Articles: Crops
Sweet Winter Carrots: Growing & Harvesting
Want to keep growing great food during the cold months? Try growing winter carrots in your cold house! These carrots, which…
Read MoreTwo-Step Bed Flipping: Increasing Your Production on a Small Footprint
Flipping your plant beds is as simple as 1, 2! Follow these tips for two-step bed flipping to successfully increase…
Read MoreGarlic Growing 101: From Seed to Harvest
All hail the mighty garlic clove! This small crop adds a big punch of flavor that complements almost every delicious dish…
Read MoreNo-Till Arugula Start to Finish
Growing no-till arugula is a simple and environmentally-friendly way to grow your own food. These greens can be used on…
Read MoreA Nourishing Recipe to Boost Seedling Growth
You don’t need to use chemicals or other unnatural ingredients to give your seedlings a boost. Just use a combination of…
Read MoreHow to Grow Healthy Plants: Strengthening Your Farm or Garden’s Immune System
Searching for tips on how to grow healthy plants? Look no further. The Ecological Farm is the go-to guide for…
Read MoreGet Started With Tillage: Choosing the Right Crops
Interested in getting started with tillage? All you’ll need is a spot, some soil, and some crops to make your…
Read MoreHow to Grow and Store the 5 Crops You Need to Survive
In an age of erratic weather and instability, it’s increasingly important to develop a greater self-reliance when it comes to…
Read MoreInterplanting and Beyond
Permaculture is more than just a way to garden, it applies systems-thinking to every facet of our relationship to the…
Read MoreWhen to Plant: Determining When Crops Thrive
Most people know that different crops thrive in different seasons and climates and that each crop has ideal growing conditions.…
Read MoreResilience and the Lost Art of Agricultural Inventiveness
After twenty years in academia, Michael Foley began farming first in southern Maryland, and then in Willits, California, where he,…
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