Image by Chiot’s Run I planted winter rye and hairy vetch in my front garden area in the front yard. It’s quite lovely. I’ve only ever grown crimson clover for a cover crop so I’m quite interested to see how this does. www.chiotsrun.com Question by Jenny a: why do farmers plant cover crops? What do […]
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Image by KSukalac Posted via email from CommunicAction Question by anonymous: Do I need to go to college for sustainable agriculture? I want to simply start my own small (5-acre) diversified farm. There is only one decent college that offers practical sustainable agriculture that I have found and is located halfway across the country. I […]
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Continue reading …Question by JayStar: How to sterilise garden soil and why would you do it? I keep reading garden tips which involve “sterilised soil”. What is it and how do you do it and why would you do it and what benefits are there What do you think? Answer below!
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Image by UGA College of Ag Organic gardening Photo by: April Sorrow Question by Rene F: Does anyone know where there is an organic gardening center in NJ? We are starting a new garden and wish to keep organic as much as possible. We haven’t found much at our local garden center or large retailers […]
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Image by Sterling College Summer Sustainable Agriculture Semester – Student tilling garden bed. Question by Chelsea: what are some policies indonesia uses to make their agriculture sustainable? I need to know some policies/laws used by the indonesia government to be more sustainable, eg looking after their enviroment.But it needs to be ones that are based […]
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Image by Salim Virji Beekeeping in Alphabet City Question by Zelman: Is beekeeping a good pathway to self employment? I live in New Zealand, and would like to tap into its natural resources more in terms of how I live, and what I do every day. Having looked at a few agricultural revenue options, I […]
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Image by caseorganic @yogacowgirls runs a fantastic organic farm. @yogacowgirls runs a fantastic organic farm in Portland, Oregon. Question by becca: Organic Farming? i need to know everything there is to know about organic farming. any good websites? any new technologie? or any cited quotes? everything is great. thanks Can you help? Leave your own […]
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Image by bfishadow A duck is jumping into the pond. I don’t know why they raise ducks here 🙂 Question by TF: Raising Ducks? Hi, my sister was raising two pet ducks. Unfortunately one of them just died today (they are a couple months old). I am afraid that the surviving duck will get very […]
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Image by IITA Image Library Bags of organic fertilizer- NPK fertilizers for crop improvement. (file name: AG_IN_008) Question by Darjeeling Snow: Organic Fertilizer? I need a good organic fertilizer for my kitchen herbs. Have you any favorites … and what are they made of? Can you help? Leave your own answer in the comments!
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