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Early Signs of Spring
Signs of spring are appearing a little early this year, as can be seen from the picture above showing new garlic shoots poking through the soil. Garlic is always the first crop to make an appearance and has more credibility in predicting the beginning of spring than pampered rodents.
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Posted by Tony Ricci on 02/23, 2012 at 06:34 PM
Late January Greens
Green Heron Farm still has a nice supply of greens this week, but order early for those items – they fly off the shelf this time of year:
Baby Arugula
Baby Spinach
Baby Chard – Green, Red and Gold
Italian and Red Rib Dandelion
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Posted by Tony Ricci on 01/23, 2012 at 09:20 AM
How Floods Affect Farms
Last week’s flooding was an adventure—one that I would prefer not repeating once every 15 years or so. We got off easy by some accounts. Most of our crops are still in the ground, although about a third of our lane was redistributed to the entrance of our house.
Living on a slope has its advantages and as long as the water keeps flowing through the basement, we’re doing OK. Getting off the farm in a flood is the tough part.
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Posted by Tony Ricci on 09/13, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Turning Toward Fall
The season is tilting decidedly toward fall, and the crops are shifting toward soup ingredients and fall fruit.
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Posted by Tony Ricci on 09/07, 2011 at 01:58 PM
When Natural Disasters Strike
The week wouldn’t be complete without a natural disaster. Last week we hit the jackpot with two – an earthquake and a hurricane – although it was our eastern neighbors who were most affected.
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Posted by Tony Ricci on 08/29, 2011 at 11:07 AM
The Great Divide
Every once in a while I’ll get a question from someone who feels the need to engage me in agricultural discourse in order to spotlight my complete ignorance of farming. And quite honestly, I’m the first to admit that I don’t know everything about farming. That’s why I love this business – there’s something to learn every day.
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Posted by Tony Ricci on 07/19, 2011 at 11:02 AM
NPR: How Industrial Farming “Destroyed” the Tasty Tomato
If you bite into a tomato between the months of October and June, chances are that tomato came from Florida. And it tastes dramatically different than the varieties you might grow in your backyard or pick up at your local farmers market during the summer.
Freelance food writer Barry Estabrook looks at the life of today’s mass-produced tomato — and the environmental and human costs of the tomato industry — in his book Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit.
Listen to his interview with Terry Gross for Fresh Air.
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Posted by Emily Wiley on 07/13, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Garlic Harvest
There are several milestones during the year that mark dramatic shifts in the growing season. For me, it’s always the garlic harvest, which coincides with the first full week of summer. The harvest brings to a close the long wait for the king of alliums that started back in November when the final clove was tucked in the ground for the winter.
Garlic is a precise, no-nonsense crop that sticks to its preordained schedule whether you like it or not. It’s not going to wait around for a distracted farmer to fit it in to his daily planner. Wait a week too long and tough luck, it’s on to its next phase of development without so much as a by-your-leave.
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Posted by Tony Ricci on 06/29, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Three Minute Gardener: How to Renovate a Strawberry Patch
After the June harvest of strawberries, patches should be renovated in preparation for the following year. Penn State Senior Extension Educator Kathy Demchak explains why these renovations are important and how to complete them.
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Posted by Emily Wiley on 06/28, 2011 at 10:05 AM
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Food Stories from NPR
A Meat Mea Culpa: What Went Wrong With 'Pink Slime'
May 24, 2012
Meat processors blame social media and their own lack of transparency for the "pink slime" storm. . But will consumers ever trust the industry when it comes to understanding how the food processing system works?
Estonia's Fake Chocolate: Born Of Necessity, Reborn In Nostalgia
May 24, 2012
In tough economic times, people almost never cut out comfort foods like chocolate. But sometimes, when you just can't get the foods you love, deprivation can lead to a new food invention, like Estonia's faux chocolate bar, the Kama bar.
Many Americans Say Doing Taxes Is Easier Than Eating Right
May 23, 2012
More than 70 percent of respondents say they've made efforts to cut back on fats, added sugars and salt, they're trying to eat more whole grains, and they're trying to cut calories by drinking water, and low -or zero- calorie beverages.
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