Tag: Farming - Page 6
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Farms Use 60 Times More Land Than Cities: It's Time to Develop Terraculture
Agriculture has become the single largest driver of climate change. It's time to start farming for the whole planet.
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Sustainable California Wineries Celebrate Earth Day All of April
California's sustainable wineries and vineyards launch the first month-long Earth Day celebration with special green events.
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Massive 100,000 s.f. Greenhouse Planned for Brooklyn Rooftop
A former Navy warehouse in Brooklyn is to become a home for the largest rooftop farm in the world.
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Easter Egg Shortages in Czech Republic Due to End of Battery Egg Farms
First egg shortages in the UK, now in the Czech Republic due to the end of battery egg farms. This is no yolk.
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Mobile Greenhouse Runs on Waste Vegetable Oil, Teaches Kids Sustainable Practices (Interview)
A box-truck that has been converted into a mobile greenhouse is traveling across the country teaching kids about sustainable agriculture.
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Urban Farming Supply Store to Open in Brooklyn
Hayseeds Big City Farm Supply store in Brooklyn, NY., will service urban farmers, and productive vegetable gardeners across NYC.
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Cornell Research Helps Lotus Rice Use Less Water and Taste Better Too
Compared to traditional rice growing methods the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) uses much less water, doubles crop harvests, and tastes better, too.
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5 Easy Flowers to Start from Seed in Your Garden
Save money by growing these five annuals yourself instead of buying them as starts at your garden center.
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Maryland Politicians Chicken Out on Arsenic Ban
Maryland's ban on arsenic in chicken feed would have been groundbreaking, but the bill has been gutted by lobbyists.
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Chipotle Refusing to Sign Agreement Protecting Farm Workers
The fast food giant has made a name for itself as a more discerning, compassionate buyer. But farm worker advocates argue this is hypocrisy.
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Happy Dancing Cows Celebrate the Arrival of Spring (Video)
It's not just we humans who seem to take particular delight in finding that Spring has finally sprung.
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10 Great Gardening Websites You Must Read
Informative and beautiful gardening sites are hard to find. For garden inspiration and information, start with this curated list of the best online.
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The Week in Pictures: Kite Skiing Across Antarctica, "Spaghetti with Balls," and More
Two men broke three world recorlds on a kite skiing trip across Antarctica, cheeky recipes from a vegan cookbook, microfarms pop up in NYC, and more.
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3 Natural and Organic Alternatives to Scotts Potting Soil for Your Container Garden
A great potting soil is the basis for a great container garden. Try these three natural and organic potting mixes.
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Artificial Wetlands Could be Affordable Method of Buffering Agricultural Runoff
Manmade wetlands could be one solution to buffering agricultural fertilizer runoff before it creates 'dead zones' in the ocean, according to the results of a 15 year study.
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New PBS Series "Food Forward" to Highlight Unsung Food Heroes (Video)
A new documentary series on PBS will feature the food rebels who are changing how communities eat across the country.
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Waste Biomass Charcoal is Solution to Toxic Fertilizers, Says Kickstarter Project (Interview)
Jason Aramburu is trying to revolutionize how we garden by expanding the production of "Black Revolution" biochar, a soil-less growing medium made from farm waste.
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10 Best Heirloom Seed Companies as Selected By Readers
What's the best heirloom seed company? TreeHugger readers give us their favorite seed sources of heirloom, non-GMO seeds.
