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By David Fried All over the world at this very moment friends are lifting their glasses and saying: “Skol!,” “Cheers!,” “Nazdrovia!,” or perhaps “L’chaim!” They are not lifting a zucchini or an olive to say this, but something magical and transformative that they can drink. We who grow and harvest fruit can have the pleasure […] Pollinators in Peril Landmark Report: In the first comprehensive review of the more than 4,000 native bee species in North America and Hawaii, the Center for Biological Diversity has found that more than half the species with sufficient data to assess are declining. Nearly one in four is imperiled and at increasing risk of […] Painting by Gabriel Tempesta www.gabrieltempesta.com by David Fried of Elmore Roots Fruit Tree and Berry Nursery It was in the late 70s or very early 80s when I visited my friend who was working at the Rural Education Center in Wilton, New Hampshire. The man who brought permaculture to America, Bill Mollison, had just […] Foodscape Revolution By Brie Arthur, published by St. Lynn’s Press, 2017, 189 pages, $21.95 Book review by N. R. Mallery ’Tis the season for gardening. You may have noticed that some people have been growing a few veggies in with flowers in the past couple of years. Perhaps you have even started to do […] One option to keep the weeds down in both large and small spaces include GardenMats which are made in Vermont. www.GardenMats.com. Courtesy photos. By N.R. Mallery Many of us think a product is safe because the manufacturer says so. Monsanto says Roundup is safe, but the state of California and the […] By David Fried What if you could grow nine types of fruits and nuts in the space that you would need to turn around with your arms outstretched? If you have one spot in your yard where you can do this and it gets at least one half to three quarters of a day of […] Biogas generation. Here is a 52 °C thermophile anaerobic digestion system converting putrescible residual organic matter (i.e. brown trays), organic residues from slaugtherhouse activities and biosludge from wastewater treatment plants to energy. Image: http://bit.ly/biogas-power. By Lonnie Coplen, LEEDAP, CPHC Biogas is a combustible gas composed largely of methane, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide […] by David Fried It is now possible to grow delicious and nutritious berries in Vermont that people in other countries have been raving about for years. In Sweden in the 1970’s, I worked on a farm where wooden clogs were worn in the kitchen where we enjoyed a meal of flatbread and a yogurt topped […] Low-maintenance elderberries for an effortless, bountiful harvest. Fruit of the native elderberry. Photo by D. Fried. By David Fried of Elmore Roots Using our experience from 36 years of growing elderberries on a rugged hillside, in Elmore, Vermont, Zone 3, we offer this effortless recipe for a successful start to a fruitful ending, for […] Credit: Cooper Phyllis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service By Jennifer Wilhelm NASA scientists report that 2015 is expected to be the hottest year on record. The summer and the months of September and October were the hottest recorded, but what does a global temperature increase of half a degree mean for the food system? […] |
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