Highlights of the June/July 2009 Issue:
•The internet offers many free ways to effectively market your farm or farmers market. Zachary Lyons will show you how others are using blogs, Twitter and Facebook to bring in customers.
•Josh Volk shares plans for an inexpensive overhead irrigation system.
•Dan Pratt gets out in the field in the dark to pick sweet corn before farmers markets. He writes about how to pick quickly and efficiently.
•Asian Greens are a quick crop for fall, and Pam Dawling advises on the best varieties to grow.
•Katherine Kelly writes about working with the immigrants who are becoming a new crop of farmers, especially in urban areas.
•The Arnoskys report on cut flower varieties that are in danger of becoming unavailable — and which varieties you can grow to replace these old favorites.