Produce is sold at the farm market, which is housed in the farm’s 1881 bank barn. The area has been added onto four times, and now includes just under 12,000 square feet of retail space.
Photo courtesy of White House Fruit Farm
by Sally Colby
Those seeking fresh fruit and vegetables in the Canfield, Ohio, area don’t have to look far. (more…)
by Enrico Villamaino
Although Christmas comes but once a year, a team of dedicated professionals works year round to ensure the health of New York State’s Christmas trees. (more…)
by Katie Navarra
Bindweed has been spotted in farm fields within New York’s Capital Region. The hard to control weed has roots that can grow 30 feet deep. These long tap roots absorb water reserves deep in the ground, stealing it from shorter-rooted cash crops. (more…)
Dig Deep grows about 20 kinds of organic vegetables and berries on nine leased acres, including over-winter kale, pea shoots and microgreens, allowing them to offer fresh greens year-round to customers.
Photo courtesy of Dig Deep Farm
by Catie Joyce-Bulay
Dig Deep Farm sits atop a sunny ridge on a slope of land in South China, Maine (more…)
Patricia Zuzgo and her son Thomas Zuzgo with pansies grown in the greenhouses at Twenty Acre Farm in Hadley, MA.
Photo by Laura Rodley
by Laura Rodley
Vibrant green healthy tomato plants and broccoli plants reach skyward. The air is perfumed with pansies ready to go in hanging baskets and lining tables. (more…)
by Sally Colby
Dr. Jill Sidebottom, North Carolina State University, has seen a lot of changes in Christmas tree production over the years, and said in changes yet to come, IPM will be more critical than ever. (more…)
Proper body position while performing farm tasks can help protect the spine and muscles associated with the back.
by Sally Colby
It’s too easy to spot a group of farmers in a crowd: they’re often bent over or stand lopsided to compensate for back pain. (more…)
by Katie Navarra
Organic farmers, or those considering transitioning to organic production, now have access to a set of tools for analyzing the long-term profitability potential of organic production. (more…)
A tomato patio planter was just one way greenhouses sold veggie plants to customers this spring – when supplies lasted.
Photo by Gail March Yerke
by Gail March Yerke
When it comes to vegetable plant sales this season, it’s been a wild ride for greenhouse growers, retailers and suppliers alike. (more…)
by George Looby
For as long as we have been growers, we have been trying to find ways to keep pests from our plants. (more…)
by Courtney Llewellyn
Known mostly as an airborne virus, COVID-19 is still a concern for many, even as states continue through their various phases of reopening. That means it’s still something both producers and consumers need to consider. (more…)
“We already have a lot of capabilities in managing our plants in a precise way,” Manoj Karkee, associate professor of biological systems engineering at Washington State University, said in a recent virtual presentation. (more…)
