Hello! The Indiana Cooperative Development Center is pleased to announce the return of Indiana’s annual Farmers Market Forum. The FMF is an important forum for farmers’ market managers, volunteers, and vendors to connect and develop skills to support their local markets. Alongside ICDC, Purdue Extension is hosting this year’s forum at the Indiana Farm Bureau[Read More…]
Peter Hirst
Chandler’s Orchard and Country Market, located in Filmore, 30 miles west of Indianapolis, will host the Indiana Horticultural Society summer meeting on July 9. The farm was founded by Jerry Chandler in 1975 and is currently operated by his son Matt and his family. They grow about 75 varieties of apples, including common varieties like[Read More…]
There is a frost and freeze warning for 4/20, 4/21, 4/22. Vegetable growers should be prepared to take protective actions on early-planted warm-season vegetables (tomato, cucumber, pepper, summer squash, bean etc.). For high tunnel growers, medium-weight floating row covers should provide sufficient protection. Growers should close the structure when inside temperatures drop below 80°F to[Read More…]