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Posts by Briana Yablonski

Briana is a gardening professional with a BS in Plant Sciences focusing on Agroecology. She’s worked in a soil science lab, taught children about plants at an environmental center, and spent over five years working on diversified, organic vegetable farms throughout the East Coast. In 2019, she started her own market garden called Under Foot Farm.

A gardener in white and blue gloves beats weeds from no-till soil in the garden.
Farm

How to Beat the Weeds in a No-Till Landscape

Limiting or ceasing tillage offers improvements to soil health, but it can lead to problems with weeds. Here are a few ways you can beat weeds in a no-till environment.

by Briana Yablonski· August 4, 2025
Creating a permaculture farm, a large garden with a lot of biodiversity including growing vegetable crops like beans, carrots, salad mix, kale and other.
Farm

How to Start a Permaculture Farm

Permaculture principles can be applied to gardens, large landscapes, and communities. Join Briana Yablonski to learn how to start a permaculture farm using environmentally-friendly practices.

by Briana Yablonski· July 28, 2025
Food

9 Disease-Resistant Vegetable Varieties You Should Be Growing

Summer means long days, busy gardens, and bumper crops, but it can also bring unwelcome diseases. Planting disease-resistant vegetables is one way to help keep your plants healthy.

by Briana Yablonski· July 21, 2025
farmer's market tips. A farmer sells a paper bag full of vegetables and fruits to a young woman standing at a large counter with wooden boxes filled with various crops at a market.
Farm

Success at the Farmers Market: 7 Vendor Tips

Selling at a farmers market can be a great way to move lots of produce, but it can also leave you with tables full of leftovers. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn some tips for making the most of your time at the market.

by Briana Yablonski· July 14, 2025
Close-up of female hands full of wheat grains for grinding over a large sack against the background of golden ears of wheat growing in a large field.
Farm

Growing and Grinding Your Own Wheat: A Beginner’s Guide

Making flour on a small scale isn’t a common practice, but it’s possible. Join Briana Yablonski to learn how to grow and grind wheat at home.

by Briana Yablonski· July 7, 2025
Ripening big red tomatoes nestled among bright green jagged leaves in a sunny garden, showing the rich color and firm texture typical of dry farm tomatoes.
Food

How to Dry Farm Tomatoes for Improved Taste

Skipping irrigation is risky, but it can make farming tomatoes simpler and less expensive. Join farmer Briana Yablonski to learn how to dry farm tomatoes for sweeter, more intense flavor.

by Briana Yablonski· June 30, 2025
Farm

Get Healthy Soil by Nurturing the Rhizosphere: 5 Pro Tips

Healthy soil is key to healthy plants, and vice versa. One way to support both soil and plants is to foster a healthy soil rhizosphere. Farmer Briana Yablonski shares some ways you can support this top layer of soil.

by Briana Yablonski· June 16, 2025
Close up of a man's hands planting a young tomato plant with bright green jagged foliage deep into the soil showing one of the farming hacks.
Farm

Could One of These Viral Farming Hacks Work on Your Land?

It’s not uncommon to hear someone touting that they’ve discovered the next great farming hack. But what’s real, and what’s just a ploy to gain followers or customers? These gardening pros examine some popular hacks to see which ones could work for you.

by Briana Yablonski· June 9, 2025
In the vegetable garden, cucumber plants grow on trellises with broad green leaves and small yellow flowers, in a bed next to abundant rows of Mustard Greens, acting as a trap crop to be planted in June.
Farm

3 Trap Crops You Should Plant in June

If you want to try a new pest control strategy this summer, you can plant trap crops in June. Briana Yablonski shares when trap crops are appropriate to use and lists a few you can plant this month.

by Briana Yablonski· June 2, 2025
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