PUBLISHED ARTICLES
DIY Article
DIY Feature & images by Ivonne Vazquez of Bas Rouge Farm & Forge for The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener Magazine, Fall 2022. See Page 50 for "Make Your Own Compost Bin from Pallets" with step-by-step instructions on how to build a cold compost bin from pallets. Or see the full article with step-by-step images online.
Photo credit: Cover of The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener Magazine, published by MOFGA, Fall 2022
DIY Article & Book Review
DIY Feature & images by Ivonne Vazquez of Bas Rouge Farm & Forge for The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener Magazine, Summer 2022. See Page 26 for instructions on how to create an easy and inexpensive DIY vertical planter. Or view the step-by-step with images online.
To learn more about container and vertical gardening, turn to Page 35 for a book review written by Ivonne Vazquez on "The Vertical Veg Guide to Container Gardening: How to Grow an Abundance of Herbs, Vegetables and Fruits in Small Spaces" by Mark Ridsdill Smith, Chelsea Green Publishing, 2022
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Guest Blog: Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM)
Guest post All Down Hill from Here by Ivonne Vazquez of Bas Rouge Farm & Forge for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. Regarding the importance of understanding the impact of water runoff from our gardens and farms, far beyond where we live. Published on March 2022
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Pictured is woodland native plant Bunchberry or Cornus canadensis growing in our nursery in 2022. Image by IVazquez