…to your garden by planting vegetables that are purple. Not only will they add aesthetic beauty to your garden, they are easy to grow, and they’re really good for you!…
Winter Gardening Chores for Future Bounty
Winter vegetables growing in a garden including Broccoli, Rhubarb, Cabbage and Red Cabbage Everyone wants a good crop from their garden. Cathy Isom has some tips on gardening chores to…
Invasive and Nuisance Shrubs
…This Land of Ours. Invasive and Nuisance Shrubs Fruits of the ornamental japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii). Japanese Barberry is a beautiful thorny shrub with red berries and leaves. This aggressive…
Public Safety vs. Producer Income in Recent E. coli Outbreak
…you have vegetables of all kinds coming into the marketplace because you are essentially moving from summer production areas into winter production areas…so you end up hurting the growers that…
E. coli Investigation and Warning Fallout Continues
…Brothers, Fresh Express, Dole Fresh Vegetables, Earthbound Farms, and FiveStar Gourmet Foods have banded together to try and change that labeling inaccuracy in the short-term. The group submitted an official…
Getting the Needs of ‘Commercial Organic’ Operations Heard on a National Level
…for more representation in national organizations by producers of his size. “One person may have three acres of organic vegetables outside of Nashville, another one may be in Georgia and…
Several Conservation Projects Recognized at CARCD Annual Convention
…fertilization systems and to rehabilitate greenhouses to grow vegetables. “It’s been an effort over the last probably three, to four, to five years of reaching out to this community and…
Growing Veggies Indoors All Year Long
You are one of these folks that loves growing your own vegetables. Have no fear, Cathy Isom is here filling you in about some veggies you can grow indoors all…
Celebrating National Pepper Month
…National Pepper Month November is National Pepper month. A time to recognize these vibrant colored, crunchy, appetizing fruits. Yes, peppers are fruits, not vegetables, because of the seeds they contain….
Winterize Your Garden for a Better Spring Crop
…and also plants that seem diseased and infested. Annual vegetables can be yanked out, too. Healthy plants can be dropped into the ground to break down and feed the soil…
Celebrating National Pomegranate Month
Cathy Isom tells you why you should get to know one of the world’s most healthiest fruits this month. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Pomegranate…
FAS Administrator Isley to Lead South Korea Trade Mission
…Berry and Fruits, Portland, Ore. Bard Valley Date Growers, Yuma, Ariz. Blue Diamond Growers, Modesto, Calif. Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, Milwaukie, Ore. Bridgepathway, LLC, Jericho, N.Y. California Fresh Fruit…
Preparing the Garden for Next Year’s Crop
…comes to getting your garden in shape and organized so that you’re ready for next year’s crop. Native plants, perennial flowers, herbs, some grains like amaranth, and even early-germinating vegetables…
Best Veggies to Grow Indoors
With winter right around the corner, you don’t want a little snowfall or cold weather to slow down your growing your own vegetables. Cathy Isom tells you about some of…