Not the usual opening picture you are all used to, this is our way of explaining our absence from market last weekend and the unusual ordering schedules of late. Turns out that Dan doesn’t just grow vegetables – he also officiates weddings! (Can you even recognize him above?)
We welcomed our new South Korean sister-in-law into the family, learned some things about how to cook vegetables Korean-style, had a grand time, and returned home to beauty and vibrant growth.
We also made all family members take a pledge to not plan any future weddings for June: It’s a very difficult time to leave the farm. Here’s a glimpse of what June activities include around here:
– Seeding trays upon trays of thousands of baby plants (same rate as spring) for later transplanting into the ground
– Preparing beds in the field to receive transplants ready to go in the ground (ok – this is technically on the list but has been completely impossible for the past couple of weeks because of all this rain!)
– Picking vegetables every day
– Weeding like mad
– Treating pests and disease like crazy
In other words, this is the time of year when everything is happening. In the fall, winter, and spring there are items removed from that list, or the tasks are less demanding. But it is all in full swing right now, and therefore very tough to leave. But when our kids are to be three precious dolls in a wedding ceremony, we pack up and head out.
Then we return home and adjust back to different kinds of gorgeousness:
And get back to our kind of eating: TONS of vegetables, cooked and raw, with spices and protein added. Our new Korean family is reminding us to eat vegetables for breakfast (pull out those dinner leftovers and chow down on some real vitamins in the morning!) and add red pepper to everything! Other tips: Try cucumber slices dipped in red pepper paste; Serve kimchi alongside every meal; Wrap just about any meal in a lettuce leaf, top with tomatoes, and eat like a wrap; Saute up a load of veggies (cabbage, squash, eggplant, pepper, carrot, scallion) with butter, soy sauce, and garlic-chili sauce. (Our garlic is pulled and drying!)
This week’s harvest includes:
Beets, Chard, Carrots, Cucumbers (green slicing as well as Salt & Pepper minis), Eggplant, Green Beans, Curly Kale, Lettuce (green or red), Okra, Peppers (Bell, Padrone, Hugarian Wax, Anaheim, Jalapeno), Potatoes (red and yukon gold), Salad Mix, Scallions, Summer Squash, Sunflower Bouquets (mixed and straight), Tomatoes…and Multigrain Bread and Eggs.
Market Share CSA Members: Choose your selection through our Online Store. Everyone else: Everything on our tables at the farmers’ markets are available for you to purchase and enjoy. Please do!
We will be at to the South of the James market and Brandermill Green Market this weekend and every weekend this season until they close. Market Share CSA members may place an order for pick up at the farm, SOJ or BGM market, or simply show up at our booth to spend your credit.
Want to Get Your Hands Dirty?
All this wonderful rain is allowing plants to grow beautifully around here. That includes the weeds! (Okay – our ill-timed vacation hasn’t hurt the weeds’ progress.) If you want to get down on your knees and relieve our sweet potato plants of weed competition, send us an email and we’ll coordinate a time.
And just so you know that this farm family can clean up from time to time, we leave you with this final family photo:


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Farm Bill Debate This Week: Advocate for Local Healthy Food
This week, the Senate continues debate on the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 (S. 3240). The Farm Bill is a critical opportunity to create policies that can help deliver affordable, regionally grown food to schools. Dozens of amendments have already been filed that could potentially strengthen — or weaken — the Senate Bill.
Contact your Senators now to ask them to support an infrastructure to supply food from local and regional farms and protect food access, including:
– Strong provisions promoting healthy and local food in the Committee-passed bill;
– Sen. Gillibrand’s (D-NY) amendment that would restore the $4.49 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
– Sen. Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) expected amendment that would restore funding to crucial rural development and farm programs.
Ask them to oppose:
– Any amendments that would weaken SNAP like the proposals to block grant the program;
– Sen. Johnson’s (R-WI) amendment to expand the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) to include dried, canned, and frozen fruits and vegetables, and any other changes to the program.
The Union of Concerned Scientists is hosting a webinar Thurs., June 14 at 2:00 about what the Farm Bill means for health and local economies.


