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Striving For Access to Nutritious, Locally Grown Food For All

Catherine Sherriffs

Growing up in Jamaica, Jacqueline Dwyer and Noel Livingston remember eating like kings and queens. The warm climate allowed them plenty of fresh, nutritious foods year-round; their plates always displayed a rainbow of colors.  “I was just a kid, and I took for granted the access to good and healthy food I had all the…

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Garden Goals: Listening To Nature And Striking Balance

Are you looking for an edge in your garden this year? Then strive for balance, something achieved through keen observation of Mother Nature.  Ever since the beginning of modern agriculture, farmers have been looking for ways to manipulate nature to improve gardening productivity. The majority have relied heavily on the use of harmful chemicals and…
September 7, 2020
Tom Wall

Every Action Matters: The Ins And Outs Of Crop Steering

As indoor gardeners, we have the benefit of controlling climate and irrigation, which play significant roles in how our plants grow. From temperature and humidity settings, light intensity, irrigation volumes, and frequency to the way we defoliate our plants, every action matters.  
August 31, 2020
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Using Microbial Products For A Thriving Garden

Written by Cody J. Garrett-Tait Cody is the owner of High Powered Organics and a second-generation Australian grower with more than a decade of experience in the horticulture industry. Cody works closely with growers locally and abroad, creating organic solutions for high output cropping. He achieves maximum results by combining aspects from permaculture, biodynamic farming,…
August 24, 2020
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Is The Forest City The Way Of The Future?

The idea of a sustainable world is becoming more and more essential as fossil fuels are running out and the damage we have caused is close to beyond repair. How are we going to make a change?  The Forest City Revolutionizing the places we live, such as our homes and our cities, and making them…
August 17, 2020
Rich Hamilton

Beneficial Insects: Why We Need Them In Our Gardens

Most gardeners are well aware that insect populations are in trouble in many countries around the world. However, the extent and impacts of such losses could be much worse than many of us imagined. Based on recent research studies, it appears the decline in numbers and diversity is accelerating, so it’s worth examining why this is happening and what we as individual gardeners can do about it. 
August 10, 2020
Anne Gibson