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January/February 2013
Features
Making the most in micro
By Susan McIver James and Julie Young are proving that significant production is possible off of even a small plot.
VARIETY TRIALS: Long keeping tomatoes
By Kim Langen Our tests prove that it is possible to grow tomatoes that store well right into the heart of a Canadian winter.
Understanding farm activism
By Shirley Byers A guide to how activists lobby for change (and what kinds of activism work and what kinds don’t).
Wonderful barley
By Rhona McAdam Domesticated 10,000 years ago, barley is still the grain of choice for farmers, processors and consumers.
Departments
Letters Shabby journalism unusual in SFC, seed guide no place to shill GM seeds, bigger is not better.
News & Notes Get ready for 3D printed food, new book probes urban food production, has farming dumbed-down the human race?, dancing tractors, alien stink bugs in ON, new box program supports communities.
Q&A Dealing with chickweed, easy ways to extract posts.
At Pasture Who gets to say that their products are free range and who doesn’t.
Equipment Handy tips to keep your chain saw running smoothly and efficiently.
Recipes Transforming freezer-burned beef into a delicious stew.
Practical Hay feeder for chickens.
Notes from the Larkspur Supper Club By Dan Needles What is time to a pig?