HHF Winter CSA 2019 Interest List
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Parsley is a biennial plant with bright green, feather-like leaves that is in the same family as dill.
Growing Condition 生長條件
Space parsley plants 6 to 8 inches apart in an area with full sun and nutrient-rich, well-drained soil with a pH of 5.5 to 6.7.
在陽光充足、營養豐富、排水良好、pH 值為 5.5 至 6.7 的土壤中，間隔 6 至 8 英寸種植歐芹。
In foods and beverages, parsley is widely used as a garnish, condiment, food, and flavoring. In manufacturing, parsley seed oil is used as a fragrance in soaps, cosmetics, and perfumes. The leaf, seed, and root are used to make medicine.
Health Benefits 營養價值
Parsley works as a powerful natural diuretic and can help reduce bloating and blood pressure.
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The governor plans to meet with local business owners, members of the agricultural community, state and local lawmakers, and military commanders.
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THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
June 4, 2012
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Weather: Cantaloupe remains extremely limited
An unseasonably cold and wet storm system approaching Central California today will bring much cooler temperatures and a chance of rain over the next couple of days. Although the majority of the moisture is forecast to impact to the north and east of the Salinas Valley cool moist conditions will be the norm the front half of the week. Temperatures in the 60s to low 70s will be the norm through midweek. As this system moves east strong winds especially in Southern California are expected. Another cool but dry system moves in mid-week keeping temperatures below normal (60s to low 80s) into the weekend.
Freight: Mike McIntire Trucks in California are still tight. Trucks in the Northwest remain steady. Crude oil finally dropped below $90.00 per barrel and is currently at $83.02 per barrel. The National Average dropped again this week.
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Commodity Updates APPLES/PEARS John Tole New York is still packing light volumes of Empires, Rome’s, and Red Delicious but will finish early this year. Washington Red is peaking on 88/100’s and the higher grades. Lower grade fruit remains tight as we approach the end of the storage season. Golden’s are heavy to the higher grades and the 88/100 sizes. Lower grade Golden’s are also limited. Granny-Smiths are peaking on extra fancy 88/100 sizes and are also limited on the lower grades. Galas are peaking on 88’s and smaller and the higher grades but are very limited. The Gala market will continue to rise as supplies dry up. Washington Fuji’s are peaking on extra fancy 72-88’s but supplies are very short as they are almost finished for the season. D‘Anjou pears continue to peak on the US#1 grade and are evenly spread across the size spectrum but supplies are limited especially on the fancy grade. Washington Bosc pears are essentially finished. There are a few Red Pears still available but they are also almost finished as well. California will have new crop Bartlett Pears at the end of July. ASPARAGUS Gabe Romero/Mike Pacheco This market is firm to start the week. Suppliers continue to have very light availability. Supplies out of Mexico continue to be very light. Production from Peru shows light availability as well. Domestic grass is expected to go until early July with one supplier in Salinas. Demand exceeds supplies. Jumbo grass is almost nonexistent. AVOCADO Tim Kelley Mexican supplies are declining weekly, with decent volume through June. California volume is increasing; peaking on 60ct, with 48ct and larger in short supply. California fruit has good maturity, flavor and oil content. BELL PEPPERS Jaime Contreras Western Bells: Green bell market is very active and trending up as growers will transition from Coachella to Bakers field and other northern districts. Colored bells are steady. Good supplies, good quality from southern California.
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Apples Asparagus Avocado (Mexican) Avocado (California) Bell Peppers (Western) Bell Pepper (Eastern) Berries: Strawberries Berries: Raspberries Berries: Blackberries Berries: Blueberries Broccoli Carrots Cauliflower Celery Citrus: Lemons Citrus: Oranges Cucumbers (Western) Cucumbers (Eastern) Eggplant Red Grapes Green Onions Lettuce: Leaf Lettuce: Iceberg Melons: Cantaloupe Melons: Honeydew Onions Pears Potatoes
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Eastern Bells: Janine Baird The bell pepper market remains unchanged for the front part of the week. Demand on the east should stay strong as Nogales comes to a close. Look for this market to go up slightly heading into the weekend.
sizing continues to be twelve counts. Demand has lightened up compared to last week. Supplies are moderate at best. Light brown spotting is being seen upon arrivals, so please be aware. Most shippers continue to deal with this issue.
BERRIES Mike Gorczyca Strawberries: The Salinas/Watsonville strawberry growing areas are getting hit with a weak late season storm system. Rain totals will be a trace to maybe a .10 of inch. This will hurt the quality of the fruit for a couple of days. The main growing area currently for strawberries is the Salinas/Watsonville areas. Strawberry counts are running large 9 – 14 count with 95% full color. Santa Maria growing area has hit their peak a few weeks ago. Strawberry counts out of this growing area are running 18-22 count with 95% full color. Quality is good to fair. The strawberry market is steady. Raspberries: Quality is being reported as good. The weather has improved and harvest numbers are slowly starting to improve. Market is steady. Blackberries: The blackberry market is still tight. Local supplies out of California have started but are very limited and will not get up to speed for a few more weeks. Quality is being reported as fair to good. Blueberries: The blueberry market has dipped due to increased volume on both coasts. The main pack sizes are 6oz and larger. Quality is reported as good.
CELERY Gabe Romero/Mike Pacheco This market is steady. Supplies continue to be best on 24s and 30s. Smaller sizing is commanding a higher price. There have been reports of browning on the ends of bunches. Oxnard is the main area of production on this commodity. Santa Maria also has production. Salinas will not begin production for another month.
BROCCOLI Gabe Romero/Mike Pacheco This market is firm. Suppliers are not offering special pricing on crowns, as this commodity has tightened up. Bunched product is lighter in supplies. Salinas and Santa Maria are the main growing regions for this commodity. Demand looks to increase mildly throughout the week. There are no major issues to report in terms of quality. CARROTS Tim Kelley California carrot supplies remain good. Sizing of the carrots are improving with steady warm weather, with availability of jumbo size carrots improving. CAULIFLOWER Gabe Romero/Mike Pacheco This market is firm to begin the week. The main
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CITRUS Tim Kelley Lemons: Ventura crop harvest is going at full production. Demand is exceeding supplies on 140 and 165 lemons which are normal this time of year. We will not see much relief until Chilean imports begin sometime around mid July. Oranges: The Navels production and supplies are light. Size curve is peaking on 56’s, 72’s. The Valencia orange crop continues to increase in supply with 138’s continuing to be tight. Limes: Supplies are good on all sizes. CUCUMBERS Western Cucumber: Jaime Contreras Market is unsettled and in upward trend, fancy product is light in supplies in California as demand picks up as Mexican production wraps up. Eastern Cucumbers: Janine Baird Recent heavy rains have led to quality issues in many of the cucumbers. Demand is steady, keeping this market unchanged. EGGPLANT Western Eggplant: Jaime Contreras Market is active and trending up. Supplies are lightening up. Eastern Eggplant: Janine Baird The eggplant market is holding steady as more Georgia shippers are working eggplant this week. Look for the market to have a little more flexed by the end of the week as supplies increase.
Commodity Updates GRAPES: Amy Grolnick The market on the red grapes is lower in Nogales and should continue to come off slowly. Coachella is still demanding a premium price on both red and green. Greens have very limited availability in Nogales on Perlettes and in Coachella Sugarones are demanding a higher price. The demand remains good with limited supply on green. GREEN ONIONS Gabe Romero/Mike Pacheco This market is firm. Supplies are light to moderate out of Mexico with most suppliers. The quality continues to have a few issues with decay upon arrival. Pencil sizing will have the best availability. Supplies are expected to be light to moderate throughout the week. LEAF LETTUCE Gabe Romero/Mike Pacheco The leaf market is steady. Romaine has firmed up with some suppliers. This could be partly due to the current lettuce market. Supplies should be moderate to good throughout the week. Supplies out of Santa Maria are expected to be stronger, but Salinas will have the best availability of product. Green and red leaf will have good availability as well. LETTUCE Gabe Romero/Mike Pacheco The lettuce market is firm. Most suppliers have some open lettuce to sell on the open market in contrast to last week where many were sold out to begin the week. Some suppliers are harvesting in new fields, but issues of quality continue to pop up. Decay, pink ribbing and brown outer leaves continue to be an issue. Santa Maria has production also available, with weights similar to Salinas’s lettuce. The weights on palletized lettuce will be 40-44 pounds. MELONS: Amy Grolnick Cantaloupe: Mexican cantaloupe is very limited with very few crossing. Arizona domestic fruit is also limited the weather is warmer but demand exceeds supplies. All fruit is mostly 6-9ct sizes. Honeydew: Mexican fruit continues to cross over into Nogales where both volume and quality are good. The Imperial Valley has good quality and availability of honeydew with mixed melons available as well. Arizona is getting better supplies with good quality.
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ONIONS John Tole Yellow onions are mostly steady but there is some flex for volume depending on the growing area. The California desert is finished with reds and whites and is looking to get the last yellows moved. Huron, California and New Mexico are mostly steady on yellows and both areas are heavy to jumbos and mediums. Reds are steady in both areas. Whites are limited but available in Huron & New Mexico. The quality reports are good on all colors and in both the new areas. POTATOES John Tole Idaho cartons continue to slowly fall and the demand remains light. Most packers are still pushing on 80-count and smaller Burbanks. Most shippers will discount for volume orders. The Washington market is also lower and they are peaking on 60-80’s. Most Washington shippers will also flex for volume. The Colorado market is steady and they continue to peak on 50-80’s. Colorado shippers aren’t flexing so they won’t run out of product early. The russet quality has been excellent in all areas. Bakersfield will start packing new-crop russets today. Bakersfield is still packing newcrop red, gold, and white potatoes and the availability is good for all colors. California is heavy to A-size now but they have plenty of B’s also. Idaho is done packing few storage reds and golds and but they still have a few on the floor. Florida continues packing all colors and the market is steady but limited on as they are almost finished for the season. Most Florida packers are still heavy to A-size in all colors and are limited on B’s and smaller. SQUASH Western Squash: Jaime Contreras Market is settling as supplies are diminishing on both Italian and yellow straight neck squashes. Lighter supplies on both yellow s/n squash and Italian squash as some older districts run their course and/ or cease production. We suggest loading from Southern California after this week. Eastern Squash: Janine Baird With demand off due to availability farther north, the market should remain soft for the next several days. Volume and quality has been good despite recent heavy rains.
Commodity Updates STONE FRUIT Amy Grolnick California peaches are not in full swing with good availability and size. Both the nectarine and plum market remains strong as demands exceeds supplies. Bing cherries are going now with good availability and quality. Apricots have good size and quality. TOMATOES Jay Martini Western: Not a lot of tomato product available presently in the Mexican deal through Nogales, Arizona and McAllen, Texas. 4x4 and 4x5 vine ripes are about the only items that are being traded with any regularity. The mature green harvest in the Imperial Valley of California near Indio is picking up but is traditionally shortlived. And the main green deal in the San Joaquin valley should begin harvest around mid-June in Firebaugh up to Merced, with later start times in the northern part of the valley near Tracy & Manteca. Eastern: The Palmetto/Ruskin tomato deal is all but finished, and supplies have become short in the state of Florida overall, with a corresponding stronger market situation. Harvests are continuing in the Panhandle near Quincy & Tallahassee, but even that area has seen occasional rain from Tropical Storm Beryl. Speaking of, the new district in the Charleston, South Carolina area has also seen its share of heavy rain from Beryl, but it is not known yet if quality or yield will be affected. VALUE ADDED Gabe Romero/Mike Pacheco The lettuce quality was expected to be better, but decay issues are surfacing again. Availability will be moderate to start the week. The Romaine supplies are good. Broccoli supplies are ample for all orders. The cauliflower supplies should be moderate for the entire week. Occasional brown spotting has been reported on this commodity. WATERMELON: Jaime Contreras Markets are steady. Continues demand exceeds on s/less watermelon. Current availability on Seedless watermelons is light but, supplies are improving as Northern growing district is in full production. Most availability will be in bins on s/less. Lighter production from Northern Growing areas is
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continued keeping FOBâ€™s strong. Availability on seeded watermelon is sporadic as those growing districts wind down in.


