Despite a slight decline between 2009 and 2010, since 1999 the global land area farmed organically has expanded more than threefold to 37 million hectares, … Achieving a Sustainable Food System with Organic FarmingRead more
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Is Factory Farm Poop Giving Fish a Sex Change?
In his 1977 classic The Unsettling of America, Wendell Berry described a major change that came along with the post-World War II rise of factory-scale … Is Factory Farm Poop Giving Fish a Sex Change?Read more
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Chicago’s urban farm
Chicago’s Black Belt area, on the historic South Side, was once a hub for jazz, blues, and literature, but today is riddled with vacant lots, … Chicago’s urban farmRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Global Warming / ToMl
Lost maple syrup
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzI1SbSpBZc&rel=0] New England. The region has long provided a robust ecological niche for maple trees. But just a few decades of steadily warming weather has … Lost maple syrupRead more
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Minimizing food waste could have significant impact on global resources,
Presented in the journal Science of the Total Environment, the findings indicate that reducing loss and waste percentages could result in a 50 % cut … Minimizing food waste could have significant impact on global resources,Read more
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Cooperative Urban Farming in Kentucky
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Feed your soil
In the 1990s, Gail Fuller stopped tilling his Kansas farm. He and his brother had inherited the farm and he wanted to move away from … Feed your soilRead more
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Newman’s Own Organics label
You’ve probably seen Nell Newman, even if you don’t know very much about her. Ever since she and a business partner founded Newman’s Own Organics … Newman’s Own Organics labelRead more
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A teenage farmer
Think you don’t regret all those high school afternoons wasted at the mall or the skate park? Just wait till you meet Sophia Vartanian, a … A teenage farmerRead more