Roots Up greenhouse collects mountain dew to water crops in Ethiopian highlands
• GizMagRoots Up has designed a greenhouse for use in hot, dry climates that collects dew for irrigating the crops inside
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Roots Up greenhouse collects mountain dew to water crops in Ethiopian highlands
• http://www.gizmag.comRoots Up has designed a greenhouse to collect dew in Gondar, Ethiopia, as part of a scheme to help local farmers with low-tech solutions.
Thank You! ~ City of Buckeye Farmers Market 3/28/15 ~ Help Wanted (Tonopah Rob's)
• Tonopah RobIt's almost time to pull honey. Over Easter weekend the first pull will be done. Isn't this hard-working girl beautiful? She is one of a million bees on Tonopah Rob's farm. She's staring right at us.
Police Raid Small Family Farm, Charge Family, Seize Animals Because they were Free Range
• The Free Thought ProjectRockwood treats his animals better than most factory farms do, but since he uses traditional farming methods, his farm will fail regulatory inspections, while factory farms will pass.
New book exposes systematic government and scientific fraud over GM food
• Farm WarsIt arrives at a crucial time when the UK is considering the commercial planting of GM crops following the European Parliament's decision to allow member states to opt out of the blockade that has barred them from the EU until now.
Patented Life: Sharing Gardening Seeds Illegal in 30% Of US States
• http://naturalsociety.com, BY CHRISTINA SARICHNow, planting an organic garden is an act of defiance
When is a shipping container not a shipping container? When it's a farm
• http://www.gizmag.comEnsuring that the food we eat is locally and sustainably grown is not always easy, especially in cities where crop-growing space is at a premium.
Monsanto chief admits 'hubris' is to blame for public fears over GM
• independent.co.ukThe American company that produced the world's first genetically modified crop has admitted for the first time that its "hubris" in promoting the technology contributed to a consumer backlash against genetically modified food.
Too 'dramatic': Monsanto shuns WHO verdict that Roundup 'probably' causes cancer
• http://www.prisonplanet.comThe active ingredient in the world's most widely-used Roundup herbicide has been classified as "probably" carcinogenic to humans by a branch of the World Health Organization. The agrochemical giant Monsanto, has immediately rejected the new con
Too 'dramatic': Monsanto shuns WHO verdict that Roundup 'probably' causes cancer
• http://www.prisonplanet.comThe active ingredient in the world's most widely-used Roundup herbicide has been classified as "probably" carcinogenic to humans by a branch of the World Health Organization. The agrochemical giant Monsanto, has immediately rejected the new con
The Upcycled Garden 2012: Using Recycled Salvaged Materials In Your Garden
• http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.comI love an old-fashioned, cottage garden! What better way to showcase those worn and imperfect antiques and flea market finds than to incorporate them into your garden landscape? This is the perfect way to personalize your outdoor haven and add
Top 10 gardening innovations
• http://www.sunset.comThese trends and innovations are redefining every aspect of gardening in the West--and changing the way we live, eat, and connect with one another
Mexican farmworkers strike over low wages, blocking harvest
• LATimesEverything in this fertile agricultural region 200 miles south of San Diego has changed, it seemed, except her wages. Zaragoza said she still earns 110 pesos per day, about $8 -- a little more than when she started picking as a 13-year-old.
We'll All Eat Grasshoppers--Once We Know How to Raise Them
• http://www.wired.comGo to any market in Mexico and you'll see piles of grasshoppers--dusted with chile powder, roasted with garlic, sprinkled with lime juice. I've eaten grasshoppers ground up in salsas and semi-pulverized in micheladas, their intact legs floating
Is Hydroponics Organic?
• cornucopia.orgUSDA's Organic Program Allows Soil-less Practice Over NOSB's Objections
Adam Kokesh, Mike Adams & the Foodrising: Food is the How of Freedom
• Daily Paul.comIt's one thing to understand freedom and another to put it into practice. How you get your food is a critical element of this and Mike Adams' Foodrising makes it that much easier to do it right.
