Category: Blog Posts
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Posted on April 7, 2016
Photo gallery of potato varieties in the Organic Potato Project collection
These varieties are maintained as tissue culture plants through the Organic Potato Project. Variety sources: Seed Savers Exchange, USDA Potato Introduction Station, Wisconsin Seed Potato […]
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Posted on January 18, 2016
Evaluating Variety Trials: A Virtual Walk-through the Potato Fields
By Erin Schneider, Hilltop Community Farm and Dr. Ruth Genger, UW Madison Department of Plant Pathology Admittedly, I have a bit of winter amnesia when […]
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Posted on November 25, 2015
Gleanings from the Potato Fields – A Summary of Highlights from the 2015 Potato Variety Trials
Part 1 in a 3 part series of reflections from Grower Participants with the Organic Potato Variety Trials by Erin Schneider, Hilltop Community Farm & […]
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Posted on July 27, 2015
Urban Horticulture Open House Set for August 15 at West Madison Research Station
We hope you and your family can join us for this year’s Urban Horticulture Open House set for Saturday, August 15th from 10 am – […]
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Posted on July 15, 2015
Late blight: forecasting and managing the “plant infesting destroyer”
By Erin Schneider, Hilltop Community Farm with Drs. Amanda Gevens and Ruth Genger, UW Plant Pathology Department “What’s the weather like?” I asked Rob, my […]
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Posted on June 17, 2015
Onward, with Mulch! Effects of Straw Mulch in Organic Potato Production
By Erin Schneider, Hilltop Community Farm, La Valle, WI With Ruth Genger, UW-Madison I am in the fields, prepping the soil in anticipation of peppers […]
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Posted on April 21, 2015
Potato Variety Trials Underway: In Anticipation of Tubers
By Erin Schneider, Hilltop Community Farm As a CSA farmer, I love this time of year, that hit of ephemeral mojo, the smell of the […]
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Posted on March 23, 2015
Potato Mixology Part 1: Breeding new potato varieties on organic farms
– Erin Schneider, Hilltop Community Farm Which came first: the tuber or the seed? When we talk about seed potatoes, we mean tubers harvested from […]
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Posted on March 9, 2015
Handling seed potatoes
Whether you save your own seed potatoes or buy them, producing a vigorous crop depends on making sure your seed potatoes are as healthy as […]
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Posted on March 2, 2015
Organic Farming Conference 2015 – recap
The MOSES Organic Farming Conference was, once again, inspiring! It was wonderful to hear from so many experienced and insightful presenters, to catch up with […]