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Diversity Found: Dandelion
I had this collection of dandelion varieties for a while. These were selections bred for human consumption for the foliage as a super nutritious perennial green. I kept the collection secret. My employees noticed when they started to flower and … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, dandelion, dense nutrition, ecology, healthy greens, perennial green, salad green, vegetables
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The Pecan is the Pie in the Sky
I live in one of the cloudiest counties in North America. When sun appears, people comment on it in the stores. “Oh, it’s a sunny day!” As if to say time is short and you better enjoy it now! The … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, northern pecan, pecan, pecan pie, short season, ultra northern, wild pecans
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The Deer Solution
For many years on my way into town, I would drive by a farm that raised sheep. The pasture was very neat looking and was often cropped to the ground. Like a neatly mowed lawn with isolated thistle plants popping … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, beneficial-plants, deer, nature, whitetail deer, wildlife
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A Raspberry Takes Many Forms
You got to respect them.They are a tad thorny and hard to walk through. They are a bit overwhelming at times yet bring you closer to wild fruit nirvana more than any fruit. They can fourish where few fruits can … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, beneficial-plants, blackberry, ecological enrichment, ecology, plant-diversity, plants, raspberry, Rubus, wild
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From Fruits to Roots: Tranquility Potato
Have you ever looked at the roots of plants closely? The part of the plant you don’t see is incredibly complex. Since I used a shovel to dig all the plants for my nursery I soon had a birds eye … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecology, food, health, potatoes, seeds, vegetables
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Scientific Thoughts
I took a class in college taught by a history of science teacher called “Scientific Thoughts and Thinkers.” One of my business major friends from Detroit who was super skeptical on many topics took it at the same time. He … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, biological enrichment, farming, food, natural laws, nature, objective, Spirtuality, subjective, sustainable-agriculture
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Germination Of New Ideas
In your search for unique flavors, you may discover crops that were abandoned or never adopted to any degree. You may ask yourself where is that beautiful food? You can find it on websites, non-profits and seed companies that promote … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, biodiversity, fruit, seeds
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One Tree Crop
My father and his friend from the post office had this idea back in the sixties. It was not easy to get anyone to agree. Out of a dozen potential partners only one remained in the end. It was 140 … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, christmas-tree, farming, nuts, sustainable-agriculture, treecrops, treefarm
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Regeneration Through Dissemination
Like my family’s Christmas tree farms of yesteryear, most tree crops are planted in long rows of a single species to maximize production. At my 13 acre farm, I did not have the luxury of both time and money to … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, diversity, ecology, gardening, multi-story agriculture, nature, non-native, regeneration, seeds
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Too Little Too Late
Extreme environmental changes will require a major shift on how and where we grow certain human edible crop plants. Although human edible corn makes up less than five percent of all corn, it is still important to think of it … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, antioxidants, edible, farming, garden, gardening, healthy, shortseason, sweetcorn, vegetables
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