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Dear Organic Gardeners As many of us in the North country endure short days and sub zero temperatures, the season of garden dreaming is in full swing. Read More > |
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Farm Report As we come close to finishing cleaning our growers' seed crops from 2002 and evaluating last year's data, gathered during our field trials, we look forward to the upcoming growing season. Read More > |
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Community Supported Agriculture Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is rapidly growing across the country (and worldwide). Read More > |
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One Straw Farm We recently visited One Straw Farm, a local CSA in our neighborhood, to ask about their experiences running a CSA. Read More > |
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Bulk Seed Update Planting organic seed is the essential first step toward achieving sustainable, environmentally sound agricultural production systems. Read More > |
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Dr. John Navazio A Conversation with Master Plant Breeder Navazio, who has dedicated his professional career to improving vegetable seed varieties under organic growing conditions, and Steve Peters. Read More > |
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Backyard Market Gardening Andrew Lee wants to change the way we feed ourselves-and he has a pretty good idea of how to replace the chemical-based, fossil fuel driven, industrial-scale paradigm... Read More > |
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Product Highlights Check out some of our new products from our new 2003 catalog. And while you're at it, take a look at our New Seed Introductions for your garden this year. Read More > |
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Job Opp.: Research Farm Seeking a hard-working, motivated individual to work on our 10-acre research farm on the Rio Grande, north of Espanola, New Mexico. Read More > |
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Farm Report: January 2003
Happy New Year! January is an exciting time of transition here at the Research Farm. As we come close to finishing cleaning our growers' seed crops from 2002 and evaluating last year's data gathered during our field trials, we look forward to the upcoming growing season. Micaela Colley and Steve Peters have been busy planning and coordinating this year's cooperative variety trials with growers. These trials are conducted in different regions of the United States to evaluate our varieties under various growing conditions. Growers participating in these trials serve as valuable extensions of our own research team by collecting horticultural data throughout the growing season and sharing their results with us in New Mexico.
The seed cleaning season here at the Research Farm has been enjoyable as always. It is wonderful to see and feel the fruits of our growers' labor. This year, we purchased an additional gravity table to assist us in cleaning seed-lots too small to run on our larger version. Also new to the Farm is a cold-storage unit. This unit will allow us to facilitate growing, evaluating, and storing biennial root crops in the coming years.
We recently seeded 14 varieties of onions here at the Farm, our first of a myriad of crops that will occupy our greenhouses this winter and spring. We are now planning which varieties will be grown at the Research Farm for evaluation this year. Soon the process of cleaning up the fields in preparation for spring plantings will begin. We'll be direct seeding poppies in the field before we know it.
Other exciting news is the 23rd annual Ecological Farming Conference (Eco-Farm) held in Pacific Grove, California. This sustainable agriculture conference is a tremendous opportunity to learn about the latest advances in agricultural production, research, marketing, and important issues surrounding these topics.
It is a wonderful time to meet with other individuals passionate about agriculture, to exchange valuable information, and to infuse the spirit with inspiration and enthusiasm for the approaching growing season. Several of our growers will be attending Eco-farm as well-a great way to further connect with our valued seed growers. Read all about Eco-Farm in our next eNewsletter.
Cheers!
Jordan Rainwater, Research Associate
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