ROOT Phoenix 'Growing Bazaar' May 4th 8a-1p
• rootphoenix.comI connected with Heather at PrepperFest (thanks for the seeds!) and look forward to visiting their facility this Saturday after the Breakfast Club.
Contents Pages by Subject
Agriculture
Global Efficiency Catchup will Double Food Supplies
• arcleinGlobal demand for food is expected to double by 2050 due to population growth and increased standards of living. To meet this demand, it is often assumed we will need to expand the environmental burden of agriculture. The paper, based on analysis of
Global Pollination Problems
• arcleinA global survey of several studies demonstrated a severe decline of pollinators and provision of pollination services in a wide range of intensively managed temperate and tropical agroecosystems. Considering that global crop production worth 153 bi
Glyphosate-resistant 'superweeds' may be less susceptible to diseases
• http://www.bio-medicine.org, Brian WallheimerScientists searching for clues to understand how superweeds obtain resistance to the popular herbicide glyphosate may have been missing a critical piece of information, a Purdue University study shows.
The Cowboys are Brazilian
• # The SoapboxPicture a sizzling steak ,or hamburgers, on a grill during an all American summer. Perhaps while enjoying left over fireworks from fourth of July. Let's overlook the fact that most of the fourth of July decorations and fireworks were actually made i
How to Start Your Own Garden Almost Free
• http://wakeup-world.com, By Alina NiemiYes, the economy is in bad shape, I know. But don’t use that as an excuse for not gardening.
The Corn Is Dying All Over America
• http://theeconomiccollapseblog.comAll over America the corn is dying. If drought conditions persist in the middle part of the country, wheat and soybeans will be next.
Monsanto Launches Massive Campaign Against GMO Labeling
• http://www.prisonplanet.comWe’ve gone on at great lengths discussing the dangers of genetic modification. Monsanto’s GMO corn has been linked to weight gain and organ function disruption, while GMO crops and pesticides destroy our farmland and environment.
The Curious Case of the Poisoned Cows
• arcleinAbel’s 80 acre ranch sits just a little east of Austin and the story was strange enough that on Sunday a local CBS affiliate picked it up. “There was nothing you could do,” Abel told KEYE about his desperate efforts to save the animals. “Obviously, t
Biochar at the San Francisco Chronicle
• arcleinTo me and perhaps much of the local population, the word "biochar" is just as foreign as the Brazilian turf from which it originates. Near the end of the 19th century, researchers found highly fertile sites in the Amazon that contained astounding
Forests and Global Warming
• arcleinNortheastern woodlands that were once farm fields are currently one of Earth's largest carbon sinks, holding nearly 26 billion tons, but climate scientists are concerned that with ongoing warming trees and soils could become sources, rather than rep
Food Forest Gardens
• http://www.survivalblog.com, by Jason T.As I read through page after page of food items and materials that preppers should stock up on, I have to wonder, “Have people really thought out what is coming?” I believe we are heading for at least a collapse of the US dollar, if not all fiat curr
Syngenta Charged for Covering up Livestock Deaths from GM Corn
• Farm WarsCorporation faces criminal charges for concealing own study in which cows died after eating its genetically modified corn.
Robotic Deboning
• arcleinChickens are big business. In the United States alone 8.7 billion chickens are processed every year. That’s 36 billion pounds (16 billion kg) of poultry of which the average American consumes 50 pounds (23 kg). On such a scale, costs due to inefficie
Farm Bill Challenged
• arcleinMario Batali, Dan Barber, Rick Bayless, and Alice Waters have had it with our food system. These well-known chefs — along with a group of 70 food movement celebrities, including Michael Pollan, Will Allen, Laurie David, Robert Kenner, and Wendell B
Hemp legalization added to Senate farm bill
• http://www.rawstory.com, By Stephen C. WebsterIn a last minute addition to the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has submitted an amendment that would legalize the production of industrial hemp, a potential new bumper crop for U.S. farmers.
Farmer panic! Crops die as gov't blocks wells
• www.mobile.wnd.comFarmers in Colorado are watching their fields dry up amid one of the worst droughts in the state’s history. But just a few feet beneath them, the water is so plentiful it’s flooding basements and causing septic systems to overflow.
Mangrove Husbandry
• arcleinIn a bottom-up approach to fighting climate change, the indigenous use of mangroves is now leading local and national plans to stem the destruction of land and communities by coastal flooding an
Weather Disasters, Crop Loss, Biotech Acreage, and Monsanto Sales Rising
• Farm WarsAt the rate that acreage devoted to biotech crops is increasing, it won’t be long until maximum saturation is achieved, and genetic contamination unavoidable.
Time is ticking for some crop's wild relatives
• http://www.bio-medicine.org, Teri BarrA botanist brings a species of alfalfa from Siberia, to the United States. His hope? The plant survives, and leads to a new winter-hardy alfalfa. But what also happened during this time in the late 1800's, isn't just a story of legend and lore.
Organic Farmers vs. Monsanto: Appeal Filed!
• http://wakeup-world.com, By Jack Adam WeberOn March 23, 2012 the collective of farmers, seed growers and farm groups (OSGATA) supporting organic and non-GMO farming filed an appeal for their case against Monsanto to be heard in The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Man
Phosphorus Poor Soils
• arcleinBut plants can't make their own phosphorus; they get all they need at the root-soil interface, in the form of inorganic phosphate (Pi), so one way to maximise the amount of phosphorus in the plant is to turn up Pi uptake by root cells.
Importance of Predator Friendly Refugia
• arcleins, researchers planted buckwheat strips next to soybean fields and also examined the amount of natural habitat within 1.5 miles of the fields.
Hascap Berry Cultivation
• arcleinLonicera caerulea is a circumpolar species native to the northern boreal forests and can be found in mountains as well as marshlands. Although harvested from the wild for centuries in Japan and Russia, breeding programs began the 1950’s in Russia and
'Locavorism on the Rise Everywhere': US Consumers Turn to Smaller, Local Farms
• http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staffNew index ranks states using government agricultural and population data
Pig Blood Safer than Fresh Milk?
• Farm WarsEvidently, drinking fresh milk straight from the mom is supposed to be unhealthy for calves because it is unpasteurized, but pig blood is good?
Different recipes for success in the world of plants
• http://www.bio-medicine.org, Tilo ArnholdIn order to prevail against native plants, non-native plant species develop special strategies.
Gardening with Epsom Salt
• http://wakeup-world.com, By saltworks.usEpsom salt has become a popular and well-reputed supplement in organic gardening.
New GM Crops Could Make Superweeds Even Stronger
• http://www.wired.com, By Brandon KeimHerbicide-resistant superweeds threaten to overgrow U.S. fields, so agriculture companies have genetically engineered a new generation of plants to withstand heavy doses of multiple, extra-toxic weed-killing chemicals.
Ancient DNA sheds light on spread of European farming
• http://articles.latimes.com, By Eryn BrownAgriculture probably initially expanded because farmers pressed north through the continent, not because hunter-gatherers adopted the practice on their own, Scandinavian scientists say.
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