With its ecological and appropriate technology practices and outstanding production, Les Jardins de la Grelinette demonstrates that small farmers need not sacrifice their quality of life and time with their families — or forget about the environment — to achieve economic wellbeing. Under their fine-tuned system these all-too-often elusive goals are both totally compatible and achievable.
A growing number of communities operate their own tool lending library to allow residents to borrow tools free of charge because building a fence requires a lot of tools, and purchasing a brand-new post-hole digger, post pounder, measuring wheel, plumb bob and drill can be cost-prohibitive, and even renting can get expensive.
A new study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), found that buffaloberries contain large amounts of lycopene and a related acidic compound, methyl-lycopenoate, which are important antioxidants and nutrients beneficial for human health.
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Growers report that trees start to take off after a year or two. Although the time from seed to fruit is usually eight years, Crabtree says that grafted plants will produce three to four years after grafting. Generally, trees will begin to bear when they are around 6 feet tall.
“I believe a diverse mix of plants and animals is the foundation of a sustainable farm, and the emerging globally local food systems offer the best — and perhaps ultimately the only — real path into a food secure future,” said Dave Bishop.
