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New farms, Old ways

I had a chance to visit one of the new kind of dairy farmers yesterday – the kind who fills a farm

with a variety of people, and animals, plants and trees, and new ideas. This kind of farmer is fascinated with the way things work: how water and air flow through soil, how organic matter is built up or depleted, the impacts of plowing, the intricacies of grazing, the behavior of cows, chickens, predator hawks, shepherd…

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Added by davidreed on October 6, 2011 at 3:16pm — 1 Comment

A Great Day at the Garden

I'm headed up to the garden today. Lots of weeds to pull. I've been away for a while and nature's taken its course.

The Urban Farmer suggests these plants for October:…

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Added by Michael Levin on October 5, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

North Florida Fall Garden Primer Course

On August 14 from 9:00 to 12:00 the Loga

Springs Academy on 931 NE 1th Avenue, Gainesville Florida will host a gardening boot camp, complete with coffee and donuts, lunch, resources and info to go, and the hands-on assistance of several local experts.

We are a loosely-connected group…

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Added by davidreed on August 4, 2010 at 11:13am — No Comments

Variations on Home Gardens

Community Gardening with Organic Vegetables

Click on the photo above to see several beautiful ways people are organizing their organic gardens. I am also reading a book about gardening called "Gardening for the Future of the Earth", by Howard-Yana Shapiro and John Harrison. It has chapters by a variety of authors many who have been mentioned by members of Zoobird in… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on February 12, 2010 at 12:39pm — No Comments