A new study, conducted by the University of Florida, on heirloom cabbage production sheds light on how different crop ...

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Most vegetable seeds that germinate quickly (such as cabbage and tomatoes) enter their dormant state with mature, fully formed embryos. The carrot family is at a disadvantage, however, because ...

Thirty years ago, I read Eliot Coleman’s classic, “The New Organic Grower” (Chelsea Green ... Order Hakurei radish seeds and ...

Some organic vegetables can be treated to a good scrub ... As a general guide, most leafy greens, brassicas, pods and seeds and stalks and shoots will take about 3-5 minutes to boil, about twice ...

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Heirloom seeds can produce vegetables of all different shapes and sizes Two business owners have encouraged people to "stop growing boring" vegetables and consider heirloom seeds. Lucy Hutchings ...

More important, they added, is that you follow a healthful diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables. The Department of Agriculture sets stringent guidelines for organic food producers.

SVU and SPMVV students become first-generation organic farmers with guidance from NGOs, yielding enough to feed families for months.

Root veg, salad stuff and greens are grown over ... said the ethos behind the "no-dig" organic farming is to get good food to people regardless of background. "The idea they can then be part ...

Some of the fruit and veg we eat contain easily accessible seeds which can be planted to produce a new crop. Image caption, Seeds from the outside surface of strawberries can be scraped away and ...