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Is farming a public service? To build a new generation of farmers, one nonprofit wants states to forgive student loans.

USDA trying to reach out to young people who may be interested in becoming farmers The USDA is reaching out to young people who may be interested in farming.

16 Kitchen Scraps That You Can Re-grow More details here...

Charles P. Hartley is one of my personal heroes. He was a great USDA scientist who championed corn improvement in very reasonable ways on farms. His resistance to throwing all of the USDA corn improvement budget into hybrids resulted in his being fired. That said, his various ear to row techniques for corn improvement did not yield the hoped for results, although there was still some improvement for useful traits besides yield. Here is his 1902 bulletin about seed corn selection, and other than the sketchy outline of ear to row methods, it remains very solid in explaining considerations for breeding OP corn. http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/naldc/download.xhtml?id=IND43637883&content=PDF. Enjoy!

Plant your seeds at the perfect time using this gardener-approved guide This spring, get the most out of your garden with this planting schedule recommended by The Washington Post's gardening columnist, Adrian Higgins.

Chipotle's Food-Safety Woes? Don't Expect Sympathy From Rest Of Industry Chipotle has scorned some mainstream farming practices, like GMOs and antibiotics. Now the fast-casual chain is taking hits over food safety, and past targets of its attacks are taking revenge.

The Open Source Seed Initiative: Let’s Take Back Our Seeds The Open Source Seed Initiative seeks to combat corporate seed control and patenting by bringing seed varieties, breeding projects and germplasm back to the public commons, where they belong.

Garden Workshops | Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona Below are the Garden Workshops for the current season. Click on any workshop title for more information and to register. Space is limited in many of the workshops. Most are free of charge.

Still wondering wether to start a veggie plot this year? We have the very flow chart to help you organise your priorities/ thoughts...After which we have a great beginners pinterest board crammed full of ideas to start you off...

Here is a link....

https://www.pinterest.com/growveg/starting-gardening/

Via the Tatooed Gardener.