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What is Adaptation Gardening?
Also known as recurrent mass selection, this method allows farmers and gardeners to develop locally adapted, genetically diverse, resilient crop varieties that do not require off-farm inputs such as fertilizer,...
What is Adaptation Gardening?
Also known as recurrent mass selection, this method allows farmers and gardeners to develop locally adapted, genetically diverse, resilient crop varieties that do not require off-farm inputs such as fertilizer,...
Why local adaptation matters
Heirlooms are inbred varieties, adapted to a specific place and time. What grew well for someone 100 years ago in a far away place, probably isn't optimal for your garden...
Why local adaptation matters
Heirlooms are inbred varieties, adapted to a specific place and time. What grew well for someone 100 years ago in a far away place, probably isn't optimal for your garden...
Plant genetics & nutrition
You may have heard that the nutrient density of our food is declining. The more we’ve selected for high yield, transportability and consistency, the lower the nutritional value.
Plant genetics & nutrition
You may have heard that the nutrient density of our food is declining. The more we’ve selected for high yield, transportability and consistency, the lower the nutritional value.