The Community Organizing Effort That Helped Save an Urban Farm in New Orleans
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Turkey Farmers Scramble to Meet Need for Smaller Thanksgiving Birds
They’ll just be thankful when the year is over.
One should be comfortable with, better yet 'love' soil, to be a successful gardener or an urban farmer. Earlier this fall I had occasion to wax poetic about soil and its magical properties, with Modern Farmer publisher Frank Giustra. I have no doubt that he thought me a bit bonkers at the outset, but by the time we were done, he'd signed up for raised beds filled with living soil. What follows is a tidier version of the bits and pieces of enthusiasm I offered Frank as we puttered in the greenhouse.
How Growing Giant Vegetables Became a Pandemic Pastime
Because what else is there to do?
Tiny Orchards & Potted Fruit Trees
During an early fall walkabout in my urban permaculture garden, I chatted with Frank Giustra about how city and suburban gardeners can enjoy high fruit yields in small spaces.
At least 20 municipalities have changed local laws to allow backyard chicken coops since the pandemic started.
OPINION: Farmers Need More Meat Processing Options
Only 50 plants process 98 percent of the country’s beef.
No-Dig garden beds and containers
No-dig garden beds (raised or in-ground) and containers are fundamental to urban permaculture.
Cow Cuddling is the Latest Wellness Trend on the Rise
Hugs from cows—just what the doctor ordered.
