Crop production

Adoption of digital technologies in agriculture has been increasing. Precision agriculture technologies are changing the way farmers manage their crops

Permaculture is more than just a way to garden, it applies systems-thinking to every facet of our relationship to the earth and each other. The three main ethics of permaculture are care for the planet, care for people, and only keeping a fair share of the yields of your productive work (gardening and otherwise). Expanding

Crop rotation is important in reducing pests & disease in your soil. Learn the plant families for your garden and crop rotation examples and advantages

The farm grosses six figures annually and feeds more than 200 families through CSA shares and farmer's markets. Only 1.5 acres of land are cultivated in permanent beds.

Move over biodynamic and organic farming — there is a new technique on the block in which fruit and vegetable crops are grown in conjunction with trees.

Because life's simple pleasures shouldn't cost a fortune.

Flying utility drone spraying pesticide over a corn field.

'Although grain is still grown and harvested by hand in many parts of the world, in the United States this skill is practically lost.Having done just a bit of this myself, the thing that impresses me the most is how long it takes to do this by hand.Compare this to modern agricultural methods where just one man, aided by his machinery, can do the work of literally hundreds of men working with hand tools.Until one actually experiences both ways, it’s hard to comprehend the strides we’ve made…

Growing a plant to maturity in plug trays might be foreign to ornamental growers, but with a little help from plug tray manufacturers and breeders, there is little to hold growers back in this root crop category.

Here at Floret, we have just 2 tiny acres dedicated to flower production. We utilize every available square inch of that space growing large volumes of high-quality cut flowers that supply more than a dozen grocery stores, numerous flower shops, our on-farm workshops, and wedding couples throughout the Pacific Northwest. We employ high-intensity production techniques […]