Courtesy of Roxanne C., Philadelphia PA Farmers get attached to their soil for good reason. No soil, no business. They have to treat it right, and there are lots of groups and movements telling them so. They may be overstating their case, however, if farmers are starting to feel guilty,...
Courtesy of Roxanne C., Philadelphia, PA When you get serious about production, the first thing to go are those raised beds. Recently SPIN farmer Rex Landings cleared out the last of his. When you turn a garden into a business, you start using time and labor saving tools the average...
Courtesy of Wally Satzewich, Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon SK Early springs around the US and Canada means discussions are heating up in the Backyard Riches forum on the best way to prep land. As with so many farming questions, the answer is, “It depends.” There is no right answer....
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 Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon SK My beds will soon be resting, due to Saskatoon’s sub-zero winters, but if it were up to me I’d keep them going all year round. There is a widespread belief in “letting beds rest” after about 3 to 5 years...