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Smart soils using the MSU Home Lawn and Garden Soil Test Mailer
Published on August 21, 2014
Fall is an excellent time to tune up your garden or lawn for the coming year by taking a soil test. -
Grow it! Cook it! Eat it! Workshop series offered in fall 2014
Published on August 12, 2014
Learn how to grow, store and prepare a variety of fresh vegetables by attending one or all of these mid-Michigan workshops on Sept. 2, Oct. 1 or Nov. 12. -
Michigan Fresh website a proven resource for consumer food use
Published on August 11, 2014
Consumers are using the Michigan Fresh website as a source for how to select, use, and preserve local foods. -
Flint Michigan area urban agriculture report – July 31, 2014
Published on August 1, 2014
A mid-summer cool period is delaying the development of vegetable crops in urban and semi-rural small scale diversified farm fields, hoop-houses and market gardens. In Flint, the edible flint Food Garden Tour showcased 16 areas urban farms and gardens. -
Learn to create edible landscapes with fruits and vegetables at the UP Smart Gardening Conference
Published on July 30, 2014
Hear about smart gardening techniques to create an edible landscape at the Upper Peninsula Smart Gardening Conference Oct. 4 in Marquette, Michigan. -
It’s not too late to add herbs to your summer garden
Published on July 7, 2014
Herbs add beauty and fragrance to the garden while attracting pollinators and beneficial insects. -
Composting in community gardens
Published on July 3, 2014
Some simple best management practices can reduce problems and provide great compost when managing compost in urban farm and community garden settings. -
Fall off-campus MSU Fruit Tree and Landscape Course enrollment open
Published on June 26, 2014
Applied Plant Science and Viticulture certificate programs are being offered at northwest and southwest Michigan community college locations this fall by Michigan State University Institute of Agricultural Technology. -
Home gardeners can compost to build soil organic matter and smart soils
Published on June 26, 2014
Make use of fallen leaves, kitchen vegetable scraps and other yard residue or waste to make stable compost for your vegetable garden. -
Planting garden center flowers is good for bees and other beneficial insects
Published on June 25, 2014
The discovery of neonicotinoid insecticide in leaves and flowers of some garden center plants should not stop you from buying and planting flowers because the benefit to bees far outweighs the potential risk.