The Trials & Tribulations of High Altitude Gardening

August 13, 2010

This spring I had grand plans of thoroughly documenting my use of the Fantastic Farm and Garden Calculator to plan my small (100 s.f.) garden here in Eldora, Colorado where I am a bit below 9000 feet altitude. Mother Nature and some garden loving critters changed my plans. In previous years I had been lucky [...]

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Food Preservation Workshop – July 31st, Lafayette, CO

July 19, 2010

Hearteye Village CSA in Lafayette, CO will be offering an affordable workshop on food preservation. This workshop will cover a variety of food preservation methods. Food dehydration, freezing and canning will be reviewed in relation to their effects on and appropriateness for specific types of garden produce. The format will be lecture and demonstration, with [...]

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Introduction to Small Acreage Farming

May 11, 2010

Sorry for the short notice on this, but if any of our readers are in Washington state, or interested in traveling there this week, there is an Introduction to Small Acreage Farming workshop taking place from May 14th to May 18th. Details and contact info can be found here:  http://tilth.org/events/introduction-to-small-acreage-farming

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Site updates

May 4, 2010

While I was hoping to add a harvest totals option for Fantastic Farm & Garden Calculator members by May, funding for our project has not yet allowed for the development of that free upgrade.  I am however looking into adding “Community” options to the site which will allow FFGC members to have their own journals/blogs [...]

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CSA Co-op and other news

May 3, 2010

We have added information the the site about our upcoming “Grow Your Own CSA Co-op.  We at Colorado Local Sustainability and LandShare Colorado are in the process of forming a cooperatively-based incubator of urban and semi-urban Community Supported Agriculture initiatives that will become a nationwide clearinghouse for beginning and existing farmers, as well as market [...]

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Feedback & Forums

April 26, 2010

Hello folks, we’ve added a cool and easy to use Feedback link that you will see in the left-hand border of the site.  It uses the popular “Get Satisfaction” community support software which lets you: Suggest an Idea; Ask a Question; Mention a Problem; or Give Praise!  We welcome all of those things and especially [...]

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New companion planting chart added

March 15, 2010

We’ve added a companion planting chart to the site to help you plan your companion planting, and intercropping.  You can find it under the “Growing Ideas” menu, or click here.

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Planning your Square Foot Garden with the Fantastic Farm & Garden Calculator

March 15, 2010

If you use the Square Foot Gardening method it is quite easy to use the Fantastic Farm and Garden Calculator to plan your vegetable garden. While the current version of the Fantastic Farm and Garden Calculator does not have an input for square feet, it is easy to quickly convert your square footage to work [...]

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Your First Vegetable Garden – Part One: Planning the Garden -The Basics

March 14, 2010

Just starting out with gardening?  Planning a productive vegetable garden is a lot easier than you imagine.  Just remember to start small with your first garden.  Even if you have a huge backyard and dream of growing food for family and friends, start off small.  Starting small allows you to get the feel of it, [...]

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Update: FFGC Instructions

March 5, 2010

We’ve updated pages 1 and 2 of the instructions. We’ve updated the introductory section to include reference to the Template Use file, and also added information about why Corn is in the cold weather crop section and why cauliflower is in both hot and cold weather sections of the calculator.

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