July 2014 – Nutrients for Life

Teacher Retreat Recap: A Meeting of the Minds at the Mine

Spotlights

With beautiful mountain ranges as a backdrop, eight educators from around the country recently convened at the Simplot Smoky Canyon mine to “talk soil.” Their mission was an important one: guide the development of future education materials for the Nutrients for Life Foundation.

July 28, 2014 Read more

Pink Tractor: Balcony Garden

Gardens

This is our second guest post from Pink Tractor and we love the topic! For those of us with space constraints, this gardening post is for you. Where there's a will, there's a way!

July 23, 2014 Read more

10 Reasons to Visit Your Farmers Market

Gardens

While I wait for my garden to mature, I support my local farmers market and road side stands. I have always been grateful for farmers markets. They have given me fresh produce when I didn’t have the time and space to plant my own garden. During my youth, the farmers market was a source of income (and entertainment) for my family.

July 18, 2014 Read more

Nutrients in the Garden 19: Garden Maintenance

Gardens

We are in the dog days of summer and there isn't a lot to report in the garden. The hail set us back so while others are harvesting, we are waiting and watching for everything to grow, bloom and produce. As we wait; we water, weed and fertilize.

July 8, 2014 1 Comment Read more

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