The joy of growing a kitchen garden in your yard is imagining the delicious recipes and meals you’ll create using your home-grown herbs and vegetables. Do you know what gets in the way of that joy? Bugs. Gross, invasive, plant-eating, vegetable-killing bugs!
At Food Gardening Network we’ve learned over the years, that co-planting is a
When you read the special GreenPrints Collection Healing Gardens: Engaging stories to boost, heal & soothe your soul today, you get soothing stories that will pull at your heart strings!
The special GreenPrints Collection Healing Gardens: Engaging stories to boost, heal & soothe your soul is filled with some of the most personal and emotional stories!
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February may be the shortest month, but sometimes it feels like winter will never end. But this is no time to be glum: each day’s a little longer now, and we’re headed toward spring. What better reason to thread your machine and make a classic addition to your wardrobe or work on a new quilt
Bill Dugan, our editor and publisher, and I were lucky enough to attend MANTS in Baltimore, MD earlier this month. What a great time we had! If you are in the gardening industry and have never been, you should go. The sheer volume of great products and companies represented is just awe inspiring.
Our days
Welcome to an exciting new edition of Food Gardening Magazine! This, friends, is the time gardeners dream of! I imagine that might sound strange, given that it’s February and many of us in four-season climates are still looking at temperatures well below freezing. So, why the excitement?
Spring is on the way. The sun is
A Freedom Garden by any other name would be just as productive, but it’s the intent behind the growing that makes a Freedom Garden special. If you enjoy growing your own food at home, you can make your garden that much more special by planting a little extra to share with friends and neighbors.
Here at
When you read the special GreenPrints Collection Animals in the Garden: Funny stories to entertain & amuse you today, you get entertaining stories that are guaranteed to tickle your funny bone!
Laughing, it turns out, is good for our health—studies show that regular laughter has real long-term health benefits:
Boost your immune system: Laughing is a positive
“The days of renting or buying email lists are over. Email exchanges with aligned partners is the quickest, easiest, and cheapest way to grow your audience.”
In less than two years since its launch in January 2021, Food Gardening Network now reaches more than 300,000 unique active subscribers with daily email newsletters. While compelling content is
It’s that time of year when things are still cool enough that we need to layer up, but we can hear spring calling not too far away. This is a great time to create a few new pieces for your wardrobe — including accessories!
Our February I Like Crochet issue takes granny squares to new levels
Gardening romance? Is there really such a thing? Sure there is—and thank God!
When you read the special GreenPrints Collection Gardening Romance: Stories of love, hope & laughter today, you get tender and engaging stories that are guaranteed to touch your heart!
When I first read all these stunning stories, I gravitated to the “Lost and Found”
The darker days of winter are slowly receding behind us, and many of us are looking forward to the warmer days of spring and summer. While there’s something to enjoy in every season, we’re not quite ready to put away our cozy hats and sweaters — but we’re definitely planning ahead!
Let’s take a peek inside
The time has come. We’ve harvested the last of our outdoor winter greens and the only thing in the ground is the garlic that won’t be up until late spring or so. We haven’t seen a lot of snow yet, but that can change any day now. All of this probably has you wondering what
You could say a new year is just a matter of turning over a page on the calendar. But here at Mequoda Systems we think that’s a lot more exciting when turning that page means a whole batch of fresh, healthy recipes! Who among us doesn’t want a good reason to expand our culinary horizons,
We Like Sewing has released their December 2022 issue helping you to bring the bright beauty of the moon down to earth, ring in the holidays with cheerful decorations, and lounge in style with their new collection of fabulous patterns.
Darkness comes early in December, so we always try to add a little more light
Mequoda Publishing Network, publisher of GreenPrints Magazine, has released their Winter 2022-23 issue featuring delightful, heartwarming gardening stories, poetry, quotations, and original art.
The Winter issue of GreenPrints Magazine features 15 down-to-earth essays by contributing authors from all over the country. The stories range from heartwarming to heartbreaking, and they all share a special insight into
Food Gardening Network, publisher of Food Gardening Magazine, has released their December 2022 issue, highlighting garden-to-table holiday ideas, including an eight-course menu and 21 gift ideas from the garden.
The December issue of Food Gardening Magazine features four videos and feature articles that offer gardeners tips for winter gardening activities, as well as ideas for gifts
Food Gardening Network and GreenPrints Magazine are celebrating all things gardening with custom-designed, home printable 2023 wall calendar kits.
The kits are available on the GreenPrints website for $20. Site visitors can buy a kit, or they can get the 2023 wall calendar kit as a free gift when they purchase a gift subscription to Food
GreenPrints transforms from a print-only magazine to a vibrant multiplatform system with expanded content and continued focus on quality and subscriber engagement.
GreenPrints, owned and operated by Mequoda Systems LLC, has relaunched its brand with a new multiplatform publishing system that further engages subscribers and offers a wider variety of content.
