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Shitake Mushrooms: Thoughts on Production and Marketing
By Jim Sluyter
Mushrooms can be a way to diversify your markets and improve the farm's bottom line. Bernie Ware of Ware Farm talks about production techniques and marketing his shitake mushrooms.
Seed Saving: Hand Pollination of Melons and Squash
By Jim Sluyter
Saving seeds from melon and squash where more than one variety is growing requires hand pollination to assure that the fruits are 'true' to kind. Mike Kiessel shows us how.
Innovative Deer Fence
By Jim Sluyter
A simple, inexpensive, unobtrusive yet effective deer fence prevents crop loss on this northern Michigan blueberry farm.
Soil Blocks: High-Quality Seedlings, Easy Planting
Soil blocks produce high quality, easy-to-transplant seedlings, according to veteran grower Mike Wells, of Wells Family Farm in Williamsburg, Mich
The Meaning of “Community”
By Jim Sluyter
Six community supported agriculture veterans explain why they love their work.
Hoop for the Future: Hoophouse Tomatoes
By Jim sluyter
Meet Craig Schaaf, of Golden Rule Farm, near Kaleva, Mich., who uses unheated hoophouses to get his first crop of early heirloom tomatoes in June. He learned design and management techniques from noted farmer and author Eliot Coleman.
Zoning and Michigan’s Right to Farm Act
By Jim sluyter
Three NW Michigan farm pros discuss ag zoning and Right to Farm laws. Don Coe, of Black Star Farms; Nels Veliquette, of Cherries R Us; and Dean Solomon, of MSU Extension, have lots to say to planning and zoning administrators.
Understanding Value-Added Agriculture
By Jim sluyter
Timothy Young, of Food for Thought, a small processor in Honor, Mich., talks about value-added agriculture and the marketing, promotion, and technical assistance needed to make it successful.
