 |
|
|
Currants belong to the genus Ribes. The name currant is thought to have originated in Corinth in Greece. In ancient times this city exported 'currants' to many European countries. These were in fact not currants at all, but small dried grapes, which we know as raisins today. The confusion most likely arose because of the similarity in size and colour between the two.
The three most popular varieties are red (Ribes rubrum), black (Ribes nigrum), and white currants. The black and red varieties are more popular than white currants. The deciduous shrub grows to a height of about 1.5m (5ft). They grow between eight and thirty flowers on branches that are at least a year old. The fruits are usually ready to be harvested in mid-summer.
|
|
|
Read more...
|
|
 |
|
|
Loss of genetic diversity in agriculture is leading us to a rendezvous with extinction--to the doorstep of hunger on a scale we refuse to imagine. To simplify the environment as we have done with agriculture is to destroy the complex interrelationships that hold the natural world together. Reducing the diversity of life, we narrow our options for the future and render our own survival more precarious.” |
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Climate Change and Agriculture |
 |
|
|
ROME, ITALY (18 November 2009)—
Alarmed by a substantial oversight in the global climate talks leading up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month, more than 60 of the world’s most prominent agricultural scientists and leaders underscored how the almost total absence of agriculture in the agreement could lead to widespread famine and food shortages in the years ahead.
|
|
|
Read more...
|
 |
|
|
The apricot, Prunus armeniaca, belongs to the prunus family, the same family that prunes, cherries, peaches, and almonds belong to.
It's not a very large tree, its maximum height is seldom more than 12 m.
The trees have white or pink flowers – it is indeed, a lovely site when they are in full bloom in early spring. The ripe apricot fruit has a yellow / orange colour. The leaves are a bright, shiny green.
|
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Top Ten Reasons to Garden |
 |
|
|
A recent survey, asked gardeners why they gardened, and here are the Top Ten reasons given.
Drum roll, please
|
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Backyard Farming is Launched |
 |
|
|
We are thrilled to bring you the first edition of the Backyard Farming Magazine. We also produce the Backyard Aquaponics Magazine but felt that there was so much more we wanted to share and help others with in the field of backyard farming and self-sufficiency areas that we just couldn’t cover it all in the BYAP Magazine. |
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>
|
|
Page 2 of 2 |
