Harvest’s Four Favorite Springtime Blogs
March 28, 2013
At Harvest, we know how to recycle, and that even applies blog posts. We combed through our content from last season and picked out our four favorite posts for the spring season. We hope these educate you and inspire some outdoor gardening adventures. What’s in Season in Your Region? There’s SOMETHING in season in every Read more...
It’s Time for Mulch Madness!
March 4, 2013
March is a month of madness, and not just of the college hoops variety. It’s also the time when gardeners get excited for planting season, or as we’re calling it, Mulch Madness! This month Harvest is covering a lot of ground on its social media outlets with mulch-related facts, tips and the occasional pun. Tune into Twitter (hashtag #mulchmadness). Read more...
What was the biggest weather disaster of 2012? Surprisingly, Hurricane Sandy doesn’t top the list
December 4, 2012
Hurricane Sandy hit the U.S. hard, leaving a multitude of Americans reeling from the tremendous devastation, loss of life and economic damage that may add up to $50 billion or more. The storm and its aftermath dominated media outlets, spreading awareness and bringing in help and relief from all over the U.S. But astonishingly, Hurricane Read more...
Biogas Is High-Profile at the Canadian Farm and Food Conference
March 5, 2012
Organics awareness is on the rise in North America! We’ve seen passionate folks take action to get restaurants, farms and even entire cities to use organic materials as a resource, keeping them out of landfills. This week’s Canadian Farm and Food Biogas Conference and Exhibition in London, Ontario, is a fine example of the rising Read more...
Serving Up An Extreme Soup Kitchen
November 17, 2011
All eyes will be glued to the TV this Friday as Extreme Makeover: Home Edition serves up a 2-hour Thanksgiving Special with the story of the Dunning Family from Delaware. An earthquake and a hurricane threatened to stop the project, but volunteers from Sussex County Delaware rallied together to build a soup kitchen. Date: Friday Read more...
Fallen leaves…..gifts for your garden and lawn
November 4, 2011
Per “The Green Man” column in the Vancouver Sun, fallen leaves are indeed “…. a terrific source of organic material for your garden, with a whole variety of uses…..” They are an important component in your compost bin, or they can be shredded and put directly on your garden beds as a much or soil Read more...
Pumpkins, Power & Energy
November 2, 2011
1.4 billion pounds, that’s a lot of pumpkin. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, pumpkins are grown in nearly every state, the top five producing states as of last year are Illinois, California, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Per the USDA website: Ornamental and home processing use accounts for about three-fourths of the U.S. Read more...
Study compares Organic versus Conventional farming
October 4, 2011
In 1981 the Rodale Institute began a study to determine what happens during the transition from chemical to organic agriculture. The Farming Systems Trial (FST)® is America’s longest running, side-by-side comparison of organic and chemical agriculture, with now 30 years of data collected For many, the results have been surprising….if not stunning. The bottom line: Read more...
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