Courtesy of Roxanne C., Philadelphia PA Still high from a full season of farming conferences, and primed by government funded training programs, new farmers are now heading back to the land to pursue their farm dreams. Most often they include a farmstead set amid rolling hills, a lone tractor silhouetted against...
Courtesy of Barb McK. , Mountain View Meadows Farm, Elbert CO Due to money and time constraints, and my recollection of how I fought against my native prairie grass moving inside the fencing of my garden and then creeping under raised beds that I had about 15 years ago, I’ve...
Courtesy of John S. , Blue Ribbon Eggs, Franklin NC There is no one solution that always works for every problem, and there are often several different solutions to any single problem. Wally is dead on. The two big advantages to formal raised beds are elevating the soil temperature sooner...
Courtesy of John S., Blue Ribbon Eggs, Franklin, NC With your ‘Mediterranean’ type weather system long, dry summers are your problem. Evaporation and plant scorching from any type of over-head system is going to be challenging. I would think some conformation of drip would be a natural for you. Drip...
