Tag: Agriculture - Page 4
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A Mountain of Heirloom Pumpkins: You'll Never See This in Your Grocery Store
A gathering of heirloom enthusiasts dispels the myth of "consumer choice" in our current food system, and offers a vision of something tastier.
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89-year-old Michigan Beekeeper May Lose his Hives After Neighbor Complaints
Beekeeper, and World War II veteran, is at risk of losing his beehives he's had since the 1950s.
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Vertical Farm and Retail Store Grows Mushrooms and Herbs
A vertical farm concept from old shipping containers incorporates a retail space for selling its wares to the public.
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Nature Outsmarts Monsanto: Pests Develop Resistance to GM Corn
You just can't fool Mother Nature.
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"The French Laundry" Founders on the Joys of Heirloom Apple Farming
The Red Delicious is evil. It's fun to be alone. And animals play an important role in integrated, sustainable farming. Just a few of the lessons in this beautiful video.
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Cute Microgreens are More Nutritious Than Mature Greens
A new study find that the cute, small-space friendly crops have more vitamins and antioxidants than their mature counterparts.
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How Much Water Do You Eat? The Wonderwater Cafe Will Tell You
Taking shorter showers is good, but what you eat will have a bigger impact on how much water you use. A pop-up cafe aims to set the record straight.
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Study: Eating Organic Produce Slashes Pesticide Concentrations in the Body
Researchers come to a logical, but often debated, conclusion.
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Strawbale Chicken Coop Demonstrates Simplicity of Good Design
From insulated strawbale walls to an automatic, rainwater-fed watering system, this coop is both smart and surprisingly simple at the same time.
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Campus Garden Grows 1000lbs of Food, Plans New Garden Each Year
The conversion of a campus lawn into a permaculture garden at UMass Amherst has one praise from high places. But this is just the beginning.
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Rooftop Garden Feeds Cafe Customers Below
A cafe in Fairfield, Connecticut is growing produce on its roof. A permaculture expert makes some recommendations on how to do even more.
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U.S. Drought So Bad, NASA Can See it From Space
While in 2011 the Mississippi river reached historic levels and rose out of its banks, this year the story is completely different because of the extended drought that has hit the US.
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A Landmark Ruling Against Agrochemicals in Argentina Receives Mixed Reactions
In a decade-long case by a group of plaintiffs, a court sentenced a farmer and an aviator to prison for spraying agrochemicals, linking them to environmental pollution and health hazards. Only they can skip doing any time.
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44 Healthiest, Cheapest Fruits and Vegetables
EWG’s latest invaluable list highlights the top foods that are nutrient dense at a good price, with the fewest pesticides, contaminants and artificial ingredients.
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Stephen Ritz: Sustainable Agriculture + Great Education
This man is a real dynamo, full of energy and enthusiasm. It's really contagious too!
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Internet Food Show 'Perennial Plate' to Roam the Earth Looking for Sustainable Food
The Perennial Plate's foodie road trips around the States have become an internet phenomenon. Now they are going global.
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Community Group Harvests 25,000lbs of Fruit From Unloved Trees
A Portland community "gleaning" group distributes huge amounts of fruit that would otherwise have gone to waste.
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Sensor-Based Technology Tells Farmers When and Where To Water Crops
The system could reduce agricultural water use by 30 percent.
