Cucumbers
Consumers Looking Closer to Home for Fresh Produce
The cucumbers, squash, sweet corn and eggplants are ripe and ready at places like Calabrese Farms in Feeding Hills. The Republican more »
Downy Mildew Confirmed in Cucumbers in Michigan
A report from Michigan State University's Mary Hausbeck: On July 2, a technician from my lab detected downy mildew on cucumbers growing in Monroe County. This field was selected for scouting because it is where... more »
Project Creates New Vegetable Growers in North Carolina
North Carolina's Onslow County is not the easiest place to start a commercial vegetable farm. The obstacles are many. First, there's the limited availability of land. Located in the southeastern part of the state on... more »
’Buy Local’ is More Than Just a Marketing Gimmick
If you're older than 50, you probably remember when "buy local" might have been a slogan you used if you were involved in a boycott of bananas, oranges and iceberg lettuce. Not that many years... more »
Horticulture History Book Hits Really Close to Home
When publisher Matt McCallum handed me the book and asked me to write something about it, I went right to the index. Not surprisingly, my name was not there. It takes more, apparently, to make... more »
Montana Market is Growing Into a Popular Destination
Greg Johnson went to New Zealand for six weeks back in 2006. In between all the golfing, fishing, talking and wandering around he did, he managed to pick up a few ideas to improve his... more »
2007 Fresh Market Vegetable Production Up 2 Percent from 2006
Fresh market vegetable and melon production for the 24 selected crops estimated in 2007 totaled 494 million cwt., up 2 percent from last year, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Harvested area covered... more »
Vegetable Seeds Have to Stand Out From the Crowd
If there's an industry trend seed companies can agree on, it's that vegetable growers are looking for something different, something that makes their products stand out from the crowd. Reed's Seeds, based in Cortland, N.Y.,... more »
Pike Place Market Celebrates a Century in Seattle
Pike Place Market turned 100 this year. I didn't know that when I was planning our honeymoon, but it turned out to be a convenient coincidence. It gave me an excuse to write this column.... more »
Online Farmers’ Market and CSA Extend the Season Year Round
People who shop at farmers' markets or join CSAs find it frustrating when the flow of local products dries up in the off-season, but so do the growers who sell those products. Randy Treichler, who... more »
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