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https://qqkukuqq.com/food/uk-season-fruits-and-vegetables-to-eat-in-may | 2023-03-21T14:12:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943698.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20230321131205-20230321161205-00001.warc.gz | 0.965764 | 602 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__124061254 | en | UK season fruits and vegetables to eat in May
May 13, 2020
Do you want to know how to get most of the fruits and vegetables during the season? If so, you've come to the right place!
I really would like to have a home garden which supplies us with the fruits and vegetables fully. However, I would need to double the size of it. What about local markets? Do you shop there? In Birmingham, there is an abundance of them. Sometimes I pop in the Bullring Open Market on my way home. What makes this so special? Not only, the quality of the products are much better but also prices are hard to beat. Tell me, in what supermarket you find a bowl of the avocados for £1 or £2? Yes, you read that right.
I don’t know about you, but I always forget what fruits and vegetables are in season now. I definitely need a cheat sheet. Sometimes I only have some glimpses of memory showing my mum bakes different kinds of cake during specific seasons. I remember in the spring it's rhubarb, in the summer strawberries and in apples and pears in winter. That's it.
Seasonal vs Non-seasonal
Let’s dig a little deeper. The key is to get as much goodness as possible. It means it's very important to skip the storage process. During storage, these products not only loose a lot of their nutritional value but also the starch and pectin break down, unfavorable simple sugars are formed, and the firmness of fruits and vegetables is reduced. Sounds bad, doesn't it? For instance, the vitamin C contained in cabbage reduces by up to 20 percent while storing it and potatoes lose as much as 70 percent of their vitamin C! Moreover, seasonal food is much cheaper than their out of season counterparts and it was proven that their carbon footprint is often lower than unseasonal fruit and vegetables. Astonishing, isn’t it?
Tip while choosing seasonal food
There is one important rule that should be followed when buying seasonal fruits and vegetables. The more intense the color of the fruit, the more purple, red or green, the more nutrients it contains and will affect our well-being and appearance.
Fruits in Season in May
Vegetables in Season in May
Jersey Royal New Potatoes
Lettuce (Lamb’s and Curly)
Herbs in Season in May | agronomy |
https://intl.target.com/p/keys-to-the-tropical-fruit-flies-tephritidae-dacinae-of-south-east-asia-indomalaya-to-north-west/-/A-51404500 | 2019-03-23T08:56:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912202781.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20190323080959-20190323102959-00408.warc.gz | 0.865228 | 372 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__63680228 | en | product description page
Keys to the Tropical Fruit Flies (Tephritidae: Dacinae) of South-east Asia : Indomalaya to North-West
About this item
Fruit flies are a major issue facing horticultural producers, and as global warming and species migration become more prevalent issues there is an urgent need for easy identification of these pests. A companion volume to the recently published Tropical Fruit Flies of South-East Asia (Tephritidae: Dacinae), this book provides fully-illustrated keys for the identification of all currently-known Dacinae fruit flies. Focusing on south-east Asian fauna, it covers areas including India, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Palau, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. This major new reference work is produced by experts with over 80 years' combined research experience, and through simple identification information can help prevent these major pest species being introduced to new geographical areas. Of particular value to agriculture and quarantine officers responsible for the detection of new incursions, where early detection is both economical and essential to guarantee eradication, this book is also a valuable resource for researchers and students of agriculture and entomology.
Number of Pages: 487
Genre: Technology, Science
Sub-Genre: Agriculture / Crop Science, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, Agriculture / Tropical Agriculture
Publisher: Stylus Pub Llc
Author: Richard A. I. Drew & Meredith C. Romig
Street Date: January 4, 2017
Item Number (DPCI): 248-20-9320
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http://bakalikocrete.com/webshop/en/3_meligyris-apiary | 2019-10-22T12:41:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570987817685.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20191022104415-20191022131915-00295.warc.gz | 0.949531 | 155 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__68896060 | en | List of products by manufacturer Meligyris Apiary
Meligyris Apiary is located in the village of Arkalohori, Heraklion. The Stefanakis family tradition of beekeeping dates back to 1920 and is currently under the leadership of agriculturalist Manolis Stefanakis. Today, scientific knowledge combines with family traditions to bring a range of exclusive honeys which are carefully harvested and packaged to retain all their natural characteristics and nutritional benefits. The honeys are 100% natural, premium products with unique organoleptic characteristics that are directly related to the special terroir and exceptional flora of Crete. Manolis Stefanakis is also one of the founders and members of the Scientific Community of Greek Beekeepers.
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https://www.teagalaxy.com/what-is-terroir-and-importance/ | 2024-04-14T17:33:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816893.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414161724-20240414191724-00262.warc.gz | 0.96805 | 648 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__132065365 | en | Terroir is taken from the French term, terre, which means land and refers to the characteristics of an environment, the weather and growing conditions of a certain area that influence the growing of products such as coffee, wine, cheese and tea.
Take wine for instance. If you take a grape, and you grow and cultivate that grape in two different countries, even if you use the same techniques to produce wine from that grape, the wine will always taste different in each country. A Cabernet Sauvignon from California, for example, will always taste different than the same grape and wine grown in France or Australia. It is the soil and conditions that contribute to the production and the taste of the wine.
Search in Google and you will find many wine connoisseurs discussing what is and what is not regarded as terroir. It is such a complex subject, rich in debate and has divided wine connoisseurs around the globe.
What does terroir mean for tea?
There are so many components that affect terroir in tea. Climate is one of them. Some countries have a lot of rainfall; some have a high degree of sun; and in others, the wind can have an impact on the growing of the leaf. In some tea producing nations, there may be fruit trees or flowers that blow gently in the direction of the tea leaf. The floral or fruity bouquet can also have an influence on the tea leaf too.
Mountainous regions and elevation has an impact on tea which can in turn, have an impact on consumer behavior. Tea grown in high mountainous regions are said to have a sweeter flavor profile. While tea grown in lower elevations are not bad teas, they just produce different tasting teas. Some tea plantations are often creative and poetic in their names to compensate for the perceived lower quality.
In addition to terroir, tea connoisseurs talk not just about the environmental factors in cultivating the tea leaf, but the cultural factors as well. White tea was traditionally made in the Fujian province of China but in the last few years, India has also taken to producing white tea. White tea made in the Darjeeling region will always have Darjeeling characteristics to the tea caused by the soils and conditions, but can also be affected by the way that the locals produce tea there; the plucking, wilting and drying of the tea could also have an impact.
Oolong was traditionally made in China and Taiwan, but now India has taken to producing oolongs, as well as newer tea producing countries such as Thailand. Each of the teas that are produced in these countries will have their own nuances in shape, color, and taste. No one tea is better than another; they are just different. Depending on different people’s palates, one might prefer a Chinese green tea to a Japanese green tea but it is entirely down to the individual.
Terroir: whether it’s cultural or environmental or both, there is no doubt that terroir can have an influence on the makeup of the tea. Talking about tea, what’s in your cup? | agronomy |
http://carolinafreshfarms.com/fertilizers/ | 2017-11-19T08:29:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934805466.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20171119080836-20171119100836-00143.warc.gz | 0.932715 | 337 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__75345252 | en | Fertilizing Your Lawn
Fertilizing is essential to achieving a healthy, green lawn. Your grass type will dictate when and how often you should apply fertilizer to your lawn.
Pre-emergents are preventive. When applied properly, pre-emergent fertilizers will prevent annual weeds from invading your lawn. Pre-emergent should be applied twice a year to prevent summer and winter-growing weeds.
Post-emergents treat weeds not effectively controlled by pre-emergent herbicides. These types of herbicides are also excellent for spot treating the lawn or for use on warm season grasses during their dormancy period.
Straight fertilizers are general purpose fertilization products used throughout the growing season. Several products are available.
Lawn disease such as fungus can be prevented and treated. Fungicide is designed to prevent and cure several lawn diseases such as Brown Patch.
With the more recent mild winters, insect damage to the lawn has become more prevalent. There are several insecticides available for the control of surface insects such as imported fire ants and armyworms and root feeding insects such as mole crickets and grubs.
Determining whether a given soil is acceptable for use in the landscape requires information gathering. What is the texture of the soil? Are weeds and other pests visible? What is the availability? The cost?
(Depth of topsoil for use on a turf site often becomes a function of cost. In general, we recommend a minimum of 4″ – preferably 6″ – of uniform soil material for turf establishment.)
Our top soil is lightweight, easy to spread and great for growing. | agronomy |
http://lawnforafrica.co.za/index.php/ct-menu-item-3 | 2022-08-20T00:20:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573849.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819222115-20220820012115-00524.warc.gz | 0.964343 | 183 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__195493831 | en | We are situated North of Pretoria in an area called HONINGNESTKRANS Plot 183 on the Rooiwal Road.
It took us nearly 3 years of intensive research to Plant the finest Kikuyu available and today we are proud to say that our Kikuyu is the best on the market.
The Climate for our Farm is perfect and the Grass stay greener for much longer during the Winter Months.
Because we have tested a lot of products on the market for weeds , they are no longer a problem and we can say that our lawn is the cleanest of all.
We also let the grass establish itself over a long period before we farm it and therefor the rolls don't break and establish themselves at the client's property very quickly.
The planting of the Lawn is done under personal supervision
and advice will also be given to maintain your lawn at it's best | agronomy |
https://alumni.loras.edu/sslpage.aspx?pid=496 | 2017-02-27T04:31:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501172447.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104612-00423-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.973492 | 414 | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-09__0__43677145 | en | GUEST AUTHOR DAVID FALDET VISITS LORAS COLLEGE
|Luther College professor and author David Faldet reads from his book, Oneota Flow.
By Anders Carlson (’12)
Guest author David Faldet visited Loras on October 28th to read from his new book, Oneota Flow: The Upper Iowa River and Its People, published by the University of Iowa Press. His book centers on the interconnectedness of the land and people in upper Iowa over hundreds of years. The title gets its name from the Oneota River (an older name for the Upper Iowa River) which runs through northeast Iowa. Being the sixth generation of his family to live in the region, Faldet “felt called to write the book.” Faldet did his undergraduate studies at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, before studying Victorian literature in graduate school at the University of Iowa—where he met his wife. He returned to Decorah to teach at Luther College, focusing on English and environmental studies.
In one of his chapters, “The Juice,” Faldet writes about his aunt and uncle farming in the region around the time of the green revolution and chemical farming with DDT. He recounts his aunt and uncle’s reaction to their child’s death which—by their calculation—was caused by the spraying of DDT. Other than the effects by a loss of a child, the land also suffered. The toxins that polluted the soil damaged the area Faldet writes about.
In the later chapters and in his Q&A, Faldet takes on an environmentalist view. The interconnectedness that the people have to land should—in his view—be preserved by taking care of the land, particularly in the upper Iowa region. His passion spills over into his book, Oneota Flow: The Upper Iowa River and Its People, which can be found on Amazon.com for $20.90.
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https://www.gigglefritz.com/blog/september-6-2020-sunflower/ | 2023-11-30T01:11:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100164.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130000127-20231130030127-00496.warc.gz | 0.962067 | 325 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__113718228 | en | I did not do a great job on my garden (again) this year. I planted a little too late, but told myself it would be alright. It’s not too bad, but I get impatient watching my neighbors enjoy healthy, punctual gardens while I wait. I am waiting on some ugly tomatoes to turn red and I keep picking humongous cucumbers. We also waited and waited for our sunflowers to bloom. It finally happened!! Yesterday we looked out our window at breakfast and saw our first sunflower had opened up wide!
I’ve decided next year we will plant our garden using a Fall theme. We will plant sunflowers, pumpkins, garden mums, marigolds, and zinnias. We can enjoy the zinnias and marigolds during most of the summer. In Fall we will have a nice harvest theme going on. All the other stuff is getting to be too much work, and I don’t have a very big area to work with. I will be happy with some Fall produce.
With DD back in school, I have been working on sock monkeys and Note to Self Mini books. We are off for Labor Day weekend and afterward I will add more items to the online shop. I won’t be participating in any craft fairs for the rest of the year. It seems everything is cancelled for the year, or will be soon. I will keep working on getting all my ducks in a row until the next fair.
I hope your Fall is starting off healthy and happy!
Have wonderful Monday! | agronomy |
https://ph.loccitane.com/the-man-who-brought-back-the-valensole-plateau-almonds,109,1,96930,1542367.htm | 2021-03-02T23:49:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178364932.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20210302221633-20210303011633-00380.warc.gz | 0.904708 | 275 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__205701096 | en | Almond Producer, Valensole Plateau, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
The Man Who Brought Back the Valensole Plateau Almonds
Almonds – a family tradition
Bringing almonds back to the Valensole plateau
Expanding the farm with L'Occitane
Caring for the land, caring for the environment
Growing with the rhythm of nature
The next generation of Provence almonds
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"It is a precious oil, because cade wood takes a long time to grow and must be allowed to dry for two years before being distilled. It is an essential oil that must earned. All cade trees are beautiful because, even twisted, it is a highly-valued wood."
“ What we like about growing verbena is above all the smell of the plant and the beauty of the fields, with their landscape of broad lines with beautiful green colours ”
"Life is made of opportunities and it is them who guide us! Thanks to these circumstances, today I cultivate 7 hectares of immortelle flowers. This size of farm suits the balance my family life. Even if I do not work on my crops every day, my family and I live in the heart of our fields. The immortal flower pulses our life and live with it every day." | agronomy |
https://www.wiley.asia/blog/new-food-distribution-model/ | 2022-12-02T10:31:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710900.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20221202082526-20221202112526-00444.warc.gz | 0.965747 | 168 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__306795606 | en | With so much focus on consumers knowing where their food comes from and getting into direct connection with the farmer, it is an interesting possible solution that Southern Cross University researcher Rose Wright presents in her new food distribution model.
Distribute locally first is the core solution of Wright’s model which is based on the concept of regional food networks that would see farmers and growers selling their produce through locally based coordinated trading systems, sending only what they don’t sell to city markets.
“The idea is not reinventing the wheel but slightly modifying our current system and behaviour. How we ended up with a system that sees regional food being taken to the city and then sold and transported back to where it was grown in the first place is incomprehensible,” Wright said.
Read the full story here: foodprocessing.com.au | agronomy |
https://www.simplyhired.com/job/aNg638y5viZVXzp5AkuHvnziJ7gO5SGvU9edUgO4A3RdBzW1LKA7pQ?q= | 2020-01-28T20:27:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579251783000.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20200128184745-20200128214745-00225.warc.gz | 0.960382 | 112 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__147429930 | en | Moeller Farms Ltd. is a family farming operation near West Point, IA that is currently looking for a dependable and motivated person to join our team. We are a 500 sow, farrow to finish and row crop operation with clean and modern facilities. Duties will include all aspects of the daily swine operation as well as seasonal duties of the grain operation.
We are seeking a candidate for a full-time position that enjoys working in the agriculture industry, and we offer a competitive salary package. Experience is preferred.
Job Type: Full-time | agronomy |
https://lundagerplants.com/produkter/l-65493-med-peperomia-hanging-mix/?lang=en | 2022-09-30T09:20:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030335448.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220930082656-20220930112656-00613.warc.gz | 0.8662 | 150 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__142498515 | en | 12 pcs in the box
6 boxes or 72 pcs / layer
11 layers or 66 boxes or 792 pcs / CC
We bear no responsibility for plants changing colors and size depending on the season. The seasonal growth changes of the plants are not considered defects or deficiencies. The external condition of the goods may vary from the picture on www.lundagerplants.com .
The composition of MIX boxes can vary from time to time, as we strive to pack the best plants we have in stock.
During normal working hours (Monday - Friday from 7.00 to 15.00) Booking: before 12.00
By arrangement with Lundager
Monday - Friday from: 7.00 til 15.00 | agronomy |
https://homesteadandgarden.co.uk/products/large-6mm-s-hooks | 2021-04-18T17:00:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038507477.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20210418163541-20210418193541-00083.warc.gz | 0.919087 | 98 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__31999957 | en | Large 6mm S Hooks have now been added to our growing range of handmade products.
Ideal for the greenhouse, garage, workshops and hanging baskets. We have also supplied retails outlets as a different way to hang items.
Made from 6mm round steel.
Approximately 150mm high and 70mm across.
Steel will rust if not protected.
Available in pack sizes 10,25 & 50s. Other sizes on request.
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https://www.japantravelcompany.com/en/test_news | 2024-04-18T06:47:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817200.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418061950-20240418091950-00526.warc.gz | 0.964983 | 995 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__192157408 | en | Latest news and further information
How it began:
The Community Project
What is the community project?
The Community Project is helping the communities of two small neighbouring, rural valleys on the picturesque Kunisaki Peninsula in Oita Prefecture in Kyushu maintain their society and environment with the long-term vision of providing the area with a sustainable and viable future.
Unused and overgrown paddies and arable fields are found throughout Japan. Forests are often uncared for and farmhouses in various states of ruin are prominent almost everywhere. Throughout this landscape bamboo growing rampant seems to be on a destructive march through everything standing in its path.
Richard Irving, one of the two founders of Walk Japan and also Emeritus Professor of Policy Studies at Kwansei Gakuin University in Kobe, is an expert on the issues facing rural Japan. For more than 30 years Richard has been researching and documenting rural Japan in his study area of Ayabe in Kyoto Prefecture. His research paper Environmental caretaker – Who wants the job? eloquently describes the problems of a declining and ageing population and their growing impact on rural communities.
In 2002, our CEO, Paul Christie, moved to Kunisaki, a picturesque and verdant peninsula rich in Shinto-Buddhist history, to, as he says, fulfill future as the local population continues to age and decline in numbers. Paul set about living his dream and initially started by reviving a barren hillside, which had been clear cut for timber. He then began refurbishing unused and decaying buildings; removing bamboo groves that were destroying forests and invading arable fields; establishing vegetable plots and planting fruit trees. He also helped local farmers with the planting and harvesting of rice, cutting grass on communal land, and occasionally chasing after cows that had escaped from their sheds.
What Paul started in 2002 subsequently became the core of the Walk Japan Community Project, which we formally established in 2007. Since then, the Project has grown significantly in size and scope and now also includes the provision of employment both directly and indirectly, accommodation for staff and visitors, and the dissemination of our activities and achievements to other communities and groups around Japan and overseas.
What we do
Besides just wanting to grow our own food produce our activities are allowing farmers to retire in the knowledge that their land will continue to be cared for and remain productive. Our principle agricultural activities are the growing of rice and shiitake mushrooms. We also grow a variety of fruit which include blueberries, ume plums, and yuzu and kabosu citrus. We have an organic vegetable patch to supply our staff with fresh produce and hope to expand this to become more profitable in the future through Ota Estates.
The first of our two offices in Japan is an old farmhouse in Kunisaki, which we have converted for business use. The building had been empty for over 17 years before we took it over and has since become the symbolic core of the Community Project. The office has been reconstructed with the aid of local craftsmen using timber sourced from the area.
Our work is centred on the care of cedar plantation forests; the re-establishment of mixed forests and natural environments; and the creation of an experimental forest garden, which is a self-sustaining, multi-storey vegetable and fruit copse composed of fruit trees, bushes and vines. The woodlands we are caring for or re-establishing include a variety of native trees to provide habitats for the greatest range of wildlife as possible. A major element of this are kunugi sawtooth oak forests; essential in the production of shiitake mushrooms.
We have taken over the maintenance of a number of park and public areas that had received little care over many years. These once overgrown areas are now a resource for everyone to enjoy again and the wild boar, which sheltered here, have since moved on to the relief of the local farmers.
We currently employ over 30 members of staff in our two offices in Kunisaki and on our Community Project. Our staff hail from around Japan, overseas as well the local region. Some are also raising families bringing much needed children to the school population. Our renovation program employs on a regular basis a team of builders and our Guest House and Share House employ a housekeeper. Besides helping to reverse the drift from the countryside to the big cities the people who work with us help sustain the local community at large.
We also search out long-disused and lost paths, which we then reopen as nature trails for locals and visitors to explore. We provide funding for and also hold events for the community; and work with local groups who supply our tours to Kunisaki with delicious home-made meals. | agronomy |
http://timebanksantacruz.org/seed-library | 2024-02-21T11:27:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473472.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221102433-20240221132433-00873.warc.gz | 0.940619 | 984 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__44739517 | en | “It is in the nature of seed to be saved and exchanged. Saving seed is an ethical duty.”
THE SANTA CRUZ GROWS SEED LIBRARY at the Live Oak Public Library, 2380 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz is maintained by the TimeBank and is a project of the Reskilling Expo.
The mission of this free urban seed project is to increase the capacity of our community to feed itself wholesome food and to enhance biodiversity by saving and sharing productive locally-adapted varieties. We contend that the lending of garden seeds will encourage urban food production.
The Seed Library fosters community resilience, self-reliance and a culture of sharing. It operates on the honor system. You become a member of the Seed Library when you withdraw seeds to plant. We ask that you commit to growing out and returning at least one variety per year.
HOW TO USE THE SEED LIBRARY
Seeds are precious. Take only those seeds that you intend
to plant during the next season. Take only one packet per variety. Be mindful of others who will need seeds.
Learn to save seeds. Try to grow out an easy variety by letting it go-to-seed at the end of the season. Return a portion to us to help us restock. A well-stocked Seed Library will make our community stronger.
We depend on you to treat the seed drawers with care. Each person may withdraw six packets per season. Don't take more than you need. Sign your seeds out. Endeavor to learn to save seeds correctly so that you can contribute. We need the relationship of the Seed Library to the public to be one of trust and reciprocity.
We encourage all members to learn basic seed saving techniques. Returned seed will allow us to keep the Library well-stocked. We'd like to convene a Grow-Out Collective of experienced gardeners who will commit to growing certain varieties out for Seed Library use. Contact us for details.
ARE YOU NEW TO SEED SAVING?
Some seeds are easy to save. Others require more effort, experience and time. We ask people who save seeds for this Library to grow them organically.
Beginning seed savers will do well with easy-to-save plants such as peas, beans, lettuce, tomatoes and grains.
Beginners can also do well with moderately easy-to-save plants such as beets, chard, parsley, parsnips and carrots. These plants are biennials which means they produce seeds during the second growing season. You need to be willing to leave the plant in the ground longer and be mindful of its bolting cycle.
Difficult-to-save plants should be avoided by beginning seed savers because you don't always reap what you sow. These plants may cross-pollinate with another variety and produce an inedible fruit. You won't be certain what the saved seeds will produce unless you know how to save them properly.
Difficult-to-save plants are broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, corn, pumpkins, squash, cucumbers and melons.
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SEED SAVING
If you harvest small tomatoes, you're likely to get small tomatoes when you replant. If you harvest the first tomatoes of the season, their offspring will probably produce earlier in the season.
