Posts Tagged ‘planting’

USDA Partially Deregulating Biotech Sugar Beets

USDA Partially Deregulating Biotech Sugar Beets

February 04, 2011 Word just came that the ban on planting transgenic (GMO) sugar beets has been lifted. “US agricultural regulators on Friday said despite a court ban, they would allow commercial planting of genetically modified sugar beets under closely controlled conditions. The move marks the second-such boost by the United States for contested biotech [...]

Cover Crop for the Home Garden (video)

Cover Crop for the Home Garden (video)

Master Gardener Jen Aron talks about a favorite cover crop: buckwheat.

Organizing Seeds (video)

Organizing Seeds (video)

Packets of seeds can quickly add up. Learn an easy way to organize them in this short video.

The Backyard Homestead-Book Review

The Backyard Homestead-Book Review

Put Your Backyard to Work! It is amazing to me the resources that are now available to those of us who want to do more with our backyards then just have the perfect lawn. The Backyard Homestead, edited by Carleen Madigan is just the primer you need to get started on turning that boring old [...]