Jerry Cleland will present, “Growing Orchids At Home,” during the Monday, March 11, meeting of the Gardeners of Central Lake County. Daily Herald File Photo Send events for this calendar to homes@dailyherald.com with “calendar listing” in the subject line. Deadline is two weeks prior to the event. March 10 Schaumburg Home Show: 10 a.m. to […]
Kutztown University President Dr. Kenneth Hawkinson, left, and State Rep. Mark Rozzi stand by an artist’s rendering of the school’s regenerative organic agriculture field, located on campus. On Thursday the school announced that the program has received a $1.5 million state grant. (MIKE URBAN – READING EAGLE A new Kutztown University program has received a […]
A one-day information session on the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) for horticultural growers will take place in Birr, Co. Offaly tomorrow (Thursday, February 29). The event has been organised by the National Organic Training Skillnet (NOTS) in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (DAFM) Organic Unit. Attendees will hear from DAFM staff, the […]
Gers in the south is one of three departments in France that are well ahead on organic farming, with more than 30% of their farming surface area given over to the organic process, new figures show. Organic farming (agriculture biologique) represents up to 8.5% of the total agricultural land nationwide, but these departments are far […]