We’re always thrilled to highlight our amazing grantees, including one of this year’s winners, 47 Daisies, a small agricultural nonprofit in Vassalboro, ME. They grow vegetables, fruit, [...]
In our last post we discussed making the most of fall’s cool weather by adding perennials to your garden. Another way to enjoy fall in the garden is to build a cold frame to help extend [...]
Spring may be the busiest planting season, but fall is also a wonderful time to add to your garden. Some perennials thrive when planted in fall. The soil is still warm, there’s less disease and [...]
When you picture farming, plastic probably isn’t on your mind. However, plastic has become a huge part of modern agriculture. It’s part of the entire farming process, from the plastic trays [...]
Heirloom crops are those varieties of vegetables, fruit, and livestock that existed before commercial varieties. They were the crops passed down from one generation to the next, saved each year [...]
Sustainable farming encompasses more than food, and fiber farmers are one group that’s often overlooked. Although cheaply made synthetics dominate the textile market these days, there are still [...]
Despite being central to our everyday survival, food is something that’s often missing from our history books. The gathering, domestication, and cultivation of foods has played a large role in [...]
At The FruitGuys Community Fund we look to fund ecologically sustainable projects. One of the projects that we’ve been proud to support is the transition to no-till agriculture. No-till [...]
Starting your own plants from seed can be one of the most satisfying parts of gardening. It’s amazing to watch something that was once just a speck turn into pounds of food under your care. [...]