Raising Chickens and Urban Gardening
There is nothing like the taste of a plump, juicy tomato just picked from the vine—it’s a taste of summer sunshine! And the good news — it’s not too late to get started growing tomatoes from seed. Growing tomato plants from seed has several benefits: 1) you’ll find a greater selection of seed varieties to grow, 2) you’ll be able…
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It’s early March and I’m itching to start scratching in the dirt. Unfortunately, a good third of the garden is still under a blanket of snow and what’s not covered is frozen. While you may not be able to garden outside, now is the perfect time to start warm-season crops inside. And given the weather, it may be a while…
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The 2017 Coeur d’Alene Coop Heirloom Plant List We are pleased to announce the 2017 lineup of heirloom tomato and vegetable starts offered for sale by The Coeur d’Alene Coop. After sorting through numerous seed catalogs, we’ve found the best heirloom tomato and vegetable starts for 2017. See the list here. All our plants are heirloom varieties, which grow from…
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It is officially spring. While it’s not the actual vernal equinox (that’s still a couple of weeks away); I know it’s spring because when I walked into the farm store last week the undeniable sound of chicks “peeping” could be heard. And to me, that is a true sound of spring. Yes, chicks are here again. If you have been…
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