I am Sablah Bright, 27, a determined young Ghanaian entrepreneur who seeks to impact people and communities with life changing service and initiative.
As young man who decided to start a business that will focus on improving agriculture. Together with my team, I undertook detailed feasibility studies of the agriculture sector targeted at identifying agriculture-related problems and finding solutions.
We came to realize that farmers who provide us with the food we eat are considered the less privileged and the poor among the community due to their outdated farming styles, access to modern farming equipment, enhanced farming knowledge, farm management styles and access to market (marketing strategies).
I started Agrizone ventures, an agri-based firm that has its interest and expertise in providing farmers/agriculture workers with problem-solving services, and an initiative targeted at rebranding and making agriculture a reliable, sustainable and dependable brand.
Agrizone ventures are a multipurpose agriculture based company that began operation in the year 2015 and officially registered its operations in August 2015.
The firm was started by Sablah Bright a young marketing professional who decided to focus on marketing of agriculture product and ended up starting Agrizone group limited a firm that has its interest in agri-business and agro related activities.
Some of our activities /service as an agro based firm include the following:
- Vegetable production through modern and improve open field as well as greenhouse technology farming.
- Sale of farming input and equipment
- Sale of fresh vegetables through a chain of vegetable retail joints called agro joints.
- Agri-business consultancy services
- Farm management and operation services
Farming is the occupation of about 60% of the population but most of the farmers are considered less privilege and poor due to their improper farming technique and lack of farming equipment, as well as inadequate farm management skills as a result.
Agrizone ventures intend to help farmers with capacity-building workshops, provision of modern equipment and technologies in farming and access to reliable and sustainable market base.
Am a young man who is influenced and motivated by individuals like Strive Masiyiwa a Zimbabwean business tycoon who is doing great in the telecommunication sector with Econet; Mr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, a Ghanaian business tycoon who is doing great in the environment sector with zoomlion limited (waste management); and Jack Ma, a Chinese business tycoon who is the founder of Alibaba group.
As a young and upcoming African entrepreneur, my motive and interest is coming up with service and initiative targeted at rebranding and making agriculture a reliable sustainable and dependable brand in the country and Africa as a whole since majority of the African population are mostly farmers.
The steps I intend to take to achieve my goal:
- Setting up an agro input store that will Provide farmers with agriculture-related service and initiative as well as farming equipment
- Organizing farmer capacity -building programme for farmers in order to enhance their knowledge base
- Setting up an agri-retail shop that will be a sales joint for vegetable product
The success of the will business will be measured in the in the following ways:
- Profit—Profitability is the first thing since the business a a for profit business therefore we will consider if the business is making money after we have paid our monthly operating expenses and debt, then things are looking pretty good.
- A growing customer base—In addition to profitability, a growing customer base is a sure sign that we are effectively reaching our target market since reaching our target market is what the business is all about.
- Without a vibrant customer base, our success will be limited since the long-term growth of your company is tied directly to our ability to not only reach our customer base, but to expand to accommodate your long-term goals.
- Customer satisfaction—Customer satisfaction is an indication that our business understands the needs of our customers.
- Employee satisfaction and owner satisfaction—other key indicators our business had been successful
As at now I my firm has undertaken the following steps in order to achieve our goal:
- Registered an agribusiness firm
- Organized capacity building workshop for farmer
- Acquired a 10 acre piece of land
- Have started farming on about 2 acres
How to use the USD 5,000 grant
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|Product retail joints||1||1,000|
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Blogpost and picture submitted by Sablah Bright (Ghana): agrizone.az[at]gmail.com
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10 thoughts on “YAP proposal #424: A Multipurpose Agriculture Consultancy (Sablah Bright, Ghana)”
how will your project have a positive impact on farmerd
great job,am proud to associated with you.
the project will impact farmers in the following way:
– building their capacity by organising workshops and seminars targeted at enhancing their knowledge base.
– providing them with access to modern farming equipment and tool.
– providing them with extension services as well as marketing services…
how will your project have a positive impact on farmers
keep it up,it always interesting to see young men in agriculture..
this is a good opportunity for farmer..
The is what the ministry of food and agriculture should be doing and it is refreshing to see a young entrepreneur taking it up..good job bro
you are doing a good work,your farmers are proud of you..
making a difference in agriculture
If you are still operating contact me via email


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The VITeff and Épernay Agglo Champagne renew their partnership this year and are working together on the 17th edition of the Innovation Prize. As of now, applications are open to all exhibitors at VITeff. > Reward innovative and sustainable projects The Innovation Prize recognizes the most innovative and environmentally friendly projects in viticulture and winemaking. […]
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How do you re-root an aloe-vera plant?
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Is this an entire plant that has lost its root system, or is it an offset of the original plant? It will be much easier if it is an offset. This article will guide you through the procedure: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/aloe-vera/dividing-aloe-plants.htm


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Zone 7-8 | catswoodsriver added on March 11, 2015 | Answered
How do I plant a fig tree to take up as little space as possible? My garden is very limited on sunny spots. How can I plant or train my fig to take up less room? Please be very detailed.
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The best way to keep your fig in check would be by pruning.
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I while back I’d seen on Pinterest that you can regrow celery from the bottom of the stalk. I had some celery a couple of weeks ago to make sausage casserole, so I thought I’d try regrowing it.
The celery on the left is about 3 weeks of growth! We haven’t has much sun, but I’m hoping that once I can get it in the ground that it will take of. The celery on the right is about a week of growth.
In the middle is baby bok choy that’s been in about a week and a half. In thinking that it would root as well, I did a little searching and found that 17 Apart had a post about it.
I’m excited to be adding some new edibles to the garden! I know the bok choy won’t last out winter here, but I’m hopeful for the celery.
That’s a really cool idea. I knew you could do that with carrots and other root vegetables, but I hadn’t considered regrowing celery like that before. I’m going to have to give it a try next time I buy some!
Great blog! This is a wonderful idea! Thanks for sharing this tip!


