Touch the Soil News #2043 (photo – Farmstand) (Courtesy of Sarah Stierch (CC BY 4.) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Big_Mesa_Farm_farmstand_-_July_2023_-_Sarah_Stierch_01.jpg For every farmer and market gardener out there, there are probably two or three people in the wings wanting to do the same. An organization called the Market Gardener Institute offers books and training courses for beginners and those…
Touch the Soil News #1886 (Feature Photo – Roadway Median Farms – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Aaron Volkening) Saskatoon, a northern city in Saskatchewan, Canada has approved creating growing plots in city medians. Yes, that means the land between roadways that are often maintained like parks. This is not an isolated story about the slow,…
Touch the Soil News #1846 (Feature Photo – Farmers Market – CC SA 4.0 International) Monetizing our skills and work ethic in the market garden space has always been attractive. In the short video that follows, one of the best known names in market gardening – Curtis Stone – takes on a journey of the…
Touch the Soil News #1826 (Feature Photo – Market Garden Farm – CCA SA 4.0 International) Urban Farmer, Cam Terry, explains the challenges and victories of finding land in urban areas for his market garden business. Starting with farming people’s backyards, Cam ultimately found a workable lease of a larger parcel of land. There are…
