Picture by John S. Quarterman at
Okra Paradise Farms,
Lowndes County, Georgia, 28 July 2011.
Skeeterhawk, that’s who! Eat them skeeters, skeeterhawk!
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Gretchen digging the potatoes she’s selling today at
Downtown Valdosta Farm Days.
Look at the roots on that thing!
Hundreds of pounds of potatoes: Continue reading
Nishika Patel blogged 11 May 2011 in The Guardian, Organic farming – India’s future perfect?
How did this happen?India’s struggling farmers are starting to profit from a budding interest in organic living. Not only are the incomes of organic farmers soaring – by 30% to 200%, according to organic experts – but their yields are rising as the pesticide-poisoned land is repaired through natural farming methods.
Organic farming only took off in the country about seven years ago. Farmers are turning back to traditional farming methods for a number of reasons.Continue readingFirst, there’s a 10% to 20% premium