When choosing seeds to harvest, consider size, shape, taste, health of the plant, and time of season - early, mid or late.
Keep notes with your saved seeds. Write down why you chose to save these particular seeds, where you grew them, and when you harvested them. This process will help you learn from your plants and allow you to start creating the varieties that work best for your location.
HOW TO RETURN SEEDS
- Make sure the seeds are dry.
- Remove as much of the chaff as possible.
- Label the seeds you return with as much information as possible. People who borrow your seeds will rely on what you've written to decide if this is a plant that they would like to grow. More info is better.
- Return seeds in bulk. We will package them. Excess seeds may be donated to sister Seed Libraries.
Please only return seeds from plants that you know how to save properly. Easy-to-save seeds (tomatoes, beans peas and lettuce) can be fairly reliably saved without cross-pollination or unintentional hybridization. Do not return seeds from the brassica (such as broccoli, cauliflower, kale, brussel sprouts, cabbage) or cucurbit (such as cucumbers, squash, melons) families unless you have taken appropriate steps to prevent cross-pollination.
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https://www.alivin.ca/en/catalogue/quinta-do-portal-s-a | 2023-12-08T00:05:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100705.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207221604-20231208011604-00270.warc.gz | 0.954492 | 151 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__170251931 | en | We proudly produce DOC Douro wines, premium Port Wines and Moscatel. This project that started in the early 90’s of the XX century, had on its base a centenary estate where our family has been producing Port since the last years of the XIX century. Our commitment to the production of quality wines has been, since the first moment, the heart and soul of Quinta do Portal. This effort, passion and dedication have been recognized both at a national and international level during the course of the years.
Quinta do Portal vineyards are under integrated farm management, a farming system that has the objective of producing high quality grapes by using natural resources and regulating mechanisms to replace polluting inputs and to secure sustainable farming. | agronomy |
http://www.politicalparlor.net/lawn-mower/ | 2013-05-23T18:58:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368703682988/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516112802-00061-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.947272 | 900 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__185185827 | en | Today, state Republicans will meet to mend fences, count ballots, possibly recount and eventually decide who will be the party’s candidates in the run-off election.
However, a brief diversion, maybe an idea for a summer project. How about the world’s fastest lawnmower?
Project Runningblade (flash required) has claimed the title and [...]
If they can make a chocolate powered Formula 3 racer, why not a chocolate powered lawn mower? The boys in the back have had a good time talking about this story from Reuters.
Fueled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world’s first sustainable Formula 3 [...]
Here are some of the odds and ends bouncing around here like a fumbled football on an Auburn punt return.
Take care of your lawn mower, and it may take care of you. You never know when it might protect you from the full blast of a hand grenade.
Choosing the right lawn mower is important. (Here’s [...]
Spring has sprung, and most of you have already pulled the lawn mowers out this season. If you haven’t already sharpened your blades this season, there is no time like the present. Sharp blades and quick cuts promote healthier grass!
We at the Home of Lawn Mower Repair are not the only ones seeing problems with small engines likely caused by ethanol in gasoline. Just like this Tuscaloosa News article last week says, ethanol in gasoline is capable of hurting lawn mowers, chain saws, gas-powered weed trimmers and leaf blowers. If the gasoline [...]
Alabama has 60,000 acres of an invasive and intensely flammable weed: cogon grass. From the Washington Post this week:
“Don’t buy it, don’t dig it up, don’t plant it and just let somebody know if you see it,” said Laurie Reid, forest health specialist for the South Carolina Forestry Commission.
Nationwide, over 1 [...]
Spring… songbirds are tuning up, trees are budding, baseballs are popping into catchers mitts…
Speaking of baseball (can you ever do that enough?)… the Sacramento Bee has an article of lawn care tips including some from Dave Vander Heyden, grounds manager for the baseball home of the Sacramento River Cats baseball team
When you make your resolutions for 2008, don’t forget your yard buddy, your lawn mower.
Here is a link to four simple service tips that can help keep your lawn mower a cut above the rest.
For example, here’s #1:
Lawn mower owners should clean their units as often as possible, but minimize [...]
Before you put your lawn mower away for the winter, you can put them to good use this fall…
The easiest way to dispose of leaves is to simply mow them into the turf. Regular mowing during the fall will chop the leaves into small pieces and allow them to filter into the [...]
If you want Doc and the rest of the back room gang to put down their tools for a moment and maybe even get glassy-eyed, ask them about last week’s lawn mower pull in Oak Grove and what they would do with a lawn mower if they had five or six thousand dollars [...]
Two tips for your lawn mower especially related to our disastrous drought.
- Raise the blade on your lawn mower. Closely cropped grass requires more water.
- Recycle your grass clippings back into your lawn by using a mulching mower. Your lawn will require less water (and you will also save time [...]
In the back of the shop, the usual crowd was gathered around an old Evinrude 2-cycle that Doc had pulled apart, when talk came around, as it often does, to politics. Lots of jawing over many days, lots of input from people across the political spectrum, and pretty soon they figured that they’d answered [...]
Lawn mower stories…
In a story reminiscent of the movie The Straight Story (itself based on a true story), a man sets out to travel across Texas on a riding lawn mower (and expects to finish this week). 624 miles. On a riding lawn mower. To call attention to his favorite [...] | agronomy |
https://brackishsolutions.com/ | 2019-06-16T23:50:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-26/segments/1560627998325.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20190616222856-20190617004856-00439.warc.gz | 0.926269 | 226 | CC-MAIN-2019-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-26__0__197861813 | en | Brackish Solutions is one of South Carolina's first industrial hemp companies as one of a handful of selected participants in the state's inaugural Hemp Pilot program in 2016. Our expertise is in hemp farming and supply for both industrial applications and medical-grade CBD production.
We will continue to raise awareness of the 2014 Farm Bill, and support for the Senate Bill 134, Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015, and HR 3530, Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017, which would allow South Carolina and all American farmers to cultivate hemp like almost every other industrialized nation.
We specialize in growing medical-grade, CBD-rich, hemp and extraction for nutraceutical products and dietary supplements.
We specialize in growing and harvesting hemp for industrial applications and supply.
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We are South Carolina's Hemp Industry Pioneers. We're leading the way, as hemp quickly becomes our state's next cash crop.
Section 7606 of the 2014 Farm Bill authorized State departments of agriculture to create Hemp farming pilot programs in partnership with state institutions of higher education.
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http://mr-gut.cn/papers/read/1067273124?kf=recom | 2019-12-10T13:36:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575540527620.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20191210123634-20191210151634-00192.warc.gz | 0.861805 | 306 | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-51__0__31761839 | en | Structural characterization and evaluation of the antioxidant activities of polysaccharides extracted from Qingzhuan brick tea
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The crude tea polysaccharides (CTPS) from Qingzhuan brick tea(QZBT) were extracted and fractionated to afford two fractions, namely TPS-1 and TPS-2. Analyses were conducted concerning the structural characterization and antioxidant activities of these samples. Component analysis revealed that the carbohydrate, uronic acid, protein and polyphenol contents of these samples differed significantly. Fourier transform infrared analysis showed that these samples showed similar characteristic absorption peaks for polysaccharides. Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, circular dichroism, scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analyses indicated that there were considerable differences in the presence of protein, surface features, conformational characteristics and thermodynamic behaviors. For antioxidant activities in vitro, CTPS, TPS-1 and TPS-2 exhibited concentration-dependent antioxidant activities, with TPS-2 showing significantly higher antioxidant activity than CTPS and TPS-1. These results provide a scientific and strong foundation for the use of tea polysaccharides(TPS) from QZBT and further research towards the relationships between the characteristics and antioxidant activities of TPS.
Xinhe Yang,Zhonghua Liu
Xinhe Yang,Mingjun Huang,Caiqin Qin,Bangyu Lv,Qingli Mao,Zhonghua Liu | agronomy |
https://hampshirearablesystems.com/news.php | 2019-08-25T07:28:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-35/segments/1566027323221.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20190825062944-20190825084944-00363.warc.gz | 0.956589 | 192 | CC-MAIN-2019-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-35__0__33227755 | en | Please find below the very latest news from HAS.
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We have seen some impressive Winter Barley yields so far, with the highest yielding fields reaching 11.5t/ha. Many growers are waiting for the wheat fields to be cut for variety selection for Harvest 2016. With regards to OSR, many farmers are home saving seed to cut down on some of the costs assocaited with growing rape. | agronomy |
https://spinthewheel.cc/peep-sticks | 2024-02-27T13:27:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474676.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227121318-20240227151318-00731.warc.gz | 0.922626 | 222 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__59524088 | en | Peep sticks Spin the wheel, Peep sticks, also known as peep tubes or peepers, are small tubes or sticks that are inserted into the ground or soil to observe the roots of a plant, either for research or educational purpose or to check if they are healthy or not. that you can use to pick a random item from the list: 3.Natalia Flores, 4.Elizabeth Jalomo, 5.Felicia Flores, 9.Rosey Reyna, 11.Arnulfo Diaz, 12.Patricia R, 13.Jennifer M, 15.Natalia Flores, 17.Elizabeth Jalomo.
They can be made of various materials such as plastic, glass or metal. These tools are commonly used in horticulture and botany, to help identify and diagnose issues with a plant's roots, such as disease or pests, or to check on the growth and development of a plant's roots. Peep sticks can be used for both indoor and outdoor plants, and can be used in a variety of settings, including in greenhouses, gardens, and laboratories. | agronomy |
https://shoplivio.com/10-mistakes-that-most-people-make-16/ | 2021-06-14T06:18:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487611445.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20210614043833-20210614073833-00280.warc.gz | 0.976565 | 602 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__27629062 | en | You’ve come across Asian Poppy, the Easter lily. But did you know that there are many other attractive exotic flowers that can be expanded in the yard? Some of these plants are more uncommon, some unusual in the reality that they are not actually even plants, but are actually seeds as well as, often, bloodsuckers. By learning more about these exotic plants you might grow an incredible specimen that you can grow in your very own backyard. The Asian poppy is one such plant. This is an extremely common poppy that is used to create black opium. While most of poppy seeds are utilized for the manufacture of black opium, some of them are used to enhance the production of their pollen. This suggests that by purchasing an Oriental Poppy, or a range that has some Oriental plant pollen in it, you will certainly be boosting the amount of plant pollen that you are entering your yard. It’s a win-win for you. There are some other unique plants that you can expand besides Oriental poppy. By making the effort to discover the ranges that are offered and the distinctions in between them, you will have the ability to have a wonderful garden with the kinds of plants you want. As an example, some poppies, called Dogbane, have a fragrance that is unpleasant to humans but pleasant for the poppy. Various other poppies, called Dogbane as well as Meconopsis, are much more invasive, however beautiful to check out. While Asian Popsies require a soil that is ideal for expanding, most various other unique plants do not. As a matter of fact, a few of the most effective dirts are located in the dirt that is found in garden shops, and also you must do your shopping based on the sort of plants you intend to grow. If you’re growing Papaver somniferum or Fichus, the soil probably won’t appropriate for expanding any of those types. It’s an excellent concept to get some soil samples residence prior to you most likely to the shop. As soon as you have the soil, you need to start expanding your poppies. You can utilize poppy seeds for starters. Poppy seeds do not have to be the typical seed selection; nevertheless, using poppy seeds as your only resource of seeds could not be the best idea. You can constantly get poppies from a trusted breeder and also get a few of the appropriate seed mixes. As soon as you have actually obtained your poppy seeds, you’ll be ready to place the poppies in the soil as well as begin growing! As your poppies grow you will see brand-new flowers create, till you are ready to make an additional plant – it actually is as easy as that. When expanding poppies from seed, it is necessary to maintain your plants healthy throughout all stages of development. You do not wish to take shortcuts when expanding exotic plants such as poppies! | agronomy |
https://artisanswiss.com/2016/04/03/natural-wine-part-2-whither-go-the-swiss/ | 2023-06-07T02:24:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224653501.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20230607010703-20230607040703-00662.warc.gz | 0.95024 | 2,214 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__77845592 | en | In Natural Wine Part 1: What Is It?—published in this blog on January 5, 2016 (see Menu)— I explored the current understanding of the term “natural” wine and the confusing lack of defining standards. Even though consensus is elusive—and maybe that’s how it should be—there is one thing everyone agrees on: a “natural” wine is made from organically grown grapes. Period. With that as a backdrop Part 2 explores the state of current affairs in Switzerland. (The image above is the amazing Domaine de Beudon, a pioneering biodynamic vineyard and winery outside of Fully in the Valais. It is intended to demonstrate the extremes some accept to make natural wine.)
In the summer of 2014 winegrowers in Switzerland resumed their campaign against powdery mildew and bunch rot by breaking out a newly authorized, synthetically derived fungicide called “Moon Privilege“, relegating the comparatively benign and time tested treatments of the past to the sidelines. Initial spraying began in August 2014 without incident but in June the following year vignerons began to realize that something was amiss: vine leaves began to curl up and die, while misshapen clusters of berries formed but stopped growing. Quick to respond, the Swiss Federal Office of Agriculture withdrew its approval of the fungicide and Bayer AG, the manufacturer, recommended against its continued use in vineyards. All in all more than 900 Swiss winegrowers—more than half of the industry—were affected, losing 5% of the total crop or six million bottles. (2015 yields were actually 15% below the decade average, indicating that some valid claims lapsed—perhaps some growers were too embarrassed to file a claim?) Stunningly, but without admitting fault, Bayer negotiated reparations with winegrowers in Switzerland to the tune of CHF 50 million.
Meanwhile, across the border in France, the spiritual home of the natural wine movement, the multi-national chemical companies Bayer, Syngenta, Monsanto and Dow collectively sold more than 65,000 tons of pesticides in 2014 making it the number one market for pesticides in Europe. The extent of France’s pesticide addiction was first brought to light in a 2013 article in Modern Farmer magazine and most recently amplified in a documentary on France 2 television (broadcast February 2, 2016) titled Produits Chimiques: Nos Enfants en Danger. In it the winegrowing regions of Bordeaux and Champagne are outed as the biggest users of the most dangerous pesticides and because of their haphazard application, the health of workers, the public and children in nearby suburban schools was endangered. On a personal note, the specter of residual pesticides lurking deep within the wine and the fabled terroir of the Gironde is another serious disincentive for me to revisit this hotbed of otherwise monotonous wine.
The bottom line—two countries, two stories, one inescapable conclusion: the commitment to the production of clean, natural wine and truly sustainable farming practices is still a dream.
Such revelations, while disturbing, are not a surprise. Wine is big business in France and throughout western Europe. The barriers to entry are high and getting higher. Pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, mechanization, laboratory rectification and additives are net cost savers; they incrementally drive up the cost of goods but they also substantially lower the cost of labor, enable massive economies of scale and guarantee a marketable product year after year. It’s no accident that the regions of Bordeaux and Champagne are the biggest offenders. Multi-national conglomerate ownership is focused there and these forces understand that leveraging the centuries of goodwill their takeovers have accrued is good business. Conglomerates that invest in vineyards do so with quarterly results in mind and because of technology and chemistry the production of consistently monotonous wine is now scalable and repeatable. These are the prerequisite steps necessary to build or maintain a successful brand and the building of brands is the ultimate imprimatur of corporate success and stewardship. Under these circumstances it’s no wonder that the natural wine movement is most ardent in France with its vulnerable national patrimony at stake.
No such excuse in Switzerland. Corporate ownership is insignificant and small family farms are the norm. That’s why the high number of synthetic chemical users here is so disappointing. 50% of the Swiss industry is a high number when one considers that this was one single fungicide used in a single season. It causes me to wonder what other choices are made for expediency. Environmental commitment and product integrity require more. Shouldn’t the phrase “Made in Switzerland” refer to a quality that goes above and beyond the ordinary?
This is not to condemn the Swiss outright as careless stewards of their land. Small family wineries are embracing organic and biodynamic methodologies and seeing positive results in their vineyards and in the bottle. Larger concerns are devoting individual parcels to experimentation and seeing similar results. These are positive developments but they are occurring at a glacial pace and often without the proper support of governments and local agencies. The level of winemaking in Switzerland is on a par with the best in the world but no discussion of natural wine production can proceed without a commitment to sound, sustainable viticulture. If the Swiss are to offer their wines to the world, and with increasing frequency they are, isn’t it best to do so with integrity, sustainability and good stewardship as its calling card? It’s the wave of the future and will be a huge advantage in the world’s marketplace going forward.
Production Intégrée (PI): The Current Standard
In agriculture you are either conventional or in some form sustainable. Conventional agriculture allows for anything that is not explicitly forbidden as a matter of public policy or safety. Its mandate is to derive the maximum yield per hectare as cost efficiently as possible. The sustainable model seems to go slightly further. Its philosophy of production focuses upon three principles: economic viability, environmental responsibility and employee and public welfare; a fourth principle of accountability would have been useful here. At its extreme end are the fraternal twins organic and biodynamic agriculture neither of which harbor any ambiguity about what is and is not allowed: no synthetic chemicals, period. What’s left in the middle is a mess.
Reasoned agriculture or Agriculture Raisonée (AR) as it’s known in France and Production Intégrée (PI) as it’s known in Switzerland is the industry’s attempt to humanize conventional agriculture. Both enumerate a set of suggested practices that to the layman feel good but in the end fall short of real commitment because they require nothing more than good faith effort. As Antoine Lepetite-de la Bigne so bluntly states in his book What’s So Special About Biodynamic Wine?:
“Let us be loud and clear: reasoned agriculture, which uses agrochemicals less irrationally and demonstrates slightly more awareness of their drawbacks, is nothing more than conventional agriculture.”
He’s right. Switzerland’s “Moon Privilege” scandal is direct evidence. By some estimates 80% of the Swiss vignobles claim to adhere to the PI methodology. If this is so then a commitment to reasoned agriculture that results in such widespread synthetic chemical use amounts to no commitment at all. Admittedly, Swiss vineyards are notoriously difficult to work, especially in the Lavaux and the Valais, but that hasn’t deterred some organic and biodynamic growers there from responding to the challenge. There are several growers, some highlighted in these pages, who have made a go of it and are producing stellar, uncompromising wines. Difficult terrain in Bierzo, Priorato, Alto Adige, the Mosel and elsewhere in Europe has proven no impediment to the most committed organic and biodynamic growers, nor should it to the industrious Swiss.
As I visit growers and winemakers in my new home of Switzerland I am awestruck by the history and traditions of its wine industry. The beauty of its wine lands is second to none and the range and diversity of its wines is thrilling, especially to one so newly acquainted. It is also gratifying to see the next generation of vignerons take its place at the table, newly armed with training, life-long contacts and influences from around the globe. They bring back from their travels an infectious enthusiasm for old-school ways and natural methods. Their preferences bode well for the future and fortunes of organic and biodynamic viticulture and their commitment is essential. Their voices and actions must be loud and clear and with the proper help and encouragement, they will succeed.
The Swiss government has a role to play here. Recent federal forays into traditional areas of cantonal authority regarding wine production and labeling is currently sparking industry debate. It appears that some uniformity and consistent regulation on a national scale is at hand. Why not at this point in the discussion attempt to encourage the conversion of PI viticulture into organic or biodynamic methodologies through government assistance and subsidies. Agriculture in Switzerland is already subsidized to a large degree. A program to limit government’s financial exposure to the family wine enterprise could be tailored to the first three years of conversion—these are the years of lower yields and increased costs for growers—afterwards the commitment ends and the benefits take hold. The opportunity for growers to convert remains an option for ten years during which time a tax on synthetic chemical use is phased in. A nation richer in bio-diverse soils and a cleaner environment, boasting a powerful national standard for a new and emerging export product (natural wine), resulting in a model for other forms of agriculture and food production to follow, is strong incentive and both socially and economically beneficial. The premium the world pays for Swiss products would have a new and morally defensible justification.
Lest I be so naive to ignore the powerful interests of the chemical industry and the economic interests of Switzerland itself, it is increasingly clear that the chemical conglomerates are under attack and may be on the decline, at least in wealthy, health conscious nations. The industry has no moral ground here and is quickly facing stricter regulation and outright bans. Currently France is preparing to ban certain synthetics and the United States, California in particular, is doing the same. Switzerland with its scale, the clustering of its vineyards and the will of a new, environmentally conscious generation is the perfect test case for this type of mass conversion. It’s time to end the illusion of Production Intégrée by committing to real, sustainable change. The opportunity for Switzerland to market itself as the premier producer of natural and sustainably made wine awaits. | agronomy |
http://www.empirecleancities.org/soybean-farming-biodiesel/ | 2017-12-18T01:00:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948599549.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20171218005540-20171218031540-00625.warc.gz | 0.927404 | 552 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__98874973 | en | Empire Clean Cities and the New York Corn and Soybean Growers Associations (NYCSGA) are partnering to promote and support the growing soybean farming community in New York State. Locally grown soybean crops can be used in a variety of different products, serving as a feedstock to several industries in New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley.
SOYBEANS in New York state
- NY Soybean production has increased an estimated 65% (from 198k to 305k) in acreage & 38% in value of production (from $47M to $125M) since 2006 according to the USDA's NY Annual Bulletin.
- According to Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, soybeans grown in NY are somewhat higher in protein content (34% vs. 37%) & lower in oil content (16% vs. 18.5%) than soybeans grown in the Corn Belt.
- In recent years, many farmers and Cornell researchers have been planting soybeans as a cover crop to protect the soil, promote crucial nutrient recycling processes, and foster integrated pest management (IPM) strategies.
primary Soy-based products + USe
- Food companies use soybean as a legume (edamame), as a cooking oil (soybean oil), as a meat-replacement (tofu), as a flour (soy flour), as an additive (soy lecithin), or as a dairy alternative (soy milk).
- Domestic poultry, meat, and aquaculture industries incorporate soybean meal in feedstocks.
- Soybean oil makes up about ~50% of US domestic biodiesel feedstock
- NYC requires all heating oil be at least a 2% blend of Bioheat, containing biodiesel feedstocks like soybean.
Benefits of soybeans + biodiesel
- National Institute of Health links soy protein with heart health as it may slightly lower levels of bad cholesterol.
- Soybean is a high oleic oil that is high in unsaturated fat, low in saturated fat, and has no trans fat, which makes it an ideal choice for food companies to preserve a product's flavor and shelf-life.
- Biodiesel is a cleaner-burning, renewable alternative to petroleum diesel, reducing GHGs by up to 86%.
- ~80% of original equipment manufacturers support the use of biodiesel blends of at least B20 in their existing diesel vehicles.
Who can benefit from soybean Farming?
