Today I saw a woman carrying a reusable shopping bag with the phrase “Locally Grown” on the outside. As I watched her purchase her produce from a competitor and fill her bag, I realized my challenge. Our biggest challenge is not fighting the unseasonably cool weather, the need to water, finding the time to get [...]
This has been an interesting and exciting growing season. As I have written before, we are growing for a farmer’s market for the first time. That has added many new twists and sometimes frustrations to the mix. Our growing area is a lot bigger and we need to plan our plantings with a more time [...]
So much has been going on, much that I want to post about, but I’ve been almost too busy to post it. I have noticed a similar trend with many of the other agrarian blogs that I follow. But this is the time of year that one must make haste. When the weather is right, [...]
If you read agrarian blogs at all, no doubt you are familiar with Herrick Kimball. For the past few years, Herrick has published a blog called “The Deliberate Agrarian.”
On April 2, Herrick posted that he will no longer be updating his blog. This is a big loss for me, and no doubt for many others [...]
My Earthway seeder arrived today. I was excited to assemble it. However, the ground is still to cold to be direct seeding yet, so I will have to wait (patiently) to try it out.
This year, I plan to test out the “Spud Barrel” method of growing potatoes. If you have never heard of a spud barrel, this is essentially a process of growing potatoes in a barrel (or trash can, a stack of old tires, or some other type of cylindrical object) and filling it with new soil [...]
Welcome to The Suburban Agrarian, a blog by Chad Butler.
This is not my first blog by any means. I have been involved in blogging for a number of years, going back to early 2003. My primary blog (http://butlerblog.com) focuses primarily on WordPress, its development, and the plugins I have developed for it. That is also [...]
