Leyi-Plastic - Food and Fruit Bag

Table of ContentsWhat is Agroecology?Benefits of AgroecologyBrief History of AgroecologyImportance of AgroecologyAgroecological Principles and PracticesSuccessful Agroecology Examples5 Levels of AgroecologyLevel 1: Increase efficiency of current practicesLevel 2: Change Inputs and PracticesLevel 3: Redesigning the Agro-ecosystemLevel 4: Bring Local Growers and Consumers Close; Better RelationshipsLevel 5: Build a new Global Food System; Beyond sustainability towards restoration.Applying Agroecol

Fig trees have been part of the North American landscape since the 1500s when Spanish missionaries brought the fruit to Florida. Later, missionaries brought the fruit to what is now California, but initial attempts at cultivation were failures. The fig wasp, so necessary to fertilization, was not indigenous to the area. Self-fertilizing cultivars fixed the problem. Today, fig trees can be found throughout the Southern United States and beyond. The fig’s natural hab

Harvest eggplant young as soon as the skin becomes glossy. The flesh of young eggplant will be more tender and the seeds smaller. The plant will produce more fruit if kept picked. When to Harvest Eggplant Harvest eggplants when they are firm and glossy and big enough to eat—about one-third their maximum size. To test eggplant fruit for maturity, press the fruit with your thumb; if the flesh springs back it’s green and not ripe; if your thumb leaves an indentation, the fruit is

Bare-root fruit trees and vines can be planted at any time during their dormant season between leaf-fall and bud-burst–late fall to early spring–as long as the soil conditions are right and the ground is not too wet or frozen. Frosty weather and freezes need not stop fruit planting as long as the soil surface is workable and fruit trees or bushes are planted into reasonably dry and unfrozen soil beneath. In very cold regions, where temperatures drop below 0°F and w