- Local New York State soybean farmers and rural economies
- Restaurants and larger food & beverage industries
- Fleets or anyone else interested in reducing emissions and high performance alternative fuels
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https://starseal.com/jeremy-napp-general-manager-of-star-seal-of-pa-is-a-master-beekeeper-with-the-degree-from-cornell/ | 2023-09-24T10:38:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506632.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924091344-20230924121344-00034.warc.gz | 0.969746 | 178 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__295868378 | en | Jeremy Napp is the owner and operator of Napping Bee Apiary located in the Susquehanna River Valley of central Pennsylvania. Jeremy’s passion for nature and agriculture led him to become a beekeeper over a decade ago. What started out as a hobby has grown into a sideline business. Napping Bee Apiary supplies bees for pollination services as well as produces honey and other bee related products for health and wellness.
Recently Jeremy fulfilled a longtime goal of becoming a Master Beekeeper. For the past two and half years he has studied through Cornell University’s department of agricultural sciences and department of entomology to earn his Master Beekeeping certification. With the scientific knowledge gained through this education, Jeremy and Napping Bee Apiary has started a queen bee breeding program. The program is aimed at creating disease and pest resistance in honey bees through selective breeding and genetics. | agronomy |
https://merakimother.com/container-vegetable-gardening-ideas/ | 2024-04-14T08:44:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816875.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414064633-20240414094633-00735.warc.gz | 0.90705 | 710 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__181823448 | en | Home-grown in containers: 12 hacks for container vegetable gardening ideas for small areas.
Not everyone has a huge backyard or plenty of space to grow your vegetables, herbs, fruits or plants. Or even enough for a square foot gardening.
That does not mean that you can’t have a beautiful and well-maintained garden in containers. Luckily there are plenty of plants that grow healthy in pots, many are doing a great job growing vegetables in containers. If you are planning to make a vegetable garden design but you are concerned about the space, I have good news for you! You just got to get creative about the use of your space.
Here we selected some awesome hacks for your container gardening and trough planter ideas. Plus there are a lot of recycling and up-cycling materials that can be used. Click on the blog posts to go directly to the blogger’s tutorial.
Container Vegetable Gardening Ideas
1. Decorative clay pots from Mod Podge Rocks Blog: Perfect if you want to add a little bit of style to your indoor herb garden with these plant pot designs.
2. Terracotta pots craft for kids from Mama Smiles: It is always a good idea to involve the kids early on and teach them gardening skills. This tutorial will help you do just that by letting the kids decorate their own flower pot design that can be used to grow your kitchen garden in pots too.
Want some craft inspiration? Check out our favorite craft ideas here.
3. Container Gardening stand and decorative clay pots from The Country Chick Cottage: Adorable and perfect if you have very limited space, in an apartment, for instance, to use these vertical garden containers in a tower-like setup.
4. Raised bed herb garden tutorial from The Organic Kitchen: What we love about these raised garden containers is that you can plant quite a lot yet you can easily move the planter in the garden or apartment to get more light exposure or just to get a different raised bed garden layout.
5. DIY Flower Pot Tower from Reuse Grow Enjoy: Again if you have a very small space this idea and tutorial will help you make container gardening a success in your home too.
6. Reuse old plastic containers from The Professional Mom Project: From food to paint containers anything goes when it is to reuse and up-cycle plastic.
Growing your own food is a great way to encourage children to have a healthy diet. Discover our tips to healthy eating for kids here.
7. Mason Jars herb garden from The Farm Girl gabs: Possibly the cutest herb garden container around, you can make these work in any space.
8. Fabric covered pots from Kicking it with Kelly: Fun and easy Spring gardening project to give a bit of personality to your small garden.
9. Newspaper plant pot from Thrifty Jinxy: You can’t get any more budget than this! Fun, easy and environmentally friendly choice.
10. Simple wood box from Homestead Wishing: Back to basic with this very simple and efficient way to container garden in small spaces.
11 Upcycle tin can planter tutorial from Thrifty Jinxy: Never throw a can away or an old sock (those ones that you never find the pair after a few washes…). They will make indoor garden ideas come to life!
12. DIY Garden Markers from Mashup Mom: Simple and easy tutorial to make your herbs and vegetables pots. | agronomy |
https://northcountylandtrust.org/events/winter-seed-sowing-workshop/ | 2022-01-23T21:32:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320304309.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20220123202547-20220123232547-00529.warc.gz | 0.916049 | 235 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__232895641 | en | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Bethany Baptist Church
72 Ryan St
Winter sowing is the process of planting seeds outdoors in a container during the winter months. The container remains outdoors until the seedlings emerge in the spring. The container protects the seeds from animals and harsh weather, but the exposure to colder temps breaks dormancy and the seeds germinate.
In this workshop, attendees will learn the skills needed to start their own winter sowing and will receive some reference materials to take home.
Attendees will need to bring a vessel for planting (milk jug, milk carton, juice bottle, 1/2 liter soda bottle, empty pound salad greens container, etc.) and seeds. You can usually find these in a variety of places as they become available (dollar stores and hardware stores, etc). We will have some seeds available as well.
Registration is required and space is limited. Masks are required.
After registering, a more detailed list of materials needed will be sent along with any other important details needed. | agronomy |
http://www.localgreens.org.uk/ | 2015-02-27T13:03:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-11/segments/1424936461266.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20150226074101-00078-ip-10-28-5-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.963859 | 187 | CC-MAIN-2015-11 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-11__0__104036800 | en | We have collection points in Herne Hill, East Dulwich, Peckham, West Dulwich, Brixton, Camberwell, West
Norwood, and Crystal Palace, and will be adding more.
Great veg grown with minimum intervention from farms who we work in partnership with
Minimum packaging and transportation so we can pay the farmers a good price for their produce
Collected by you locally - often on the day it was picked
That simple and as sustainable as we can make it.
What our customers say:
"I am absolutely delighted with my mixed bag of vegetables each week and think it's very good value for money. The vegetables are so fresh and taste amazing. I feel as though I have just picked them straight from the field!"
"Just to say a big thank you for all the veg. Really enjoying it. It's fantastic and a big thank you to all the growers too." | agronomy |
https://www.crdt.org.kh/copy-of-team | 2023-09-24T07:35:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506623.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924055210-20230924085210-00875.warc.gz | 0.945233 | 438 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__214980468 | en | To ensure effective transfer of knowledge, we let all our beneficiaries implement project activities themselves. The ripple effect ensures experience is disseminated throughout the target villages. Before a project closes, local communities are ready to sustain their activities and skills in the long term.
The establishment and training of community-based organizations (CBOs) undertaking sustainable livelihood activities imparts skills which allow group members to effect the changes in their communities and their own lives, to access commune NRM (Natural Resource Management) funding and/or resources and to have a voice in local government to communicate their needs and concerns as well as to participate in commune development planning.
Such groups put community support structures in place that allow beneficiaries to exchange knowledge and experiences as well as to work together to set prices, access markets and secure revenues for their products. Project teams also conduct training and facilitate the establishment of group saving components within groups as a mean for members to purchase the necessary materials for the continuation, repair, and/or expansion of livelihood activities upon CRDT project completion.
CRDT builds the capacity of selected model farmers/group members and provides them with intensive training in skills needed to build their capacity related to sustainable livelihood activities. These skill sets remain with village model farmers and extension workers providing a source of information and assistance on technical implementation to all group members long after the project finishes.
Additional training is also delivered on improved agricultural practices by providing study tours for beneficiaries to learn about the success of other CRDT projects and/or other selected facilities in Cambodia. Study tours allow farmers to exchange experiences with each other on related project activities thereby generating increased motivation and interest in these activities. Seeing results among other like-minded farmers before activities are undertaken allows new project participants to visualize success and contributes to the sustainability of the project.
Based on the benefits and success of other project activities, the combination of supplying renewable resource infrastructure, clean water supply, seeds and a detailed training program, ensures that the benefits of this integrated organic system will be self sustaining and aid in breaking the local cycle of poverty. As a result, the living condition within villages improves substantially and continues to do so into the future. | agronomy |
https://www.umasd.org/domain/840 | 2023-11-29T11:58:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100081.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20231129105306-20231129135306-00087.warc.gz | 0.955485 | 178 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__2202471 | en | In the spring of 2014, our dream of a Robert’s Learning Garden was realized. Since that time, our students have been engaged in caretaking and classroom experiences with our Roberts Learning Garden. Students have planted and harvested tomatoes, cucumbers, yellow beans, Swiss chard, green peppers, sweet potatoes, and white eggplants as well as various herbs and flowers. Both students and staff have enjoyed special dishes made from items harvested from our garden.
Our students have also examined seeds from the marigolds, dried herbs in the classrooms, dissected the plants to learn about plant parts, and used microscopes to compare and contrast plant cells using the specimens from the garden. Both students and staff have enjoyed special dishes made from items harvested from our garden. In the upcoming year we will look for new and exciting ways to incorporate activities in the Learning Garden into our STEM initiative. | agronomy |
https://www.dreamsgrowfarm.com/howtoplant.html | 2019-02-18T03:09:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247484020.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20190218013525-20190218035525-00381.warc.gz | 0.947896 | 780 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__152580036 | en | Plant the bulbils in late fall, before the ground freezes.
The soil needs to have a PH of 6.5-7.0 with composted manure worked in. If you have heavy soil, clay, then you will need to work in some sand. Garlic, if left in wet soil, will rot at the neck and will be good for nothing. The soil needs to drain. Roto till to a depth of 6 inches.
There should be no weeds or rocks in your planting. Bulbils do not compete with weeds! I use a rake and from both sides of a row, make a trench down the center for about 2-1/2 feet wide and about 2 inches deep. I sow the bulbils into the trench so that the largest bulbils have a spacing of about 3 inches apart. Next, I pull the soil over them in one sweeping motion to gently cover them loosely. I repeat from the other side of the trench until all are covered. I straw over them with some seed free, aged straw to a depth of 2-3 inches.
HOW TO PLANT CLOVES
First of all, it likes cold weather. It will grow in the South when planted just before the cold sets in but it loves to have a blanket of snow over it!
You must prepare the soil. Get a soil testing kit as you want your soil to be 6.5-7.0 PH. To begin with, if your soil is sandy loam, you are right where you want to be. If not, like most soils, you have clay. Clay soil is not best and needs to be amended. Composted cow manure, sand, lime for the PH, turn it the soil so it is loose, weed and rock free. I use about 90 to 180 Tons per acre of sand, worked in. If your soils drain and is enriched with composted manure, PH where it needs to be, I haven’t planted mine in raised beds. Many people do though, that’s your call. I begin prepping my soil, disc then rotor tilling, working the sand and manure in to about 8 inches deep the first time then manure again a few weeks later down to about 6 inches with the rotor tiller.
In Ohio, if cold, late September, if a nice temperate fall, then plant towards the end of October. I have planted all the way into early December with no ill effect on the finished product.
When planting cloves, don’t plant any ones that are damaged or bruised from when you broke them apart. Plant each clove one by one into a dibble hole. The basil root side goes down and the pointy part goes up. Cloves I plant to a depth of about 4 inches, spaced 5 inches apart. They shouldn’t be sprouting before the winter, but a little bit is ok. I cover the bed with a seed free good quality aged straw to a depth of 4 inches. There is some debate over when to cover. I usually plant and within a week I have the straw covering in place. Others wait until the first freeze to straw. I think it is all up to your busy schedule when you straw. But straw for sure as garlic growth loses to weeds. It doesn’t perform well against weeds so you will be pulling many more weeds if you don’t straw. Using aged straw as I do, saves me the step from pulling it back in the spring. I leave mine in place and don’t pull it back.
Felsogagy garlic, sliced thin and dehydrated. The full flavor remains. Grind, crush, or use whole as you would fresh, Delicious.
Dreams Grow Farm David Jones 1670 Lucas North Rd Lucas, OH 44843 | agronomy |
https://liegourmet.com/products/organic-extra-virgin-olive-oil-rosemary-200-ml-olive-oil | 2022-01-28T15:49:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320306301.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220128152530-20220128182530-00224.warc.gz | 0.792884 | 104 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__221388703 | en | Organic extra virgin olive oil rosemary (200 ml)
Organic extra virgin olive oil with rosemary. A high quality first cold pressed olive oil. Perfect for all types of meat, oven baked potatoes, salads, root vegetables and bread. NO ADDITIVES.
Best before: approx. 1,5 years
Content: 200 ml
100 % recyclable glass
Ingredients: Superior organic extra virgin olive oil from olives in the EU, natural organic rosemary flavor. | agronomy |
https://maloneslandscape.com/services/irrigation-and-water-management | 2024-02-21T01:06:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473360.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221002544-20240221032544-00195.warc.gz | 0.943282 | 196 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__52648219 | en | Protecting your investment with effective irrigation
During the dry summer months in the Northwest, irrigation becomes the most important service we provide. Regular maintenance and fast repairs are critical to keep your property's landscape thriving and protect the investment you have made. Our Irrigation Technicians are skilled at monitoring, troubleshooting, and repairing all types of systems and can be a critical resource for you and your team. All of our maintenance contracts include irrigation start-up, winterization, and monitoring throughout the season.
Smart controllers increase efficiency
Upgrading your irrigation system is easier than ever. Our technicians are experts in water management and will help you take advantage of the latest technology in smart controllers. As a Weathermatic Partner, we can upgrade your system to adjust watering based on weather conditions, soil conditions, topography, and plant needs to give you the most efficient system possible. We can also make adjustments remotely saving you time and money on service calls. Ask us about our smart controllers! | agronomy |
http://www.quantumfairytales.org/2014/08/08/science-for-fiction-creator-of-the-universe/ | 2017-07-28T08:46:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549448146.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20170728083322-20170728103322-00687.warc.gz | 0.972428 | 1,702 | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-30__0__198655322 | en | The voices chimed quickly down the vine.
“Here he comes!”
“What do you think he’ll do?”
“Do you think he’ll shiver the air?”
Then, “Sshhh, quiet!” and they hushed.
Mike Ladowski stepped barefoot onto the grass. The green blades were covered with beads of condensed water. They moistened his feet and chilled the summer dryness from his soles.
Raised garden beds lined the sides of his yard. In the mid-summer twilight, they burst with vegetables and foliage, as if the plants erupted from the earth.
He nodded at his creation, and the ecosystem he controlled. From his vantage, he admired the vegetables, and the fruits-that-people-call-vegetables, and the herbs, and even the trees in the middle of the yard, all thriving under his watchful eye. He had created this little planet, and he maintained it.
It was a living universe under his control.
In the lingering dusk, he slipped on his sunglasses and said, “How you all doin’ today?”
They shivered in the sonic waves of his voice, and then cheered in unison.
“He’s doing it!”
“Air shivers!” the young shoots cried excitedly.
“Twilight and air shivers,” the older plants reminded them, “often go together.”
The tomato plants triggered a tangy molecular fragrance to fly through the air and lure him over, while the pepper plants exuded a spicy musk to draw his attention. The strawberries pressed their sweetness to the surface and contributed to the breeze.
The thick grass tickled his toes and Mike wriggled them with a smile. He had gone a few extra days without mowing the lawn, but finally got around to it yesterday. It was nice and full now, but short and trimmed, and free from all the insects that had instantly moved in upon its growth.
“He likes it!” the voices chimed.
“Keep doing it!” they encouraged.
The grass recouped and reached for his toes, grateful to their tender for ridding them of the beetles, webworms, crickets, and other devourers of their tender shoots. Mike took a step. The crumpled footprint released a characteristic fresh-cut scent, adding to the already fresh air.
Crickets and cicadas and frogs and chirp-a-lots filled the air with their invisible songs. A few came directly from the vegetable patches. Those creatures lived a privileged life, under the watchful eye of the creator. So long as they did not disrupt the plant life, they could live in harmony with the garden. Otherwise, the creator would unleash his wrath. They had seen what he did to the insects – the beetles that tried to eat the plants. They were quickly disposed of. Dead beetle corpses lined the walls of the raised beds, crushed between the creator’s fingers before he dropped them to the ground, their bodies were hidden below the grass. But they were there.
Mike took a few steps to the nearby rain barrel. He grabbed the garden-hose nozzle with one hand and simultaneously opened the barrel tap with the other, a motion he performed hundreds of times in the past.
“Water!” the root system sang through its inter-connected underground tendrils.
It had been a hot few days, and while the cold front brought relief from the heat and extracted moisture from the air and put it onto the leaves, it hadn’t rained. Everyone was thirsty.
“Gonna be a little cooler tomorrow,” Mike said. “But lots of sun, so a drink’ll do you good.”
He aimed the nozzle at a nearby bed of tomatoes and pulled the handle. Streams of water flowed in an unbroken arc like a rainbow onto the tall green stalks. Thick leaves and strong vines, filled with bunches of young green tomatoes, pressed against the circular wire cages that supported them.
Mike saw a weed.
The tomato community quivered. “He sees it,” they said.
The foreign roots were snapped from the system, suddenly gone. They had been robbing the tomatoes of their nutrients anyway, and their roots gave off a foul odor. The tomato plants absorbed Mike’s water and immediately sent runners to fill the newly-found soil and reclaim their territory.
Mike tossed the weed aside and continued watering. It would get mulched beneath his mower next clipping.
He finished the row plants – the onions and radishes – and ate a few on the way. He watered the pepper plants, already branching like broad green umbrellas. He did the cucumbers and squash, the herbs and potatoes (just peeking out of the soil), and finally the sprawling watermelon plants, reaching like an octopus over the bed walls and onto the yard, where they received careful attention during mowing time, and for which they grew two melons already with a third on the way.
Mike watered them all and re-coiled the hose.
He checked the water level, and used nearly the whole barrel for a full saturation. He had two more barrels around the house, and each time it rained, they would fill.
He stood in nearly the same footprints as before, and the grass welcomed him back, but sighed underfoot, producing more compounds, signaling the damage.
“Take care,” the creator said.
He eyed his riding mower, remembering to fill a can of gas next time he was out. Then a grim smirk overtook him, and he wondered if he should let the grass overgrow again. Those bugs didn’t know what hit them when the planet-mower came riding through. It’s even more fun at night with the headlights, when they’re all hopping to get out of the way.
He turned to walk inside, but had he been looking, he would have seen a chorus of leaves salute his departure. The garden, the lawn, and even the fruit and nut trees in the center, all turned their attention toward the creator of their ecosystem, their living world.
Without the creator, the universe as they knew it would not exist.
“Thank you!” chimed the chorus.
Mike reached for the door and muttered, “You’re welcome.”
Then he crooked an eyebrow at his random statement and went inside.
Plants are alive, and they do weird things, like communicate and fly.
They release chemicals when they are under attack by pests – sometimes as a poison, but also to call pest predators to gobble up the, well, pests.
That’s the chemical you smell in fresh-cut grass. When a mower cuts the grass, the chemical is released into the air and blown all over the place by that huge spinning propeller on the bottom of your mower (I know it’s not a propeller).
Normally, the grass stores that chemical, and then releases it when it’s under attack to call for help. Obviously, when grass blades are cut in half, there’s a huge rush of the GLV (green leaf volatiles). I wonder if pest-predators swarm the area only to be disappointed?
And it’s not all perfumes and bug repellents, they also have the ability to judge light patterns, and use them to anticipate seasonal or weekly stressors like pests, pathogens, and water supplies. Hence our older plants’ ability of basic association in the story above.
Plants are pretty smart. When plants die, they can’t be put back together again. They taste good, but let’s give them more credit than that. They are a diverse and essential part of our own ecosystem, and they’re a little more aware than your garden variety wood post (before it was a wood post). | agronomy |
https://scoopcore.com/cop28-chronicles-enterprise-estonias-game-plan-for-a-greener-tomorrow/ | 2024-02-24T13:20:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474533.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224112548-20240224142548-00808.warc.gz | 0.883434 | 987 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__84523685 | en | The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) brought together world leaders, experts, and enthusiasts to tackle the pressing issue of climate change. One notable contributor to this global conversation was H.E. Kristi Klaas, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Climate, Estonia. In her keynote address, she emphasized the need to transcend traditional discussions and focus on comprehensive measures to combat climate change, including the often-overlooked role of healthy soils. This article explores the key takeaways from COP28, shedding light on the intricate relationship between climate change, soil health, and sustainable food production.
H.E. Kristi Klaas’s Vision: Beyond Conventional Discussions
In her keynote address, H.E. Kristi Klaas urged delegates to shift their focus from conventional climate discussions and consider the broader implications of climate change. Her vision encompasses various aspects of climate change, including its impact on vital sectors like education, healthcare, and soil management.
The Role of Healthy Soils in Climate Preservation
One of the highlights of H.E. Klaas’s address was the often overlooked role of healthy soils in preserving ecosystems. Healthy soils provide nourishing food and play a critical role in mitigating climate change. The increased attention given to this issue at COP28 underscores the necessity for accurate data to understand soil status across diverse lands and land uses.
Contextualized Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture Soils
Panellists: Leva Licite and Elsa Putku
Discussions at the Food, Agriculture, and Water Day featured a session titled “Contextualized Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture Soils: Potential and Limits.” Here, experts delved into the complex relationship between soils and carbon sequestration. Their insights emphasized the importance of locally tailored approaches to achieve carbon-neutral and climate-resilient agriculture.
Key Insights from the Session
The session revealed crucial insights, including the nuanced impact of sustainable agricultural practices on carbon sequestration and the variable response of soils under different conditions. Effective soil management emerged as a pivotal factor in enhancing soil quality across diverse environments.
Towards Zero-Waste: Food and Wood Production Solutions
Panellists: Timo Kikas, Reelika Ratsep, and Lisandra Rocha Meneses
In a “Food and Wood: Towards Zero-Waste” session, experts addressed sustainable solutions for food and wood production side streams. They emphasized the urgent need to tackle food waste challenges, especially in Estonia, where the roots of food waste are deeply embedded in the hospitality and household sectors.
Redefining Food Waste as a Resource
The panellists challenged the conventional narrative that dismisses a significant portion of food waste as irredeemable. They highlighted innovative approaches that can transform industrial food waste into valuable resources. The session called for a collective effort to combat food waste, a problem that affects one-third of the food produced worldwide.
Global Food Waste Crisis: A Comparative Analysis
A comparative analysis between Estonia and the UAE revealed startling differences in waste production per capita. Estonia produced 395 kilograms of waste, while the UAE generated a staggering 640 kilograms per capita. This stark contrast underscores the need for international collaboration to address the global food waste crisis.
Climate Resilient Agriculture: Is Organic the Future of Food?
Panellists: Ants-Hannes Viira and Marko Kass
The “Climate Resilient Agriculture – Is the Future of Food Organic?” session explored the challenges of ensuring sustainable food security. Estonia’s remarkable 23% of organically managed agricultural land, ranking it fourth globally, was a focal point of discussion. The panellists attributed Estonia’s success in organic farming to its natural balance and the importance of grass-derived nutrients for cattle production.
