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Highlights of the January 2009 Issue:

•Ten trends that will affect local food producers this year.

•Bottom heat systems for seed starting.

•Scheduling transplants.

•An Oregon grower describes his experience in creating and managing a rooftop restaurant garden.

•Should markets regulate vendors' prices? Zachary Lyons says no, but suggests other ways to prevent low prices.

•How to build a bonfire that will burn for hours.

•The best new cut flower varieties for 2009.

•A movable high tunnel system.

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These articles have recently been added to the GFM Archive.

How to build an underground root cellar (in: Archive) Dec 1, 2008: In the November issue, I told you about how we store potatoes and other crops that need cool, damp conditions for up to eight months. The secret to such long storage life is the sustainable alternative to refrigeration, the in-ground root cellar. This month, I’ll tell you about the construction of our root cellar. Our root cellar is a simple in-ground cinder-block room. It had received no maintenance worth speaking of for at least 15 years, when we gave it some attention to reduce the dampness.

Finally, a guide to growing woody plants for cutting (in: Archive) Dec 1, 2008: Timber Press has just published Woody Cut Stems for Growers and Florists, a book that has been eagerly awaited for several years by cut flower growers. Woody ornamentals are the next frontier in floral materials, offering many benefits to the grower: they can be harvested earlier and later than field-grown flowers; they command high prices; many of them store well; they are generally long-lived plants that, once established, don’t require a lot of attention.

Elderberries are a promising new crop (in: Archive) Dec 1, 2008: There’s a growing interest in elderberries in the U. S. and Canada with increasing research, cultivation, and production. Long gathered from the wild, elderberry is now being cultivated in North America, sparked by the rising global interest in nutraceuticals. Elderberries are a potent antioxidant with immunostimulant, antiviral, and antimicrobial properties. Elderberry’s health benefits derive from its many bioflavonoids particularly its anthocyanins, the pigments responsible for their deep purple, almost black, color.

Italian potato digger does the job (in: Archive) Dec 1, 2008: Six years ago we were digging potatoes with a spading fork. It seemed like no matter how careful I was and no matter how much I told people not to get too close to the plants we always stuck the fork through the biggest, most beautiful potato in the field. Digging with a fork isn’t too bad, but it takes a while so I started loosening the potatoes with the tractor by pulling the hilling shovels down the center of the potato rows.

Long Island farmers credit CSA for success (in: Archive) Dec 1, 2008: Like many direct-market vegetable farmers, Matthew Kurek had no farming experience when he started farming. Thanks to a combination of hard work, great markets, and a bit of luck, he is now one of the success stories. His farm, Golden Earthworm Organic Farm in Jamesport, New York, has a CSA with 1,350 members, a farm stand, three farmers markets, and restaurant accounts. The farm supports two full-time farmers and provides seasonal jobs to more than 15 employees.

Pests on the march (in: Archive) Dec 1, 2008: What do Japanese beetles and armadillos have in common? Both are now found far north of their previous ranges, most likely because of warmer winters.

Organic pecan success (in: Archive) Dec 1, 2008: USDA researchers have found that organic practices in pecan orchards result in higher yields, greater profits, and better flavor. In 2002, researchers at the Agricultural Research Service in Weslaco, Texas, began using organic methods on about half of a 27-year-old, 40-acre commercial pecan orchard.

Onion thrips solution (in: Archive) Dec 1, 2008: Entomologists at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station report that shredded wheat straw applied as a mulch (at a rate of 3.5 pounds per 100 square feet) resulted in lower densities of onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) in commercial onion fields in western New York.

Seeking young farmers (in: Archive) Dec 1, 2008: Serve Your Country Food is a new mapping and database project for the young farmers of America. A map of the U.S. shows the locations of young farmers (although there is no definition of “young”), with green dots indicating farmers who own their land and red dots for those who don’t.

How to sell turnips (in: Archive) Dec 1, 2008: Here’s a tip for selling veggies at winter markets, from The Natural Farmer Fall issue.

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