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Save Your Own Seeds Part Two: Seed Storage
Saving your own seeds saves money. It is also the best way to make sure that traditional crop varieties do not disappear. The traditional crops that have grown in your region since before your grandparents’ time are well adapted to the local climate and soil. And they are good at resisting common local pests. But…
Save Your Own Seeds Part One: Seed Selection
Saving seeds from your own crops saves money. And it also helps save the traditional crop varieties which grow in your region. Farmers have always saved seed from their crops to plant the next season. But many farmers now buy seeds from stores in town or directly from seed companies instead. The problem is that…
The Parracana Cooperative : Farmers and Teachers Working Together
The farmers in a small community in Sololá, Guatemala, had a problem. Middlemen were offering low, often unfair prices for farmers’ produce. Farmers would often accept these prices without really knowing what was fair. Later, they might learn that farmers in the next village were getting a higher price for the same produce. The problem…
Putting Worms to Work for You
Farmers have always known that the earthworms in their fields improve the soil. But you can also grow earthworms in containers where they turn farm and kitchen waste into rich compost to feed your plants. Growing earthworms is called vermiculture. It is a fast and simple way to get free fertilizer for your crops and…
Grow Oil Palm Mushrooms the Ghanaian Way
Tropical farmers in many parts of the world are learning about the benefits of growing mushrooms. Mushrooms do not take up much space, they taste good, and they are a good source of protein. Here is a way to grow one type of mushroom: Oil palm mushrooms, also known as paddy straw mushrooms (Volvariella volvacium)…
Catch All the Rain that Falls on your Roof
Did you know that your roof can catch a lot of water for you? The first few rains of the season may be all your area will get for the whole year. But if you can catch all the rain that falls on your roof you will have water for your gardens and fields, your…
Grow Food Cheaply by the Roadside
How can you grow food in the city if you do not have any land? All around you there are only houses and buildings, roads and traffic. But take another look at those roads. Is there land beside them? Often there is. And often nobody is using it. Why not grow food beside a road? …
Produce Clean, Safe Milk
Is the milk we get from our animals always safe to drink? The answer, unfortunately, is no. Milk spoils easily. And sometimes milk can carry diseases. There are two steps in making sure the milk you get from your animals is wholesome. One is to keep the milking process absolutely clean. The second way is…
Foliar Fertilizer Strengthens Crops
Many farmers grow healthier crops by using fertilizers. Fertilizers feed plants with nutrients to make them stronger. Usually fertilizers are mixed in with the soil and enter the plant through the roots. But there is another type of fertilizer called “foliar” fertilizer which is applied to the leaves of the plants instead of to the…
Neem Protects Stored Grain
Using neem leaves is a simple, no‑cost way to keep insect pests out of the baskets, sacks, bins and pots where you keep your grain. Farmers in India and other places where neem trees grow have been using neem leaves to protect stored grain for centuries. Put a thin layer, about 1 1/2 centimetres, of…