The use of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, etc. is at an all-time high, especially among large agriculture growers. Why? Modern agricultural practices involve growing single crop species in high-density plantings in hundreds of acres of fields at a time. Now if you were an insect, what does that kind of farming look like to [...]
Tag Archives: perennial food crops
Ultra-low Maintenance Food Producing Garden
I recently got a gardening question from a reader on facebook that went something like this: “We have 3 acres and a small cabin. . . . Any ideas of perennial food plants I could set in a cold climate and let grow wild? . . . probably zone 4.” There are lots of options [...]
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