“What has been an engaging and
Food Gardening Network and GreenPrints Magazine get into the holiday spirit with original digital DIY greeting card kits.
Food Gardening Network and GreenPrints Magazine are getting into the holiday spirit with the release of two user-friendly DIY greeting card kits.
The kits are available on the GreenPrints website for $20. Site visitors can buy a kit, or
Food Gardening Network, publisher of Food Gardening Magazine, has released their November 2022 issue, which reveals how gardeners can store root crops for the winter, as well as the tasks they can do now to prep their garden for spring, including seed saving.
The November issue of Food Gardening Magazine features four videos and feature articles
Please check out our newly relaunched website, to see all the details about what Mequoda Publishing Network has been doing lately. And please notice our new tag line: “Ideas, Inspiration & Advice for Better Living”—a reflection of our new positioning as a lifestyle, enthusiast, and personal-improvement publisher ourselves.
Yes, we’re still a service provider to our
RecipeLion Magazine has released their November/December 2022 issue highlighting 40 holiday sweets including pies, baked goods, cookies, and candies.
This issue of RecipeLion Magazine brings together 40 favorite holiday dessert recipes. From a classic candy popular in the early 1900s to an easy Peanut Butter Fudge recipe to a truly decadent selection of pies, there’s
Food Gardening Network, publisher of Food Gardening Magazine, has released their October 2022 issue highlighting five vegetables to plant in October, plus how gardeners can extend their season with a cold frame or hoop house.
The October issue of Food Gardening Magazine features four videos and articles that offer gardeners tips on extending their growing season
Food Gardening Network has released their September/October 2022 issue of RecipeLion Magazine, which includes 36 European-inspired recipes from six countries.
These recipes take advantage of fresh vegetables, herbs, spices, and meats to give readers a sampling of traditional and modern recipes from Italy, Spain, France, Greece, Germany, and England.
Editor and Publisher Kim Mateus points out
Food Gardening Network, publisher of Food Gardening Magazine, has released their September 2022 issue, giving readers a closer look at the traditional companion planting trio of corn, beans, and squash.
With four feature videos and articles, the September issue of Food Gardening Magazine reviews the vegetables gardeners can plant in September, and how to harvest
Food Gardening Network, publisher of Food Gardening Magazine, has released their August 2022 issue, exploring options for gardeners about what to plant this fall.
With four feature videos and articles, the August issue of Food Gardening Magazine helps readers plan for fall plantings, make creative summer cocktails with fresh garden ingredients, execute summer garden chores
Food Gardening Network has released their July/August 2022 issue of RecipeLion Magazine, which includes 36 barbecue favorites, including flame-grilled meats and veggies, grilled and chilled sweets, and sippable summer sweets.
Recipes take advantage of seasonal produce with combinations such as the Grilled Chicken Caprese Sandwich and the Grilled Summer Squash and Red Onion with Feta.
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Food Gardening Network, publisher of Food Gardening Magazine, has released their July 2022 issue, exploring how grow bags make an excellent way to garden for people who may not have the space for an in-ground or raised bed garden.
With four feature videos and articles, the July issue of Food Gardening Magazine helps readers understand
Food Gardening Network, the publisher of Food Gardening Magazine, has released their June 2022 issue, exploring the many benefits of raised bed and container gardening and helping readers determine the best way to start their own raised vegetable gardens.
With four feature videos and articles, the June issue of Food Gardening Magazine helps readers plan a
Food Gardening Network, publisher of Food Gardening Magazine, has released their May 2022 issue, highlighting 10 herbs and seeds to plant this month.
Featuring four videos and articles, the May issue of Food Gardening Magazine helps readers determine what to plant in the ground this month, as well as five ways to prevent weeds and how
Food Gardening Network has released their May/June 2022 issue of RecipeLion Magazine, which includes 43 sweet and savory salad and dressing recipes that celebrate the bounty of spring fruits and vegetables.
Recipes include classics like the Waldorf salad and Caesar salad, as well as unique combinations like Basil-Watermelon salad or Roasted Beet, Peach, and Goat Cheese
Food Gardening Network, publisher of Food Gardening Magazine, has released their April 2022 issue, highlighting different types of pruning shears, 10 DIY garden tools, plus five fruits and vegetables to plant this month.
Featuring four videos and articles, the April issue of Food Gardening Magazine helps readers determine which type of pruning shears are right for
Food Gardening Network’s RecipeLion Magazine has released their March/April 2022 issue, which includes over 40 breakfast and brunch recipes featuring classic dishes, regional specialties, and healthy fruit juices and smoothies.
The recipes also include a variety of cooking tips, serving suggestions, short histories of some of the dishes, and variations so home cooks can customize the
Food Gardening Network, publisher of Food Gardening Magazine, has released their March 2022 issue, featuring six vegetables gardeners can plant this month. Plus, they share garden design and care tips for new and experienced gardeners.