Diverse Discussions at the Estonia Pavilion
At the Estonia pavilion during COP28, delegates engaged in more discussions about various topics, including:
1. Cultivating Soil Health
- Exploring innovative approaches to maintain and enhance soil health.
2. Transforming Agriculture with Genetic Engineering
- Discussing the potential of genetic engineering in sustainable agriculture.
3. Circular Innovations for Sustainable Food & Fertilizers Production
- Highlighting circular economy solutions for sustainable food and fertilizer production.
Conclusion: A Sustainable and Resilient Future
COP28 provided a platform for experts and leaders to explore innovative solutions for climate change, soil health, and sustainable food production. H.E. Kristi Klaas’s visionary perspective and insights from various sessions underscores the importance of holistic approaches in addressing the challenges of our changing climate. As we move forward, we must embrace locally tailored solutions, innovative thinking, and international collaboration to ensure a sustainable and resilient future for all. | agronomy |
https://griffinhay.com/ | 2020-10-20T06:04:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107869933.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20201020050920-20201020080920-00047.warc.gz | 0.929256 | 491 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__67955197 | en | Griffin Hay Farm For Sale by Owner
320 Acre Turnkey Hay Farm Business
on the valley floor of Westcliffe, CO.
Hay Farm Business in Custer County, CO
Located in Westcliffe, CO
If you’re looking to own a profitable hay farm business, Griffin Hay Farm is the perfect choice. It's located in the beautiful rural town of Westcliffe, in Custer County, CO, which is only 2 hours southwest of Colorado Springs and 3 hours from Denver. As an already established hay farm, you’ll be able to hit the ground running with a successful business. Our farm is profitable and includes a long list of equipment you'll need to take over the business.
Why Own a Hay Farm
A hay farm offers a stable way to farm and earn a profit. You’ll also have access to a Premium quality hay for your own horses and livestock. After the hay is harvested, you can also use the hay meadows to graze your livestock or lease it out to local ranchers for additional revenue. With your own farm, you have complete control over the quality of hay you produce. You decide whether to use fertilizer, herbicides or pesticides, ...........and which ones.
Why Choose Griffin Hay Farm
When you invest in Griffin Hay Farm, you get 320 acres with named Water Rights and irrigated hay meadows. You also get a charming home and 14 out-buildings, including 3 Hay Barns, workshop, storage buildings, and even a greenhouse. The farm is equipped with infrastructure improvements, such as irrigation structures, cattle guards, roads, 2 ponds and 3 creeks.
This Colorado hay farm also includes a long list equipment, including:
- John DeereTractors
- John Deere Swather
- John Deere Baler
- Double Rotory Rakes
- Trucks & Trailers
- Hay Forks and other Tractor implements
- Pressure washers, Compressors
- Broadcast Sprayer
- Snow Plows
- Shop tools and more
You’ll have everything you need to take over and run a successful hay farm. The farm even has a long list of loyal customers to get you started. This opportunity is too good to miss.
You can request an “Offer to Sell” packet with all the information you need by filling out a contact form today! | agronomy |
http://www.beytootechat.net/category/lawn-care-service-arlington-va/ | 2019-07-17T11:25:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525136.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20190717101524-20190717123524-00496.warc.gz | 0.937262 | 354 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__89959925 | en | lawn care service arlington va
When the cooler fall weather rolls around, make sure your lawn is prepared for the change. So many homeowners make the mistake of thinking lawn care is done and over with when the fall season rolls around. However, neglecting the lawn can cause an array of trouble. Use the tips below to protect your lawn and keep it looking great until next spring.
Aerate the Lawn
You should call a professional lawn care service arlington va to aerate the lawn at least once per year. When you aerate the lawn, you give it the breath of fresh air that it needs to thrive. You can find hand tools that make aerating fairly simple if you choose to handle the task yourself.
Seed the Lawn
The fall season is the perfect time to seed the lawn. When temperatures are at about 55 degrees F, the soil is prime for seeding and growth. You should choose high-quality seeds to grow to get the best results from your efforts.
Fertilize Before Frost
Fertilize the lawn in the fall. When you do this before the first frost you provide the lawn with vital nutrients that it will absorb and store so that it survives the harsh cold of the winter and grows into a lush, beautiful lawn in the spring.
Weeds grow, even when it is cold outside. It is important that you continue to remove the weeds from your lawn during the fall and winter months. Weeds cause the lawn to look unattractive and can kill the healthy grass.
There are many ways to protect your lawn during the fall season. Use the tips above to ensure that you get the valuable protection that you want. You'll appreciate the beauty of the lawn when it is protected. | agronomy |
http://casaraphael.com/index.php/en/who-we-are/restaurant-il-glicine | 2018-10-17T23:20:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583511314.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20181017220358-20181018001858-00023.warc.gz | 0.954522 | 153 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__240768195 | en | Restaurant "Il Glicine"
Casa Raphael offers its guests a balanced, healthy and, most important, tasty menu which varies from day to day.
The use of organic, biodynamic products by our very experienced Chef and the great care taken in serving is offset by a magnificent, frescoed dining room.
Much of the produce used is grown at Maso Albio, a farm about 2 kilometres from the Hotel.
The vegetables used are therefore, fresh and genuinely biodynamic, however, it is sometimes necessary to supplement what can be produced, according to the seasons in order to satisfy the needs of the kitchen.
The specialities of the Casa are banquets, buffets and vegetarian or vegan dishes without gluten. | agronomy |
http://torontoheschel.org/current-families/heschel-harvest-csa/ | 2017-07-23T22:42:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549424623.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170723222438-20170724002438-00511.warc.gz | 0.926338 | 507 | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-30__0__10228594 | en | The Toronto Heschel School is excited to partner with Plan B Organic Farms for this year’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Plan B is an certified organic farm located in Flamborough, ON and has been growing organic vegetables for 19 years. Plan B partners with other Ontario organic farms to bring CSA members a broader selection.
This year’s CSA will be a drop-off box model. There are two share sizes: Small (10 items, $30) and Large (12-14 items, $45). Shares can be customized for an additional $3 per week, giving the option to ask not to receive certain items and receive others in their place (e.g. No eggplant or onions, please give extra greens or fruit.) Pick up will be on Wednesdays from 3-6 pm and is open to the entire Heschel community. Payment can be for 10-20 shares at a time or by purchasing credit in $100-$800 increments. Shares can be “held” during vacations.
Plan B will have an info and sign up table at Mitzvah Day – please stop by!
For more information about the farm and to sign up, click here. Note that the Heschel pick up location is listed as “Toronto – THS – private depot.”
Plan B Organic Farms is a 50 acre, certified organic vegetable farm located in Flamborough Ontario. We are one of Hamilton’s original organic farms, we’ve been growing delicious organic food to feed our community since 1997. We are also an organic “Food Hub” that provides organic food delivery to our local community, bringing much needed year round income to our seasonal vegetable operation.
Our Mission: to Grow, Gather & Share!
GROW: 50 acres of vegetables, fruits, greens, & herbs using Certified Organic farm management practices in accordance with the Canadian Organic Standard in harmony with the ecosystem our farm is a part of.
GATHER: Find and build relationships with other certified organic farmers across Southern Ontario to bring their delicious food to our customers through our Multi-Farm CSA program.
SHARE: Share our farm, our story, & our expertise with our community through School Tours, New Farmer Internships, On Farm Events, and at Community Events, Public Speaking Engagements, & Community Project Consultations.
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http://www.improveyourhomeandgarden.com/organic-wine-from-oregons-willamette-valley | 2013-05-25T13:08:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705953421/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516120553-00017-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.94131 | 1,313 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__99090408 | en | Looking for a way to make the upcoming holiday festivities more sustainable? Whether it’s a quiet family Christmas dinner at home or a big New Year’s Eve party, a new crop of organic wines will give you more reasons to celebrate.
When you look at the health benefits of a glass of wine, it’s easy to see why some cultures consider it a daily staple.
Resveratrol in wine is well known for its anti-aging properties, but it has also been proven effective at preventing heart disease, stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease. And grapes are an excellent source of vital antioxidants, necessary in preventing cancer.
Why Organic Wine?
Traditional wines are made from grapes that have been grown with pesticides. Grapes have thin skins, so the conventional varieties are best avoided if you don’t want to ingest the residue of what the grapes absorbed.
Organic wines are grown using sustainable practices. And they don’t contain harmful toxins, so they’re naturally better for your body. The USDA says organic wine is “produced by farmers who emphasize the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance environmental quality for future generations.”
Sustainable viticultural practices not only produce better wine, they also nourish the land and entire ecosystem, so that delicious wine can continue to be sustainably produced for years to come. By supporting vineyards and vintners who farm their land sustainably, you help increase demand for sustainable farming.
Pioneering A New Crop of Sustainable Wines
One Oregon vineyard is doing its part to help create that sustainable future. All of Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVV) properties are certified by both LIVE (Low Input Viticulture and Enology) and Salmon Safe. The combination of these two certifications results in “sustainable viticulture” – the implementation of practices that reduce reliance on synthetic chemicals and fertilizers with the goal of protecting the farmer, the environment, and communities at large.
When owner Jim Bernau started growing grapes at Willamette Valley Vineyards, there were only a handful of California wine makers farming vineyards in the Willamette Valley. As a native Oregonian, Jim wanted to contribute to the development of the valley by growing distinctive Pinot Noir on its slopes. A true environmentally friendly business, he believed in acting as a responsible steward of the land. Today, more than 340 wineries and 400 vineyards thrive in the valley.
“Our winery and production facility are also certified through LIVE,” says Caitlyn Kari, Willamette Valley Vineyard’s Communications & Sustainability Manager. “By carefully following these practices, our vineyard and winery operations do not produce harmful externalities, ensuring the healthy longevity of our vines and land.”
The superior taste and quality of organic wine has been attributed to the fact that organic vineyards have more natural resistance to pests and poor weather conditions. The grapes for organic wine are hand picked, allowing for only the ripest and healthiest bunches to be used. Unlike mechanical picking, hand picking doesn’t stress or damage the vine, fruit, or soil of future crops.
Tips From Willamette Valley Vineyards
There’s more to enjoying a glass of wine than just choosing an organic wine option. Caitlyn shares some tips for savoring your selection:
Drink From the Right Wine Glass.
Your wine glass has a profound, and often overlooked impact on your experience of the wine. “In our tasting rooms, we always serve wine out of the correct Riedel wine glass, allowing the aromas and varietal characters to be highlighted to best advantage,” Caitlyn says.
The shape of the glass also impacts where the wine hits your palate when you take a sip. Each wine variety shines on a different spot on the palate, and drinking a wine out of the wrong glass may lead you to dislike a wine that you otherwise would have loved. To find out more about pairing wine and glassware, visit Riedel’s guide at www.wineglassguide.com.
Consider Food Pairings
Wines made from grapes grown in the Willamette Valley often have a lively acidity due to the cool climate growing conditions. This adds a palate cleansing aspect to the wine and enriches the flavors in foods. The WVV’s winemaker tastes each wine upon its release and suggests ideal food pairings – ranging from the everyday (pizza), to the formal (Cornish game hen) to dessert (chocolate mousse). Food pairing suggestions are available upon request in the Willamette Valley Tasting Room and are also highlighted on the company’s website.
Avoid Bottle Shock
Transportation, especially by air, can disrupt the diligently crafted cohesiveness of a wine. Fruit flavors can become disjointed, while acidity and tannins can become unpleasantly pronounced. If a bottle of wine is delivered to you, let it settle for about two weeks in a proper storage area before uncorking and drinking it.
Choosing the Right Wine Can Be About More Than Just Enjoying a Great Bottle of Wine
Willamette Valley Vineyards wants to spread the message that each person can make a difference in the world around you. Because profit margins are often narrow, it only takes a small group of like-minded consumers choosing sustainable products for businesses to reconsider their practices.
For example, consumers can save the cork forests of the Mediterranean, second only to the Amazon rainforest in their importance to the world’s biosphere, by opting to buy wines finished with natural cork. Cork oak trees are not cut down, but rather their bark is harvested by hand. Many of these trees live up to 250 years. Declining sales of wines using screw caps or plastic stoppers will make vendors rethink their choices and their commitment to the environment.
Oregon wineries are on the leading edge of sustainable practices within the business community. Caitlyn says, “In coming years, not only will many more wineries join the movement, but they will serve as a beacon to others, which will accelerate the movement toward carbon neutrality in Oregon business operations.”
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Biointensive farming is a self-help food raising method based on building and maintaining soil fertility and using intensive planting 4 carbon farming 5. The infinitive can be used in many other ways: after certain adjectives content de happy to prêtà ready to il est toujours prêtà rendre service. Welcome to intensive farming supplies australia ifs australia is a privately owned business actively servicing intensive animal industries including, pigs, poultry, beef & dairy cattle, sheep, rabbits and aquaculture. | agronomy |
https://cannawiki.net/CannaWiki/index.php?title=Plant_training | 2022-12-09T13:25:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711396.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20221209112528-20221209142528-00575.warc.gz | 0.950356 | 1,155 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__107576660 | en | The main concept of training a plant is to shape the canopy and stems in a way that will maximize yield. For example, without training, the upper canopy will naturally put the lower canopy in shade. Via training it is possible to force lower branches to grow away from more dense areas to receive more light and airflow; this allows the plant to be more open, giving each branch more growing room and a chance to branch further.
The topology of a plant is simply a way to describe its shape in 3D space. The natural topology for most strains of cannabis is to grow straight up and produce a single large cola. This is determined somewhat by the branching behavior which changes at different life stages By applying plant training techniques the topology can be made drastically different from the natural behavior.
Low Stress Techniques (LST)
Some forms of LST can be applied as soon as the plant has one node, as this is when it is flexible and not brittle. Things like pinning or tieing down stems. One of the most common goals when employing LST is to make the main stem grow sideways so that most of the branches aren't in the shadow of the main canopy, as they would be if the canopy was directly above. LST can be applied throughout the plant's entire lifespan. It may be necessary to adjust your LST every day or every two days when the plant is growing quickly.
This is the most basic form of LST and usually consists of holding a stem down with Plant wire (a metal wire coated in rubber) attached to the plant's pot; generally, this requires the grower to make holes in the side of the pot. Plant wire can also be used to move branches by tying them to other branches when the plant is more mature. String can also be used to restrain branches but very thin threads may cut into the flesh of the branch.
Fluxxing is a method of using metal wire (or paper clips) to pin the stem down as it grows. This greatly reduces the height of the plant by training branches to grow laterally. This method is better suited to more compact mediums like soil, as pins require some friction to stay in place. Pinning should start as soon as there is a long enough stem to pin. You can grow a seedling in low light to increase the stem stretching in the seedling phase. This can increase the inter-nodal distance, giving your branches more space later on in flowering. If branches are pinned tightly, pins will have to be removed after the plant has adjusted so that they do not constrict or cut into growing stems.
Ponytailing is the process of tying leaves up in a bunch together to remove the shade they create. This also leads to the ponytailed stem receiving less light and stretching more as a result. This can be done with small cable ties or paper clips at any point in the plant's life.
Defoliating is simply the process of removing excess leaves. If there are too many leaves, the humidity can become too high and fan leaves that do not create buds can shade other branches that will bear buds. Defoliation is necessary for maximizing yields and should mostly take place in the vegetative stage. Take care not to prune excessively once the plant is a few weeks into flowering, as the leaves will not regrow, negatively impacting yield.
This is the process of stripping all small buds and leaves from a branch except those at the top so that the branch resembles a lollipop. The idea is that the plant will spend more resources on the cola at the top of the stem, as less is wasted on small buds (sometimes referred to as "popcorn" buds) that are in the shade of the main canopy. This technique is more suited to photo flowering strains, as they have more time to recover from the process before flowering. As an alternative to lollipopping, smaller buds can be left to continue growing after an initial harvest of the main colas, until they are mature enough for a second harvest.
Screen of green (ScrOG)
ScrOG or Screen of Green is a training method where a large trellis (a.k.a mesh, screen, net) is placed over the cultivar so that the branches can be more easily shaped to form a flat canopy. This technique is often paired with mainlining.
Sea of green (SOG)
A method of planting a large number of plants so that there is a high density of cultivars under a trellis. A ScrOG with multiple plants.
High Stress Techniques (HST)
Removing the growth at the top of a branch. This can be used to create two new heads at the top of the branch.
Similar to topping but the cut is made slightly higher up the stem. This results in 4 branches growing from the cut.
By topping the main stem, one can create a manifold ('Y' shaped stem). This forces the plant to split resources between the remaining branches, creating a more even canopy. This should be done when the plant a) has at least three nodes, b) when it is healthy and c) while it is still vegetating. After creating a manifold, LST should be applied to maintain the shape of the plant.
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Planting a fence?
Bruce spent most of yesterday and today laying the wire for an invisible fence (all the way around the property!). David has been "helping" him most of the time. Today, apparently reflecting on the vegetable garden which he helped to plant the seeds for, he asked his daddy, "Will it grow up in a lot of years?" He has been hoping for a "big" fence and thought this was the way to do it! How cute is that?! PS -- It was 80 degrees at one point today...I was shedding layers faster than I could get the lights strung and I ended up with bare feet, sleeves pushed up, jeans cuffed into capris...it felt funny to be hanging Christmas lights in 'summer'...! | agronomy |
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https://university.segi.edu.my/segis-engineering-architecture-students-won-6th-place-out-of-10-at-the-iposc-2022-infographic-competition/ | 2024-02-22T20:58:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473824.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222193722-20240222223722-00614.warc.gz | 0.902805 | 194 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__15122823 | en | SEGi’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Information Technology’s team won the 6th place out of 10 at the International Palm Oil Sustainability Conference (IPOSC) 2022 Infographic Competition.
The organiser of the competition IChemE’s Palm Oil Processing Special Interest Group (POPSIG) received a total of 89 submissions with 192 students participated across 38 departments from 30 universities. The SEGi team consists of Tengku Regina Marsya Binti Tengku Murad, Eshwarr G Sivakumar and Tan Wai Hong.
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http://thewanderlustwellness.com/index.php/tag/crispy-chips/ | 2018-02-20T07:30:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891812913.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20180220070423-20180220090423-00715.warc.gz | 0.94775 | 471 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__86728463 | en | Nettle chips are tasty, crispy and best of all.. Almost free! These healthy chips are also really easy to make and you can harvest the whole plant and use for many different purposes if you like, but you need only nettle leaves for the chips. Nettle is rich in Vitamin A, C, D, K, calcium, iron and a protein.
Best time to harvest nettles is in late spring, before they begin to flower. Be sure to harvest nettles from clean areas only, avoid places near highways, industrial areas and places where people spray weed killers. Weed killers are often used in the streets and parks of many towns and cities, also some people spray it around their yards.
Nettle grows wild almost all over the world and it can be harvested for free. Nettle stings because it has tiny spines that has formic acid and other chemicals mixed with it, which causes the burning and stinging sensation when skin contacts with the plant. The sensation stays for a while so I recommend to use gloves when harvesting nettles, also plastic bag and a pair of scissors will be necessary tools for harvesting nettles. Remember also to protect your legs and arms!
When nettle is dried, cooked or crushed it will lose the stinging and you can eat it without the burning sensation. That’s why we will dry it with dehydrator or in oven, if you don’t own dehydrator.
After you have collected nettles rinse them really well with cold water to remove possible dirt from them and dry them gently with towel or salad spinner.
- One liter of nettle leaves
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- pinch of salt
- pinch of pepper
- Mix salt and pepper with olive oil and massage gently to nettles (remember to protect your hands from stinging!).
- Put the nettles for approximately 8 hours at 42 degrees Celsius into the dehydrator, you can also use your oven to dry your nettle chips.
I really love to snack nettle chips instead of regular ones, these taste amazing! Also you don’t have to worry about eating these too much, because these chips are so healthy and natural.
Have you ever tried nettle chips? Have you ever used nettle for cooking? | agronomy |
http://www.whollyrooted.com/ | 2016-02-08T23:00:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-07/segments/1454701154682.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20160205193914-00264-ip-10-236-182-209.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.961363 | 266 | CC-MAIN-2016-07 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-07__0__91328230 | en | If you have known me for awhile, you know that I spent over 10 years working on the garden in our last home. It went from a tiny urban grass plot to a dense and lush integrated urban permaculture garden packed with fruit, vegetables, flowers, herbs, and kids. We outgrew that house years ago, but the garden plus the difficulty of showing a house we all live/work in 24/7 means we stayed and stayed. Last year we finally made the jump and moved into a new green built home about 20 miles from where we used to live. We went from a tiny bowling alley urban garden flanked by 2 houses tucked in at the bottom of a hill to a more suburban garden at one of the highest points in the area, atop a hill, next to prairie and fields. Our "new" yard is still likely smaller than average but we wanted more usable gardening space without really having massive expanses of HOA regulated grass. So, it is about 3 times the size of our previous garden. Woot! We are now in a smaller outlying community with views that seemingly go on forever, a sky full of stars, and never ending amazing sunsets.
Next ... the big plan for 2016 for both yard and community garden, plotting a grid, and organizing the seed starting calendar! | agronomy |
https://simonjarvis.co.uk/2020/04/15/removing-moss-from-a-lawn/ | 2022-05-24T02:02:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662562410.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220524014636-20220524044636-00012.warc.gz | 0.950943 | 425 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__286106915 | en | Removing Moss from a Lawn
Moss in a lawn is a problem that will be experienced in most lawns at some point. It can look unsightly, make it look uneven and feel spongy under foot. There a numerous reasons for it and just as many ways to combat it. Moss is an indicator of poor growing conditions for the grass, if the grass is healthy then it will out compete the moss and it will cease to be a problem.
Therefore, the best way to combat moss is to improve the growing conditions for the grass. Grass can struggle for a number of reasons including, lack of nutrients, wetter than normal soil, too much shade, or too much foot traffic. So, feeding the lawn, improving drainage, increasing direct sunlight and reducing walking on it will all promote grass growth and reduce moss.
Removing the moss that is there can be done in a number of ways. It can be manually removed with a scarifier or if you have a small lawn then a light raking will work. Moss has a very shallow root system so will come loose easily when raked and leave the grass unharmed.
There are also products that can be added to the lawn to combat moss. These can be non chemical in the form of a bacterium that is added to the lawn and will break down the moss, the most popular brand is Mo Bacter.
The chemical alternative is iron sulphate. This can be added in solid form, usually as part of a lawn care product including fertiliser and weedkiller, or it can be mixed into water and sprayed on the lawn. These products will turn the moss brown so it will then die or can be raked out easily. If iron sulphate gets onto a hard surface such as a patio then it will stain it so be careful and make sure you don’t walk it into the house!
