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Sourcing Organic Seed: Where Principles and Practicalities Collide

Will Oddie, an organic grain farmer in Saskatchewan, discusses the barriers to sourcing organic seed, the difficult choices that follow and his hopes for the future of organic seed production in Canada.

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Rare Breeds: Promoting Diversity, Great Traits and Solutions

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Organic Seeds

Sourcing Organic Seed: Where Principles and Practicalities Collide

Will Oddie, an organic grain farmer in Saskatchewan, discusses the barriers to sourcing organic seed, the difficult choices that follow and his hopes for the future of organic seed production in Canada.

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Heritage Breeds

Rare Breeds: Promoting Diversity, Great Traits and Solutions

Andrew Michalski's interest in genetic diversity extends beyond seeds to farm livestock. He raises rare, heritage breeds of sheep and cattle on his farm and sees the survival of these breeds dependent on finding a profitable purpose through niche marketing.

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Seed Integrity

Local Pepper Varieties Taking Shape in Ontario

Bringing a do-it-yourself approach to plant breeding, four Ontario growers are developing early blocky sweet peppers for their region.

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Seed Saving

Tricks of the Trade: Seed Saving Tips

Seed saving tips for heritage breeds and heirloom seeds.

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Organic Pest Management

Crop Pest Management: Managing Cucumber Beetles

Tips from the expert growers on how to manage cucumber beetles.

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Greens

The Salad Spinning Dilemma

I remember the first time I saw a farmer using a washing machine as a salad spinner. I had been farming for just a short while and I thought it was just the best idea ever.

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Vegetable Production

Research from University of Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming: High Tunnels

The modified climate inside high tunnels creates an opportunity to diversify, producing crops that would not succeed if grown unprotected in the Canadian climate. By protecting crops from weather, pests and disease, high tunnels can help organic growers produce more types of top quality fruits and vegetables with viable yields.

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Community Gardening

From Farm to Folks: "Growing Good" in Montreal

Santropol Roulant’s meals-on-wheels program, servicing mobility-restricted individuals, has reached a beautiful level of integration now that they've added an organic farm operation to supply vegetables for their program. The farm fulfills the organization’s social mission and supports the development of aspiring young farmers, generating sustainable returns on small plots of land.

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Sustainable Living

Canadian Organic Seafood

More than half the seafood we eat on this planet is farm-raised. As a result, aquaculture is an enormous, growing industry that must define and use the best possible management methods possible, in order to protect the environment. Organic aquaculture is a holistic system designed to optimize the productivity and fitness of the aquatic ecosystem.

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Fruit Production

Growing Fruit in the Great White North

Can you make a living selling fresh produce, opening a "pick your own" or selling fruit trees? Steve Leroux, aka the "Tree Hustler" has some answers.

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Microgreens

A Growing Market for Microgreens: Profile of 2 Friends Farm

Microgreens are on the rise and organic growers are taking note. Ashley Driscoll and John Irving, owners of 2 Friends Farm, explain how to successfully grow microgreens.

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Fungi

We All Want Mycorrhizal Fungi – Don’t We?

AMF are amazing – In many ways, AMF are keystone species for both managed and natural systems. These invisible plant symbionts are responsible for so many ecosystem services: beyond increasing biomass of their hosts, AMF can reduce the need for fertilizers and pesticides, and make crops more drought-tolerant.

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Current Issue

The Summer 2017 Issue is Now Available

The Summer 2017 Issue is all about the power of biology! Readers will learn about microorganisms in compost, predatory insects in blueberry fields, yeasts in beer and more - all ways in which living things help us every day!

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Quick Read

Dryland Farming: How it Works in California and Why it Makes Sense

Theguardian.com

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