A YOUNG Stourbridge gardener is growing a reputation as one to watch in the world of horticulture.
Gardening may not be the hobby of choice for most twenty-somethings - but for Adam Greathead nothing beats tending his beloved allotment patches.
The green-fingered 22-year-old took on his first plot at South Road Allotments at the tender age of 12 and since then he’s been a constant gardener.
These days he has two allotment patches at Charles Road Allotments where he grows his own produce for exhibitions and culinary use.
He also keeps chickens and ducks - and has given many veteran growers a run for their money, having won a plethora of cups, shields and medals at horticultural shows across the Black Country and Worcestershire.
Adam, who works at Highdown Nurseries, Sugarloaf Lane, said: “Many people find it unusual as there are not many members of the younger generation which have such an interest in gardening but I would love to encourage more people my age to give gardening a go.”
Currently vice-chairman of Wollaston Allotment Association and a member of the National Vegetable Society, Adam specialises in vegetables but also grows exhibition xanths.
He is also letting officer for Wollaston Allotment Association - responsible for overseeing and renting out 100 plots; and a member of Wollaston Gardeners’ Guild committee - taking on the role of vegetable judge at monthly meetings, having won an award for ‘best vegetable basket’ every year since he started exhibiting.
Despite the wet weather that has plagued summertime and put produce two to three weeks behind schedule, he says he has still managed to cultivate a good batch of crops which will be in prime condition for shows later in the season.
He is currently getting ready to exhibit at the NVS Midland branch championships in Shrewsbury on August 10 and 11, as well as working towards the Guild’s annual show on September 1 to which he’d like to entice new exhibitors - “especially the young’uns”.
He said: “I have been involved with a small select few putting together three new classes for our new children’s section and I'm happy to say St James of Wollaston have agreed to enter this year. My aim is to get several more schools involved to keep the tradition of our show going.”
To help encourage more people new to gardening to display their produce, Adam has also been offering top tips on “growing for showing” on his internet blog - babyface-growandshow.blogspot.co.uk
Currently waiting to find out how he’s got on in the Garden News Gardener of the Year, Young Gardener of the Year and Best Container of the Year awards - modest Adam puts his success down to the help and guidance he’s received from fellow allotment holders and Guild members.
He said: “They are like my second family now and we are all close friends. I am very grateful for all their help.”
As a thank you to the Guild he and fellow grower John McPhee have sported a brand new silver salver which they presented to the organisation to be awarded to the winner of this year’s Best Vegetable Basket.
Due to the rising trend for allotments there is currently a long waiting list for plots at the Charles Road site, which backs off South Road Playing Fields.
But anyone interested in going on the list or wanting to find out more can call 07738 209076.


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Fall fills many trees not only with brilliantly colored leaves but also with lush, delicious fruits. Numerous gardens throughout the area include a variety of fruit trees. This year, Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society will revive their Fall Flower Show and there will be a chance to display these bountiful fruit harvests in this fall event on Nov. 10, 2007 at the historic Kendall Place, 120 East Palm Ave. in Redlands.
Redlands is the home of many types of fall fruits including the well known citrus and apples. Also, a diverse array of more unique fall fruits abound. A number of these colorful and plentiful fall fruits are headed for the RHIS Fall Flower Show, including:
Persimmon or Diospyros kaki is one of the most ornamental of fruit trees. Native to China, this graceful tree is prized for its dark green, tropical-looking foliage, brilliant fall color and its large, bright orange fruits that can adorn the tree well after the leaves are gone.
Pomegranate or Punica granatum is a lush fruit bearing shrub that produces beautiful bright red flowers during the summer followed by those fun-to-eat flavorful, reddish roundish fruits.
Russian quince or Aromatnaya is an exotic and very ornamental fruit tree from Central Asia. Each spring, its dark green leaves are adorned with spectacular blossoms that mature into large bright yellow fruit in the fall. These fruits can be eaten fresh out-of-hand with their citrus-like fragrance and flavor.
Medlar or Mespilus germanica is the perfect fruit tree for small yards. Unique and uncommon, the Medlar’s eye-catching beauty is what sets it apart. Its long, dark green, tropical looking foliage is accented in the spring by large white flowers and in the fall with fascinating, chestnut brown fruit.
Native to south central Europe, Medlars have been cultivated for thousands of years. They were enjoyed by the ancient Greeks and Romans and became popular in the Middle Ages. Medlar is the fruit mentioned by William Shakespeare numerous times in both his “As Your Like It” and “Romeo & Juliet.” Medlars were one of the first fruits Europeans planted during the colonial period in America and can still be found today in Colonial Williamsburg.
The Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society Fall Flower will include horticultural exhibits as well as Table settings in the Design Division. Amateurs, home gardeners, experienced experts and junior gardeners are encouraged to display their efforts and compete for Awards. Specialists will be available to assist with registration and identification of exhibits entered.
There is no charge to enter an exhibit in the Fall Flower Show and entries are always welcome. For entry information, show schedules and other specifics for the Fall Flower Show, call (909) 798-9384, (909)307-9950, (909) 793-1016 or check the Society’s Web site, www.rhis.org .


This avocado, sometimes simply called ‘Marcus’, is probably a Guatemalan type and is one of the largest of the Florida avocados, with some specimens exceeding 3 pounds in weight!
They have a globular shape that can make it look like a big green cannonball.
The trees are vigorous growers, with good cold hardiness (mid/low 20s) and have earned a reputation for being shy bearers.
The fruit has a yellow flesh that has a somewhat mild, subdued flavor.
Marcus Pumpkin produces B-type flowers and matures its fruits from October to November.
Flower type: B
Country: Florida- USA


Can anyone tell me if they ever seen anything like this? Is this seedling dead?
Oh dear, it’s looks like it sprouted sideways. I would cover the root and try to stand up the seedlings head but the yellowing is worrisome. Give it a try and hope for the best. Good luck!
Thanks, yeah i’ve never seen this before. I just put a light on, hopefully it grows up toward the light. The other seedling sprouted with the seed still completely on. I sprayed it will a little water to hopefully soften it up. I am not a fan of seedling stage
It’s the most stressful period for a lot of us too
Looks bad. I’d try to add some dirt to cover up everything but the top, and hope for the best. If it doesn’t look better in a couple days I’d start over.
Prop it up and fill it in. The fuzzy little root looks ok. Put a humidity dome it looks like the membrane is still on the cotyledons.
I propped it up, and covered the root. It hasn’t reached up toward the light yet. The seed casing is still stuck, but barely. I moistened it, but I can’t pry it off without pulling the whole root out. I got the seed casing off of the other one, but the cotyledons are still stuck together.
I’ve taken really fine surgical scissors and had to cut the membrane between the cotes.
That’s about all you can do is cover and hope for the best as far as I know . Yeah seedling stage is frustrating for me to. It’s the patience and sometimes less is more part. Everything is happening underground and it seems like something is wrong why it isn’t growing faster . What am I doing wrong? Am I doing anything wrong?
Haha man you’re not lying. Those are my exact thoughts. I’ve learned to expect the unexpected. She actually has started going up toward the light just enough that I can tell she is still alive. The other is just barely starting to spread her cotyledons enough to tell she is still alive too. Keep your fingers crossed for me haha.
That seedling will grow replant it in to the soil
Agreed, then forum search and read “dome watering seedlings”, good practice.
She lives, now do not waterboard her.
Rebuilding soil mounded up to cotyledons, also recommended for added support during critical stage.
So far it seems like they are gonna pull through. I’m seeing normal healthy growth on both (knock on wood). Man I love this forum. Nothing but genuine people on here. I appreciate all the help from everyone.
It’s a sketchy time and they’re so delicate. We all hate it!! Nerve racking as hell!!
Keep yourself from watering and over loving your girl! It’s hard but she’ll appreciate it!


