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Market Gardening

Book Review: The Lean Farm

By Scott Humphries

January 2016

Hartman speaks eloquently on his desire to maximize efficiency on his farm in order to achieve more time for family, a better return per acre, and a higher rate of dollars per hour without compromising the values of a small-scale grower.

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The Edible Landscape

By Ron Berezan

January 2016

An edible landscaping approach looks for ways to incorporate edible species throughout the landscape in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing, functionally effective and that takes advantage of the different growing conditions and microclimates throughout a yard according to the needs and preferences of plant species themselves.

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Natural Growing

By George Laundry

December 2015

George describes how he feeds the soil in order to produce the most nutritious vegetables, with low-energy usage, in an ecological and environmentally valid manner.

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Root Vegetables: Unsung Historical Heroes

By Bob Wildfong

December 2015

Root vegetables are unsung historical heroes that quietly shaped our country through its early centuries. Easy to grow, easy to store, reliable, and nutritious for both people and livestock, our nation was built upon the humble root vegetable.

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Livestock for Soil Building: Funny Duck Farms, ON

By Amy Kremen

November 2015

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The Allium Family Album

By Janet Wallace

October 2015

The onion family, Alliums, are a confusing but wonderful group of plants. Here’s a guide to help you distinguish between Alliums, and hopefully inspire you to plant more of these in your garden.

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Efficiency on the Farm

By Mary Alice Johnson

October 2015

Tips and tricks from two experienced market gardeners on how to grow, harvest and market more efficiently.

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Rooting for Onions

By Gwen O’Reilly

October 2015

Onions are one of the oldest cultivated crops, and there are many representatives of the Allium family in my garden: leeks, chives, garlic, shallots, Welsh onions and Egyptian onions. But in this article, I’ll concentrate on Allium cepa— the common onion.

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Blue Lagoon Florascape

By Stuart McMillan

September 2015

Blue Lagoon Florascape is operated by the Regnier family—Rene and Lori Ann, along with their adult son Stefan. The Regniers are part of the increasing number of vegetable farmers who are trying to make local food production in the prairies a viable prospect.

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Tomato Culture: Varietal Selection

By TCOG Editor

July 2015

As lovely as the heirloom tomatoes are, there are some compelling reasons to consider going with hybrids

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