The laws on iron sulphate usage are odd as technically it can not be legally sold as a moss killer. For this reason it is often labelled as a turf hardener but it will kill the moss. | agronomy |
https://www.midwesternpestcontrol.com/blog/how-to-inspect-fall-plants-before-bringing-them-into-the-house | 2023-09-30T16:07:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510697.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20230930145921-20230930175921-00059.warc.gz | 0.929488 | 607 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__177796860 | en | Summer is the perfect vacation time for your inside plants to soak up some sun. When fall hits, however, it becomes time to bring them back inside.
Pests see this as prime time to hitch a ride inside. That’s why it is important to make a slow transition with an inspection so your plants are avoiding any issues.
Debugging household plants during the transition inside can prove to be tricky and laboring.
To start, you have to ensure the pot you are using to debug the plants includes drainage holes. This is because you have to use soapy water.
Only use a mild soap or a sensitive insecticide in which to soak the plants.
The soapy water is used to kill pests hiding in the soil or on the plant itself. Once these are cleaned, it’s important to then meticulously clean the pot until all the water is gone.
After removing all the floating debris, you can move the plant indoors. Since the plant and soil soaked up so much water, avoid watering it until the soil is dry again.
For plants that are too large to clean in a tub of water, use a garden hose and soapy water to gently clean the plant yourself.
You can use a magnifying glass to inspect all parts of the foliage and whorls of leaves.
Depending on your plant sensitivity, gently apply Neem oil solution to the plant to deter mealybugs and other plant bugs.
While looking for bugs before and after soaking your plants, it is important to know what kind to look at on specific areas of your plant. Some pests that dwell on the leaves of your plants include:
- Spider Mites.
For these pests, carefully look on the leaves and stems, especially their undersides and intersections.
Pests can also be hiding in the soil. These pests include:
They can hide in the top or the middle of your soil. If you do the aforementioned washing, they should fall or wash away during the rinsing. If you want to be extra careful, you can rinse with an insecticide for more thorough determent.
It’s important to do an inspection and debug your plants because many pests can easily be missed. Your plant can be a plant motel and you’d never know it. Sometimes, a careful eye just isn’t enough.
Without the proper control, you can have an infestation in your household before you even notice the hitchhikers. That’s when you need to consult the professionals.
Midwestern Termite & Pest Control can help out. Give us a call today to schedule their service. | agronomy |
http://jackiet.blogspot.com/2002/03/bear-of-no-brain-at-all-i-have-been.html | 2018-06-18T05:14:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267860089.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20180618051104-20180618071104-00219.warc.gz | 0.969433 | 348 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__187698571 | en | Thursday, March 28, 2002
( 12:29 PM ) Jackie
A Bear of No Brain At All
I have been Foolish and Deluded, having forgotten to go hear Andrea Dworkin last night. I was restless and slightly anxious last night, feeling as if there was something I was supposed to do. OOPS!
I'm blaming it on the endorphins again. Frances and Sasha and I went for a hike on Mount Diablo. Because dogs aren't allowed on the trails, we weren't able to walk far. But the open space, the views, the beginnings of the spring wildflowers, fresh air, warm sunshine all contributed to a feeling of well-being.
I've been working in the garden this morning. Pulling weeds, digging up last year's annuals, feeding and watering everything. The strategy of using a combination of paving stones, chamomile and sage, and wood chips to keep the weeds down worked very well. I am not happy with the way many of the paving stones were done as they sank. I think the foundation was not done correctly. Also, the centerpiece of the garden became waterlogged and the plants there are looking pretty much dead. I'll have to redo that area this summer.
But the vegetable raised box and area set aside for viney veggies and fruits is working out well. The wild blackberries are invading, so I'll have some scratches after this afternoons killing session. All in all, the work required to put the garden in order is so much less this year that I am very cheered. I can do the fun planting things rather than spending all my time in clearing up.
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http://typesoffertilizers.net/ | 2017-01-16T21:41:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279368.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00504-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.942269 | 777 | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-04__0__226314433 | en | Types Of Fertilizers
Choosing the Different Types of Fertilizers
Every living thing needs specific elements to flourish, and when planting gardens, trees or simply grass, you will need to determine which of the many types of fertilizers will do the best job in helping the plant to thrive.
Just as the human body needs food, water and an assortment of vitamins and minerals to survive, so do plants have vital needs for survival. While it is a common sight to see straggling blades of grass poking up through a cement wall, or scrubby looking weeds impossibly rising up out of shallow hollows in solid rock, these plants have limited existence and little hope for propagation. This is due to the fact that there is no basis in those areas to support life yet, by some miracle, life occurred. The plants will struggle for a time to endure and finally perish from lack of necessary elements.
Growing plants of any type will require certain things. Soil is generally the first consideration. While there are a few air growing plants, the majority need the synergistic interaction with soil to live. Rich nutrients exist within the soil that is essential to the growth and fruition of plant life. Water is a crucial element to the survival of the plant; without hydration, most plants wither away. Not often thought of because it is always available is air. Some of a plant’s most important elements, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, are obtained from air and water. Last, but certainly not the least of a plant’s needs is fertilizer; a combination of nutrients and elements that are the finishing touch to the development and maturation of the plant.
Packaged fertilizers are widely available at most department stores and garden shops. They are not, as many people believe, “one size fits all” mixtures. There are specific types of fertilizers for different types of plants. Variances in fertilizers are noted by the levels of three major ingredients: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. These ingredients are indicated as percentages; for example, if a bag shows the numbers 12-8-10, the contents of the package are 12% nitrogen, 8% phosphorus and 10% potassium. The numbers can vary, since certain plants need more concentration of one element than the others. The remainder of the fertilizer is just filler, with no nutritional value to the growing plants.
Nitrogen is essential to developing plants; lending the necessary growth material to the cells. Not enough of this element will cause leaf wilt and yellowing, stunt growth and limit the amount of fruit the plant is able to produce. Too much nitrogen is just as damaging by affecting the maturity of fruit, the growth of roots and the ability of the plant to retain water.
Energy storage and transport is a job that is handled by phosphorus. The development of the plant overall rests in part on the levels of phosphorus; with deficiencies of the element serving to kill leaves and stems and stunt the plant’s growth. Having too much phosphorus makes the flavor of the fruit and vegetables bitter.
Potassium helps the plant to develop sugars and oils, and also to withstand cold weather spurts. The fruit of the plant achieves better flavor, color and structure. When there is not enough potassium available to the plant, the leaves and stems suffer by browning while the plant loses strength. An excess of potassium will affect the nitrogen levels in the plant.
Keeping a good balance is easy when using the proper fertilizer. For plants that are primarily foliage, it is important to use a fertilizer with higher nitrogen levels. When the plant’s purpose is to produce flowers or fruit, higher potassium levels work best. Different types of fertilizer serve to provide what specific plants need, so knowing the levels to use will yield the best results in your garden and yard. | agronomy |
https://www.ourfamilyworld.com/money-matters/how-to-save-money/5-recipes-to-feed-your-herb-garden/ | 2023-04-02T11:33:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296950528.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20230402105054-20230402135054-00560.warc.gz | 0.929588 | 1,495 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__246984282 | en | This post on feeding your herb gardens for less contains affiliate links.
Once you get your herb garden up and running, how do you make sure it stays vibrant and flourishing for you? You will want to be sure your herbs perform at their best and look their best.
Luckily, you don’t need to invest in any pricey plant foods, nor do you need to try any dangerous chemicals to get your herb garden in great shape. Below, you will find some simple home remedies for your herbal plants that will keep them looking their best and producing plenty of fresh herbs for you to enjoy in your kitchen!
If you ever thought that store bought plant foods and dangerous chemicals are the only way to keep your herb plants healthy and disease free, think again! For just pennies you can mix up your own safe concoctions that your herb plants will love you for.
Take a look at how easy it is to be your own at home botanist! Feed and protect your plants for less with these easy to follow tips and recipes. You will never go back to dangerous store bought products again.
5 Easy Plant Food Recipes to Feed Your Herb Garden:
First, let’s take a look at what supplies you will need for these various recipes. They are all common household items and ingredients that you probably already have on hand. If not, you won’t need to go further than your local dollar store or grocery store. These ingredients are all safe, inexpensive, easy to find, and easy to use.
- Epsom Salt
- Tap water
- A watering can
- Used coffee grounds
- A cookie Sheet
- White Vinegar
- Fish tank water
Now let’s get started! You will want to gather some mixing bowls to mix all of these recipes up as well as labeled spray bottles to store them in if you are not using them right away. Keeping bottles labeled is important so other household members know what they are.
1. Easy Peasy Epsom Salt Fertilizer
Did you know that the common household item Epsom salt is made up of magnesium and sulfate? Plants adore these nutrients.
- 1 Tablespoon Epsom Salt
- 1 gallon of tap water
- A watering can
- Mix the Epsom salt and water together
- Use the mixture to water your plants at their base.
- You can then re-feed once a month.
2. Centsible Coffee Ground Fertilizer
Don’t toss those used coffee grounds. They are packed with plant feeding nutrients! Coffee grounds are rich in nitrogen, magnesium, and potassium!
- 1 cup of used coffee grounds
- cookie Sheet
- Take your newspaper and lay it over your cookie sheet.
- Spread your used coffee grounds on the sheet, and allow to dry.
- Sprinkle the grounds around the base of your plants.
3. Excellent Egg Shell Fertilizer
Egg shells are packed with calcium carbonate which soil loves. Just save your breakfast shells and allow them to work their magic.
- 3-5 Egg Shells
- A blender
- Rinse your used egg shells and then allow them to air dry.
- Then, place the dried shells in the blender.
- Pulse until they fine.
- Sprinkle into your soil and cover well.
4. Very Simple Vinegar Fertilizer
This is one of the easiest DIY plant foods you can try. All it takes is two ingredients you can find in any kitchen. It costs just pennies and the soil will just devour it, creating a healthy base for your plants.
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 gallon of tap water
- watering can
- Simply combine the white vinegar and water in a dish.
- Mix well. Add to a spray bottle or watering can.
- Use the solution to water your plants and repeat every three months.
5. Frugal Fish Tank Water Fertilizer
This plant food is a favorite because it lets you reuse something that would otherwise be getting poured down the drain. Fish water is full of nitrogen and is perfect to feed your plants.
- Used fish tank water…that is easy, huh?
- All you need to do is retain the water when you clean your fish tank.
- Pour it into the base of your plants, directly into the soil.
- If you don’t have a fish, you can always ask a friend or family member who does to retain theirs for you in a gallon jug.
Making your own plant food for your herb garden has never been easier or cost less. You will wonder why people pay big bucks for it at the store when natural and inexpensive options such as these are right under their noses. Well now you know better, and can start saving money and trips to the store when it comes to feeding your herb garden!
Looking for more great herb garden articles? Check out 7 Simple and Surprising Uses for Herbs, The Frugal Herb Garden Series: 7 Clever Ways to Save Those Herbs for Later and Ways to Get Kids Active In Herb Gardening!
9 thoughts on “The Frugal Herb Garden Series: 5 DIY Recipes to Feed Your Herb Garden”
I am always up for anything like this. Growing a garden SHOULD be easy (and frugal!) I’m pinning this so I can look back at it this week. I’m sure my husband will want to try it on our garden when we get a day with sunshine again. :)
This is great – for some reason I never have any success with herbs! The vegetables and fruit always do well, but the herbs die a miserable death!
These are great tips, thanks so much! I just moved into a house with some raised garden beds and we are excited to grow our own veggies this year.
We love using coffee grounds in the garden but I never thought to add the fish water! Such a great idea.
Great tips! I hope to start my own little garden whenever we purchase our own home. I’ll have to pin this for future reference!
Thanks so much for sharing this! I am always looking for inexpensive ways to improve my gardening! Thanks so much for linking your post to the garden linky this week!
Great tips! I’ll pass them along to the gardeners in my life :D
What great tips! We tried a little herb garden a couple of years ago and it actually did well (to our surprise :-)), but then life got busy and we didn’t keep it going. But your instructions seem so easy, it’s making me want to try again. It’s so nice to walk into the backyard and see the fruits of your labor blossoming!
This is awesome! I’ve been dying to plant a garden, but the Arizona soil in my backyard just won’t take it. One day! Bookmarking this post for later! | agronomy |
https://aquaponical.co/fresh-lettuce/ | 2024-02-27T07:22:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474671.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227053544-20240227083544-00897.warc.gz | 0.944472 | 289 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__60601857 | en | Finally, we have our first lettuce harvest and would like to invite all of you to visit our farm or place an order through our online store, where you can buy not only the salad itself but also other high-quality products for your table.
Why do we have healthy food?
Unlike vegetables grown using hydroponics technology, where the manufacturer can add fertilizers to water or soil, growing vegetables using aquaponics technology does not allow this for several reasons:
1. We do not want to do this for reasons of principle, as we believe that adding any fertilizer to water or soil will worsen the quality of products and the health of our customers.
2. Aquaponics is a closed system where the water that feeds the plants is supplied from the tanks where the fish live, and if someone wants to add fertilizer to the water, he will destroy the fish.
Without fish, our plants will not receive nutrients and will also die.
Therefore, given these two reasons, adding fertilizer to water or soil is not our case.
And that’s why you can rest assured that all of our vegetables are grown without the use of chemicals.
So, once you start shopping for our vegetables and fish, you will have the most environmentally friendly table in Florida, the same quality as our ancestors ate in the pre-industrial era.
So, welcome for a fresh lettuce!
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http://astraea.gr/about-us | 2018-12-18T12:33:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376829140.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20181218102019-20181218124019-00144.warc.gz | 0.944869 | 166 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__139107170 | en | With a tradition that dates back to, at least, the 7th century BC, and ideal climatic conditions, Samothrace provides an ideal location for the cultivation of olive trees.
The family olive grove is located in the southern part of Samothrace, in the ancient olive growing region of the island.
Konstantinos Stavrianakis, an Environmental scientist with a Postgraduate degree in Ecology and George Stavrianakis, a biologist, run the Astraea family business and are both dedicated olive oil producers and traders.
Our view is that, the ecological methods of cultivation are directly expressed by traditional methods and the experience gathered from untold generations achieve the best quality possible by the least means available.
Our aim is to provide limited quantities of top quality olive products through the use of traditional means. | agronomy |
https://www.newhamtruro.co.uk/news/article/226/cornishmutual.co.uk | 2024-02-25T14:22:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474617.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20240225135334-20240225165334-00714.warc.gz | 0.965179 | 348 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__53019387 | en | Farming insurance company Cornish Mutual is celebrating its 120th anniversary
Wednesday 18th October, 2023
Farming insurance company Cornish Mutual is celebrating its 120th anniversary.
Founded by Cornish tenant farmers in 1903, the company provides services to farming and rural properties and businesses across Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset.
Cornish Mutual, which has offices in Newham Road, is owned and run for the benefit of its members. The company prides itself on putting the South West’s farmers and the rural communities at the heart of its services.
Managing director Peter Beaumont said: “Cornish Mutual was founded by farmers and farming is still very much our heartland.
“We have direct relationships with our members and really care about their success. We want to make things better, not just send out cheques when something goes wrong.”
Through its annual risk survey of farmers, Cornish Mutual has identified additional tools to help farm businesses build profitability and resilience, increase natural resources and protect their people.
Aiming to address areas causing most concern, Cornish Mutual is building partnerships with specialists in farm safety, rural crime and soil health as well as developing its Future Farming Programme of industry insights and case studies to inform and inspire.
Most recently, its new fortnightly Farming Focus podcast, featuring industry experts and farming professionals, is bringing its listeners the latest on what really matters to farmers.
Peter said: “Our wider services help members manage risk and find a way through an increasingly challenging climate
“We are strengthening our commitment to agriculture so we can continue to serve the industry we care so passionately about for at least another 120 years.” | agronomy |
https://wilbraham-ma.gov/435/Community-Garden | 2023-12-06T03:27:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100583.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206031946-20231206061946-00009.warc.gz | 0.95342 | 274 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__90753867 | en | A Community Garden creates opportunity for recreation, exercise, therapy and education. Having a garden plot encourages self-reliance, provides nutritious food for your family and reduces a family’s annual food budget. The Wilbraham Community Garden grows in leaps and bounds each year with over 60 active gardeners growing veggies in plots varying from a 10 feet by 50 feet area to almost an acre. We also have four raised garden beds for those folks who have limited mobility.
Garden plots are available on a first-come, first-served basis with priority given to returning gardeners. New and returning gardeners are invited to attend the annual spring sign-up meeting held at the Wilbraham Town Hall prior to the growing season. The exact date of the meeting is posted in the local newspaper. Garden plots are approximately 25 feet by 50 feet, or 1250 square feet, and the rental cost is $30 per plot. (as of 2017) There are several gardeners that share a plot each season to help alleviate the work and time. During the growing season, there is water on site as well as a portable toilet. If you are interested in joining us at the Wilbraham Community Garden, or if you would like more information, you may contact the garden coordinator Melissa Graves in the Conservation Commission Office at 596-2800, ext. 204. | agronomy |
https://baiwheels.com/ | 2023-03-31T08:46:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296949598.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20230331082653-20230331112653-00010.warc.gz | 0.9322 | 185 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__22963959 | en | Welcome to BAI – Combine Harvestor’s, Tractors & Agricultural Wheel Manufacturers.
Balak Agro Industry is a leading supplier of wheels for combine harvesters, tractors and other agricultural equipments. Two brothers at a very young age started a small workshop of repairing and selling agricultural wheels in 1980s. Considering that agriculture is the prime occupation of the majority of people in India. The genesis of BAI dates back to 2012 with initial production of combine harvester wheels, this was a big step by Entrepreneur Mr. Rajinder Dhiman along with his younger sibling Mr. Satinder Dhiman laid the foundation of Balak Agro Industry. Initially starting with combine harvester wheels, the duo start of manufacturing wheels for other agriculture equipments like trolley, sprayer, seeder, ripper, baller, harrows in 2016 and started manufacturing tractor wheels in 2018. | agronomy |
https://products.climate.ncsu.edu/ag/cottontip/ | 2024-02-29T16:01:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474843.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229134901-20240229164901-00083.warc.gz | 0.924285 | 900 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__166796856 | en | The Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton uses weather data to make predictions of (1) thrips dispersal timing, (2) Cotton growth affecting seedling susceptibility, and (3) injury risk that results from thrips dispersal and seedling susceptibility occurring at the same time. Running this tool requires users to enter a planting date (defaults to the current date) and a location using the map below. Additionally, users can adjust how many days to run and display model output.
About This Tool
The Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton uses weather data to make predictions of:
- Thrips dispersal timing,
- Cotton growth affecting seedling susceptibility, and
- Injury risk that results from thrips dispersal and seedling susceptibility occurring at the same time.
Cotton injury results from thrips infesting and feeding on susceptible seedlings. How much infestation occurs at any given time depends on when thrips disperse from their overwintering hosts into cotton in the spring and the size of the dispersing thrips population, which depend on the winter and spring weather. How much injury results from the infestation depends on whether infestation occurs during the period when seedlings are susceptible to injury, which is between emergence and 4-5 true leaves. The length of this period depends on how rapidly the seedlings grow which also depends on the weather.
Seedling injury results from these two drivers simply as follows: more infestation means more injury for a given amount of seedling susceptibility and more susceptibility means more injury for a given amount of infestation.
Seedling growth and thrips dispersal are both functions of the weather. The size and timing of the tobacco thrips population dispersing from winter hosts into crops, including cotton, depends on winter and spring temperatures and precipitation, Cotton growth and the interval over which seedlings are susceptible depends on temperatures after planting and on the availability of adequate soil moisture to support seed germination and growth.
The mathematical functions that the tool uses to relate dispersal and susceptibility to weather are illustrated below. Seedling susceptibility begins at zero and increases after seeds are planted, reaching a maximum and then declines. Thrips dispersal begins at a low level and shows several "peaks" during the warm season. Each peak is associated with one generation of adult thrips. Dispersal also reaches an overall maximum and then declines. Injury is represented below as the blue area under a curve. This curve is a weighted product of the susceptibility and dispersal functions.
The functions shown above are drawn on a degree-day scale. How many degree-days accumulate on a given calendar day depends on the temperature. The tool calculates weather-based values using real-time data, so that you can see not only when things may be happening, but also for how long. For example, injury will be greater if cotton development is slow during cold weather, provided thrips are around to infest the seedlings.
This is why the blue area under the curve above is meaningful. Injury results from something you might call "injury-susceptibility days,"which can accumulate just as degree-days do. In other words, the longer the period that seedlings are being injured (which depends simultaneously on the seedlings' being susceptible, and the injuring thrips being present), the more injured the plants will be in the end. Output of the tool is expressed as a "cumulative injury risk" function that reflects this, and the predicted cumulative injury is what is used to generate the charts that color-code risk by date.
Syngenta Crop Protection for financial support and contributing data on thrips infestations and cotton seedling damage ratings over many sites and years.
Cotton Incorporated and USDA NIFA AFRI Crop Protection and Pest Management Program Grant no. 2015-70006-24281 for financial support.
North Carolina State Climate Office for development, implementation and hosting of the website.
Jeremy Greene (Clemson University), Alana Jacobson (Auburn University), Phillip Roberts (University of Georgia), and Dominic Reisig (North Carolina State University) for providing data and advice on the development of website.
Danny Pierce (Crop Management Services) and Will Connell (Ag Consultant, Inc.) and the Southeast Row Crop Entomology Working Group for providing advice on the development of the website. | agronomy |
https://mkbhambu.com/2019/05/29/lets-build-ponds-for-taking-care-of-ground-water-in-villages/ | 2021-10-22T21:46:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585522.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20211022212051-20211023002051-00530.warc.gz | 0.953324 | 300 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__205274746 | en | India lives in villages and it has 649481 villages. The ground water table is going down in most of our villages. It is said that if third world war is fought it will be fought for water. To improve water table village ponds can help a lot.
These ponds can be used for drinking water for the cattle and at times it can be used as irrigation of land. Ponds can also be used for fish farming. If we decide to have an additional pond of 5 hectare in each village built with the MNREGA scheme in the coming year and put it to use for fish farming. It can boost fish production of 9.7 lakh tonnes per annum taking an average of 3 tonne per hectare.
Taking an average price of Rs 200 per kg it will be additional revenue of Rs 19400 crore to village panchayats.
