How To Grow Tomatoes in the Pacific Northwest

It is nearly tomato growing season again and Dick Schneider’s advice on growing tomatoes in the Pacific Northwest is as invaluable as ever. *Save the Date:  The Jefferson County Master Gardeners are sponsoring a trip to RainCoast Farm on September 15th.  Our trip starts at Far Reaches Farm, 11:00 am, then travels on to RainCoast […]

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Soil Health and the Importance of Mycorrhizal Fungi

By Dr. Mercola                                               video One of the most important strategies for improving your health is to grow your own food. However, that may not be so easy if you’re unaware of the importance of soil microbes. Wendy Taheri is a research microbiologist, to whom I was introduced via Gabe Brown, a farmer in North […]

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The World Wood Web: How Fungi Supports Communication Between Plants

By Nic Fleming 11 November 2014 It’s an information superhighway that speeds up interactions between a large, diverse population of individuals. It allows individuals who may be widely separated to communicate and help each other out. But it also allows them to commit new forms of crime. No, we’re not talking about the internet, we’re […]

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