Best Delivery Vans

It's important to protect animals hauled in trucks from wind, cold and rain, and if you stop in the summer, be sure to park in the shade so your animals don't overheat. That's because trailers are designed with their safety in mind, truck beds and vans...

Buying produce from a CSA isn't the same as going to a Whole Foods Market and picking the best of everything. But before you go CSA shopping, make sure your expectations are realistic.

That glass jar might cause your painstakingly collected mint tea to turn to mold if there is even a little bit of moisture, and light can cause essential oils to break down. Because the animals were in wire cages, the cardboard provided valuable bedding...

Clouds, rain or snow will form only if one of the air masses has both sufficient relative humidity and a wide enough temperature difference between it and the other air mass. When viewed from the side, the advancing cold front looks like the leading edge...

Good snap beans should snap crisply when you bend them. For more information on cultivation and cultivars, check out the I like to use plastic bags with a few little holes for ventilation (stab a gallon zip-top bag with a fork about a dozen times).

To transport flowers in a car, lay them on their sides on the back seat. Surround the buckets with small sand bags if needed for extra stability. If you have a longer trip to make and many flowers to move, consider renting or borrowing a refrigerated...

The Thimbleberry,Because the fruit is so soft, it does not pack or ship well, thimbleberries are rarely cultivated commercially. I was one of three "wild and crazy girls" who set off to spend the summer seeing the U.S. and Canada.

Special Considerations/Notes: Belgian Bearded d'Uccle chickens are easygoing, sweet birds that bear confinement well, but they're also excellent free-range foragers. The breed makes fantastic broody hens that happily hatch any eggs placed under them.

“Learning through doing and reflection adds a valuable dimension to students' education because it helps them see the connections between theory and practice in the real world,” Van Horn says.

Simply divide it when it gets too big and share some with fellow gardeners or find another spot for it in your own garden., a well-known Landscape architect--along with his partner, James van Sweden--founded Oehme, van Sweden & Associates, Inc., known...

Taking animals to the processor isn't the most intuitive farm task, but these basic tips can make the day easier. For our first pigs, we delivered the evening before. First, always check the cut sheet against what you get in return.

Services are not products you create but rather conveniences you provide. Opening up that option could bring more money to you by giving the customer what they want. Where some customers may love the farmers market ritual, others may not be able to commit...

So bring them out! Have a field day or small potluck to get members out and tour the farm. This makes it even easier for busy people. On our farm we like to say, “This is your farm, you help us decide what to grow—you shape it.” And customers really...

That led me to start researching the flower industry, which is when I found that it was a huge industry, but with a tremendous number of problems and very little innovation. We look forward to the changing seasons because we get to use different flowers:...

“We listened to our members in making this decision, as our members wanted more fresh fruit and we are limited in what we can grow here in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Irrigate when weather warms and trees are growing, providing at least 5 to 10 gallons of water per week per tree--more in very hot weather. Deep, sandy loam also is best, though cherries will grow in rocky or poor soils as long as there is adequate overall...

So I concede, their development is a good thing.Diascias always seem to look stunning in hanging containers, whether or not they are designated as "trailing" varieties. To the left, an unknown pink trailing Diascia, and to the right, courtesy of Ball...

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But I'm trying hard to grasp onto the freedom that flexibility can bring to hard situations and realize that in the coming weeks, months and years ahead, being flexible is going to be more important than it's ever been before.

But he did several main paintings, however, with roses always prominent in the paintings.The Realist period followed, leading to artists who bridged the gap into Impressionism. It was about this time as well when the rose became a symbol of British royalty,...

In essence, many beneficial insects need a place to live over winter, and disposing of raked-up leaf fall in autumn may well be disposing of the creatures hibernating within it. Christ Cant/Flickr Trucking away the riches dropped by the trees and other...

If given free range, the chicken's feathered feet will help to discourage any damage to gardens and flowerbeds, as the feathers prevent the bird from scratching easily. Hens are decent layers, considering their bantam status, and provide very small, creamy-white...

However, on a good note, the FSA has flexibility in determining what this experience is. For example, you don't need an agriculture degree—your experience could consist of internships, classes and on-farm employment.

Here are a few words of advice from both farmers and chefs on what it takes to make the relationship work. A meeting is a good time to find out if a chef is interested in regular purchases of a specific product or if they're fine with buying whatever...

What are some of the challenges and perks of growing food in such an urban environment? Customers can then go pick up their basket from their pick-up point and get to eating and cooking.

Currently, Butte College operates a total of 25,000 solar panels that generate over 6.5 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year – enough to power more than 941 average-sized homes, or the equivalent of removing 615 passenger cars from roadways.