I bought a few Zinnias on sale and they wilt at the smallest attempt to leave them in the sun to get them used to it. Our July sun is pretty hot, often 90's plus. (And maybe their black pots and fast draining soil contribute to it.)Would I be better off putting them in a "Square Foot Garden" that I can cover during high heat and wind, and at night? I mean for a few weeks until they get used to that, and then move them to where I have some Zinnias raised from seed.
Probably on sale because they are root bound maybe? If so, they would be better off in the square foot garden. If they are not root bound, you might try putting them in the shade awhile and make sure they stay moist. If they are root bound, there won't be enough soil left in the pots to hold moisture. Even in the shade, over there the heat alone will dry them out. Not sure if I made any sense.


Thursday, April 30, 2009
Eat Your Edibles. Flowers, That Is.
A potential garden coaching client got in touch with me about growing edible flowers. Which reminded me about this great list that I came across during my mid-winter garden reading.
Here are details on each (taste-wise) and when you can start them from seed or buy them as transplants.
Bachelor's Buttons (Mild and sweet - Salads and desserts) - Early spring from seed.
Calendula (Tangy, slightly bitter - Baked goods, rice dishes) - Early spring from seed. Or, you can find transplants at the farmers' market and nurseries.
Dianthus (Mild clove - Garnish for vegetables, fruit salads, cold drinks) - Buy as a transplant now.
Marigold (Spicy and citrus-y - Salad garnish) - Very easy from seed right now or as a transplant.
Nasturtium (Spicy and peppery - Stuff flowers with soft cheese (yum!)) - Very easy from seed right now.
Salvia (Slightly sweet - Add leaves to soups and cooked greens) - Buy as a transplant now.
Hyacinth bean (Bean-like - Use in soups, sandwiches and salads) - Very easy from seed now. Only use edible flowers from the Ruby Moon variety.
Squash blossoms (Sweet and savory - Fry 'em up) - Start your summer squash plants in early May from seed.
Sunflowers (Bittersweet - Salads) - Start from seed in early May.
Violas (Wintergreen - Dessert and salads garnishes and decorations) - Buy as transplants now.
Also, this season's issue of The Herb Quarterly has a fantastic section on meals with edible flowers. I have the candied violet vanilla cake dancing around in my head as a possible experiment. It's always nice to have a cake dancing around in one's head, I must say.


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Agroinvestor magazine held a forum in Nizhny Novgorod for agricultural producers from the Volga region. Titled “First results of the season and lessons from the draught,” the event brought together more than 80 market participants from 10 regions. The Ingosstrax company acted as partner to the forum with Agroinvestor Editor-in-Chief Nikolai Lychev serving as moderator. Forum speakers included representatives of Sberbank, Russian Agricultural Bank, Ingosstrax, the Russian Grain Union, regional administrations and top managers of Volga region agriholding companies.
How long will grain prices continue to rise? Should cultivated acreage be reduced? How to plan investment when expenditures and production costs of agricultural products are growing? How to identify a situation covered by insurance and how to receive compensation? How to receive and extend a subsidized loan? Forum participants discussed these and other questions using a format of a brief presentation followed by panel discussions.
The magazine organized the previous regional event – the “Southern Russia Investment Agroforum” – in Krasnodar in March, also with participation by Ingosstrax.


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Despite the heat wave in California, strawberry production continues to chug along with higher volume than last year.
According to USDA, California shipped 28.3 million pounds in the last week, up 5 million pounds from the same week a year ago.
Consequently, prices are slightly lower than this time last year, averaging $8-12 per flat of 8 1-pound containers vs. $10-14 at the same time last year. Organic prices are also about $2 lower per flat than last year.
According to the weekly crop report from Markon Cooperative BB #:123315, strawberry prices have stabilized, and quality is excellent.
Markon director of quality assurance John Galvez said in a video that the coastal regions aren’t seeing the heat trouble that other areas are, and that’s producing very good berries.
“Markon orders are being packed near the cooler coastal areas, so the impact from recent heat spikes has been minimal on berries,” Markon told customers.
“Quality is holding up very well even though sizing has decreased slightly. Volume is expected to decline over the next 1-2 weeks, but there is still expected to be enough fruit to cover demand. Current quality of the strawberries being packed is very good with full red color and sweet flavor.”


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In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, after a downturn in the lot market, the price of corn today has fallen by R$1/sack, according to information from TF Agroeconomia. “The harvest of the summer crop continues to advance in the state, as the rains, when they come, are few and very sporadic. We pass 35% of the harvested acreage in the state. Starting February prices (last industry): R$88.00 in Grande Santa Rosa, And R$ 88.00 in Igoi, R$ 93.00 in Marau district, R$ 94.00 in Lajedo district.Porto indicated R$94.50 at the best time, delivery in February and payment in March.Seller keeps asking for between R$88.00 to Inland R$92.00 (when offers are available),” he comments.
An unchanged market in Santa Catarina, where large companies buy corn from overseas and local growers. “No major changes. Buyers market was R93.50 to R94.50 in Midwest from North Carolina and increased to R93.50 a bag in West with immediate delivery and payment in February. Seller very slow batch . Not an iota is taxed. to chop corn. Seller deferred R$93.5 to R$95.00 Midwest and R$95 West. The indices were up by R$1.5/bag in the Midwest and West. Bar prices are unchanged at R$84/bag in Campos Novos, Guasaba and Concordia and R$82.50/bag in Chapeco,” he adds.
In Paraná, crops are good and the market is back to buying from home for export. “The corn market is quiet again today. We’ve seen three deals: FOB Guarapuava, with carry trade, at R$88 – 2,000 tons CIF Port SFS, possibly MS Corn, with carry trade, 1,000 tons at R$87/bag. FOB Carambeí, small producer, 300 tons, for a small farm at R$89/bag, postage.”


