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How To Prevent Insect Pests And Diseases On Your Market Farm
Managing pests and diseases is crucial to the success of your market gardening operation. No one wants to buy radishes with wormholes or tomatoes with black rings around them, no matter how organic they are. In this article, we will be taking a look at J.M. Fortier’s...
How Do Organic Farmers Control Weeds?
After transplanting your seedlings into the garden, the hard work is over right? You can breathe a sigh of relief? Well, maybe for a second, enjoy the fruits of your labour and all. But after that brief moment of joy, it’s time to start thinking about weeds,...
How To Sell Your Veggies To Chefs As A New Market Gardener
Achieving more than one revenue stream should be your goal as a market gardener newbie. In my last article, I talked about selling your vegetables at the farmer’s market. Here, I talk about CSA programs. This article is all about selling your veggies to chefs and...
Expert Tips For Selling Your Veg As A Farmer’s Market Newbie
If you’re just starting out as a market gardener, selling your produce at a farmer’s market should be high on your list of viable market streams. I know for us, as first-year market gardeners, our number one market stream is going to be selling at our local farmer’s...
How To Turn A Lawn Into A Market Garden Plot In The Spring
I don’t know about you, but starting to prepare our market garden plot in the spring of the same year that we want to be in production was NOT our initial plan. We wanted to be ahead of the game and start in the fall of 2020. Well, that didn’t happen and it’s January...
What Is The Real Organic Project?
I’m going to be honest here, before I really started looking into organic certification fairly recently, I had not heard of the Real Organic Project. I came across the organization when I was looking at different types of organic certification for vegetable farmers....
How To Grow Seedlings In A Nursery For Your Market Farm
Transferring your transplants from the seedling room to the nursery is your next step for getting an early start this spring. To recap from my last article, a seedling room is ideal for starting a small amount of indoor production, but once a certain number of...
How To Produce High Quality Transplants For Your Market Garden
It’s January and spring is right around the corner! Time to get your seed orders in and start thinking about how you’re going to grow the best transplants this year. This is our first year as market farmers, and we intend to transplant more than we direct seed, so we...
How To Get My Market Garden Certified Naturally Grown In Canada
If you sell directly to your customers, becoming Certified Naturally Grown may be a good decision for your market garden. Trying to decide between Certified Naturally Grown and Certified Organic? Check out this article to help inform your decision. What Does...
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How To Grow Green Beans On Your Market Farm
Green beans are a great addition to your market garden. If you choose varieties that are appropriate for your farm, and give thought to planting dates, it’s possible to get high yields and keep them coming till frost. Green beans for shelling (harvesting when dry or...
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How To Sell Your Veggies To Chefs As A New Market Gardener
Achieving more than one revenue stream should be your goal as a market gardener newbie. In my last article, I talked about selling your vegetables at the farmer’s market. Here, I talk about CSA programs. This article is all about selling your veggies to chefs and...
Expert Tips For Selling Your Veg As A Farmer’s Market Newbie
If you’re just starting out as a market gardener, selling your produce at a farmer’s market should be high on your list of viable market streams. I know for us, as first-year market gardeners, our number one market stream is going to be selling at our local farmer’s...
How To Turn A Lawn Into A Market Garden Plot In The Spring
I don’t know about you, but starting to prepare our market garden plot in the spring of the same year that we want to be in production was NOT our initial plan. We wanted to be ahead of the game and start in the fall of 2020. Well, that didn’t happen and it’s January...
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