You may or may not know that way too many non-organic farmers are getting away with false and misleading advertising duping consumers into buying non-organic foods. This growing problem is being addressed by the USDA and certifying agencies such as CCOF “Certified California Organic Farmers.” Before you buy, you need to inspect the certificate, such …
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On the subject of straw vs hay, hay is material from an herbaceous plant allowed to go to seed, straw is cut before seed is formed. This is something we had to learn the hard way. For our purposes, seeded hay is, without a doubt, undesired in our field since it introduces a plethora of …
The winter months seem to move a little slower than summer and spring months, there’s nothing wrong with that! In the time between November, when we finished planting, and February, the field has gradually been showing new signs of life. Short, squat garlic shoots are starting to poke their heads up from the cracked, occasionally …
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When the garlic was, at last, tucked under its golden blanket of hay, safe from the brutal winds of winter, the temperature and humidity were just right for working on the much-needed tree and brush removal on our bluff-side forest. While some of November was spent planting, the other half was spent cleaning out our …
We worked the months of October and November without break, so much to do and so little time! October was spent tilling the field we’ll use for planting, driving to Washington to get the 3,000 + lbs. of organic garlic seed, cracking open garlic heads for pre-planting processing, soaking the cloves for sterilization/fertilization mixes and …
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September 2019 was a busy month for us! The house garden was in full swing, pounds of tomatoes begged to be picked, ripening on sagging vines that climbed the cattle wire cages we constructed. The smell of fresh, roasted corn drifted from our BBQ and hung in the cold air of the valley. An army …
June is the month when spring arrives in our beautiful part of the cascades! During this time a mountain storm or two passes through our little valley, dumping hail, rain, and occasional lightning, a sign that the temperature is changing! Days are long, and night-time temperatures start to go up to 45-50 F. Most of …
June is the month when spring arrives in our beautiful part of the cascades! During this time a mountain storm or two passes through our little valley, dumping hail, rain, and occasional lightning, a sign that the temperature is changing! Days are long, and night-time temperatures start to go up to 45-50 F. Most of …
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