Fertilizer

June is one of my most favorite times of the year. There is so much colour in the garden. 

The meeting comes after controversy over the practice of land applying septic system waste as a type of fertilizer.

Each summer, Lake Erie is plagued by toxic cyanobacterial blooms fed by phosphorus runoff from farm fields. Michigan is struggling to reduce the pollution by 40%.

Aspire Food Group, reportedly owing $41.5 million, has been placed into receivership, a step toward bankruptcy.

Taking your mom to the local garden center and letting her enjoy the colours, sights, sounds and smells might be the best gift of all.

With apple consumption in decline, Southwestern Ontario farmer Chris Hedges wants to remind shoppers of the many benefits of buying local.

One of Ontario’s largest working farms for sale has hit the market just outside London for $72.1 million, only to be met with a chilly response from potential buyers due to tariff threats on agriculture exports to the U.S. The 930-hectare (2,300-acre) farm is located about 1.5 kilometres from Lake Erie in Malahide Townshp and […]

Why a Leelanau County township's cease-and-desist notice had little effect on the use of sewage as farm fertilizer. We'll also hear about the competitive race to get kids registered for a summer camp in Traverse City, and what it says about child care in northern Michigan. And we talk with author Howard Lovy about his debut novel — partly set at Interlochen in the mid-1980s.

The conflict has led to a lot of questions and confusion, and could be discussed at a meeting this week.

Pinch out the center of the stem to remove the plant's leader or center leaf and force new growth out of where the leaves meet the stems.