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Greenhouses |

Fit to Eat Podcast With David Jason Goodyear

In this episode of Ivan Emke’s Fit to Eat podcast, Ivan and Dan Rubin visit David Jason Goodyear in Flatrock, NL and learn how he grows and stores almost all ……

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Seeds |

Seed Saving

This introduction to Seed Saving was produced by Dan, with support from our wonderful national heritage seed organization Seeds of Diversity, for seed events across Canada in 2021.   It ……

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Root Vegetables |

The Basics Of Carrots

This comprehensive article presents the basics, including carrot varieties, carrot cultivation and offers tips for improving your production of carrots.   Here in Newfoundland, we used to produce…

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Root Vegetables |

No Dig Potatoes

In this video, Charles Dowding, the renowned British no-dig gardener reveals how he grows potatoes without turning over soil, thereby saving a lot of work and relying on organic top ……

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Root Vegetables |

Different Types Of Potatoes

There are thousands of varieties of potatoes, and they fall into several general types.  In this video, the main types of potatoes are illustrated and described, and related to common ……

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Flowers |

Working With Nature

In this video the owner of Little Farmhouse Flowers shares details of how she manages and plans her year round flower production using strategies that include organic approaches, high tunnels and…

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Soil |

One Third Of US Midwest Topsoil Lost To Erosion

New research, reported in the Yale Environment Review reports one-third of the topsoil in the US Midwest and NE is now gone, lost to erosion, compaction and salination.    This ……

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Greenhouses |

Chinese greenhouse design in Alberta is growing vegetables year round

This greenhouse design, which is common in China, where hundreds of acres are covered with similar structures, works just fine in sub zero temperatures in Alberta where selected crops may ……

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Seeds |

Consider the Perennials

As a home gardener you should consider growing perennial plants, which overwinter and produce crops year after year.   Here is a video with the basics of how to do ……

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Soil |

Regenerative Agriculture

Regenerative agriculture is all about soil: plants and animals putting carbon and nutrients back into degraded soil to rebuild life, absorb carbon and generate healthy food.    Australian farmers…

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