Even if the fish are to be used by panchayats for serving to the students in mid-day meal scheme free of cost it will improve the health of the students. A 5 hectare pond can give 15000 kg fish per annum and 300 kg of fish per week to the school can be sufficient to be served to 1500 children once per week. This quantity can be adjusted as per the number of students in the village schools. This will go a long way in improving the health of children in times to come.
The ponds will also help recharge ground water and a source of water for cattle and irrigation. | agronomy |
https://miltopexports.com/product/cowpeas-chowli-currently-banned-for-exports-from-india/ | 2024-02-27T07:03:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474671.63/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227053544-20240227083544-00023.warc.gz | 0.956505 | 409 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__143954837 | en | Cowpeas are one of the most important food legume crops in the semi-arid tropics covering Asia, Africa, southern Europe and Central and South America. Cowpea is an important grain legume throughout the tropics and subtropics, covering Asia, Africa, and Central and South America, as well as parts of southern Europe and the United States. Cowpea, a drought tolerant crop, has the unique ability to fix nitrogen even in very poor soils. It is also shade-tolerant and, therefore compatible as an intercrop with many cereals and root crops. Subsistence farmers in sub-Saharan Africa usually intercrop their cowpea with maize, sorghum, millet, and cassava.
Cowpeas are a common food item in the southern United States, where they are often called field peas. A subcategory of field peas is crowder peas, so called because they are crowded together in their pods, causing them to have squarish ends.
These are an integral part of the cuisine in southern region of India. In TamilNadu during the Tamil month of Maasi (February) – Penguin (March) called Kozhukattai/Adai (steamed sweet cake) prepared with cooked and mashed cowpea bean mixed with jaggery, ghee and other sub ingredients. In Hindi, it is called ‘Lobhia’. According to the USDA food database, cowpeas have the highest percentage of calories from protein among vegetarian foodsCowpea, an important legume in the tropics, has many uses. In fresh form, the young leaves, immature pods and peas are used as vegetables, while several snacks and main meal dishes are prepared from the grain. All parts of the plant that are used for food are nutritious, providing protein, vitamins (notably vitamin B) and minerals. The cowpea haulm is also a great source of livestock feed, and therefore of great value to farmers. | agronomy |
https://www.sahuaritasun.com/fun/gv-gardeners-celebrating-official-national-flower-in-june/article_bb95f9c9-bad6-5ee8-bd53-9c73f28f5c4b.html | 2020-07-09T01:07:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655897844.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20200709002952-20200709032952-00239.warc.gz | 0.943727 | 621 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__34172688 | en | Roses are in a family of thorny shrubs or climbing plants with hundreds of hybrids. In addition to being one of the bestselling floral gifts, roses can be grown in all 50 American states. They are valued by the perfume and cosmetic industries, and interestingly promoted for home security because of their prickly stems.
The late President Ronald Reagan declared the rose “The National Floral Emblem of the United States.” Furthermore, the month of June annually is “National Rose Month.”
Many important White House meetings take place in the country’s official Rose Garden. There are floribunda and hybrid tea roses, miniatures, climbers, and “old-fashioned garden roses” where hundreds of hours must go into pruning, fertilizing, grooming, water management, and weeding.
Newcomers frequently ask if there are secrets to growing roses in the Sonoran Desert. They are often surprised to find that roses can be grown year-round here, usually blooming in six-week cycles. Of course, weather conditions must be considered, along with the alkaline soil, low rainfall, and the many varieties available.
In our desert, the annual average number of days reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit is 46; however, it can reach as many as 75 days of triple-digit temperatures. That these lovely, delicate-appearing beauties can survive such punishment seems incredible!
Briefly, a routine year for growing roses here starts in January when the bushes are seriously pruned back and leaves are removed. This forces dormancy, allowing plants to rest during the shorter winter days. Late February begins the fertilizer cycle. In March the plants are sprayed for insect and disease control.
By mid-April the first big rose bloom period begins. The tasks of deadheading, weeding, and fertilizing start in May. By the middle of June, the second bloom cycle should appear. This time of year, high winds and hot temperatures can stress the plants and dry out the petals. Buds may be smaller and tiny insects called thrips will be searching for their favorite white roses.
Any needed watering and deadheading continues through July and August with a small amount of fertilizer added. A wand attachment for the garden hose is a good tool in the rose garden. Use one a couple times weekly to wash off both tops and bottoms of leaves. This will remove dust and spider mites, of course depending on frequency and amount of monsoon season rainfall.
During September, the rose bushes are lightly pruned (no more than one-third of the bush), and a regular dose of fertilizer is applied. Around the end of October is time to welcome the third bloom period. During November and December, allow the rose hips to develop, without further deadheading or fertilizer. It then is time for a rest period, for both the impressive rose garden and the proud gardener!
Mary Kidnocker is a University of Arizona Master Gardener who lives in the Green Valley area. Her articles are featured weekly. | agronomy |
http://thealkalineway.blogspot.com/ | 2013-12-10T00:43:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386164003787/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204133323-00020-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.958027 | 3,348 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__114293248 | en | Today it can be extremely difficult to find grains that are not in some way synthetic, hybrids, or genetically modified all of which produce acidity in our bodies. The grains below have an old genetic make-ups that will both please your palate and nurture your body. These natural grains can be found in major health food stores in the form of breads, cereals, flours and pasta.
Amaranth is an 8,000 year old crop called the “super food” by the ancient Aztecs. Amaranth was fed to runners and warriors because of its reputation for providing large bursts of energy and improving athletic performance. It was a staple food of the Aztecs and was used as an integral part of Aztec religious ceremonies. The cultivation of Amaranth was banned by the conquistadors upon their conquest of the Aztec nation. Because the crop figured so prominently in Aztec culture and religious ceremonies, the conquering armies of Cortez burned the fields to the ground. As European crops replaced indigenous ones, Amaranth slowly fell out of use. Twenty years ago, the “ancient crop with a future” enjoyed a renaissance when the National Academy of Sciences recommended Amaranth as one of twenty foods to be re-introduced into the "American diet".
The main reason for Amaranth’s recommended re-introduction is its phenomenal nutritional profile, which provides several important nutrients that are often difficult to incorporate into a restrictive diet. For example, Amaranth contains large amounts of dietary fiber, iron, and calcium as well as other vitamins and minerals. The leaves of the amaranth planet tasted much like spinach and are used in the same manner that spinach is used.
Amaranth also has naturally high amounts of lysine, methionine and cysteine combined with a fine balance of amino acids making it an excellent source of high quality, balanced protein, which is more complete than the protein found in most grains. In addition to Amaranth’s outstanding nutritional value, it is also very low in sodium and contains no saturated fat. Another outstanding feature is that our Amaranth is organically grown and is naturally Non-GMO.
Amaranth is an ancient grain of the Aztecs has been rediscovered by Westerners, although you'll probably need to visit a health-food store or check an on-line source to find it. Amaranth has a distinctive sweet but peppery taste -- one that many people prefer combined with other grains, for a more mellow flavor. Technically, it's not a grain; it's the fruit of a plant. And that's the reason it contains a more complete protein, and more of it, than other traditional grains.
Meeting your daily protein needs with complex carbohydrates, rather than animal protein, is both healthier for you and a boon to your weight-loss efforts. That's because animal protein is nothing but fat and cholesterol -- two dietary components that you want to take out of your vocabulary and diet. Protein foods also help to slow down the absorption of glucose into the bloodstream. This in turn reduces hunger by reducing insulin levels and making it easier for the body to burn fat.
Using amaranth in combination with quinoa and spelt results in a complete protein as high in food value as fish, red meat or poultry. It is no wonder the Incas and the Aztecs called these amazing seeds "Gift from the Gods."
It just takes fifteen minutes to create a miracle food, 1 cup of the seeds to 2 cups of water. Simmer for fifteen minutes and eat plain with an avocado on top and some fresh squeezed lime or add fruit to it for an amazing breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Amaranth is also much richer in iron, magnesium, and calcium than most grains, so it can help keep anemia and osteoporosis at bay. It excels as a source of fiber, mostly insoluble, which is of help in reducing the risk of a variety of diseases, including heart disease, certain cancers and digestive-tract conditions.
Legend has it, that in China there was a special, heirloom variety of rice grown exclusively for the emperor. This variety of rice was the rice we know today as black rice or emperor’s rice. Black rice was cultivated in small amounts, in specially designated fields, by highly trusted servants and its seeds were guarded day and night. It was strictly forbidden for anyone, but the emperor, to consume this variety of rice.
The reason black rice was so highly valued, and closely guarded, by the Chinese emperors was because in ancient Chinese medicine, which relies heavy on the philosophy “food is medicine and medicine is food” black rice is seen as a main source of good health and longevity. In ancient days, black rice was viewed as the mystical source of the emperors’ good health and longevity and was consumed as a tonic. Therefore, anyone caught cultivating or consuming this rice was believed to be sabotaging or “stealing” the source of good health and longevity reserved especially for the emperor and thus was punished, severely.
Luckily, times have changed and no one will be punished today for consuming black rice. Though highly popular in Thailand and Indonesia, black rice is not a stable source of carbohydrates in most rice-consuming cultures such as the Indian culture, and the Arabic and Persian cultures. That is mostly due to the fact that the Greeks banned the cultivation, importation and consumption of black rice when they conquered the Middle East because they believed that the consumption of this food helped their enemies in battle. They did not however, ban white rice, which they deemed worthless. As a result, India, one of the largest exporters of rice to the Middle East, both then and now, stopped cultivation of black rice due to lack of demand. Therefore, white rice replaced black rice as the dominant source of carbohydrates in all Middle Eastern cultural cuisines. Due to events such as these, black rice, a food once highly reveled by the world’s most powerful figures, faded into oblivion.
Though there is still a lot we do not know about the health benefits of black rice, a series of scientific studies have labeled it “The Long-Lost Superfood”, a treasure house of antioxidants, fiber, nutrients, minerals and amino acids capable of combating and preventing a host of health problems ranging from cancer, diabetes, and heart disease to Alzheimer’s. Apparently, the emperor’s of ancient China were right.
The black, outer layer of this rice, contains antioxidant-rich bran. The purple and reddish pigment of this rice, which gives it its black appearance, contains Anthocyanins, the same antioxidants found in such prominent superfoods as blueberries, acai berries and grapes.
Fonio is the smallest of all species of millet. It is also one the healthiest species of millet. It contains a lot of molybdenum, which is the 42nd element in the Periodic Table of Elements. When eating this grain you invoke "her" spirit-force and bring about wealth and prosperity.
It is one of the world's fastest growing grains and the easiest to grow. Even though it is the easiest to grow, due of it's tiny grains, it is very time consuming and difficult to remove the husk. It is very popular to the Akposso people of Togo and Fouta Djallon people of Guinea.
Fonio helps protect against tooth decay, good for proper metabolism of fats, carbohydrate and iron. It may even help to protect against certain cancers. Fonio is one of the world's fastest growing cereals. It is a crop reaches its maturity in as little as six to eight weeks. It is a crop that can be relied on in areas with poor soils, where rains are brief and unreliable.
There is a legend that tells that in WWII, a US airman claimed to have taken a handful of kamut grain from a stone box in a tomb near Dashare, Egypt. Thirty-six kernels of the grain were given to a friend who mailed them to his father, a Montana wheat farmer. The farmer planted and harvested a small crop and displayed the grain as a novelty at the local fair.
Believing the legend that the giant grain kernels were taken from an Egyptian tomb, the grain was dubbed "King Tut's Wheat". But soon the novelty wore off and this ancient grain was all but forgotten. In 1977, one remaining jar of "King Tut's Wheat" was obtained by T. Mack Quinn, another Montana wheat farmer, who with his son Bob, an agricultural scientist and plant biochemist, soon perceived the value of this unique grain. They spent the next decade propagating the humped-backed kernels originally selected from the small jar. their research revealed that wheat of this type originated in the fertile crescent area which runs from Egypt to the Tigris-Euphrates valley. The Quinns coined the trade name "Kamut" an ancient Egyptian word for wheat. Egyptologists claim the root meaning of Kamut is "Soul of the Earth".
Facts: Kamut is two to three times the size of common wheat with 20-40% more protein, higher in lipids, amino acids, vitamins and minerals. It is closely related to durum wheat and is a good wheat alternative. It is nutritionally superior and it is easily digested.
Over 5,000 years ago, high in the Andes mountains, the Incas began to cultivate quinoa as one of their staple crops, believing that it gave power and stamina to their warriors. Quinoa was also used in their ceremonial rituals. When Spanish conquistadors arrived in South America in the sixteenth century, they burned and destroyed the quinoa fields as part of the effort to annihilate Inca culture. But quinoa survived by growing wild in the mountains or by being cultivated in secret in small quantities. In the 1980's, two North Americans stumbled upon this ancient, super-nutritious food and began cultivating it near Boulder, Colorado. Since then, quinoa's popularity has exploded worldwide.
Although it is known as the "Mother Grain", quinoa is technically a seed. It grows best in mountainous regions, 10 thousand feet or more above sea level, and thrives in poor soil, thin air and extreme weather. Quinoa stalks are 3 to 6 feet tall, and each plant can produce up to a cup of seeds!
The benefits of Quinoa actually go far beyond that of a protein substitute for Vegans and vegetarians. People who suffer from migraines wouldn't go far wrong in making Quinoa a regular part of their diet.
This is because Quinoa also contains high amounts of magnesium, an important mineral for relaxing the blood vessels, which can in turn lower blood pressure and cholesterol. It can also help in the battle against diabetes and is important for maintaining strong, healthy bones.
Quinoa is also a very good source of protein, vitamin B2, vitamin E, and dietary fiber. It’s a good source of the minerals iron, phosphorus, copper, and zinc. Quinoa is a living food and besides the nutritional properties, quinoa has fiber..... Meat is a dead food, no fiber and very little accessible protein and nutritional value. Meat causes heart disease as it is loaded with saturated fat whereas quinoa with no fat at all promotes a healthy heart. Most people don't even know what quinoa is and prefer meat that leads to heart attacks, weight gain and cancer! I guess that is why doctors drive Mercedes and have two and three vacation homes and quinoa farmers in the Andes barely can feed their families.
Quinoa also has more calcium than cow milk, so when flesh eaters ask you, 'Where do you get your calcium," you can tell them quinoa and then turn around and ask them, "where do they get your calcium from, because it certainty isn't milk"....Milk is so processed and diluted, it is liquid meat. besides, the calcium in milk is for a calf to grow into a 1000 pound cow..
Quinoa is being considered a possible crop in NASA's Controlled Ecological Life Support System for long duration manned spaceflights. Try black, red or pearl qunioa to your diet. Lastly, quinoa is a 35 on the glycemic index, making it a good wheat or gluten replacement for those with allergies or diabetic needs.
The use of Teff can be traced back to about 3359 BC. It was produced and used primarily around Ethiopia, India and Australia. While Teff still provides over two-thirds of the human nutrition in Ethiopia, it is still relatively unknown elsewhere. Recently, some private entrepreneurs in the U.S have begun cultivating Teff.
Teff is the smallest grain in the world: it takes 150 teff grains to weigh as much as one wheat grain! Teff may be substituted for seeds, nuts or other small grains when baking, as a thickener for soups, stews, gravies and puddings, to make grain burgers or in stir fries and casseroles.
Teff is surprisingly high in calcium and vitamin C, a nutrient not often found in grains. Plus, it’s gluten-free, making it perfect for those with gluten sensitivity or celiac disease. Teff is primarily made of high-resistant starch, which can help prevent colon cancer. Resistant starches aren’t immediately digested when traveling through the small intestine. Instead, they hang out in the large intestine, where bacteria feed on them and create fatty acids that make the environment less welcoming to bacteria that can harm the colon. A study also showed that people who ate muffins high in resistant starch felt fuller than those who ate muffins without. Teff’s tiny size (about the size of a poppy seed) allows it to cook quickly compared to other grains, ranging from 12 to 20 minutes depending on desired texture.
Real wild rice is not genetically modified, like most of the other grains (except for the ones shown above) available in the US. While the hybrids all have less nutrients that their ancestors, real wild rice is as nutritious and powerful as ancient grains. Wild rice is really an annual aquatic seed found mostly in upper freshwater lakes of Canada, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The Native tribes used wild rice as an important staple in their diets and considered it the centerpiece of their "Megwetch Manomin Feast" that followed the first harvest. They called it manomin or mahnomen, (it means "Wild Rice People" in Ojibwe) The Menominee tribe referred to the grains as "Good Berry".
Most "wild" rice available in grocery stores across the country is actually cultivated in rice a paddies. It cooks uniformly, is consistent year after year, and is actually a hybrid developed by the University of Minnesota. It is because of this rice that many people do not like wild rice. Believe me: there is a great deal of difference real wild rice and paddy rice! To me there is no comparison.
Real wild rice requires just the right conditions to grow and only grows naturally in northern Minnesota and Canada. The water has to be at a plants. These non-depleted soils at the bottom of pristine lakes give the black rice a rich flavor and nutrition. White potatoes, white flower, white sugar, white salt, white rice are not good for you. They all are acidic and produce mucous additional mucous in your body once you consume these foods.
Mucous is like putting gum on wires in terms of your electrical body. Mucous is not a great conductor of electricity. In fact, mucous diffuses the potential amount of electricity that flow through your body and the first thing effected is your brain because it is powered by your body's natural electricity.
see the acid/alkaline chart for a complete nutritional guide of the foods that are less harmful and detrimental to the body.
Stay pHresh Stay Alkaline
Source: Alkaline Foods Cookbook by: Keith Exum
SoJourn to Healing by: Beverly Oliver
Our Line Of Alkaline Recipe Book by: Meskhenent | agronomy |
http://murmuringtrees.blogspot.com/2007/03/ruminations-on-garden-catalogs.html | 2018-07-20T02:39:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676591481.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20180720022026-20180720042026-00357.warc.gz | 0.970228 | 369 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__46059593 | en | I am sick to death of winter. I was lulled into not hating winter by the relatively balmy December and January. But then came February with its arctic blasts. So, on this March 1st, I am ready for green growing things.
I, like you, receive upteen garden catalogs starting around Christmas. This year, I decided that I was not going to even look at them becasue all of the beds need to be reworked. It's the need versus want thing. So I made a critical error in judgement and recycled all of my garden catalogs. Not a Burpee in the house.
Well, I now find that even without ordering from them, I need them as reminders of the promise of Spring. I need to revel in the purples, yellows, oranges and reds on cold nights as the wind howls around the house. I need to dream of new yellow lilacs and white forsythia. I need to discuss plant varieties with my family.
While I am a flower grower and my sister is a vegetable grower, because we get the same catalogs, we can flip back and forth between them as we discuss the merits of zone 5 versus zone 4 gardening, sun versus shade and the latest techniques for keeping critters out. She kept her catalogs and is busily ordering her seeds with a long vision into the harvest. She will have pointy green caulifower, white tomatoes, yellow carrots and purple potatoes. And, of course, she always grows Bloody Butcher. She has an amazing green thumb and the patience to start all of her plants from seed. Patience is not my virtue. I go to the local nursery or order from catalogs....and await the box of veggies that will be coming to my house from the flatland. | agronomy |
https://odiaall.com/farmer-protest-in-india/ | 2022-01-21T19:59:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320303709.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220121192415-20220121222415-00656.warc.gz | 0.957126 | 271 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__139490943 | en | Farmer Protest: Farmers of Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh are opposing the new agricultural law of the Central Government in Delhi these days. For this, thousands of farmers have gathered on the borders of Delhi and they are continuously sitting on dharna. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, these farmers also held talks with the central government, but the farmer leaders have rejected the government’s proposal. These farmers are demanding the withdrawal of new agricultural laws.
Farmers said, they have got ration for a month
But what the farmers of other states across the country are thinking about the performance of the farmers, what is the situation there, we tried to find out.
Why the opposition to the agricultural bill is only in Punjab and Haryana, why not in Bihar and UP
Bihar: In-situ Tiwari purchases government food through packs
In Bihar, where 70 per cent of the population is dependent on agriculture, there are very few farmer protests against the new agricultural law. However, it is not the case that the farmers of the state are against the farmers movement going on the borders of Delhi.
Farmer Vishwa Anand cultivates wheat, paddy and maize on five acres of Chaumukh village of Bochhaan block of Muzaffarpur.
Are you support Farmer Protest. | agronomy |
https://jembellish.blogspot.com/2014/08/day-49-use-what-youve-got.html?m=0 | 2024-04-15T09:48:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816954.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415080257-20240415110257-00829.warc.gz | 0.938011 | 185 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__14112294 | en | A little slow to get today's post up - I'm in Sunday mode!!
I've just been picking things from our garden. The tomato plants all needed trimmed back - so I picked the last of the tomatoes (mostly green ones). Also a few peppers - a purple capsicum, green capsicum 2 jalapenos and a few chillis. Then finally a very colourful carrot crop!
Now to put them to good use! Some will go in salads to make them nice and colourful - but the green tomatoes I need some inspiration for!
I remember last year my mum telling me she found a recipe for green tomato cake that turned out very tasty! I'm not sure I'm convinced I want to make a cake out of them though! I shall have to Google what to do with green tomatoes!
Any suggestions very welcome!
Are you harvesting anything tasty from your garden just now!! | agronomy |
https://www.accessjewishcleveland.org/organizations/the-negev-foundation/ | 2024-04-13T20:59:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816832.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413180040-20240413210040-00317.warc.gz | 0.926887 | 493 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__30131955 | en | The Negev Foundation
The Negev Foundation is a non-profit organization fully committed to nurturing the Negev region of Israel. The foundation recognizes the Negev's unique strategic importance to the State of Israel for security, sustainability, and success.
Sam Hoenig, President
To support the Negev region of Israel, nurturing opportunities by investing in agriculture, food, water, sustainability, health, culture, education, research, and wellness.
To make the desert bloom by developing the knowledge, infrastructure, resources, and relationships for sustaining meaningful life.
Thriving – Ensuring Jewish people’s continued autonomy in their homeland.
Sustainability – Advancing systems that promote a sustainable future.
Innovation – Supporting new solutions to emerging problems.
Our past has been full of big Risks. We have steadily grown with Resilience. And these efforts yield great Rewards.
When the Negev Foundation was established in 1992, the Negev was still regarded much the way it had been at the establishment of the State, a blank space, waiting for a purpose. The Foundation has spent the past 30+ years financially fortifying the region’s ability not only to provide food for Israel through investments in water management and arid land agriculture research and development but also a thriving home for a growing population of immigrants, refugees, pioneers, and visionaries – building the next generation of leaders for Israel. The population has doubled in size, and the economy has tripled.
The Negev has talents to share developed in the crucible of challenge. Negev Research Centers train thousands of aspiring farmers from all over the world, patent new technologies, and publish groundbreaking research. This innovative spirit has seeded solar farms, hi-tech engineering, and water reuse expertise. These gifts offer solutions to today’s biggest challenges.
