Pio Decimo Community Garden

09/08/2016

To build a new generation of farmers, one nonprofit wants states to forgive student loans.

08/22/2016

The USDA is reaching out to young people who may be interested in farming.

04/12/2016

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03/04/2016

03/03/2016

Charles P. Hartley is one of my personal heroes. He was a great USDA scientist who championed corn improvement in very reasonable ways on farms. His resistance to throwing all of the USDA corn improvement budget into hybrids resulted in his being fired. That said, his various ear to row techniques for corn improvement did not yield the hoped for results, although there was still some improvement for useful traits besides yield. Here is his 1902 bulletin about seed corn selection, and other than the sketchy outline of ear to row methods, it remains very solid in explaining considerations for breeding OP corn. http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/naldc/download.xhtml?id=IND43637883&content=PDF. Enjoy!

02/13/2016

This spring, get the most out of your garden with this planting schedule recommended by The Washington Post's gardening columnist, Adrian Higgins.

02/13/2016

Chipotle has scorned some mainstream farming practices, like GMOs and antibiotics. Now the fast-casual chain is taking hits over food safety, and past targets of its attacks are taking revenge.

02/10/2016

The Open Source Seed Initiative seeks to combat corporate seed control and patenting by bringing seed varieties, breeding projects and germplasm back to the public commons, where they belong.

02/06/2016

Below are the Garden Workshops for the current season. Click on any workshop title for more information and to register. Space is limited in many of the workshops. Most are free of charge.

01/10/2016

Still wondering wether to start a veggie plot this year? We have the very flow chart to help you organise your priorities/ thoughts...After which we have a great beginners pinterest board crammed full of ideas to start you off...

Here is a link....

https://www.pinterest.com/growveg/starting-gardening/

Via the Tatooed Gardener.