infection is seen as an economic threshold.
The treatment for seed-borne B. allii has been very effective. Use heat treatments to stop the pathogen in sets. Plant-resistant kinds or cultivars of alliums.
When you harvest onions, leave a neck about 10 cm long so that it can be thoroughly dried before the fungus spreads down the neck and into the bulb. Bulb necks can be dried by forced air drying or harvesting onions and letting them dry in a warm, dry field. After drying, keep things in storage below 75% relative humidity and at 0–1º.
C. Fungicides used during the growing season may help stop neck rot somewhat. Rotate with non-hosts to reduce the number of B. allii soil-based sclerotia.
I hope you understand about neck rot of onion symptoms and control guidelines. | agronomy |
https://www.readersemporium.com.au/p/gardening-agriculture-small-space-vegetable-gardens | 2021-03-08T13:15:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178375439.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20210308112849-20210308142849-00395.warc.gz | 0.93395 | 126 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__138236698 | en | If you want to grow your own vegetables but have only a small garden or no garden at all, this is the book for you. Andrea Bellamy provides ingenious ideas on how to get the most produce from a small space whether you have a city garden, a balcony or just a window box. Nearly 200 photographs explain each step towards a homegrown harvest that any gardener would relish!
Andrea Bellamy is the creator of Heavy Petal, a blog devoted to urban organic gardening. She has a certificate in garden design from the University of British Columbia and studied permaculture methods for food production at an urban microfarm. | agronomy |
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