Latest Stories in Sustainable Agriculture - Page 6
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A Vertical Garden Feeds 10,000+ Visitors to Chicago O'Hare Airport
Between the fast food outlets and news stands, Chicago O'Hare Airport features an indoor urban garden growing food for its restaurants.
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From Meat Packing Plant to 93,500 s.f. Off-Grid Vertical Farm and Brewery
A piece of Chicago's industrial heritage is going to be converted into a futuristic farm and food production facility, running on 100% renewable energy.
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Two New Studies Show Neonicotinoid Pesticides Harm Bees
As evidence mounts that neonicotinoid pesticides are harmful to bees, the denials from Bayer CropSciences just keep on coming,
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Insecticide Maker Continues Charm Offensive on Beekeepers
Bayer CropScience is sending out its experts to talk to beekeeping communities. At least one beekeeper was decidedly unimpressed.
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Is Eating Meat Ethical? (Survey)
The New York Times asks if it is ethical to eat meat. So do we.
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60,000 sq.ft. Warehouse Grows Edible Mushrooms for Health and Ecology
A San Francisco gourmet mushroom entrepreneur takes us on a tour of his impressive operation.
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France Restores Ban on GE Corn While U.S. Retailers Could Start Selling More of It
France is reinstating a ban on Monsanto's MON810 genetically modified corn, after a 2008 moratorium was overturned by the country's highest court in November.
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Why Heirloom Grains Will Never Be a Commodity
A South CArolina farmer and entrepreneur is reviving commercially extinct grains. And he's telling the history of the South in the process.
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USDA Speeds Approval for New Herbicide-Tolerant Crops Despite Superweed Problem
The USDA is not only helping the industry move ahead with new GMO crops, but it's helping companies move ahead faster.
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Peak Meat: US Meat Consumption Falling
For a society that lives high on the food chain, this new trend could signal the end of meat’s mealtime dominance.
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Farming At A Crossroads: Will Farmers Rely on Agribusiness or Find Alternatives to Fight Superweeds?
Do farmers wait for more chemicals and genetically engineered crops like the ones Dow is pushing the EPA to approve, or do they shift away from such a heavy dependence on chemicals and GMO technology?
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Incredible Video Shows the Beauty of Urban Beekeeping
The Made By Hand video series returns with a stunning portrait of a Brooklyn beekeeping pioneer.
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Campus Permaculture Project Up for White House Recognition
Umass Amherst students have been convertig a campus lawn into an edible food forest. Now the White House is taking notice.
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Maker of Controversial Insecticide Launches "Bee Care Centers". Should We Celebrate?
BayerCrop Science launches a "bee care program" to promote honeybee health. Strangely, it's press release says nothing about neonicotinoids.
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Here's What's Wrong With Our Food, But We Can't Fix It By Eating Alone
From factory farming to excessive sprays to the emotion-based marketing of food, a new video nails the shortcomings of our food system. But it offers only partial solutions.
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Plastics from Biomass Opens Pathway to Reduced Reliance on Oil
Biomass-derived chemical raw materials which previously derived from petroleum could one day come from crop waste.
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How to Heat Your Chickens With Compost
Chicken poop makes great hot compost. And that compost can help keep your chickens warm in winter.
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When Pigs Start Exploding, It's Time to Rethink Our Food System
Hog farmers in Minnesota are struggling with exploding barns. But this is a symptom of a bigger problem.