Featuring four how-to videos and companion articles, the March issue of Food Gardening Magazine reveals the six vegetables to plant this
Driven by marketplace shifts and changing consumer behavior, new membership marketing programs are multiplying profits for Mequoda’s publishing partners.
BOSTON, MARCH 1, 2019—Mequoda announces the launch of The Old Farmer’s Almanac 1792 Society, the latest Mequoda partner to take a legacy publishing brand and line of products and create a value-centric and engaging membership.
With The Old
2018 Mequoda Magazine Consumer Study predicts digital magazine readership as a percentage of all magazine readership will break 40% in 2020.
BOSTON, JUNE 15, 2018—Mequoda ran its first ever digital magazine consumer study in 2014, polling US adults with Internet access. At the time, the biggest finding was that 20% of respondents reported currently reading or
September 1, 2016 – BOSTON — The 2016 Mequoda American Magazine Reader Study & Handbook, conducted in Q2 2016, one year after their 2015 study, polled 3,241 US adults with Internet access. The study found that the number of US adults reading digital magazines has increased 13.8% from 2015, with nearly 42% of US
July 21, 2015 – BOSTON — Five years after Apple introduced the iPad and the magazine industry latched on for dear life, digital magazine consumption has reached 43% of print magazine consumption and is climbing rapidly.
BOSTON, MA, January 30, 2015 – Don Nicholas, a journalist-turned-publishing consultant-turned novelist, has just published his first novel, Homecoming, a mystery inspired by many of his favorite writers and characters – and also by small-town politics, social life and true crime.
The book is now available on Amazon at $19.97 for print and $4.97 for the
In the I Like Crochet case study, the report outlines the decoy pricing strategy that Mequoda has championed, a strategy that drives more orders to the highest price point and more orders overall for all of the Mequoda clients who use it.
Also profiled is LED magazine, with a website, print/PDF edition and app edition.
Niche publisher launches groundbreaking website magazine, revealing future of digital magazines
NORTHBROOK, IL (August 13, 2014) – Prime Publishing, publisher of 17 free craft websites and 13 free cooking sites, has just released what Prime and multiplatform publishing consultants Mequoda Group believe is the magazine industry’s first-ever true website magazine, along with an associated app edition
March 14, 2014 – BOSTON — A complete, painstakingly documented handbook on audience development for Internet publishers has just been released. The 260-page handbook, Organic Audience Development Strategy: 68 Audience Development Strategies for Building a Robust Audience Development Plan, was written by Don Nicholas, a leading magazine industry consultant and CEO of Mequoda Group.
January 31, 2014 – BOSTON — Subscription website publishing is one of the hottest entrepreneurial ventures on the Internet, both for novices and for legacy publishers struggling to make the leap from print in a digital age.
January 10, 2014 – BOSTON — Following the recent release of his new Multiplatform Publishing Strategy handbook, Don Nicholas, a leading magazine industry consultant and CEO of Mequoda Group, has just published his second free handbook, Digital Magazine Publishing: Digital Publishing Tips for Creating Digital Magazines in a Tablet Magazine Publishing World.
Don Nicholas, who has spent 30 years as a publisher and consultant in the magazine publishing industry, has released a free 100-page handbook titled Multiplatform Publishing Strategy as a followup to his 10-year-old book, Internet Marketing Strategy for Publishers. “Ten years and one tablet revolution later, my newest professional goal is simple: To help each
23% of tablet users currently prefer to read digital magazines on their tablets as opposed to print — by 2020, 65% of all U.S. Adult Internet users will feel the same way
A one-day intensive program designed specifically for publishers teaches how to successfully start and run an online business
Mequoda Group released details that its Digital Content Marketing Bootcamp will take place on January 24th, 2012 at New York City’s McGraw-Hill Conference Center.
The Digital Content Marketing Bootcamp, limited to 25 attendees, offers online publishers the opportunity
Stephen Reily of Vibrant Nation accepts the annual Mequoda Rocket Award, which honors the fastest growing Mequoda Gold Member website
September 20, 2011 (Waltham, MA)— The Mequoda Group awards growing special-interest online publishers each year with the Mequoda Rocket Award. The award is given away to the Mequoda Gold Member who has experienced the highest growth
Learn How to Start and Run a Successful Online Business at the Mequoda Summit East 2011, September 13-16th
Discover first-hand the techniques used by online publishers and content marketers for supercharging your online business
(Boston, MA)—The Mequoda Summit East 2011, a hands-on program featuring keynote presentations, panel sessions, interactive workshops and networking opportunities, will take place September
The Million Dollar Landing Page Templates free report uncovers landing page templates that use best practice guidelines and have generated upwards of one million dollars
Optimizing landing pages and designing landing page templates properly helps online business build larger audiences, experience more website traffic and generate more website traffic.
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