How can home gardeners use water in the most efficient way possible? Here's a look at the best ways to deliver water in the garden and keep it available to be absorbed by plants for as long as possible.
This is the new, eighth publication in the Farm-direct Marketing set. Includes information on aspects of keeping your products fresh and safe, such as proper cooling, handling, and storage, chilling and freezing, ...
Discusses the advantages of drip irrigation and how it can help growers use water efficiently. Covers basic concepts related to components and design as well as management considerations such as placement of the ...
The Growing Farms: Successful Whole Farm Management workshop series enhances the success of new farmers by helping participants think through biological, physical, financial, and family aspects of farm business. This ...
Selecting roses for landscape use may seem like an impossible task, but with a few key elements in mind, you can select a rose or a group of roses to complement your new or current landscape.
Assesses economic potential of growing six oilseeds--canola, flax, camelina, yellow mustard, sunflower, and safflower--in Oregon's Willamette Valley for biodiesel production. Evaluates costs and returns from feedstock ...
This report examines the relationship between the size of individual farmers' markets and the set of management tools used by farmers' markets. Farmers' markets will benefit from using the specific set of management tools and resources appropriate for the size of the market.
Garry Stephenson, Larry Lev, Linda Brewer |
Mar 2023 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
Reports on research conducted with farmers markets in Oregon. Explores how market resources influence success and failure, gives insights into markets that fail, and suggests other concerns related to market failure. ...
Garry Stephenson, Larry Lev, Linda Brewer |
Dec 2014 |
Extension Catalog publicationPeer reviewed (Orange level)
Learn what's needed to start a farm stand business on your farm, from how to get land-use permits to make sure your farm stand is legal, to the details of the business, like developing a marketing plan and...