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Jun
30

How No Till Farming Affects Sustainability and The Conventional Farmer

Posted by Adina I met a conventional vegetable farmer at the Green Market where he sets up a booth every Saturday. We have had a few conversations about growing and farming. He tells me he is the fourth generation of sustainable farmers from Indiana, but he sold his land there and bought a piece here in Florida. He works [...]

Oct
11

The No Dig Garden Prototype 2

Posted by Adina In an effort to quickly bring forth new gardens for this planting season I have completed and planted my second No Dig Garden Box. It is a little different than my first box mentioned in The No Dig Garden Box I built this latest box with heavier lumber and it is wider and longer. I [...]

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Oct
07

The No Dig Garden Box

Posted by Adina I have decided to pour on the coals. I am taking my own advice. I say “If you don’t have a food garden make one, and if you already have a garden add a little more growing space and create some surplus.”. I am adding a few new beds for this growing [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: [...]

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Sep
08

Soil Tilth And The No Till Garden

Posted by Adina I am having a revolution in the garden of my mind. That garden happens long before I tie on a bandana, don gloves hat and clippers and walk out the door. As I prepare several of my garden sections for the South Florida Fall planting I am for the first time planning not to dig [...]

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