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Micro Blanking Plugs - Rack of 10
The micro blanking plugs (aka goof plugs) are used for plugging any unwanted holes in the 13mm and 19mm irrigation supply pipe made with a hole punch. They can also be used to terminate the end of a 4mm micro supply pipe run. Made from UV-stable material for a long life. These are really useful to have when installing a micro-irrigation system, just in case you make a mistake.
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Drought funding during wet year
Farmers are congratulating the New South Wales Government for investing in drought initiatives during what’s been a relatively wet year.
Next week’s state budget will include 64 million dollars to be spent over four years.
Programs from adopting ag-tech to improve productivity through to farm business planning for drought years, and investigating ground water supplies are included.
Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with New South Wales Farmers President James Jackson
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Warrington thanked for his service to SD Wheat Commission
The South Dakota Wheat Commission recently thanked Leo Warrington for his dedicated service. Commissioner Warrington served for six years following his appointment by Governor Dennis Daugaard in 2011.
Warrington has been farming since 1973 and has operated a seed cleaning facility in Bristol SD since 1990. He has served on the Foundation Seed Board of Directors and is a long time member of his local Crop Improvement Association and the SD Crop Improvement Association. He is a member of the Midwest Shippers Association and has held positions on both his local school and township boards.
Reid Christopherson, South Dakota Wheat Commission executive director stated, “I have always appreciated Commissioner Warrington’s extremely sharp focus upon future value-added opportunities for wheat. He recognizes the urgent need for producers to access future and emerging markets.”


Langhe comes from the French langue, meaning tongue, referring to the hills which have round tops and look like huge tongues. Most of these hills are covered with vineyards since the soil is particularly suitable to grape growing.
The soil is made up of calcareous and clayey marls and this composition varies from one slope to another. This is the reason why each vineyard yields a unique wine.
All of the wines produced in Piedmont are either DOC or DOCG (Appellation of Controlled Origin, Appellation of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin).
Wineries are usually small-sized family-run businesses, which have been handed over from generation to generation in the same family.
In the Langhe there is a smaller area which is made up of eleven towns, the county of Barolo, to the right of the river Tanaro and the town of Alba covering 1715 hectares with 1163 registered wineries.
La Morra is the most important of these eleven towns – one third of the total yearly production of Barolo comes from here.
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31 March 2000
Arable farmers dismayed at package
By FWi staff
ARABLE farmers have expressed their dismay that their sector will receive no money from Tony Blairs aid package.
The government had the option to apply for agrimoney aid to compensate cereal producers for the strength of Sterling, but it was left out of the package.
The Ulster Farmers Union said it was a major disappointment that the arable sector was completely excluded, and vowed to keep fighting for local growers.
Speaking after the Downing Street summit, Will Taylor, UFU president, said Mr Blair had provided a short-term boost, but only to some sections of the industry.
Many farmers in the province are predicted to earn nothing this year. The package signalled little change in Mr Blairs approach to farming, said Mr Taylor.
“A longer-term commitment from government is still essential.”
Agrimoney funding released by the government to the industry was still less than one-third of the total budget available, he added.
Jim Walker, Scottish NFU president, said: “We are acutely disappointed about the lack of compensation to which the cereals sector is entitled.
“We have been unable to overcome deep-seated and unjustified resistance in Westminster to supporting this sector.”
Mr Walker stressed that the overall package announced at Downing Street could not be seen as a panacea for Scottish farming.
But he added: “The measures announced, spread across most sectors, should give us a little confidence that this government is prepared to engage with the industry and assist us to become more competitive.”


Logo Design/Refresh for family farming business
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We are wanting to take our business to the next level with the design of a modern logo which is simple yet eye-catching, and conveys the essence of our business. We farm in beautiful, mountainous surroundings, with beautiful animals, and are incredibly proud of what we’ve created on our farm.
Our values entail a hard work ethic, a connection to the earth and her fauna and flora, an attention to detail, and a progressive, innovative approach to farming grains and cattle.
We are looking for a logo which is fresh, innovative and simple in its composition. Our current logo (attached) met our needs and could serve as a good base from which to start. The colors of green, brown and blue indicate our crops, our link to the soil, and our abundance of water on our farm. We could enhance this current design by creating more of a flow within the elements of this image, and adding a few brighter colors to enhance the appeal of the logo. The text can also be changed to something more modern.
As much as the current logo offers a good base to work from, we are open to new ideas which may move the design away from a stereotypical agricultural design.
We look forward to collaborating on a design which is cutting edge, and serves to encapsulate our values and what we’re working to achieve at Drayton Farms.


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The driving ease and productivity benefits of CVT transmissions technology available in latest Landini tractors will be highlighted on the Argo Tractors stand at the LAMMA show in January.
Argo manufactures V-Shift versions of the 166hp to 192hp six-cylinder 7 Series tractors, the 141hp to 176hp four-cylinder 7 Series, and also the 114hp to 140hp four-cylinder Landini 6C tractors.
At LAMMA, Landini CVT technology will be showcased by the series-topping 6-145C V-Shift, a high-specification mid-range machine with 130hp for draft work and up to 140hp for transport and pto-implement applications.
Landini product specialist Andy Starbuck notes that manufacturers first introduced CVT technology in the most powerful arable tractors.
“But has since filtered down to smaller models, giving livestock and smaller arable farms, and commercial horticulture, access to the features and benefits it offers,” he says.
“Argo Tractors was among the first manufacturers to offer CVT in the 100-140hp power bracket and farmers operating tractors of that size are beginning to appreciate what it has to offer for field and loader work.”
A purpose-designed transmission engineered by Argo Tractors goes into the Landini 6C V-Shift to provide seamless speed control and acceleration from standstill to top speed, without any manual shifting involved.
And with no need to use the clutch pedal for speed-matched forward-to-reverse shifting, V-Shift technology also creates an ideal loader tractor.
“That also results in a very comfortable driving experience for the operator,” says Andy Starbuck. “But also a very efficient one for all yard, field and road work, because the engine and transmission automatically find the optimum revs and ‘gearing’ for the load, power and torque demands.”
The net result includes potential for welcome fuel savings and productivity gains, and also improved quality of work when handling speed-critical field operations such as seedbed preparation and stone/clod separation for potatoes and similar crops.
Powershift and manual transmissions will feature in other tractors on Argo’s LAMMA stand, including an example of the 69-107hp Landini 4 Series in fully ‘mechanical’ form and a more comprehensively equipped model from the 99-113hp Landini 5 Series with power shuttle, two-speed powershift and electronic rear hitch control.
Three-speed powershift and power shuttle for fingertip operation feature on the larger 110-126hp 6H Series tractor, a model that brings together the Landini 6C’s powershift transmission, a shorter front end and a lower cab to create a field and loader tractor with great strength in a compact package.
The positive reputation for Landini specialist tractors in the fruit sector is represented at LAMMA by the new high clearance 5 HC four-wheel drive, standing tall on 44in tyres all round, and a Rex 4 orchard tractor with new front axle suspension and factory-installed front three-point hitch.
The new Rex 3 heavy-duty compact fruit tractor for orchard, polytunnel and vineyard operations will be on show at LAMMA for the first time.
For more Landini news, pictures and events, visit Landini Agri UK & Ireland on Facebook and Twitter.


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The Irish government is to spend €1.9bn in the seven years to 2020 on the farming sector.
The sum is to be added to the €2.2bn EU allocation already approved for rural development.
When EU funding of €8.5 bn for direct payments to farmers is included the ag sector in the south will receive more than €12.5bn in funding in the period to 2020. That is sure to give the sector a substantial boost in the years to come. There’s a new agri-environment scheme in the pipeline - called GLAS (green, low-carbon, agri-environment scheme), this could be worth €5,000 per farmer.
There’s an artisan producers grant aid package, and on farm investment incentives for sustainable expansion.
All in all there will be an injection of funds for those savvy enough to apply for them and keep abreast of developments.


