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It’s January. The ground is hard and cold, and often covered in lacy white frost. It’s hard to remember what summer’s like, sometimes. But now is the perfect time to start thinking about planning, planting and enjoying your produce. You need to start by assessing the space you’ve got. It doesn’t matter if it’s a community plot, a new allotment, planters along the high street or a back garden – the fundamentals are the same. New to gardening? Got your eye on a growing
Free Haven Farms, an education and training resource for Incredible Edible Merchantville, is offering webinars for brand new or experienced gardeners Whether you want to learn about the best way to start your garden in 2023 or try some new growing techniques, you should definitely try out their course webinars. Now is the perfect time to get a head start on your best spring garden. Learn about raised beds, hydroponics and container
Incredible Edible Merchantville is participating in the #SeedMoneyChallenge, a 30-day fundraising challenge and we could really use your support TODAY! In addition to keeping the funds we raise from individuals like you, we
Mother Earth News says, "Two thousand gardeners can’t be wrong — the best tools for keeping ahead of weeds include several types of hoes, a good garden fork, a garden knife, a dandelion puller - some use an old
Fedco Seeds is certified by MOFGA Certification Services, Maine’s USDA-approved certifier. Each variety labeled as organic in our catalog has been certified by a USDA-approved agency. All seed in their catalog offered as “organic” comes from certified farms. They have painstakingly built our network of small seed growers over the past 40 years. Most of our growers use farm and seed revenues to supplement income from other jobs. We are using the ecological label ECO after the variety name to describe uncertified seeds grown without
Now that the gardening season has ended and you've picked the season’s last vegetables, let some plants go to seed and harvest them for planting next year. “Saving seed can be really fun and is a great way to learn about
