Plant strawberries in early spring
Early spring is the time to plant strawberries.
Keep those gray fuzzy strawberries in check
Proper watering and yearly renovation can help stem strawberry gray mold, also known as Botrytis fruit rot.
Fresh Market Organic Strawberry Research
It’s strawberry season and even we have caught strawberry fever! The Mid-Valley Small Farms team is excited to announce that they are conducting new research on strawberry production. This Research and Extension program, supported by the Oregon Strawberry Commission, will focus on best practices for organic and conventional, day-neutral strawberries for fresh market.
Top Ten Things I Learned Buying a Small Farm
Most recently, my husband and I purchased a small farm in southern Oregon-ten acres in the Applegate Valley, a mixture of pasture, woodland, hills and weeds. We were delighted when we went into escrow and could not wait to be on the land mapping out our ideas and dreams. We did not expect the process to take six months and turn into an arduous and exhausting real ...
Why do I need water rights for irrigation?
Many landowners are unaware that a legal right is needed to use surface water and groundwater for irrigation purposes.