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.” Right: Soil blocked plant at the farmers market. I also recommend waiting until the seedlings have established roots in their soil blocks before attempting to transport them to market.

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Compost Farming Farming Seeding 120

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

With $3,000 allocated for equipment and many hours spent watching YouTube tutorials, he built a steady farmers market following, selling tender, week-old pea, sunflower, radish and broccoli sprouts. Now 27, DiLillo has seen his business blossom. DiLillo has also focused on eliminating the sore spot of retail microgreens: plastic packaging.

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Cultivation Crop Real Estate Food 127

Caff

MAY 1, 2023

After a very wet winter, attendees enjoyed the nice weather as they gathered in the orchard to discuss a novel mower prototype, pruning, and nematode management. In addition to his walnut orchard, he also farms a cherry orchard in Lodi where he has built up a direct-to-consumer market with U-pick events and farm tours.

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Orchard Farming Farming Ecology 52

ATTRA

MARCH 12, 2024

These products are best marketed directly to consumers, local chefs, or specialty markets, although I hope this will change. Although cutting leaves may slow fruit production, it’s often a necessary part of plant pruning.

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Cash Crop Crop Harvesting Harvest 75

Farmbrite

JUNE 19, 2023

Starting a Fruit Orchard on Your Farm Growing fruit trees or nut trees on your farm is a great way to be more self-sufficient and a great way to add items to your CSA, use the unwanted fruit to supplement feed for your animals, sell at your local farmers market or for personal use. Fruit trees need lots of sun and space to grow properly.

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Orchard Farming Farming Pruning 52

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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Food Farming Farming Seeding 145

Modern Farmer

MARCH 5, 2025

“We promote living soils with a robust composting system using our restaurant food waste and regular applications of compost teas,” Mei says. The produce goes into several dishes at the cafe, like the MAKE Market Salad and Wellness Soup Bowl, tailored by chef Renee Fox around whatever is fresh and abundant that week.

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Farming Farming Compost Food 50