Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Happy Goat’s humans also assist by doing some pruning to ensure that clearance extends to six vertical feet. Jessica Segale talks about her work as Happy Goat’s greenhouse manager and produce grown on their regenerative farm in the Sierra Nevada foothill community of Mariposa, California.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 21, 2024

Soil blocking is also gaining in popularity because it promotes a healthier root system by utilizing a process known as “air pruning.” Left: A young soil blocked collard seedling in the Blue Ridge Farm greenhouse. Due to the freestanding nature of each soil block, the plant roots are exposed to oxygen on all sides.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Customers now include nearby restaurants, and with business booming, he’s put a 10-by-20-foot greenhouse in the backyard and hopes to upgrade to a larger vertical farming structure in the near future. With arable land at a premium— urban sprawl is a growing threat to the farming region—“I’m lucky to have a big yard,” says Mateo.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

With instructions on how to choose the heartiest cultivars, “harden” them for winter, and outfit a greenhouse to keep vegetables just warm enough without using massive amounts of energy, The Winter Market Gardener makes a strong case for winter growing.

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