Cultivating the earth as a response to moments of crisis dates back over a century, but not just as a relaxing activity. During World War I, writes Rose Hayden-Smith, a major Victory Garden movement promoted the idea of gardening as a civic duty. The goal was to increase food production on the home front, under the […]
Some states and cities have created tax incentives, like reductions in property taxes or tax rebates, to help encourage urban agriculture. Usually the state legislature passes an enabling statute allowing localities to choose to enact an incentive and giving the locality the authority to establish eligibility criteria, determine the process for granting and maintaining the […]
Dazzling Dahlias – 32 in a series – I dream of DAHLIAS via Flower Hill Farms on YouTube Here is a look at the dahlia varieties we are growing on our cut flower farm in Upstate NY! An interesting link found among my daily reading Read more on this topic: Dazzling Dahlias – 6 in […]
Historical Garden Books – 84 in a series – Jottings of a gentleman farmer : a practical guide to flower gardening for amateur gardeners : to which is added some suggestions on growing food plants during the war (1917) by E. T. (Ernest Tetley) Ellis Download in Text, PDF, Single Page JPG, TORRENT from Archive.org […]
Historical Garden Books – 83 in a series – Sylva; or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesties dominions (1664) Download in Text, PDF, Single Page JPG, TORRENT from Archive.org See more like this: Publication date 1664 Topics Forests and forestry, Trees, Gardening — Early works to 1800, Cider Publisher London, Printed by J. […]
Dazzling Dahlias – 31 in a series – When Your Dream Of Creating A Flower Farm Comes True via @sam.and.wildvioletgarden on TikTok @sam.and.wildvioletgarden when your dream of creating a flower farm comes true ##australia ##dahlias ##flowers ##beautiful ##dowhatyoulove ##flowerfarm ##gardening ##garden ##plants ♬ follow me – sundown.sundae An interesting link found among my daily […]
Historical Garden Books – 82 in a series – School gardening. A simple book for teaching boys and girls in elementary schools the rudiments of practical horticulture (1913) by Laurence B. Hyde Download in Text, PDF, Single Page JPG, TORRENT from Archive.org AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION. It is obvious that a subject so boundless as School Gardening […]
Part of a series from A Gardener’s Notebook @douglaswelch In the garden…Sweet Potato Update ##garden ##gardening ##foid ##sweetpotato ♬ original sound – douglaswelch * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs** Many of these books may be available from your local library. Check it out! † Available from the LA Public […]
You have your chicken coop all set up, but before you bring home your various breeds of chickens, don’t forget to accessorize—both with essential chicken-keeping elements and fun decorative accessories! Giving your chickens a cozy restful spot that accommodates their daily needs and habits is essential to raising happy—and prolific egg-laying—hens. Our Country Living panel of chicken experts […]
Pomegranate Growing Spotted on our young pomegranate tree yesterday. Coming on strong! From my Instagram Feed Read more on this topic: Neighbor’s #pomegranate nearly ready for harvest #fruit #garden #gardenersnotebook #plants #tree #nature #food via Instagram [Photo] Pomegranate Harvest 2018 via Instagram Pomegranate Flowers via Instagram Pomegranate Flower…and hopefully fruit in the garden via […]
