Marie duQuesnay lives on an exposed hill around 850ft above sea level in Pembrokeshire and has been a seed guardian for nine years. Seed guardians are volunteer gardeners who grow and preserve historic vegetable varieties. There are currently more than 800 varieties of seeds in the Garden Organic Heritage Seed Library. Some of the seeds […]
By Kitti CooperSpecial to Gulf Coast Media Why should you think about your summer gardenduring our “winter”? In the sunny Deep South, where the weather can betough and the soil is different in every backyard,there is a simple trick for better gardens — amendingthe soil. This means adding dark compost and darkamendments of soil to […]
New Delhi: Haryana and Gujarat did not spend any of the Rs 15 lakh they received in total for organic farming over the last three years under the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Union agriculture minister Arjun Munda said in parliament recently. He said that Haryana and Gujarat received Rs 5.05 lakh and Rs 10.10 […]
Minister of State Pippa Hackett already extended the closing date from December 8, to ensure applicants have maximum opportunity for those who are interested in applying. Senator Hackett previously said: “We anticipate the huge interest among farmers to be reflected in applications to the scheme.” However, agricultural advisors have been swamped with ACRES applications in […]