What is on Melanie’s Mind
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🌱 Soil Temperature vs. Air Temperature — The Secret to Successful Planting
by Melanie BlankenshipWarm days don’t mean it’s time to plant. At Nature’s Touch, we teach growers to read the soil — not the sky. Because true success starts below the surface.
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From Storefront to Soil Why Nature’s Touch Nursery & Harvest Changed in 2023
by Melanie BlankenshipFor many years, Nature’s Touch Nursery & Harvest looked like what most people expect when they walk into a nursery or farm store a larger build... -
The Quiet Trade We Made
by Melanie BlankenshipIn the 1950s, the world was tired of hunger. The war had ended, factories stood ready, and science promised something no generation before had dar... -
The fields didn’t used to be quiet
by Melanie BlankenshipIn California, dawn once came with headlights rolling down dirt roads, boots crunching gravel, hands wrapping around thermoses before wrapping arou... -
Harvest of Conflict: A Story of Food, Farming, and Fracture in San Luis Obispo County
by Melanie BlankenshipSan Luis Obispo County, nestled between rolling vineyards and rolling hills, was once a patchwork of thriving farms and small homesteads. From stra...