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Too Much Organic Produce? Sell, Sell, Sell!

cathi — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:37:12 +0000

If you’re serious about organic gardening, you will often find yourself much more food that you can use. What a waste not to not to use good healthy food like this! It’s a counterproductive but surplus crops can offer the gardener lucrative opportunities with a little bit of luck and business savvy.

If you find yourself in the enviable positiion of having more organically grown fruit and veg than you know what to do with, don’t waste it, sell it. You can join local farmers and suppliers in the farmers market. If your surplus is more than you can handle but not enough to justify a market table, seek out like-minded gardeners in your neighborhood and form co-op. If you are a bit more business-minded than most people, then along with some financial backing from friends and some co-suppliers from colleagues, you can create and found your own farmers market.

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Post tags: Agriculture, Mother Nature, Organic, Organic farming, Vegetable

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The Weather And Your Organic Garden

cathi — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:10:48 +0000

Weather is a nuisance. You just cannot depend on Mother Nature to provide the things your plants need in the correct proportions — ample sunlight and balanced rainfall seem forever elusive. Some days, the weather just goes over the line with heat wave after heat wave rivaling Death Valley. And on other, it seems like an endless monsoon straight out of “One Hundred Years of Solitude“. Weather is like a fifteen-year-old … its actions depend on its mood.

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Post tags: backyard garden, Garden, gardening tips, Organic, Organic horticulture

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What Is Organic Gardening?

cathi — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:08:45 +0000

Conventional wisdom says that organic gardening is a simple process wherein one just plants seeds and for it to grow to its potential, fertilizers are put around the area and pesticides are used to brush off annoying insects that may storm the garden. However, organic gardening is more than a step-by-step process; it is a science and even an art by itself, with myriad ways to let the plant flourish and it is always scrutinized by millions of scientists around the world to ensure safety and efficiency of the gardens growth.

Also, common wisdom says that organic gardening simply involves a plough and a rake. In fact, it can be as high-tech as the newly released cellular phone. This agricultural art utilizes many things like rotary tillers, synthesized fertilizers and even biodegradable pesticides. With all the wonderful inventions for gardening, it seems as if its possibilities for growth are limitless and the dream of the disappearance of famine and hunger will soon be reachable.

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