Articles: weeds

Weeding: Work Smarter, Not Harder

Weeds are the bane of every farmer and gardener’s existence. Before you go crusading against the weeds in your garden follow these tips and tricks!

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Rewilding Your Land

Picture-perfect farms may be aesthetically pleasing, but they’re likely lacking in biodiversity. Rewilding practices allow the land to return to its natural wild state, providing more room…

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Garlic Mustard: A Gold Mine of Food and Medicine

Garlic mustard: while known as “invasive,” this plant can be consumed in its entirety and has great nutritional value. Plus, the garlic-flavor is a perfect addition to…

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The Surprising Benefits of Rewilding Your Garden

Rewilding is one of the best things you can do for the biodiversity of your farm or garden. By no longer mowing your lawn, flowers will start…

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Weed Suppression: Choosing The Right Cover Crops & Living Mulches

Trying to figure out how to manage weeds in your garden beds? Use cover crops and living mulches for weed suppression while your garden flourishes! The following…

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The Winter Harvest Project

Four-season farmer Eliot Coleman strikes again with inspiration for all you cold-loving farmers out there! A master of extending the growing season, Eliot explains his strategies for…

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So What Exactly Is Glyphosate?

Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the most commonly used weedkiller in the world. Nearly 300 million pounds of glyphosate-based herbicides are sprayed on farms (and…

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A Meditation On Garden Weeding: Reflecting On A Day In the Garden

Gardening takes hard work; so it may slip your mind to take a moment, step back, and look at all you’ve accomplished. You might just come across…

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The Process of Growing Grain: Dealing With Weeds

Want to grow grains this spring, but weeds keep getting in the way? With the right tools and practices, you can keep weeds from affecting your grains and…

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Magic Within Every Garden: Sharing the Love

When we garden, we establish a close relationship with every element: the plants, the soil, and even the creatures that interact with them. And while some elements…

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Potted Plants Need Woodchip Too!

Are you growing the majority of your plants out of pots? We have good news! You, too, can use woodchip! Using woodchip in your potted plants is…

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