This post: Emi Do of Yummy Yards shares a few ideas for reducing labour in the chicken coop.
This post: Paul Slomp of Grazing Days Grass Fed Beef shares his knowledge about intensive rotational grazing.
This episode: Pam Ronald on genetic engineering in plant breeding
This post: Yummy Yards Farmer Emi Do conserves space by brooding chicks under her greenhouse bench
The Ruminant Podcast: this episode, a young farmer profile. Jacklyn Lamb and her partner Shawn bought in to her parents’ farm in Southeastern Quebec. They raise certified organic lamb, hay, and other cash crops. In our conversation, Jackie dishes on how she and Shawn got started, what’s working, and some of the struggles they’ve faced.
This post: Brian Creelman of Woodlanders Farm shares is approach to hotboxing. You know. For heating seedlings.
Part 2 of my long-form interview with gardening writer Steve Solomon. You’ll come away with a gracious plenty amount of valuable knowledge.
This episode: Gardening savant and writer Steve Solomon on his new book, The Intelligent Gardener, and on growing nutrient-dense food.
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This post: one farm’s approach to making compost tea.
This episode: Aaron Quesnel of Sky Harvest Edibles dishes on the promises and challenges of rooftop agriculture
This post: do you use soil blocks in the nursery? Here’s the best method I’ve found to work with delicate mini-blocks
This post: Jordan Marr takes a perfectly good shelving unit and “fixes” it. Now he has a rickety coldframe/germination chamber.
This episode: University of British Columbia Graduate Student Jessica Dennis talks about her research on biochar and its potential as an effective amendment for agricultural soils and a carbon sink for climate change mitigation
This episode, seed producer Dan Brisebois shares his advice on how to market your veggie seeds once you’ve learned how to produce them.
This episode: Part 1 of 2 of my conversation with Dan Brisebois. In this part, Dan talks about the basics of vegetable seed production and suggests how to begin incorporating it into a small scale farm business.
This post: The Farmer’s Filmanac shares a simple seed winnower developed at The University of British Columbia.
This episode, I speak with Frederic Theriault of Tournesol Farm about his choice to pay his farm interns a minimum wage that’s paid over the table; that is, with all appropriate deductions made and submitted to the government. Frederic talks about the pros and cons of doing so before explaining how to do it efficiently and properly.
This post: the universe wanted me to share with you these plans to convert a chipper/shredder into a grain and bean thresher.
This episode I have a really helpful conversation with WSU Veggie Extension Specialist Carol Miles about grafting tomatoes, eggplants, and other veggies. We cover definitions, the reasons for doing it, and a few techniques.
This episode: Dr. Oleg Daugovish of the University of California Agricultural Extension Service speaks with me about diagnosing plant problems in the garden, with a focus on pathogens and nematodes.
This post: yet another approach to mobile chicken coops.
This episode: Soil Management Consultant Clare Sullivan dishes on various aspects of good soil nutrient management practices.
This post: in which the author plugs his new book of farming essays.
This post: a quick look at a simple way to maximize space in your crappy ol’ farm truck’s bed/canopy setup when you’re delivering veggies
This episode: Irrigation expert Troy Peters talks about best practices in crop irrigation. This man can make your garden more productive.
This post: Curtis Stone of Green City Acres, a bustling SPIN farm in Kelowna, BC, shares a few shots of his winter production methods.