5 Super Powers of Bamboo Charcoal You Need to Know
• arcleins air flows through bamboo charcoal, the pores and cavities of the material trap odor molecules that cause unpleasant smells. You can think of it as a big sponge that sucks in and traps odor. While the effect isn't instant, bamboo charcoal las
Farmers To Face Fines Or Prison Sentences For Selling Food Directly To Customers
• http://www.jbbardot.com, by David GumpertThis would seem to embody the USDA's advisory, "Know your farmer, know your food," right? Not exactly.
Arizona Breakfast Club, Saturday - March 7th, 2015 - Coco's PV Mall - 8-10 a.m. AZ TIME.
Donna HancockChad Hudspeth (Endless Food Systems - Aquaponics) will be the featured speaker. Come hear Chad talk about feeding the world, 'teaching people to fish', and having a global impact on hunger. We will also be promoting the Bitcoin Summit (BitcoinSummit.
U.S. agriculture delegation visits Cuba, protests embargo
• reuters.com, By Marc Frank and Daniel TrottaThe most important U.S. agricultural delegation to visit Cuba in more than a decade began three days of meetings on Monday, hoping to find potential business partners, while urging the U.S. Congress to lift the U.S. embargo on trade with the island.
Chad Hudspeth's Fundraising Page - Project Peru
• A Generous LifeI have the opportunity to go to Peru this April and lead a team in building an aquaponics system. We will be teaching the local people and then demonstrating how to assemble a sustainable food system.
The Monarch Massacre
• arcleint happened as farmers and homeowners sprayed herbicides on milkweed plants, which serve as the butterflies' nursery, food source and home. In an attempt to counter two decades of destruction, the Fish and Wildlife Service launched a partnership wit
Become a Part of the Food Rising Revolution:
• foodrising.orgFood Rising Mini-Farm Grow Box official launch video
Best anti-GMO/Pro Organic commercial ever
• http://www.dailypaul.com,Watch as these kids show what makes organic farming the choice for the future in a surprising twist on a classic children's song.
Growers Are Making Bank on This Green, Fragrant Bud. No, Not That One.
• arcleinIn 2011, Jan-Erik Paino, a former construction worker and grape-picker, launched a new craft beer company in Sacramento inspired by Captain Frank Ruhstaller, a Swiss immigrant who owned several of the city's hundreds of breweries in the late 1800's
How to Grow Buckets Full of Blueberries at Home
• arcleinI would grow blueberries at home just for the taste alone. A perfectly ripened blueberry warm off the bush is a lovely thing, and some home varieties (such as Rubel) pack an extra flavor punch. Blueberries are a super fruit, packed with health bene
Closed For Spring Planting / Upcoming Markets (Tonopah Rob's)
• Tonopah RobFind out why there is no market this weekend and see how you could win a pair of "Dine under the Stars farm fund raiser tickets. go to www.tonopahrob.com for details
Shedding Light on Three Big Lies About Systemic Pesticides and Bees
• arcleinJust a few days before I saw the Forbes article, I'd spotted another pesticide-friendly article on The Huffington Post: "Bee Experts Dismantle Touted 'Harvard' Neonics-Colony Collapse Disorder Study As 'Activist Science.'" Sure enough, both pi
Another Bubble Pops: Price Of Farmland Suffers First Annual Decline Since 1986
• zerohedge.comOne of the bigger asset bubbles in recent US history has nothing to do with stock, bonds or commodities, and unlike the real estate bust of 2007 (which has since rebounded only for the ultra-luxury segment), barely batted an eyelid during the Great F
Agricultural Biochar: State-of-the-Art Soil
• arcleinFor more than 150 years, the Brooklyn Navy Yard constructed vessels that helped to stop the slave trade from Africa, lay the first undersea telegraph cable and end the Second World War. Now, this sprawling industrial facility in New York City is fill
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