Posts Tagged ‘farming’
To Dream of Fall
Is it really true? The Autumnal Equinox is this Tuesday, which means this weekend is the last weekend of the summer. What to do, what to do? This quote rings true for me right now: Autumn has caught us in our summer wear. – Philip Larkin I’m not quite ready to let go of summer…
Read More »Books to Get You Started Living Simply
Are you looking for inspiration on your dream to live a simple life? This book genre has exploded in the past few years, and it’s no surprise. The ideas of eating seasonally, supporting local farmers and artisans, and becoming self-sufficient are all very much a part of pop culture right now. But where to begin?…
Read More »A Salad by Any Other Name…
Why is a salad called a salad? These are the questions we (ok, I) ask ourselves as we chomp into the first bites of locally-grown lettuces this season… “Salad” comes from “sal”, ie, salt. In ancient times (and modern, as well), salt was an ingredient in the salad dressing. As they say, clothes make the…
Read More »How Climate Change is Changing Farming
Farming was never an easy gig, but lately it’s been downright frustrating. Record heat waves, floods, cold-spells, and droughts are cutting into yields and in some instances ruining entire crops. Analysts warn that such climate change-driven extremes could reduce grain production in G20 countries by up to 8.7 percent by 2020 if no significant action…
Read More »What does it mean to transplant plants?
Here at Blue Moon Acres, we get a jump on spring by starting items that will be growing outside in the greenhouses first, using a method known as transplanting. Transplanting literally means to uproot and replant. We begin the plants in the heated, warm greenhouses in trays, and then gradually transfer them to the ground.…
Read More »Seven Cool Ways to Get Your Compost On!
Imagine a pile of trash 2000 feet tall, one mile wide, and 85 million tons heavy. An enormous pile, almost large enough to be seen from space. That’s how much compostable waste Americans discard in a single year. According to the EPA, food scraps and yard waste account for 20 to 30 percent of what…
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