Reliance PeachEarly-Mid. Open-pollinated seedling of Minn PHO 4559 x Meredith. NH Ag Exp Stn, 1964.
Considered the hardiest peach. Medium-sized, roundish, freestone. Rather dull red blush over greenish yellow. Bright yellow flesh, soft and juicy.
Flavor usually considered fair, but we love it in Maine. Often produces large crops. Bears at an early age. May have some resistance to peach leaf curl. Z3. (3-6' bare-root trees)
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Better Planning to Feed the World
The Regeneron Science Talent Search had to take place virtually this year, because of the pandemic. That didn’t bother 17-year-old Lillian Kay Peterson. She won the top prize of $250,000 for her invention. Lillian created a tool to predict harvests in Africa, based on satellite imagery. It will help plan for food distribution, preventing starvation.


Experts and BHG readers answer.
Water sprouts (suckers) on magnolia
Suckers and water sprouts are common on magnolias. Suckers are usually found growing from the base, while water sprouts grow directly from the main branches. They are encouraged by excess rain and/or fertilizer. Take out your hand pruners and cut each from the mother plant, cutting as close to it as you can. If they are small and tender, water sprouts can be removed with your thumb. as long as the tree appears to be healthy you have no cause for alarm.


A SUPERMARKET giant is doing its bit for bees in the Borders by making sure they’ve got plenty of sugar to help them through the winter.
The past year’s poor weather meant Caddonfoot Beekeepers’ Association needed extra sugar so they could feed their bees a sugar solution during the winter months to keep them healthy.
The Co-operative Group’s Lothian and Borders Area Committee agreed a donation of £100 of sugar – and representatives from Caddonfoot Beekeepers’ Association collected the donation from The Co-operative Food store in Jewellers Wynd, High Street, Jedburgh.
Alison Lamond, of The Co-operative Group’s Lothian and Borders Area Committee, joined store manager Craig Boggs to present the sugar to the beekeepers.
She said: “The welfare of British bees is something The Co-operative Group continues to play a leading role in, with our Plan Bee campaign, so we were delighted to be able to provide some practical help for bees in the Borders.”
The Plan Bee initiative, launched three years ago, supports research into the native British honeybee, takes action on pesticide usage and has given away more than a million packets of wildflower seeds to provide pollen and nectar for bees and other pollinators.


Twenty-four counties across Upstate New York have been designated as a natural disaster area by the federal government as a result of this summer's drought.
These designations mean that farmers in those areas may be eligible for assistance, including emergency loans, from the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency.
Additionally, State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball, state lawmakers and other farm leaders will be conducting on-site assessments of farms affected by the drought, while the state works closely with Cornell University expert hydrologists and climate professors to help understand and study the outlook for recovery.
Disaster declaration is based on reporting of crop loss to the federal Farm Service Agency and a D3 designation by the http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ .
The federal government declared 15 counties as primary natural disaster areas and an additional nine counties as contiguous disaster counties due to a recent drought.
In addition, several other counties in the North Country, Finger Lakes, Central New York and the Southern Tier are also requesting primary disaster declarations.
The primary counties under the disaster declaration designation are: Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wyoming, Yates, Cayuga, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga and Tompkins.
The federal government also named nine counties as contiguous disaster counties. They are: Onondaga, Oswego, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Broome, Cortland, Orleans and Wayne.
The department also will tour affected farms in Western New York, the North Country and the Southern Tier.


February 13, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Falling fuel demand, an ethanol oversupply and high corn costs could lead some Midwest biorefineries to cut back or idle production until profit margins improve, industry analysts said.
February 8, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
WALHALLA It’s been just a couple of days since Archer Daniels Midland Co. announced that Walhalla’s ADM Corn Ethanol Plant would close in April, but workers and contractors already are pondering an uncertain future.


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Windy City Harvest
Nine-month Sustainable Urban Agriculture
The apprenticeship will begin in mid-February and finish in mid-October. It is modeled on the demands of the production field and does not allow for breaks or vacation time during the nine months. All classes and fieldwork will be held at the Arturo Velasquez Institute as well as at other Chicago Botanic Garden farm sites. Before graduating, each student will complete a final crop plan project and participate in a full-time, paid internship. Interns are placed at different sites throughout the Chicago area according to each student’s overall goals, the Windy City Harvest partnerships, and the program’s farm production needs.
The apprenticeship program does not have an age limit. However, this is a labor-intensive farming program and 80 percent of the lessons will be hands-on work. Those who are chosen to participate must be able to lift material weighing up to 50 pounds on a daily basis and be able to physically sustain working outdoors in all kinds of weather conditions.
Students who successfully pass the program will have earned 31 continuing education hours and receive certificates in Sustainable Urban Agriculture (Chicago Botanic Garden); Sustainable Urban Horticulture (City Colleges of Chicago, Daley College); and Roots of Success, Environmental Literacy certificate (University of California Berkeley).
Windy City Harvest cannot guarantee job placement, but many of our graduates are currently employed by urban farms and organizations such as the Resource Center City Farm, Bill Shores (in the Rick Bayless garden), FarmedHere, Big Delicious Planet, Chicago Advocates for Urban Agriculture, Puerto Rican Cultural Institute, Uncommon Ground Rooftop Farm, Enlace, Resurrection Project, Garfield Park Conservatory, Radical Root Farm, and the Chicago Botanic Garden.


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Open 8am to 1pm for U-pick Raspberries, Blueberries and wait for it, strawberries.
What will it be like. Well the raspberries were well picked today and they are definitely nearing the end of their season. BUT. As I did this afternoon, if you get down and look up and under the canes, the picking is really quite good.
Blueberry picking is quick and easy. The big blues of the field have at least a couple more weeks.
The strawberries are making a slow, steady comeback and pickers today filled buckets without too much effort.
Come for one or all three of the berries!
Cash only. Please bring containers.
Closed Sunday. Open Monday at 8am.
Happy last weekend of July. Sniff, sniff. I hear crickets. Sigh.


A new thin yard is not really really appealing. You have to pull the cord several times to start the appliance, which can be incredibly infuriating. Furthermore, lower rubbing reduces the quantity of warmth produced simply by the device, therefore this cutter machine is cooler than almost all others. This is a beast of a machine, and everything from the starting system to the steel shaft style says it. In thickness hair brush? The Earthquake 23275 features a powerful 79cc Viper engine that comes along with a centrifugal clutch. You can use this materials and weed fertilizer all winter. The cutter has 10” knives with 3 teeth, which is impressive quite.
Both granular and chemical fertilizers are great for your St. Augustine yard. You get a comb saw that’s primarily suited to slicing grass and weeds, with reasonable ergonomics and build quality, and a quite good operating time. Wireless weed eaters tend to be not as impressive as Natural gas Motorized machines. This curve is found further down the shaft as well, thus generating the whole unit feel Iighter in hand. As they are motor-powered, whether that is with a electric battery or gasoline, they have a fine powerful activity and will trim through overgrown grass effortlessly, thick foliage and take away weeds.
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Rooting Young Palm - Propogation from Seedling Cutting
There was a small palm that grew from seed, between a sidewall edge & a vertical wall. Basically growing under the concrete from a tiny crack. I watered it well about 1 hour before. I tried to pull it out gently with the roots intact, but instead the fronds began to tear slightly. I realized it would not pull out, and had it cut at a 90 degree angle very close to the root ball, but did not get any of the fine hair roots, only the 1" wide white stem that looks like the end of an onion.
This palm wouldve died or cracked the concrete in it's location. Right now it's in a glass of water by the window. Whats's the best way to get it to grow fine roots from this cutting?


