Successful Generational Farming
by: Growing Magazine
Sakuma Brothers specializes in excellence The H_agen-Dazs philosophy is to find the purestand finest ingredients and to craft them into thebest ice cream, sorbet and frozen …
Preserving the past for the future
by: Growing Magazine
A look at the Roughwood Seed Collection Of his own efforts in this first time, hands-on heirloom gardening workshop at Roughwood, his c. 1805 National Register …
Stretch Out the Season
by: Growing Magazine
Most growers don’t grow in a climate that allows year-round field production of crops. With cold temperatures limiting the season at both ends, growers have adopted …
Produce Presentation Starts with Packaging
by: Growing Magazine
When it comes to looking good, packaging is the vehicle of presentation. This is especially true when it comes to selling fruit, vegetables and berries. No …
Sweet Corn Around The World
by: Growing Magazine
Illinois’ Mirai sweet corn goes beyond its borders Whether it’s sweet corn from Twin Garden Farms’ on-farm market, from one of about 70 area farmers’ markets …
The Importance of Spraying Fruit Trees
by: Growing Magazine
The growing season has kicked into high gear, and orchardists are monitoring their pest and disease situations closely, continuing to scout orchards and to utilize cultivation …
Keeping Farmstand Customers Safe
by: Growing Magazine
Whether a produce farmer is selling fresh fruits and vegetables at a city market, at a roadside stand or creating meals in a farmstand kitchen, there’s …
Fun In The Sun
by: Growing Magazine
Preventing overexposure and sunburn Late last year, Time magazine released its annual list of top inventions. You may not need the number one pick, a retail …
Keller’s Farmstand Grows in Chicagoland
by: Growing Magazine
Although Illinois is best known for its vast corn and soybean fields, Keller’s Farmstand (http://www.kellersfarmstand.com), Oswego, Illinois, owned by Frank Keller IV, has brought the Keller …
HIGH TUNNELS HELP SOUTHERN GROWERS
by: Growing Magazine
As high tunnels are used more and more by growers and the optimal growing techniques are developed and tested by scientists, it becomes easier for potential …
Weeds in Squash
by: Growing Magazine
Growing robust squash not only provides a bountiful harvest but helps grow a large enough canopy to overshadow pesky weeds. Jonathan Schultheis, a North Carolina State …
Weeds in Carrots
by: Growing Magazine
Weeds in a carrot crop can quickly overtake the crop. If not controlled, these weeds can compete with nutrients, light and water, said Greg MacDonald, an …
Insect-Infested Carrots
by: Growing Magazine
Carrots — we’ve all heard that they’re good for our vision, and simply healthy for us all. And television’s animated Bugs Bunny did an even greater …
Potato Power
by: Growing Magazine
This month, for our crop focus, we decided to give attention to one of the our planet’s top vegetables: potatoes. Of course, in this issue, we’ll …
