An Interview with Cornell’s Dr. Erika Styger about the System of Crop...
Mechanical weeding in a rice field using SRI in Punjab, India. Photo credit: Cornell SRI-Rice. K.M.: The following is a rare, up-to-date, and exceptional interview of the very busy Dr. Erika Styger,...
View ArticleDIY Solar Powered Tractors
Solar tractors are around — if you pay attention. Supposedly, there is one here in my own Boulder County which I hope to seek out someday and make a post about, but until then this post offers a...
View ArticleHardy Perennial Plant Suggestions for your Acreage or Small Farm
There is a very remarkable nursery in Northeastern Nebraska, near the farm where I grew up, called HH Wild Plums Inc. It was founded by the famous (but not as famous as he should be) horticulturalist...
View ArticleBioregional Agriculture in Colorado
“Our food system is broken. What kind of society do we live in that pays all of our farmers to grow the same five crops? —Adam Brock” Adam Brock, who helped found Denver’s by-now-famous GrowHaus*,...
View ArticleLeaf Illustrations and Charts to Help Diagnose Plant Nutrient Deficiencies
For the farmer or gardener, it is important to be able to read your plant. The seasoned grower develops an intuitive sense over time in response to plant signals of stress. The key is observing and...
View ArticleBuilding a Cold Frame
Building a cold frame was last weekend’s project at our house and we did it in the nick of time, just before the cold blast of arctic air and many inches of snow hit us this week. Although we built a...
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