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Rancho Santa Rosa – Lindsay and Courtney’s Vineyard East
The 460-acre Rancho Santa Rosa estate vineyard features 230 acres of vines that climb from 500 to 1,000 feet above sea level. The soils are maritime-based and the weather is consistently cool thanks to moist ocean breezes that sweep the property daily. The vineyard is farmed with the painstaking care and attention usually associated with much smaller vineyards. In fact, the Rancho Santa Rosa Vineyard was originally conceived as individual micro-vineyards delineated into 59 unique blocks based upon soil type, exposure, elevation, grade, rootstock and clone. Rancho Santa Rosa produces remarkably rich and silky wines.
Rancho Las Hermanas – Lindsay and Courtney’s Vineyard West
The majestic 500-acre Rancho Las Hermanas estate property features 205 acres of Pinot Noir (Lindsay’s Vineyard) and 52 acres of Chardonnay (Courtney’s Vineyard). It is a cool, rolling site that offers six distinct, limestone-based soil types. To take full advantage of the intricate terroir, Rancho Las Hermanas is planted to a combination of heritage, heirloom and other specifically selected clones.


This compact-growing mixture produces beautiful semi-double and double flowers in a wide range of colours.
Blooms all summer long.
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Dahlias are tender, tuberous perennials that are often grown as annuals. Their tubers can however be overwintered in a frost-free place.
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Viet Nam - Geography and Environment
Water buffalo are used to plough rice fields
all over Viet Nam.
Photo: Keith Bernstein/Oxfam
Viet Nam forms a 1,000 mile long S shape. From the
mountainous north and the Red River delta a narrow central belt
snakes down to the fertile southern Mekong delta. Viet Nams
river deltas are some of the most densely-populated parts of the
world, and most of the nations food is grown in there, in
paddy fields. The Vietnamese often describe their country as a bamboo
pole with a rice basket on each end. The fertile paddy fields of
the two river deltas are the rice baskets at either end, and the
pole represents the narrow strip of land (sometimes only 50 km wide)
that links north to south. The strip is vulnerable to typhoons,
and a series of sea-dykes (six-metre-high earth banks) protects
villages from the worst weather.
In Viet Nam, heavy rain is
an expected part of life.
Photo: Jim Holmes/Oxfam
Viet Nams climate is very diverse. The mountainous north
can have cold and frosty mornings, while the Mekong delta wakes
up to equatorial sunshine. The people of Viet Nam rely on two monsoons
to grow their rice and crops. Monsoon rains are heavy and are usually
accompanied by strong, warm winds. The winter monsoon (November
to March) affects mainly the north of the country, and the summer
monsoon (April to October) brings rain and damp weather to the whole
of Viet Nam. Violent typhoons are also common, especially in the
middle of the country, near the port of Danang.
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Geography & Environment
People & Society
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T&G’s first pallet of Californian blueberries, grown under the brand Orchard Rd is on its way to Ho Chi Minh city this week. While the first delivery that arrives in market this week contains Californian berries, in a few weeks, Orchard Rd blueberries will be supplied from farms in Oregon and then from Washington.
Following the announcement of the removal of the Vietnamese trade barrier earlier this year, T&G Global quickly developed a plan and route to market to leverage the opportunity for its blueberry category.
T&G Global commercial manager for North America, Piers Hanbury said the company has been exporting grapes and apples to Vietnam for the past ten years and adding US berries to the mix only reinforces their presence in the market. “We are confident that this will become a significant market in future for us. It will likely take some time to educate consumers about the benefits of blueberries, but in time, it could take off like it has in China and other Asian markets."
Vietnam is a fast-growing market of 95 million people, and while blueberries are a relatively new product for local consumers, research shows that they are already recognised as a superfood and as a beauty aid for the skin.


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Why pumpkin seeds are yet to be proven
Pumpkin seeds have some nutritional value for poultry, but the jury is still out on whether they work to prevent parasite burdens.
Different varieties of pumpkin have seeds which contain varying amounts of amino acids which may have anthelmintic properties. One of them, curcurbiticin, tested in-vitro (in test tubes in a lab) was effective at killing round and tapeworms. Some field tests in ruminants have shown mixed results.
There is no scientific evidence to show that pumpkin seeds work as a de-wormer. We cannot find any testing that has been done in poultry.
Levels of amino acids in seeds varies, depending on the variety of pumpkin, and how it is grown. Scientists don’t know what specific amino acid (or a mix of them) is effective, or what would be needed to successfully treat an animal.
Pumpkin seeds won’t hurt your birds. Chop them using a knife or food processor to aid birds with digestion.
However, they are not a proven dewormer.


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So this week we have been consuming vast amounts of fruit and veg from a farm stand and local grocery. Mmmm, sweet corn, fresh green beans, big bowls of cantaloupe and watermelon for breakfast, lovely! I also picked up a spaghetti squash, which I haven't had since I was a child. I steamed it in a little simmering water for about 30 min and had it with some simple Hunts (its too hot for complicated cooking this month) sauce and lots of parmesan! Oh so good!
So, NOW is the time, if you don't have a garden like me then get out and find a local farm stand or market and get your five a day! Or better yet, get TEN a day! Here's to health!


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The Burpee plant team is very excited for this new year of gardening. We can't wait to share tips and advice for 2018. Whether you're new to growing your own food, or a seasoned gardener looking to expand your tastes, Burpee has unique and exclusive flavors to make your vegetable garden a success.
In the spirit of Valentine's Day just around the corner, we'd like to list what we love! Look for (and ask for!) these delectible selections from your local garden center this Spring. They're choices from our plant experts: full of taste and easy garden performance.
Top 10 for 2018
- Take 2 Combos. Two plants that play nice together in the same patio container. Maximize your growing power!
- Dragon Roll Shishito Pepper. Grow this fun appetizer pepper in your own garden. Impress your guests at dinner.
- Gold Standard Sweet Bell Pepper. This is one massive bell! Green-to-gold goodness with an excellent disease-resistance package.
- SteakHouse Beefsteak Tomato. One of the world's largest beefsteaks.
- SuperSauce Paste Tomato. Easy to grow, easy to peel and cook! A must-have if you're planning to can this season.
- Pesto Party Basil. Survives disease pressures and is very late (to never!) flowering. Perfect for pesto and other recipes.
- Fourth of July Slicer Tomato. Impatient for tomatoes? Choose this one for the earliest harvest of sun-ripe fruit.
- Meatball Eggplant. For those meatless dishes, you'll enjoy its texture and richness.
- Jalapeno Gigante Hot Pepper. A large-size jalapeno that grows easily in patio containers. Salsa, stuffing or poppers, it's amazing.
- Fresh Pickles Cucumber. Borrow Grandma's pickle recipe, this one's going to have you sharing jars with neighbors and friends.
It may be February, cold and probably snowy, but it's the perfect time to visit your local independent garden center. Share your wishlist and strike up a conversation! The more they know what you want to garden with, the more chance they'll carry it when it's safe to plant in your area. Find a store now, and look forward to gardening with Burpee.


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