Please see our website to learn more about our work.
Sam Hoenig, President
Richard J. Bogomolny, Board Chair
The Negev Foundation- Ohio Israel Agricultural and CleanTech Initiative
The Ohio Israel Agricultural and CleanTech Initiative (OIACI) was established under The Negev Foundation to promote and enhance trade opportunities and facilitate technology transfer and cooperation between Ohio and Israel in the agriculture, food, and CleanTech industries. | agronomy |
https://acornandpip.com/products/kabloom-foragebom-seedbom | 2023-03-26T15:41:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945473.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20230326142035-20230326172035-00644.warc.gz | 0.855056 | 201 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__185658330 | en | Kabloom: Foragebom Seedbom
Kabloom: Foragebom Seedbom. Foragebom contains a mix of edible common wild hedgerow herbs. Throw and grow your own and go foraging for a Foragebom!
Pull the pin and throw or drop Seedboms into areas that are in need of brightening up. Seedboms like bare soil, natural light and to be kept damp whilst growing. Full instructions are included on inside of each Seedbom sleeve.
Seedboms will biodegrade into the environment, leaving only plants behind.
Contains: Wild Marjoram, Borage, Yarrow, Wild Carrot, Meadowsweet, Wild Thyme & Common Sorrell.
For best results use within 1 year of purchase. Weight - 25 g
Size - 55 × 55 × 80 mm
Spend £60 or more for free UK delivery (some exclusions apply) | agronomy |
https://kesarworld.com/blogs/saffron/production-of-saffron | 2023-12-05T04:24:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100545.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205041842-20231205071842-00623.warc.gz | 0.947052 | 512 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__292435002 | en | Why is Saffron so expensive?
Kesar, another name for saffron, is one of the most costly spices available. The labour-intensive saffron harvesting process and the comparatively low saffron yield per flower are the main causes of the spice's high price. In this piece, we'll look at the factors that make saffron valuable as well as the reasons why it costs so much.
The stigma of the Crocus sativus plant, which only blossoms for a few weeks each year, is harvested to make saffron. Only three delicate stigmas are produced by each flower, which means they must be manually harvested before the bloom withers. One kilogram of saffron requires approximately 150,000 flowers to make, which explains why the spice is so expensive.
The soil and climate requirements for saffron cultivation increase the expense of the spice in addition to the labour-intensive harvesting process. The Crocus sativus plant is indigenous to the Mediterranean region and needs a particular set of circumstances to flourish.
The environment must be dry and sunny with mild winters, and the soil must be well-draining and abundant in organic matter. The areas where saffron can be grown are constrained by the absence of these conditions, which raises the cost of the spice.
The medicinal qualities of saffron are another reason in its high cost. Traditional medicine has used saffron for thousands of years to address a variety of ailments, such as anxiety, PMS, age-related macular degeneration, and depression. Saffron may have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, which may enhance mood and cognitive performance, according to some studies. Because of this, saffron is expensive and in high demand in the pharmaceutical business.
Due to its expensive cost, saffron has become a target for fraud and adulteration. Some vendors may combine pure saffron with other ingredients like plastic fibers, pepper, or even turmeric to increase weight and volume while lowering price. In order to guarantee the quality and purity of their saffron purchases, consumers should exercise caution and only buy from reliable sources.
As a result of its labour-intensive harvesting, restricted growing environments, medicinal qualities, and vulnerability to fraud and adulteration, saffron is expensive. Saffron continues to be a highly valued spice despite its high price, and its distinctive flavour and aroma make it a necessary component in many different cuisines all over the globe. | agronomy |
http://product.nasscom.in/ip-biz-cloud-connect.php | 2017-04-30T14:45:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917125654.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031205-00519-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.836145 | 193 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__244615364 | en | Shivrai Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
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Engineered and developed in Pune (India), FarmERP is most advanced and comprehensive cloud ready software solution for managing arable, horticultural, plantation, floriculture, hydroponics and contract farming operations. It provides advanced level of farm analytics to support business decisions. FarmERP is a complete solution from purchase, inventory, production, contract farming, post production, planning, farm profile, accounts including HR. FarmERP can cater to the needs of managing your entire Farm to Fork operations.
This unique and innovative product FarmERP aims at;
1. Enhancing the productivity and quality
2. Optimization of cost of production to increase economic returns
3. Achieving water conservation
4. Farm technology advancement
5. Table control of farms | agronomy |
https://homegrownutah.blogspot.com/2013/03/spring-peas.html | 2018-04-24T14:37:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125946721.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20180424135408-20180424155408-00203.warc.gz | 0.956554 | 517 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__87051031 | en | I planted 2 types today, a shell pea and a snap pea. I plant them side by side and have been doing so for a few years.
The first step is to determine a location and either establish a support structure or make a plan for one because once peas get growing, they need support to climb on.
This spring, I'm planting my peas here with stakes about 6 feet across and a bamboo pole on top. I'll build additional support as the peas grow with twine as they come up or might use some left over wire fence pieces, I haven't decided yet. In the background is an A-Frame structure that I've also used for climbing peas in the past, and it works on the same principle.
Next prepare the soil with some compost or and create furrows about 1" deep for planting. These are about 6" apart.
Of course, you're going to need peas, these are the ones I'm using today. I also use legume inoculant with all of the beans and peas that I plant. There is some debate as to whether this is really necessary if you have planted beans or peas in this location before because theoretically the beneficial bacteria should still be in the soil. An envelope of inoculant costs $3-5 and a little goes a long way so I figure that it can't hurt. I sprinkle it in the furrow right before my seeds. Some people say that you need to soak seeds and inoculant in water or milk together first to get good germination, but I honestly have not noticed much difference when adding these steps.
Then plant those seeds, water, hill up a little, label, and you're done.
Germination usually takes 1-2 weeks but can take longer if you get a cold snap.
One additional note that I have on peas is a recommendation for bird netting once they sprout. I'll drape some over the top of the support structure and anchor to the soil with landscaping stakes. At least in my yard, if you don't net your peas you will go out 1 morning to what looks like a weed whacker destruction site. Birds ... love them, but keep them off your peas.
Now fast forward to pea success ...
Once they get going they really grow quickly.
And then you get to eat meals like this, fresh pasta with peas and herbs. Delicious.
I hope this inspires you to get out and plant some peas if you haven't already.
Happy (almost) Spring! | agronomy |
https://hartlebury.worcs.sch.uk/news/exciting-news-from-eco-club/ | 2023-02-08T23:33:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500983.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20230208222635-20230209012635-00347.warc.gz | 0.979068 | 129 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__186080366 | en | Posted on: 19th June 2022
Exciting News from Eco Club!
We have some very exciting news from the members of our Eco club…They have grown their very own radishes!
The Radishes are the first thing they have grown and WOW don’t they just look amazing!
We were even able to bring the Radishes straight from the Eco garden to the children’s plates at lunchtime when they were used in our salad bowl. It doesn’t get much fresher than that!
Well done Eco club! We look forward to seeing what other healthy food options you will be growing! | agronomy |
https://www.gudvibz.com/post/seeds | 2023-02-06T19:14:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500357.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20230206181343-20230206211343-00085.warc.gz | 0.94961 | 441 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__176802831 | en | In my meditation, I saw the tiny sprout of a pea plant, and I heard the word, "Seed". I understand this message to mean that when we set the intention for something to come into our life, it is just like planting a seed.
If we want to grow a pea plant, first we need to clear the ground of weeds and rocks so that the seed has room to take root. The same goes for clearing our space when we want an intention to manifest in our life. It's helpful to let go of toxic beliefs and habits that do not support us in following our heart's desire. Clearing our energetic blocks is like clearing the ground of stones and weeds. It frees us up to receive inspiration and tune into our intuition.
After clearing out the debris, we are ready to put the seed into the ground, surrounded by plenty of fertile soil to nourish it. And just as we plant a seed if we want peas, when we set an intention to manifest a change in our life, we need to plant it in a fertile environment. Having a supportive community is like fertilizer to our dreams. When we are surrounded by like-minded people -- our tribe, we know that there is no limit to what we can be, as we evolve into the best version of ourselves.
Then, we cover up the little seed, trusting that if we water it, it will grow into a sprout. This is akin to planting the seed of intention, sending it off to the universe, and then trusting that our heart's desire will come into our life. We have to let go of controlling every step of the process and trust that the seed we planted will sprout. It is that trust that waters our little seed of intention.
And just as we are excited the moment we see the tiny leaves of the pea sprout poking out of the ground, we are joyful when we see the beginnings of the manifestation of our heart's desire. This cycle continues as we experience synchronicities that confirm we are on the right path: plant, believe, witness, repeat.
© Erika Marie Rose and Good Vibes, 2019 | agronomy |
http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/rcps-highlights/montevideo-middle-installs-aquaponics-system | 2020-07-06T09:02:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655890157.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20200706073443-20200706103443-00480.warc.gz | 0.935741 | 518 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__136978402 | en | Gifted Education Teacher
MMS/SHS Challenge Programs
Montevideo has successfully installed our Aquaponics Adventure system! This has been a two-year process, with REFI grants for both Cub Run and Montevideo needed to develop the working environment.
MMS Challenge students in 2015 worked on system models, and sized the necessary pumps, batteries, and solar panels needed for a successful installation. MMS Agriculture students in 2015 and 2016 have worked with prototypes for plant growth, and are working with Mr. Wanger on optimizing our new system.
Why Aquaponics? In systems using just aquaculture, it is necessary to dispose of nutrient rich water, and replace clean water for aqua health. Likewise hydroponic systems require the addition of expensive nutrients, as well as an additional waste disposal process. By circulating systems together, Aquaponics better distributes nutrients and eliminates the need for flushing. Nitrosomonsa bacteria in the floating bed digests ammonia and nitrite from the fish water, and creates nitrates to feed the plants. Water is filtered through porous media and passes through the roots of the plants in order to return fresh water to the fish tank. We are then able to cultivate fresh fish and vegetables in an inexpensive, clean environment.
Montevideo Agriculture, Challenge, and STEM Lab students have been learning about the working system over the past two weeks, and how energy, time, and money can be saved. Students from Spotswood High School were kind enough to share information about their smaller-scale Aquaponics project for Massanutten Regional Governor's School. Their challenges offered good information for us to improve upon the design.
Cub Run 4th graders will be visiting on June 1st to learn about the system, and to develop plans for their involvement next school year. I am copying you in case you want me to forward any pictures for the RCPS website, or if you are interested in further information.
NEXT school year: Fourth graders plant new plants, and use plant life for dissection and analysis. Middle school students monitor temperature, Ph, growth, and solar energy activity, while tracking data through graphs. MMS plans for developing guttering slats, customized tables, and the installation of the solar panel system (materials already purchased). And maybe even a faculty salad bar supplied by our Aquaponics Adventure?
Please enjoy the photos below. I encourage you to visit the Aquaponics system in Mr. Wanger's shop, and take a look at what's growing! | agronomy |
https://www.chirpndalespetsupply.ca/my-rewards-organic-soak-serve.html | 2023-09-26T13:09:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510208.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20230926111439-20230926141439-00076.warc.gz | 0.918276 | 151 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__279081419 | en | A nutritious mix of canola seed, canary seed, white and red millet, safflower, corn, oat groats, buckwheat and red milo.
Simply soak overnight to start germination, rinse in morning, and feed. Seeds become soft and more digestible.
Soaking seed, starts the germination process, causing the protein levels to rise, and increases the levels of B vitamins.
Wonderful during breeding season and when chicks are weaning.
Can be very beneficial for weak/ill small birds, that do not have the strength to crack dry seed.
Any seed left uneaten after a few hours, should be thrown out before it becomes sour, especially in hot and humid environments. | agronomy |
https://www.premier.com.cy/news | 2018-01-19T16:55:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084888077.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20180119164824-20180119184824-00406.warc.gz | 0.963699 | 409 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__100289433 | en | On Thursday 02/09/2017 we held the grand openings of our new shop located at 122 Mesogi Avenue in Paphos . The shop is ideally situated and provides easy access for the majority of the province's producers and it is expected to bring our company even closer to the agricultural world of Paphos.
The ribbon was cut by the Mayor of Paphos Mr. Phaidon Phaidonos, who in his greeting expressed his satisfaction for the return of more and more young people to agriculture and generally in the primary sector. A brief greeting was also addressed by our Managing Director Mr. Eric Shukuroglou.
The new shop-warehouse for plant protection & plant nutrition products is the jewel of our company and was created as part of our strategy for a more direct client approach with the Cypriot producer, both professional and amateur. The company now has 10 branches throughout Cyprus and its team consists of 20 agronomists that clients can turn to for guidance and advice.
Our company announces its new distribution partnership with Resoul Hellas S.A. Our company will distribute Resoul's 'micro stoves" and 'coffee stoves' for the Cypriot Market. The products will be available in selected supernarkets and D.I.Y Centers across Cyprus.
Our company announces its new distribution partnership with the Spanish group of companies Kimitec which is active in the specialized plant nutrition field. Our company will distribute exclusively for the Cypriot market the complete product range of Kimitec.
The Kimitec product range includes, biostimulant, flowering and fruiting setting enhancers, soil improvers as well as other specialized nutrition products for both conventional and organic farming.
Premier Shukuroglou Cyprus LTD will be taking part in The 34th International Trade Exhibition for Agriculture, Water &Agro-Industry which is going to be held between the 11th and 14th of October at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center. | agronomy |
https://www.bbfarmky.com/ | 2020-03-29T06:20:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370493818.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20200329045008-20200329075008-00353.warc.gz | 0.942446 | 331 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__91378582 | en | Welcome To Our Farm
Food the way nature intended it!
Who We Are
Bluegrass Blessings Farms & Apiary is a local, family owned, naturally grown farm dedicated to producing fresh and nutrient-rich products in the most environmentally sustainable and humane way possible. We are passionate about healthy food, protecting our natural resources, and strengthening our community.
When you purchase products from Bluegrass Blessings Farms & Apiary, you know:
You're eating food packed with nature's vitamins and minerals; nothing else
You're eating food that was grown or raised with sustainability and humaneness as a 1st priority
You're helping to support an alternative to our current restrictive food system
You're working with us to build a strong, healthy, and thriving local community
You're supporting a KY Proud, Homegrown By Heroes, and veteran-owned business
What We Do
Where We Are
"Best eggs and produce in the area. Owner strives for top-notch quality and customer service. You get what you pay for and their product is worth the money."
What Customers Think
"Bluegrass Blessing has been a God send to the Harris family. In our quest to eat natural food only, they have provided. Bluegrass Blessings is professional in all aspects of the business...
We look forward to a long relationship with this farm.
Dave & Elizabeth
"The produce was fresh and delicious. Always great customer service and utmost attention to providing exceptional quality. Chris is not only an outstanding farmer but also an extraordinary person and one we’re elated to have as our source of the best produce in Kentucky!" | agronomy |
https://www.bernard-massard.lu/en/our-news/press-release/fanfare-as-grape-harvest-ends/ | 2018-09-26T04:39:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267163326.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20180926041849-20180926062249-00160.warc.gz | 0.929743 | 182 | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-39__0__60183095 | en | Traditionally, the Riesling grape is the last to be harvested in Luxembourg and for the Clos des Rochers field it is the King grape!
Therefore, the Clos des Rochers winery as Bernard-Massard has announced that it is particularly satisfied with the harvest achieved on Monday 2 November, in its most prestigious vineyards, “Groaerd” in Grevenmacher.
The grapes reached optimum maturity showing a sugar content of 95° Oechsle. In what promises to be a great vintage, the “Groaerd” will be presented at the end of 2017.
Another highlight of the vintage, after a three-year break, is a great Riesling Vendange Tardive (Late Harvest) showing 179° Oechsle that could be harvested. As always this wine will be rare because just 130 litres have been produced! | agronomy |
https://canopycoffee.com/products/costa-rica-single-origin | 2021-12-06T14:38:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964363301.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20211206133552-20211206163552-00607.warc.gz | 0.893494 | 328 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__65645719 | en | Roast Profile – Light to Medium
Region – Sabanilla de Alejuela, Central Valley
Farm – Calle Lajas
Variety – Caturra, Catuai
Processed Method – Yellow Honey
Altitude – 4,750 ft
Cupping Notes – Winey fruit acidity with sugary sweetness and mouthfeel, blueberry, cherry, toffee, and citrus fruit flavors
Our premium, honey processed offering from Calle Lajas farm is a complex, smooth cup of coffee. With a rare combination of flavors, this light-medium roast brings constant pleasure. A nice finish highlights citrus notes with a sweet, light acidity. The best part of this coffee is a treasure chest of other flavor possibilities waiting in your cup!
You can find the Calle Lajas farm in the foothills of the mighty Poas volcano.
Calle Lajas farm is part of the Las Lajas micro-mill, operated by third generation coffee growers. This micro-mill started to produce honey coffees in 2008 after an earthquake halted the mill’s access to water for several weeks.
As a certified-organic mill, managing environmental impact is a primary focus. The addition of more shade trees and irrigation improvements are being applied this year to prepare for potential climate changes.
The micro-lots of Calle Lajas have benefited from a commitment to technological improvements, and ownership's dedicated attention to detail produces a special quality in every harvest. This is a farm that we will continue to source from in the future. | agronomy |
http://www.bisonbrew.com/certified-organic-beer/ | 2017-04-29T03:30:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917123270.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031203-00363-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.937642 | 454 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__228819925 | en | Certified Organic Beer
Upon receiving organic certification in 2003, Bison became one of the first fully organic breweries in the world. We converted our business to organic methods because it synced our personal lives with our business pursuits. We integrate our environmental values into our brewery and office operation. Bison’s small staff believes that sustainable and ecologically sound food production is the best way to protect our environment, save energy and ensure the sustainability of American farming.
All of Bison’s beers are organic, not just one or two labels to make us feel good about ourselves and bluster about our green credentials. We are certified organic by the CCOF, Santa Cruz, CA. Certified organic means that agricultural products have been grown and processed under USDA national organic standards and independently certified.
What drives us to brew organically is the real prize of organic agriculture—barley. Acres and acres of barley. Hops are just lipstick on beer (very gorgeous lipstick, mind you), but the main ingredient, malt, is the thing that really has an impact on sustainable and ecologically sound food production. Organic products, from field to consumer, are the best way to protect the environment, save energy, and ensure sustainability of American farming.
Converting Organic Farmland
A restaurant or bar choosing to buy sell one 15.5g keg (7 cases for retail establishments) of organic beer a week causes a farmer to convert one footbal field of farmland from conventional to organic agricuture. Each consumer who chooses a 6-pack/week of organic beer, causes a farmer to convert 1,700 square feet of farmland from conventional to organic agricuture. That is the size of many suburban homes, or twice an average apartment.
That is HUGE impact, and we have the numbers to prove it.
Stance Against GMO’s
Genetically Engineered ingredients are insidiously working their way into almost every foodstuff in the supermarket. What is the long term consequence of this on human health and the environment? Nobody knows. Eating and drinking organically is the only way to avoid GMOs. As a USDA and CCOF Certified Organic Brewery, Bison can GUARANTEE that our beer is GMO-free. | agronomy |
http://www.justseeds.org/blog/2008/08/celebrate_with_just_foods_1.html | 2013-12-12T22:14:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386164737564/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204134537-00048-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.9166 | 344 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__156503688 | en | International Food and Film Festival
Saturday, Aug. 16th
2-10pm (films begin at 8pm)
5pm canning workshop
Location: Hattie Carthan Community Garden, Marcy and Lafayette Aves, Brooklyn
Just Foods is an amazing organization in NYC that is working to build a healthy sustainable food system. They work to address the needs of regional, rural family farms, NYC community gardeners, and NYC communities.
Come groove to the sounds of live African percussion and experience the fresh tastes and cultures of Brooklyn. All foods are prepared by the garden members. Learn techniques to preserve your harvest all year long! Use mason jars, a hot water bath and your delicious home grown vegetables to make irresistible foods you can eat in the colder months, or that you can give as tasty and beautiful gifts. When the sun goes down, the films will begin!
Directions: Take the G train to Bedford Nostrand. Walk one block to Marcy. Or take the B38 to Marcy & Lafayette
And while I'm at it, here are some pictures of what's growing in my own garden in Brooklyn.
we built a hoop house for growing plants from seed and starters, and three beds with several varieties of tomatoes, basil, beets, garlic, radishes, mustard greens, kale, broccoli, potatoes, cucumbers, nasturtium, sage, and cilantro, mint, and rodiccio
green zebra heirloom tomato
one of the amazing thing about having a compost bin is seeing what pops up! All my cucumber plants and a whole lot of tomato plants grew out of the bin. I ended up giving away many plants | agronomy |
http://drsprays.com/meet-dr-spray/?v=e748b7c8fd06 | 2021-01-20T16:33:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703521139.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20210120151257-20210120181257-00248.warc.gz | 0.988007 | 370 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__149846489 | en | MEET DR CLIVE SPRAY
Our founder, Dr. Clive Spray (yes, that’s his real name), has dedicated his life to developing several formulas to help improve the quality of other people’s health.
Clive Spray has walked an interesting path in arriving at his present passion for nutrition, natural supplementation, and the research necessary to accomplish both.
It started in Oxford, England where his father, a Ph.D. chemist, was a pioneer in researching Vitamin B12, among other nutrients, at Oxford University. At this time, Clive also became interested in what would be a lifelong passion for the natural world–both plants and animals.
He received his undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry in the UK, during which time he published his thesis on the analgesic properties of plant-derived natural products. (He received a grant for this research from a pharmaceutical company, who went on to patent some of the discoveries made by Dr. Spray). It was in his post-doctoral studies that his interests were turned more and more toward plant biology, leading to 15 years of research at UCLA, working at the forefront of the mapping of plant genomes, and publishing 27 papers on the subject.
From this experience, he knew that he needed to put his knowledge to use in the world of nutrition. It had become clear to him that our foods, often grown in depleted soils, or contaminated with chemicals, were no longer providing all the nutrition we require, so Dr. Spray began work on an innovative delivery system for nutritional supplements.
So, based on science and passion, he has arrived as founder, co-owner and lead chemist of Spray Labs, LLC, where he can put his varied experiences to work in producing high quality, scientifically-based oral spray nutritional supplements.
Ask Dr. Spray | agronomy |
http://www.millcreekwinery.com/about/index.asp | 2017-04-28T02:34:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917122726.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031202-00489-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.972495 | 409 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__114578001 | en | Welcome to Mill Creek Vineyards and Winery. We are a small, family owned and operated winery located in the southern end of the Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County. Three generations of the Kreck family have been involved in the winemaking process from the vineyards to the cellar and out into the marketplace. We invite you to try our award winning wines and experience a taste of why we have made this area our home.
