Christina Ek

The potatoes are finally growing, and the spinach is almost mature. The collards are steadily growing. Results from the soil testing company are still pending to determine the impact of the rye cov...

I am finishing up with the tomatoes and cucumbers. Soon, I will plant cereal rye (what is used for bread flour in northern Europe), potatoes, and some extra spinach and collards from last year. The...

I am trying transplants of the tomatoes and cucumbers to reduce crowding and promote growth. I am also keeping track of heights and other growth measures.

The radishes have completed their growth, and I am running shelf life experiments on them. The peas, tomatoes, and cucumbers are continuing to do well. I am making sure my formatting of the manuscr...

I have several important updates. I planted Roma tomato and National Pickling cucumber seeds this week. I also started culturing another type of green algae, S. capricornatum, to compare with C. vu...

I recently obtained a copy of Animal, Vegetable, Junk by Mark Bittman, whose How to Cook Everything I already own. In his latest release he goes through the history of agriculture and its many draw...

I have planted peas and radishes and they should germinate soon. Below are some pictures of the fall crops in the refrigerator and field.

I have a new culture of Chlorella growing, and plan to start pea and radish crops next week.

Netflix has released a documentary called Kiss the Ground which has a wealth of information about soil restoration and climate change. Woody Harrelson narrates. It is very timely in its content and...