Year One Garden: Challenges In the Garden
Challenges in the garden can include pests, disease, and weather. They can’t be avoided, but preparation can minimize the damage!
Crop Spotlight: Carrots
Carrots are a nutrient-dense root crop known for a sweet and crunchy texture. Start in late summer/early fall to overwinter for best flavor!
President’s Note: Tom Zink
Join us in welcoming Tom Zink, Horticulturalist, to the Kerr Center team! Tom is a veteran and has spent several years market farming.
President’s Note: Maximilian Sunflower
Maximilian sunflower is a hardy native plant that gives pollinators a solid boost – but be careful how close you plant it to vegetables!
President’s Note: Book Review – The Self-Fed Farm and Garden
The Self-Fed Farm and Garden discusses how to build and maintain soil biology as a basis for healthy crops with limited outside inputs.
President’s Note: Organic Agriculture in the Mid-South
Here is a link to a deeper dive into the Kerr Center’s work on the organic grant focused on Organic Agriculture in the Mid-South.
President’s Note: Ten Years of Monarchs on the Mountain
It’s hard to believe, but the Monarchs on the Mountain festival has been going on for ten years. Monarchs still need your help!
President’s Note: Organic Growers Survey Results
The Kerr Center has just published results with the University of Missouri from a research grant to survey organic growers.
President’s Note: Home Garden Challenges
Despite the challenges, when it comes to the home garden, I’m an eternal optimist, thinking maybe this year will be great.
President’s Note: Am I a Successful Farmer?
What we choose to call a successful farmer depends on your definition of a farmer. It’s about more than selling food.