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Chester Housing Authority’s Bennett Community Farm Inspired by Cuba

Posted on June 28, 2019

by Admin

This blog comes to us from Stefan Roots, blogger at Chester Matters blog, about the farming methods of Natania Schaumburg, farmer at the Ruth Bennett Farm in Chester, PA, inspired by her trip to Cuba. (Chester, PA–June 11, 2019)—In preparation for the Bennett Community Farm’s upcoming season, the Chester Housing Authority decided to look south for inspiration and found it…

What The Weeds? – Installment 2 (Bishop’s Weed)

Posted on July 1, 2016

by Donna Cusano

Aegopodium (ee-guh-POH-dee-um) podagraria (pod-uh-GRAR-ee-uh), Bishop’s Weed, also called Goutweed, Goutwort, Ground Elder, Herb Gerard, English Masterwort, Wild Masterwort, Pigweed and Snow-in-the-Mountain, is an herbaceous perennial ground cover that grows 1 ½ to 2 feet in height and spreads through seed dispersion and rhizomes. It is part of the carrot family (Aplaceae) and grows in shady places. Native to Eurasia, it is…

Winter Cover Crops

Posted on October 15, 2015

by Beth Iatesta

With winter just around the corner, you should start thinking about how to protect your garden from these upcoming cold months and how to properly prepare it for the spring. You can never start prepping your garden too early. Cover crops are perhaps the first step in allowing your garden to be in its best condition for the following spring….

Manure into your Compost

Posted on October 1, 2014

by Donna Cusano

More Power Per Shovelful If you have access to animal manure, consider adding it to your compost pile to add rich nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium. The animal generated organic matter that eventually will be added to your garden will improve the quality of the soil. However the amounts of each nutrient are highly variable depending on the animal’s…

Chester Housing Authority’s Bennett Community Farm Inspired by Cuba

What The Weeds? – Installment 2 (Bishop’s Weed)

Winter Cover Crops

Manure into your Compost

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