by Jean English. Copyright 2009. When Wall Street experts say that some financial instruments are beyond their comprehension, it’s time to put your money into something more tangible: seeds! Seedy dividends beat the market: Organic farmer Jason Kafka grew this onion and kohlrabi from seed. Jean English photo. Consider the fact that half a pound
By Jean English The hubbub of the holidays over; it’s time for gardeners to get down to the nitty-gritty of ordering seeds, and the first step in that process is to inventory what’s in that shoebox on the shelf. Many seeds that are left over from last year or even previous years will still be
Lost Your First Bean Crop? Try Again! Copyright 2009 by Jean English If rain, cold, slugs or rot got your first planting of snap beans this year, it’s not too late to plant again. Most bush snap beans mature within one and one-half to two months, so you can plant enough in early July to
By Jean English Copyright 2008 Looking for free “fertilizer” for your lawn or garden? Look to leaves! Leaves that drop in the fall can supply all the nutrients needed in a vegetable garden. They’ll even supply a wider range of essential nutrients than a bag of 10-10-10 synthetic fertilizer, because tree roots draw over a
by Jean English, Copyright 2006 Garlic planting season is coming! Mid- to late-October is the time to plant individual cloves of garlic in the ground in Central Maine, so September is the time to make sure you have cloves to plant. After they’re planted, the cloves send out roots before the ground freezes, then, in spring,
by Adam Tomash, copyright MOFGA, 2007 This article describes a system for processing waste vegetable matter with red wiggler worms (Eisenia fetida). It begins with construction directions for two worm bins and their base and ends with a list of materials and tools needed. This worm composting system has the following advantages: It is made
This article appeared in the Spring, Summer and Winter 1998 issues of The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener. By Jean English Twelve years ago, my husband and I planted our first Christmas trees. We planted the last of the first on May 6, a date I remember because on the next day, May 7, our
Modified March 1, 2020 Produced and directed by Aube Giroux, Peas in a Pod Films, Inc., 2017 “Modified” follows the personal and poignant mother-daughter journey into the world of genetically engineered foods. Filmed over 10 years (including in Maine) and anchored in Giroux’s relationship with her mother (a gardener and food activist who battled cancer during
Ending the War on Artisan Cheese March 2020 By Catherine W. Donnelly, Ph.D. Chelsea Green, 2019 224 pages, paperback, $24.95 “It’s terrifying to think that, with the stroke of a pen, the FDA could wipe out centuries of traditional [cheesemaking] practice. It’s even more frightening to think that this could be accomplished through the incorrect
Where Have All the Bees Gone? Pollinators in Crisis March 2020 By Rebecca E. Hirsch Twenty-First Century Books, 2020 104 pages, library bound, $37.32 Bees are disappearing, and not just honey bees. Bumblebee populations are in decline, too. For those of us who like to eat, this is a problem because bees pollinate 75 percent
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