Soil vs Dirt
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by VITOLDUS
2y ago
What is soil? There is soil and there is dirt. One definition by Hans Jenny a soil scientist defines soil as a balanced combination of minerals (sand, silt, and clay), organic matter, and soil organisms also called aerobic organisms. There is another definition of soil defined by the Green Revolution scientists initiated in the ’50s and ’60s of the past century. The agricultural scientists trained by the chemical industry define soil as sand, silt, and clay mineral including added inorganic matter and NPK fertilizer to help with nutrient supply for proper plant growth. These scientists indica ..read more
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Starting indoor seeds
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by VITOLDUS
3y ago
Time to start seeds indoors. Vegetables such as cabbage, okra , tomatoes and peppers, kale and many other need a significantly long growing season. As a general rule annual vegetables need to be sown indoors approximately six weeks prior to the last frost within your area .Here in Ontario our last frost days are beginning of May. Starting seeds now will give us advantage and in May we will have ready plants to transplant outdoors into soil beds. Seedlings Starting vegetable seeds indoors: The first step is to purchase a organic seed from a trusted source. Ensure that the seed you are purchasin ..read more
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Meet ROB – Organic Gardener at The Big Carrot…
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by VITOLDUS
3y ago
“Be patient with yourself, no flower is in bloom all year round.” An INTERVIEW with Rob Macewen – Healthy food growing enthusiast, sustainable living and urban agriculture supporter and a team member of the Food Excitement Organic Rooftop Garden project at The Big Carrot Common in Toronto, Ontario. Truth, Simplicity and Love really are the core elements when we return to the basics. Organic Farmer: How did your journey start with caring for and growing healthy organic food? Rob: I’ve been fortunate enough to learn from the mistakes of others rather than my own mistakes. I’ve had the opportun ..read more
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Why Local Organic Food is Better…
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by VITOLDUS
4y ago
Higher energy prices, loss of biodiversity, and climatic changes are major challenges to our food supply. It is, therefore, important that we pay attention and start making better choices buying and supporting of local organic food diversity and the local organic farmers. Becoming more conscious consumer, buying local organic fruits and vegetables will give you greater control knowing where your veggies come from and how the food is processed and produced. By knowing your farmer, you and your family will eat healthy nutritious food. By choosing seasonal and local food consumption will greatly ..read more
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Chased By Bees :-) :-) :-)
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by VITOLDUS
4y ago
Last week while working on the farm field, out of nowhere, a few bees started flying around me attempting to land on my had and around my face; this was something I’ve never experienced. The bees acted angry for some reason. First, I thought that I must have accidentally stepped on one of them or perhaps destroyed a hidden nest in the soil however non of that was the case. What I quickly realized that in close area of my work at the farm there were a few bee houses just a day before. Now the beehives are moved to a different location and apparently the confused bees thought that I took their ..read more
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Planting Organic Onions in Woodchips…
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by VITOLDUS
4y ago
A few days ago I had a chance to participate in a new project for me to plant organic white and yellow onions in woodchips. Thanks to organic farmer Hugh Phillips who already uses the no till farming method for some years,  I was able to get my hands on sowing onions directly into the woodchips. Before this project could start, the piece of land in which we planted the onions was covered with woodchips for about 3 years. We used organic compost forming lines where the onions were planted and covered with a layer of woodchips. Below are pics from other recent activities on the farm ..read more
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Let’s Swiss Chard…
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by VITOLDUS
4y ago
Swiss chard is one of the essential foods in the Mediterranean cooking and is one of the leading nutritious vegetables you can ever come across. Swiss chard has huge and dark green leaves that are harvested at different stages of maturity. You can use the tender plant, with young leaves, to make delicious salads while the mature one can be used to cook dishes and to sauté. In South Africa, this kind of vegetable is called spinach, while in other places; we have a lot of names that are used to refer to to including spinach beet, crab beet, bright beet, perpetual spinach, and seakale beets. Thi ..read more
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BORAGE Will ‘CHEER YOU UP’
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by DANUTA
4y ago
Borage (Borago officinalis) is a beautiful annual plant distinguished with large alternating hairy oval spiky leaves and blue starflowers. It grows wildly in the Mediterranean and widely cultivated and used throughout Europe for its magical healing properties and for a great addition to salads and summer drinks. This wonderful plant is also cultivated in the US and Canada, where it’s popular as an herbal supplement. Also known as bee bush, bugloss, bee bread, and starflower, borage is a pretty plant and together with other, borage will always have a spot in our garden. Borage is favorite to b ..read more
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What Exactly Are Garlic Scapes?
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by VITOLDUS
4y ago
The 2019 farming season is already gone, however, I found a few pictures from garlic scapes harvest on Hugh’s farm and wanted to share them. Below there are also interesting health facts about the garlic scapes. Garlic scapes have wonderful health benefits such as improving digestive health, offering protection against heart disease, aiding vision, detoxifying the body, and increasing bone health among others. Organic garlic scapes are becoming popular with chefs and if you’ve not cooked with them, you are surely missing out on mildly flavorful part of the garlic plant that’s readily availabl ..read more
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Organic, Heirloom or Conventional Seeds…
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by VITOLDUS
4y ago
Our forefathers didn’t have to decide between pesticides-free, typical food, and seeds. This was simply because they never faced risks of genetically modified crops. Nowadays, we are faced with several choices that we need to pick. Basically, the seed forms part of our cultural heritage and their physical, genetic effects to broader extent sustainability of food and our upcoming generation. Scarlet Nantes Ideally is it all about seeds, how they are grown or both? For example, when you purchase conventional seeds and organically grow them, will this mean that your harvest is still organic? As ..read more
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