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2014 The Year of Family Farming
Agriculture

2014 The Year of Family Farming

According to the Days Of The Year website, 2014 is the International **Year of Family Farming**. To highlight the importance family farms play in the world’s food production...

By mike-usry

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Easiest Recipe for Compost + Why Compost
Agriculture

Easiest Recipe for Compost + Why Compost

Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a soil amendment fertilizer. Compost is a key ingredient in organic farming and gardening and is sometimes called black gold because of its dark, rich, earthy look and feel when it is ready to be used.

By mike-usry

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The Effect of Soil pH on Plants
Agriculture

The Effect of Soil pH on Plants

What is the pH of your soil, and should you pay attention to it? Do products like aluminum sulfate or agricultural lime really do anything for your garden soil?

By isabella-dobbins

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What to plant now for your fall garden
Agriculture

What to plant now for your fall garden

We are in the next phase of planting (mid July–September), and we have organized a list of over 20+ vegetables to help you make the planning a little easier.

By mike-usry

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AMZN & The Troubled Table
Agriculture

AMZN & The Troubled Table

Last year Amazon purchased Whole Foods in a deal that left many in our community puzzled and nervous. Our darling at the top of the food chain sold out to one of the most punitive organizations in the world. Many of us were left guessing what would happen.

By mike-usry

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What is competitive exclusion?
Agriculture

What is competitive exclusion?

The principle of competitive exclusion, also known as Gause's law, states that two species competing for the same resources cannot coexist.

By mike-usry

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Buy Compost Tea- Don't Risk Making it Wrong!
Agriculture

Buy Compost Tea- Don't Risk Making it Wrong!

Should you buy compost tea or brew it on your own? Read on to learn more about compost tea, its beneficial microbes and how they impact healthy soil and plant growth, the risks of brewing your own compost tea applications and whether or not you should buy compost tea.

By mike-usry

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Beneficial Garden Insects
Agriculture

Beneficial Garden Insects

Beneficial insects are a vital part of our ecosystem. Without them, there would be little harmony and balance in our agricultural systems and backyard gardens.

By mike-usry

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We Feed The Soil
Agriculture

We Feed The Soil

At the very essence of our products, the very essence of our company, we are about the soil. Sure we can get into the weeds about the microbiology, organic acids, cation exchange capacity and all that comes with it but at the end of the day, we get our hands dirty and care for the very thing that ca

By mike-usry

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Jump Start Your Garden
Agriculture

Jump Start Your Garden

Whether you are a novice (like me), a master gardener, or interested in sustainable or permaculture gardening, April is a great time to jump start your garden. So, dust off that straw hat and get out in the garden.

By mike-usry

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Improving your Garden Chelation
Agriculture

Improving your Garden Chelation

Chelation is a process by which a material is bound and the charge is changed to make it attractive or unattractive to the plant root.

By mike-usry

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