I'd like to show a picture that has drastically changed from last week but I can't. Nothing's really changed since last week. Th...

On Thursday of last week, I went with Chris Hillier, our commercial sales rep for Maine, to visit one of her customers, Mark Allen at Livi...

Goal: To see if either caterpillar tunnel version (with, or without purlins) could withstand winter snowload. Results: Very interesting. ...

Rob Johnston Jr. --- New York Times photo An interesting story -- "In the Garden: Heirloom Seeds or Flinty Hybrids?" --  ran...

High Tunnel Twilight Meeting at URI Date: April 12, 2011, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Location: University of Rhode Island Agronomy Farm, Plains Ro...

It's beginning to look a lot like spring even with the snow we received on Monday and Tuesday this week. One nice thing about snow this ...

There was an interesting story this morning on National Public Radio about growing Asian greens, arugula, and kale year round. The story hi...

For a time in the 1990s, culinary herbs seemed to offer unlimited potential for local growers. There was an ever-increasing demand for fr...

Johnny's Farm Manager Brian Milliken is on vacation. This week's guest columnist is Becky Traylor. The lion of March has made its ...

We have some exciting news to share. Tomato plants are now available from Johnny's via our new tomato plant pilot program. These are ...

Laughing Stock Farm, in Freeport, Maine, is one of the few winter CSA's in Maine that includes fresh greens throughout the season. Laugh...

Build high tunnels easily and economically Protect your crops spring through fall at very little expense. Make your own walk-in "caterp...

Welcome to March! At least that’s what the calendar says, and yes it’s true, the spring season is creeping up on us. It’ll be here in no t...

The benefits of a diet rich in fruit and vegetables are well-established by research and certainly well publicized. Yet Americans have been ...

Magic Fountains Mix delphinium Magic Fountain Mix , a dwarf Pacific type, is perennial in Zones 3-7. Flowers have white or dark bees on cher...

Grapes Plant now for the future. Increase your food independence by starting your own vineyard. Johnny's has high-quality plants of the...

Damping-off As spring gets closer and closer, many of us are feeling that urge to get our hands in the dirt - especially after long wint...

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New! Five Star Grape tomato It's time to start your tomato seedlings. A new variety you won't want to miss is Five Star Grape tomato...

The winter continues with temps barely reaching out of the 20s. The woodpile is looking pitifully small even after adding two cords from my ...