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K. McDonald

Garden Interview with Barbara, Part 6.

Today is the sixth and last part of this Friday series of interviews with gardening expert, Barbara. Today, Barbara covers many subjects for us, including preservation of garden produce, her favorite tool, and her favorite gardening books. If you missed any of the previous posts in this series, they are linked below: Garden Interview With [...]

Harvesting Watercress in 1920 in Canada

Chinese man picking watercress in High Park, [Toronto, Ontario.] Credit: John Boyd. Library and Archives Canada. May 15, 1920. (Note that Thursday is Luddite Photo Day at B.P.A.)

Federal Reserve Bank Farmland Price Reports

The first quarter Federal Reserve farmland price reports have been released . . . 1) Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: In this banking district in the first quarter of 2013, the value of quality farmland decreased by 2.3 percent since previous quarter, and the value of pastureland decreased by 5.1 percent from previous quarter. [...]