Tag: Farming - Page 10
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Solar "Double Cropping" Harvests Food & Energy on the Same Land
As gigantic solar farms become ever more commonplace, some have raised the question of how big is too big for centralized solar. From solar parking lots through solar in old mines to solar parks that nurture bees
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Get Started With Vertical Gardening (Infographic)
A primer in what vertical gardening is, and how you can do it.
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Co-Housing Meets Commercial Farming and Cheese Making (Video)
From co-housing for aging boomers to co-housing in urban Brooklyn the idea of building intentional communities that combine shared communal space and property with private dwellings has a lot going for it, from a green
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Should Urban Farmers Be Allowed to Slaughter Backyard Animals?
An interesting post on The Atlantic questions why we aren't getting accurate information about food options for homesteaders, and delves into the common debates and misunderstandings of producing one's own food.
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More Factory Farms Behind 20% Increase In Meat Consumption Over Past Decade
Many TreeHugger readers are probably aware that the amount of meat we're eating on average is increasing, a lot. Some new research from Worldwatch Institute quantifies it, and the picture isn't pretty. In the past 10 years,
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Castoro Cellars: Damn Fine Eco-Friendly Wine
Castoro Cellars, founded by the husband and wife team of Niels and Bimmer Udsen in 1983, is one of Paso Robles' oldest wineries. What started out as just a few barrels in some rented space has grown into a 25,000-case
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New Arctic Ozone Hole Could Mean Reductions in Europe's Winter Wheat Crop
You may have heard that there's a massive new ozone hole in the Arctic--the first time there's been one there. Well, ThinkProgress has a good rundown (tag-teaming it seems with Jeff Masters from Weather Underground) on why its really potentially bad
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A Christian Perspective on Organic Dairy Farming and Positive Child Labor (Video)
From retiring dairy cows to asking whether
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Can Bored Pigs Benefit From Toys Inspired by IKEA?
Pigs are smart. As smart animals, they can be easily bored. Bored pigs become more aggressive, posing a danger to themselves and causing losses for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) farmers,
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How to Grow King Stropharia Mushrooms pt. II: Checking for Mycelium
With the Fall coming on strong, mushrooms are starting to poke their heads out of the leaf litter once more—the most visible reminder of nature's greatest recyclers. Earlier this year I posted a video from South
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How to Kill a Chicken (Video)
From visiting tiny houses to training chickens to eat slugs, I am somewhat addicted to Paul Wheaton's permaculture-related YouTube channel. My latest discovery is likely to be a little controversial—a thoughtful
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Novel Strategies Save Both Endangered Grevy's Zebras and Cattle Ranchers
The zebra is an icon of Africa -- as important and recognizable as lions, elephants and wildebeest. But the Grevy's Zebra, found in Kenya and Ethiopia, is endangered. In an effort to bring back numbers, the Grevy's
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Lawsuit Alleges That Dairy Farmers Killed 500,000 Cows to Raise the Price of Milk
There's popular imagery surrounding the dairy industry in California, one of 'happy' cows peacefully grazing on a lush hillside under the beautiful blue sky -- but the reality, it seems, is quite a departure from this. According
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Should We Eat Yak Instead of Beef?
When I wrote about goat as a less destructive alternative to beef, the responses ranged from supportive to outright disgusted. So I'm sure this latest suggestion will land me in equally hot
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How CSAs Can Help Disaster-Hit Farmers Survive (Video)
The extreme weather of this summer was both dramatic and devastating here in the US. But the news cycle being what it is, our attention has moved on to other issues and other stories. Meanwhile, residents, businesses
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Got a Slug Problem? Dig a Moat. (Video)
As my plan to transition my garden into extreme Lazivore mode for a couple of years takes shape, I am sure others are planning on ramping up production next year. And as part of those plans, many will be dealing with that
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Using Weeds and Water to Restore Degraded Land (Video)
When I wrote about one farmer's approach to encouraging a selective community of :"weeds", it seemed to touch a nerve with many readers. Rather than pursue weed eradication at all costs, it seemed so much more sensible
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20,000 People Allegedly Displaced in Uganda for UK Forestry Company's Carbon-Offset Program
With the spotlight turning this
