Garden pests like aphids, cucumber beetles and spider mites can wreak havoc on a garden, leading to withered or weakened plants. But not all bugs are a menace to your yard. In Good Garden Bugs: Everything You Need to Know About Beneficial Predatory Insects (Quarry Books, … [Read more...] about Good Garden Bugs: Everything You Need to Know About Beneficial Predatory Insects
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A Small Step Forward: Cover Cropping In The Backyard Garden; A Leap Backward: Deforestation of Brazil’s Cerrado Region
A couple of weeks ago, in mid July, I harvested this season's crop of garlic planted in the backyard garden in a raised bed. With a few more weeks in the 2019 growing season, what to replant in the now empty bed? It was an easy decision to replant with a cover crop. David R. … [Read more...] about A Small Step Forward: Cover Cropping In The Backyard Garden; A Leap Backward: Deforestation of Brazil’s Cerrado Region
8th Annual Locavore Index: Vermont Still # 1, But California Jumps To 2nd Place
We have long noted the impressive standing of Vermont as a green state with its strong commitment to protecting the environment demonstrated by the extraordinary number of community supported agriculture farms committed to organic and conservation agriculture while also building … [Read more...] about 8th Annual Locavore Index: Vermont Still # 1, But California Jumps To 2nd Place
Delicious Detour From The Interstate: Deli & Bakery at the Whole Earth Center in Historic Princeton, NJ
Traveling along the I-95 corridor (including the New Jersey Turnpike) is seldom an easy drive and often stop and go. But when studying the AAA road map of New Jersey and spotting the historic college town of Princeton mere miles off the traffic-jammed highway, a lightbulb … [Read more...] about Delicious Detour From The Interstate: Deli & Bakery at the Whole Earth Center in Historic Princeton, NJ
Locavore Prizes: With Local & Global Perspectives
Glynwood, in Putnam County's river town of Cold Spring in upstate New York, is a remarkable organization with a mission "to strengthen the regional food system throughout the Hudson Valley," an area of agricultural bounty and rural beauty, which is rich in history. Glynwood's … [Read more...] about Locavore Prizes: With Local & Global Perspectives
