Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

But the pawpaw’s two- to three-week harvest window, short shelf life, and delicate skin still make it anathema to the rigid needs of grocery stores and a rare find even at farmers’ markets. When they planted their orchard 11 years ago, the gatherings turned into a festival, which soon outgrew anything they could manage themselves.

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Seeding Farming Farming Orchard 110

CalCAN

AUGUST 10, 2023

Christine Gemperle, almond farmer and CalCAN advisor recently drove to Sacramento from her orchard in Ceres to testify in support of equipment sharing and sustainable agriculture investments alongside CalCAN staff. Anna Larson, Christine Gemperle and legislative director Mike Sharif.

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Orchard Farming Farming Agriculture 52

Civil Eats

JUNE 29, 2023

” Center: Ramon Torres prunes blueberry bushes at the Tierra y Libertad cooperative. Left: A member of Familias Unidas por la Justicia prunes blackberry bushes in a Sakuma Brothers Farms field. On the farm there we plant our seeds for corn and potatoes in March, in the field, just using the hoe. We also grew chilacoyote.

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Greenhouse Farming Farming Food 52

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The mesquite trees’ seed pods can be ground into a sweet, protein-rich flour used to make bread, cookies, and pancakes. A lot has to go into the planning of where the food forest is, when the fruits are harvestable, and whether the harvestable fruits are equitably distributed.” It’s open for harvest at any time,” Spiller said.

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Food Forestry Orchard Harvester 109

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Small footprint, big potential “Microgreens” is a term used to describe the tender, edible seedlings of various herbs, vegetables and grains typically seeded in shallow, soil-filled trays, grown under natural or artificial light, then harvested within two weeks of germination. Microgreens at Kupu Place. Photography by author.

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Cultivation Crop Real Estate Food 101

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Even monarch butterflies have lost habitat due to the prevalence of monocrop avocado orchards, along the once lush, biodiverse hillsides of Michoacán in Mexico. On the impacts of neonics—the chemicals that coat most corn and soy seeds in this country—especially, her experience illuminates so much. Jewell asks.

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Food Farming Farming Seeding 121

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Processing berry pulp, from beak to butt, takes about 15 minutes, though, contrary to popular belief, most holly seeds do not depart through droppings. During a feeding frenzy, robins can regurgitate holly seeds more than 150 feet from the source. Plant a holly orchard and let nature do the work for you,” read one brochure.

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Ecology Seeding Acre Processing 119