Resources
Here are some helpful links and info for growers.
Bug Logical this is a link to help identify bugs and whether they are beneficial or harmful as well as offering natural solutions.
Fruits of Warm Climates - is a helpful index of tropical fruit trees, providing extensive information about the fruits including the nutritional values for each fruit.
Whitefly in Florida - whitefly is a huge issue for us this year. Attached to this link is a memorandum released by the city of Fort Lauderdale along with IFAS documents that help identify the various species of whitefly and possible solutions.
Informative Articles
We like to inform our customer base of important news when it comes to food. Whenever an important topic concerning "food" comes across, we will be sure to post it here for your knowledge. If you have an important article you would like to share, please email us with the information and we will make sure to post any information we feel is important for our customers.
Inside Chemical Drug Corporations: Former Sales Rep Says The Truth: Pharma Doesn't Want to Cure You (Gwen Olsen former Pharma Rep)
Confessions of a Former Big Food Executive (Andy Bellatti, Grist)
Seeds of Deception Part 1 (Jeffrey M. Smith, Extraordinary Health)
Seeds of Deception Part 2 (Jeffrey M. Smith, Extraordinary Health)
Food Shock (Bill Heid and Brian Brawdy, Off the Grid News) Click to Download this free 33 page report. A MUST READ!
A Growing Debate: How to Define "Organic" Food (Dan Charles, NPR)
Genetically Modified Alfalfa Officially on the Way (Barry Estabrook, The Atlantic)
Link between GMO crops and Morgellons? (Barbara H. Peterson, rense.com)
Vertical Farms are Key to Eco-Urbanization (asladirt)
Pesticides in Organic Farming (Louis Hom, Berkeley Graduate)
This is simply a great breakdown about pesticides in organic farming.
The Story Behind Your Food: Learning From Salmonella
Articles with The Urban Farmer
A Veggie Lasagna Grow From My Own Lauderdale Roots (Jorj.com, July 29th, 2011)
Recently featured with Master Chef Tracy Kontos on Channel 7's Bite with Belky's...check it out - http://www.wsvn.com/features/articles/bitewithbelkys/MI92450/.
Coral Springs Woman appears Monday on FOX's MasterChef (Sun-Sentinel June3rd, 2011)
Growing Green Can Save You Green (Paula Lobsenz, Examiner.com, June 7th, 2011)
"How To Grow Container Vegetables" (January 9th, 2011, Sun-Sentinel)
"Urban Farms sprouting in cities across South Florida" (October 17, 2010, Sun-Sentinel)
An Urban Farm That Does No Harm (Kelly Repassy, Farm Fresh)