Evan Lentz, a commercial fruit crops assistant Extension educator with UConn, recently spoke about Aronia berries at the New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference . The Aronia berry has “been around for quite a while now, but it’s retained its kind of novel-niche status,” Lentz said. A lot of people ...

Earlier this year, Farm Commons hosted a webinar titled “Terminated and Frozen USDA Funding: Filing an Appeal to Protect Your Rights.” The intent of the session was to provide education rather than legal advice. The mission of Farm Commons is to empower agricultural communities to resolve their own ...

“Just two kids with a dream” is how Deep Roots Produce ’s Liv McDaniels captioned the post. “We started our journey back in 2019 when we converted an old hay barn that sat on my family’s property into an open-air produce market. We quickly were overwhelmed by the support this community showed us and...

Mental health is an essential aspect of overall well-being, and managing stress effectively can make a significant difference in daily life. Whether through personal coping mechanisms, supportive conversations, professional resources or a combination of some or all of these, taking care of our own m...

Nearly everyone involved in agriculture has first-hand knowledge of a family member or friend involved in a farm accident. But Dr. Barbara Lee, senior research scientist at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute , believes the term “accident” isn’t accurate. She encourages the use of “incident” instea...

There are different species of mealybugs. Some live in the roots of plants, others on the leaves and stems. Either way, the presence of mealybugs is a major concern in greenhouses. The citrus mealybug, longtailed mealybug, obscure mealybug and root-feeding mealybugs are the primary types responsible...

Hello, farm family! When I was a kid, we had a couple of old beam balance scales in our barn. A single scale could weigh large pumpkins during our annual Pumpkin Festival and farm kids the rest of the year. When we started growing cabbage and butternut for processing, we would place the two scales f...

Henriette den Ouden, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension, grew up in the Netherlands where she learned about elderberries through stories passed down through generations. den Ouden discussed tips for growing this versatile fruit at the Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention . “The stor...

On the surface, the annual Tales of the Cocktail conference appears to be about one thing: mixed alcoholic beverages. However, in recent years, both those inventing drinks and imbibing them have become more concerned about how sustainable their ingredients really are. In the same sense, the term “fo...