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I can’t fully express my appreciation for the passion conveyed in the [Spring] Gardening series. Especially regarding the creation of a healthy, vibrant earth through gardening and by redefining our relationship with nature/soil. Thank you, thank you.
I love the OGS Spring Conference. Thank you all for your hard work to make it happen. I look forward to it every year and always come away inspired and ready to keep working!
What I love most about CRAFT is the networking with other farmers and visiting working farms. The sharing of information between farmers is like in no other industry. In farming, it seems, competitiveness turns into collaboration and cooperation.
Recent Blog Posts
Ask Meredith: Apple Cider Vinegar
This month's Organic Living article comes from guest writer Jennifer Miyakawa Cloke, the Organic Growers School's Communications Coordinator and Spring Conference Assistant. Enjoy! Hi All! When I think "organic living," the first thing that comes to my mind is, of...
Ask Tom: Farm Gadgets 2013
This month we offer several products and ideas that may be useful on the farm and elsewhere. If readers have others that we should spread around, please let us know. At our last CRAFT tour of the year Ben and Cedar at Goldfinch Gardens in Celo introduced us to a...
Ask Ruth: Winter Cover Crops
Hello Ruth, I live in East TN and will be digging sweet potatoes in my home garden by the first frost which usually comes in the third week in October. The sweet potatoes are in a 500 square foot area. I am new to cover cropping and have experimented with oats,...
Ask Ruth: Preventing Tomato Blight and Resistant Varieties
Hi Ruth, After this wet summer, I'm wondering if any varieties of tomatoes showed any resistance to the blight (early or late). I grew Opalkas, Amish paste, and Juliets for canning; Cherokee pink, Brandywine Black, Eva Purple Ball, and Early Girl for eating; and...
Ask Tom: Farmer Ergonomics
Dear Tom – With the late spring and incessant rain in June, this season was very stressful but making things worse was back pain on and off all season. Any suggestions? Aching Andy in Tuxedo Dear Andy – You are not alone. Farming is the occupation most associated with...