Mill Creek wines have won many of the most prestigious awards possible including the Sonoma County Harvest Fair's coveted Sweepstakes Award, the California State Fair's Best Wine in the State award, and Orange County Fair's Four Star Gold as well as dozens of Best of Class awards and hundreds of Gold medals.
Conceived in 1965 when the family first planted grapes, the winery was not actually born until nine years later with the first production of Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Two years later we completed transforming an existing farming structure into a state of the art winery. In 1982, Mill Creek built its tasting room modeled after one of the many wood mills that were popular in the area around the turn of the 20th century.
Several members of the Kreck family currently work on the Mill Creek property. Current owners, Bill and Yvonne Kreck are involved in many areas of the production of Mill Creek's world-class wines, from growing to bottling to selling. Their middle son, Jeremy Kreck, is now both winemaker and vineyard manager. Bill's brother Bob and his wife, Elizabeth, are still involved in some aspects of the farming and harvesting procedures.
On this single property, you can visit a place that completes the entire process of growing grapes through selling wine. Unlike some properties where most, or all, of the fruit is purchased, or the wine is made off-site, Mill Creek is the complete package where one can experience the creation of excellent varietal wines from start to finish.
Learn about our wine club > | agronomy |
https://www.crownpointecology.org/volunteer | 2023-03-27T09:32:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296948620.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20230327092225-20230327122225-00375.warc.gz | 0.948569 | 165 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__165722073 | en | We love our volunteers at Crown Point! Interested in volunteering? We have opportunities for both individuals and groups. Extra hands are always needed to help on the farm with seeding, planting, weeding, harvesting and preparing produce for the community supported agriculture customers. We have projects available for students to fulfill volunteer requirments, for scouts to earn badges or other volunteer requirments. Our multiple events throught out the year also use volunteers to register guests, auction set up and check out. There are so many opportunities to visit and enjoy the beautiful fields while sharing your time and skills. Or perhaps you have a special skill you want to share? Tell us about it.
Fill out a Volunteer request form here
If you have any questions, feel free to call the office at (330) 668-8992 | agronomy |
http://www.b-thoughtful.net/how-you-can-grow-sunflowers/ | 2017-04-29T21:28:45 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917123590.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031203-00576-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.969408 | 349 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__130582008 | en | There can not be any person that isn’t immediately comforted when they see the bright yellow heads of sunflowers bobbing in the wind. Sunflowers summon images of the wilds of France, of summer season days and heat. Everything they stand for is wonderful.
Toko Bunga Cibubur – Therefore it is completely all-natural for garden enthusiasts of any ages to want to grow these fantastic annual blossoms. Luckily sunflowers are in fact one of the simplest plants of all to expand.
Merely plant the seeds either in the ground or in pots, water completely as well as leave to their very own devices. The seeds will germinate quickly as well as given sunlight and heat will certainly grow rapidly and a healthy diet until the end of the period.
Certainly, sunflowers are so simple to grow they could be an excellent intro to horticulture for kids that take wonderful satisfaction in watching the seeds they have grown germinate and grow.
Treatment of sunflowers is virtually as straightforward as the germination. Due to their high, thin stems most sunflowers should be supported with a stake or suchlike to ensure they do not tip over in the wind. In addition to this, their price of development implies they call for a bunch of nutrients and so it is a great idea to feed the plants when in development. Digging in manure or using a liquid plant food both function well.
Of course reduced a few of the heads when they are in blossom to bring inside as well as utilize as cut blossoms, yet also aim to leave some outdoors on the plant to make sure that the birds can enjoy all those juicy seeds in the autumn. | agronomy |
https://www.thinkitagain.com/single-post/2017/09/13/from-scarcity-to-self-sufficiency-a-story-of-laporiya | 2023-12-01T12:28:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100287.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201120231-20231201150231-00105.warc.gz | 0.977061 | 1,077 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__42626738 | en | The story of Laporiya goes back to late 1970's when the western part of our country was reaping the benefits of Green revolution. In the same era somewhere eighty kilometers away from Jaipur a village Laporiya was fighting with its fate. The village was facing a severe problem of water scarcity and drought was knocking on the doors.
The village was in bad shape, with each passing day the water table was drastically falling and signs of migration were evident. The livestock was left unfed due to the marginal availability of fodder, and lush greenery was fading away. People were paranoid about their future and village was slowly getting gripped in the clutches of poverty, malnutrition and caste conflict. The situation was pathetic, people were helpless, and the government had no clue how to intervene. Eventually, nothing was going in the favour of Laporiya. A situation arrived when even rain was not able to bring back the moisture content in the soil. The situation even worsened when in late 1970s government declared Laporiya as a barren and saline land with minimal possibility of crop cultivation.
Meanwhile, in the village Laxman Singh, a young man and a freshly graduate from Jaipur University returned back to his natives just to find this abysmal situation prevailing at his village. Laxman hailed from an ancient Rajput royal family from Jaipur who was once the ruler of Laporiya before independence. He was distraught by witnessing the degradation of once a green and jubilant village into barren pastureland. Laxman thought of no other option but immediate need of an intervention. He was determined enough and motivated by the desire to evacuate his village out of this havoc. Laxman was ascertained that the traditional water harvesting technique, which has been practised from generation to generation in Rajasthan can prove instrumental mitigating the crisis. For that, he wanted to train the local youth and harness the local resources available to develop a concrete water harvesting system.
After a careful initial observation, Laxman concluded that the problem was persisting due to the negligence of the villagers and absence of guiding mechanism, which has perpetuated such a situation. Thereafter Laxman decided to mobilise the community, therefore, he arranged a meeting with help from his friends. In the meeting, he firmly asked the locals to either cooperate or to leave the village. Once people started arriving for help they embarked on a mission to repair the broken embankments, percolation tanks and to de-silt the community pond. During the work of the programme, the barriers of caste and class began fading away. The community, who previously quarreled over petty issues, was now going through the proper processes of resolving larger problems.
It was Laxman who had very early realised the potential of the rural youth and later on harnessed their energy to accelerate the developmental work. Perhaps it was the eclectic power of youth that became the bandwagon of the Laxman's success. In the process of mobilising the community, Laxman formed some youth association which later on lead to the inception of Gram Vikas Navyuvak Mandal (GVNM).
Laxman travelled to nearby areas to further study the water-harvesting systems. He relied more on the traditional knowledge and skills of gajdharis (traditional engineers). Ultimately these small developments led to a big invention which came to known as "Chouka System" or "Laporiya Square". GVNM started working on the near flat community pastures lands which were then in the hands of an upper class of the village. They began building chaukas (squares), a system of low berms and shallow pits, to recharge the local groundwater and to regenerate the communal pasture land. The chauka system divides the open, grassy plains into several cells of chouka. Within each cell, the runoff was carefully managed with the system of berms to ensure that the monsoon rainwater, which comes in intense bursts, is spread over the entire area. The slight slope pattern of the land allows rainwater to enter the square and fill it up as per the available depth. Excess rainwater then flows into the next square and soon all the square get filled with water. At the downhill end of the cell, the excess water gets collected in a tank, this is used for watering livestock.
This model of Laxman Singh slowly became a huge success in mitigating the pain of the fellow villagers. The land which earlier hardly supported any rain-fed crop now incubated two irrigated crops a year. Lush greenery was enhancing the livestock farming. Villager's income slowly started to rise, harvest was increasing and a positive change was visible. Laporiya was not only able to sustain low rainfall period but was now becoming immune to any foreseen drought. Since its troubled days, the Laporiya has now moved from scarcity to self-sufficiency, the food and fodder need is no more an issue.
GVNM in these years is working towards rebuilding the social institutions and have even extended their work to "integrated village development". This model of Laporiya has been replicated in the nearby villages and Laxman Singh is now an inspiration when we look back at his achievements.
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https://languages.globefromhome.com/home/experience/mandarin-learning-visit-picturesque-yangshuo | 2023-10-01T15:12:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510903.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001141548-20231001171548-00363.warc.gz | 0.904631 | 198 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__71027096 | en | Since Lonely Planet magazine first introduced Yangshuo to the rest of the world, travellers have thronged to experience its dreamlike sequences. While the main towns have subsequently become touristy, the best way to experience the stunning scenery is to take a walk or bike ride along the Li River starting in Guilin. Karst limestone hills rise above bamboo covered plains here. On this tour you will venture into local villages and farms and get an insight into the simple life.
Whist the unique geography gives Yangshuo its stunning beauty, 1400 years of history and diverse ethnic minority groups impart a cultural flavour. Be prepared to see the expansive rice fields, with farmers either planting rice or directing buffalos pulling wooden ploughs, ponds of water lilies and other simple farm and village sceneries.
This tour lets children get an insight into the countryside life of China. On the tour children will be able to interact with locals, under the supervision of our expert presenter guide, | agronomy |
https://dmmfacilities.com/hanging-garden-tips/ | 2023-12-04T06:29:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100525.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20231204052342-20231204082342-00467.warc.gz | 0.96229 | 894 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__34656091 | en | STEPS TO GROW A HANGING GARDEN
Dec 28, 2021
Hanging gardens or vertical gardens are slowly becoming quite popular in the gardening world and vertical gardens may seem like a challenge to some but they are an excellent option for you if you lack horizontal space and by that, we mean that you lack the land to grow a horizontal traditional garden. In this blog, we will see the simple steps for you to grow a vertical garden or a hanging garden.
Select a Wall –
Choosing a wall can seem difficult but it is rather quite simple. You can practically choose any wall of your liking but you have to keep a few things in mind. That Wall should not be connected to any important structures of the house or any building because that Wall is going to get a lot of water and stay damp from the roots holding water. The wall should also so be facing the sunlight for most of the time of the day and this will ensure that your garden stays healthy and your plants receive abundant sunlight. you need not worry about sweight because anyone will be able to hold a normal sized hanging garden but you must ensure that your garden is not something really big.
Building a Frame –
The next most important thing you need to do is build the frame which you can directly put on a wall. For the frame, we would suggest that you use PVC pipes and PVC pipe elbows and make a frame. We would suggest that you do not use metal because metal can be expensive and also the additional weight can weaken the wall and we do not suggest that you use wood because without treatment wood will start to rot quite easily.
Plastic sheeting –
This step is quite important if you want to maintain the integrity and structural strength of the wall because prolonged exposure to water can weaken the wall and therefore, we would suggest that you have a plastic sheet backing to the frame that you just put up and this plastic sheet can be PVC sheets as well as any other construction plastic.
Water retention –
This is a simple step and the purpose of this step is to help your hanging garden retain water for the plants. The simplest way to do this is to attach layers of fabric to the frame and this is the part where your plants will live on and hold water. We would suggest that you use carpet padding as well as any other kind of thick fabric and you can attach them directly to your frame with stainless steel screws and stables and make sure that the fabric is stretched and does not have any folds or wrinkles.
This is one of the most important steps and this is where you will set up the irrigation system for your hanging garden. We would suggest that you do not DIY the hardware for this step as it is an important step and you need to buy your poly tubing with fittings from any irrigation supplier and you must be able to adjust the water to drip in seconds and not minutes as your vertical garden requires more water than a horizontal garden and you must be able to maintain the balance between wet and not overflowing.
This is an easy step once you have your irrigation system in place you can simply prepare, you’re the fertilizers you want to apply in your hanging garden and then and apply them through the water irrigation system.
We can discuss a thousand varieties that you can put on your wall but we and other experts seem to agree that it is always in the best interest to plant native species of plants in your vertical garden because that not only blends well with the surroundings but it is also good for the plants because they are accustomed to the climate and environment.
Inserting the plants –
After you have chosen the type of plans you want to plant, you will simply need to make horizontal slits with a razor in the fabric of the frame, and make sure to not go too deep has to pierce the plastic backing. Then you must insert the plant roots and see that no soil is there on the root and then fix the roots with staples.
These were the few simple steps you will need to follow if you want to blend a hanging garden or a vertical garden in your home and if you are someone who is into gardening and beautification and wants to see the same thing in your business complex but you do not have the skills and manpower to do it then you can always hire us at DMM Facility Management Pvt Ltd because we have renowned gardeners that will beautify the garden complexes of your business. | agronomy |
https://shop.agrisicilia.eu/en/product/marmalade-organic-bergamot-360-g/ | 2024-02-24T18:48:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474544.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224180245-20240224210245-00687.warc.gz | 0.890984 | 266 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__64764759 | en | AgriSicilia offers an organic Bergamot Marmalade as good as few, with a citrus flavor and unmistakable smell. This product, enriched with BIO brown sugar, is perfect for a healthy and nutritious breakfast. In addition, it is available in convenient 360-gram jars.
Bergamot is the main ingredient, known for its relaxing scent and positive health effects: this good fruit is rich in vitamins and also has numerous antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.
Organic Bergamot Marmalade in Brief
Ingredients: Cane sugar BIO, Bergamot BIO with peels; gelling agent: fruit pectin; acidifier: citric acid.
Fruit used in the product: 45g per 100g.
Net weight: 360 g.
Storage: Keep at room temperature. After opening, store the product at temperatures within 4 degrees and consume within 14 days.
Taste, Appearance and Smell: Intense yellow in color, the citrus note is persistent and fresh and is matched by an unmistakable fragrance.
Suggestions for use: This organic bergamot marmalade is ideal for breakfast. Also perfect for spreading on bread or rusks, possibly even with a layer of butter to break up the intense flavor. | agronomy |
https://pietralucefranciacorta.it/en/the-vines/ | 2024-04-25T07:19:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712297290384.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425063334-20240425093334-00251.warc.gz | 0.971848 | 227 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__110303128 | en | Franciacorta is located in Northern Italy, in the heart of Lombardy and encompasses the territory of 19 municipalities all included in the province of Brescia. This hilly area is touched to the west by the shores of Lake Iseo, which mitigate its climate, and by the river Oglio, its emissary, while to the north-east it is surrounded by the Rhaetian Prealps.
It is a purely moraine area of very ancient origin. It was created by the same glacier that dug Lake Iseo and which, about 10,000 years ago, retreating left this territory from which Franciacorta was born. The morainic origin has given these soils extraordinary characteristics both chemical, for the richness in minerals, and physical for the particularity of the soil. Here the vine has found an extraordinary suitable area so much that today Franciacorta is synonymous with both a wine and a production method.
The three vineyards of PIETRALUCE, located in different areas of Franciacorta, have different and complementary characteristics: | agronomy |
https://vvremixes.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/why-grow-your-own-food-why-wednesdays/ | 2018-03-23T16:52:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257648404.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20180323161421-20180323181421-00557.warc.gz | 0.980211 | 480 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__249785736 | en | Monday’s post was pretty darn long, so I’ll keep this one fairly short.
Growing your food has a lot of benefits to offer both your overall well being as well as those around you. Just some of the many benefits:
- Firstly, and in my opinion most importantly, you know exactly what is being done to and how your plants/food are being treated. No pesticides, no chemicals. Just water, lots of love, dirt and perhaps some compost if you’re so inclined.
- It is also a pleasure to watch something grow with your assistance. Although plants are not animated, they do move and are a joy to watch over time. Plus, plants are actually quite receptive, and are, believe it or not, responsive to a positive attitude, singing and being talked to in a loving way. I even have names for a lot of my plants. 😀
- You get what is put into your food. Since you have grown your plants with love and support, they will in turn provide you with love in the form of flavor and optimal nutritional benefits. I feel like when I eat stuff that I have grown, I can taste the love – which can only be made sense of if you’ve grown your own food! 🙂
- Lastly, it is a benefit to your surrounding environment to grow your own food, and will hopefully help out the some local “wildlife” (hopefully bees – but sometimes magpies :-S )
I’m no pro when it comes to gardening. I started a couple of years ago for the desire to know where my food is coming from. It has definitely been a learning process, and am still no where close to an expert.
I currently grow all of my plants in containers. I live on the top floor of a 3 story building and have a fair amount of room on my back deck for the late spring, summer and early fall months.
I am currently in the process of bringing most of my plants indoors. This is going to be a struggle as I certainly do not have enough room for all of them indoors this winter.
My dream is to one day have a lovely permaculture garden on my property. But that is for another day. 🙂
Hope everyone has a lovely day.
Originally posted October 7/15. | agronomy |
https://www.uniquegardensllc.com/mulching/ | 2017-11-20T20:46:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-47/segments/1510934806225.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20171120203833-20171120223833-00151.warc.gz | 0.950422 | 258 | CC-MAIN-2017-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-47__0__99046977 | en | What is mulching and what are the benefits?
To begin with, it can really help to promote the health of both the trees and shrubs in your gardens and landscape. Mulch is placed over the surface of the soil and as it breaks down and biodegrades, nutrients are fed into the soil, which are then absorbed by the root systems of the plants and trees. Mulching is like natural fertilizing.
When the soil is covered in mulch, it also helps the soil to retain more moisture as it is protected from the sun and the elements like the wind. This means your trees and shrubs require less watering to remain hydrated.
Another benefit of mulching is it stunts the growth and proliferation of those dreaded and unsightly garden weeds.
There really are many benefits to this practice, and a quality landscape contractor will help guarantee the health of your outdoor space. Contact Unique Gardens, LLC. for the following landscape services:
- Weed control
- Lawn care, lawn care maintenance, lawn care services
Specializing in landscaping for commercial and residential premises, Unique Gardens are the team to call for a free estimate at (610) 857-1907. We service Parkesburg, Coatesville, and Downingtown, PA. | agronomy |
https://english.radiopunjabtoday.com/punjab-cabinet-reviews-status-of-wheat-procurement/ | 2023-09-22T18:19:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506421.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922170343-20230922200343-00068.warc.gz | 0.96224 | 441 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__230662197 | en | Chandigarh, April 13 – The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the Union Government to accept the request of the State Government to revisit the norms of shrivelled grains for the ongoing procurement of wheat. It also decided to appeal to the Union Government to issue the order for relaxations in the norms at the earliest.
Disclosing this, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs briefed the Cabinet about the status of the ongoing procurement. It was informed that 14.9 Lakh MT of wheat had arrived in the Mandis out of which more than 12 Lakh MT had already been purchased. More than 2 lakh MT of wheat, out of 5 Lakh MT that arrived yesterday alone, had been purchased on the day of arrival itself, he revealed.
The spokesperson added that while welcoming the early constitution of Central teams to assess the damage of shrivel grains in the state, the Cabinet also appealed to the Central Government to allow relaxation in the norms of shrivelled grains without any value cut, since the farmer had already been penalised on account of lower yield. A formal request in this regard had already been made by the State Government, he added.
It may be noted that due to extreme heat conditions the wheat grain has become shrivelled in many places and the grain coming in these Mandis contains shrivelled grain beyond the permissible limit of 6%. Thereafter, the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India, had yesterday constituted five teams to assess the extent of the problem in the state. The teams are on the way and shall shortly arrive in the State to get a first hand assessment of the extent of shrivelled grain arriving in the Mandis. This data will then help the Government of India in taking a final decision on grant of appropriate relaxation in the specifications.
The spokesperson added that the Cabinet laid absolute emphasis on farmer welfare and asked the Department to take all possible steps to ensure smooth procurement. It also asked the Department to resolve any genuine issues of the staff deputed by the procurement agencies for procurement of wheat. | agronomy |
https://www.rotam.com.tt/products/rodazim-50-sc | 2023-06-06T20:09:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224653071.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20230606182640-20230606212640-00414.warc.gz | 0.902562 | 117 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__206353528 | en | ACTIVE INGREDIENT: Carbendazim
Formulation: Suspension Concentrate - SC
Mechanism of Action: Systemic fungicide with contact and curative action, which is absorbed through roots and green tissues and translocates acropetally. Rodazim® 50 SC inhibits the development of germ tubes, the formation of appressoria and the growth of mycelium. It is used in the control of pathogens such as Fusarium, Colletotrichum and Rhizoctonia in beans and rice. | agronomy |
https://butterflies.plantipedia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15:articles-and-updates-on-the-neonicotinoids-controversy&catid=8&Itemid=479 | 2024-04-23T00:07:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818374.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422211055-20240423001055-00594.warc.gz | 0.917671 | 463 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__167775702 | en | Portland OR Bans Neonics April 1 2015 reported by Xerces Soc.
Buying Bee Friendly - addresses the issues around the use of neonicotinoids, and lists the growers who avoid using them and the growers who do use them giving their reasoning 2/10/2015
EPA announces a moratorium on bee-killing pesticides. April 2 - 2015
What are neonicotinoids and what do they do?
Here are several documents that explain what these chemicals are, what they are supposed to do, how they are used, and how they may affect the environment.
What are Neonicotinoids?
How Neonicotinoids work
Are they killing the bees?
Who wants to use them and why..
Syngenta petitions EPA for expanded use of neonicotinoid product for spraying crops
Europe Bans Neonicotinoids...
European Environmental Agency (EEA) bans use of 3 neonicotinoid products
What household chemicals contain Neonicotinoids...
Here a list of household chemicals that contain neonicotinoids which are reputedly highly toxic to pollinators.
Articles about using Neonicotinoids and listing growers and nurseries that do not use them and those that do
Buying Bee Friendly - a comprehensive and reader-friendly article about the use of neonicotinoids; an explanation about its probable affect on pollinators; incluiding a list of growers who avoid using neonicotinoides, and a list of growers who do use them - including their justifications for how and when they use them.
Beware 81% of "Bee-friendly" plants sold at Big Box stores may have been treated neonicotinoids
Bee-friendly plants sold in Big Box Stores may be treated with neonicotinoids
Big Box Stores bow to pressure to label their inventory of neonicotinoid pesticides and list the plants they are selling that contain them
Big Box Stores begin to bend to consumer pressures in some states.
Home Depot and BJ's among others will label neonicotinoid pesticides by years end 2014 and here is another article on this subject
Here is a scientific analysis by a bee expert of the neonicotinoid controversy including critiques of the various papers & data published in support of differing theories on the subject. | agronomy |
https://www.interoliva.com/company/ | 2024-02-28T23:40:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474746.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228211701-20240229001701-00872.warc.gz | 0.876071 | 125 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__208671007 | en | In the south of Spain, the hearth of European vegetable cultivation, Internacional Olivarera, S.A. established in XIX century, grows, produces, packages and commercializes olives and a wide selection of Mediterranean products to all continents.
Internacional Olivarera, S.A. is among the leaders in vegetable product packaging. We dedicate ourselves to the development of innovative technological processing, packaging, and R&D.;
The mission of Internacional Olivarera, S.A. is to satisfy our customers’ needs while providing them with the highest quality natural food products. | agronomy |
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