By necessity, farms can be pretty far removed from town, which means running to the local station gets tough, and why many farms have tanks of diesel on hand. A farm supply company can help arrange delivery to keep your tank full.
There are so many different colors of tomatoes that you can create a rainbow of delight. Choose from white, black, purple, green, yellow, pink, and orange as well as red. No blue tomatoes, though.
If you primarily work in warm weather, we suggest boots made of leather and nylon-mesh because they are lightweight and flexible, making it easier to maneuver. The leather is also highly water-resistant, in case of water spillage, and offers ankle and foot support.
Dehydrators let you store huge quantities of vegetables by taking most of the moisture out. Experiment with different slices and vegetables to see what you like best.
Like many other types of grazing animals, cows have one stomach that is divided into four compartments or chambers: the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum. This allows them to digest grains and grasses most effectively.
Tomatoes and onions shouldn’t be stored in the fridge as the cooler air spoils their taste. Store tomatoes on the counter out of direct light and keep onions in the dark.
While a farm can grow a lot of crops, sometimes you still want your own garden for your own table. This is a great way to get a variety of vegetables, and to add color to your house. Fortunately, farm supply stores also often have garden supplies.
Fresh eggplants have a characteristic purple color that indicates they are ripe and ready to be cooked. Eggplants that are nearly black are soon to spoil.
In row planters, monitor systems and controllers can work with a hydraulic drive to give you greater seeding rate control. This type of system offers the added advantage of giving you the ability to do variable rate seeding.
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan declared that July would be National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of that month as National Ice Cream Day.
If planting tomatoes outdoors annually, rotate the crops to avoid exhausting one area. One way to reintroduce nutrients into the soil after removing tomato plants is to grow a cover crop like hairy vetch.
Care to guess the original purpose for developing cheese as a human food? Long before refrigeration, cheese production was an ingenious method for preserving extra milk before it had a chance to spoil.
Adding cayenne pepper to your food will help stabilize your blood pressure, help blood clotting internally, and add a whole lot of hot to your food as well!
