Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Plant diversity decreases greenhouse gas emissions by increasing soil and plant carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems. Towards an agroecological approach to crop health: reducing pest incidence through synergies between plant diversity and soil microbial ecology. Maybe someone should pay for that? Nice way to escape the dichotomy.

Agroecology 203

Agroecology Cultivation Harvesting Harvest 203

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

Bakersfield College boasts an Edible Gardens Catalog program, Kalamazoo Community College offers Sustainable Food Systems Competencies coursework and Greenfield Community College’s Farm and Food Systems covers mushroom foraging and cultivation, permaculture design, beekeeping, food preservation and more.

Food 96

Food Farming Farming Agroecology 96

Sustainable Harvest International

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Sugarcane cultivation (left) and natural ecosystem (right) in Santa Martha Transforming Agriculture SHI partnering farms utilize organic farming practices that help to restore the soil and other local ecosystems. After years of intensive sugarcane cultivation, the soil needs lots of organic matter in order to heal.

Harvesting 64

Harvesting Harvest Harvester Ecology 64

Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Until a few years ago, Songbird Farm in Unity, Maine, grew wheat, rye, oats, and corn, as well as an array of vegetables in three high tunnel greenhouses, and supported a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program for over 100 customers. What we are working on now is the breakdown method.” It is levels that would melt our skin.

Farming 144

Farming Farming Farmland Crop 144

Food Tank

MAY 1, 2024

Approximately 2 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions come from nitrogen fertilizers , according to a study in Nature. Collaborating with farmers, CIEL promotes natural agroecological practices such as crop rotation, legume cultivation, and the use of beneficial insects, fungi, and organic manure instead of chemical additives.

Food 65

Food Fertilizer Crop Rotation Agroecology 65

Food Tank

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

.” — Vincent Martin, Director of FAO’s Office of Innovation (via @FAOInnovation on X) Ways To Take Action: Add your name: via Compassion in World Farming — “Livestock produce more direct greenhouse gas emissions than planes, trains and cars, combined. The evidence is clear: we can’t tackle climate change without changing our food system.

Finance 82

Finance Food Agriculture Agriculture 82

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 19, 2024

“Our biggest criticism of CRP,” says Anne Schechinger, mid-west director for EWG, “is that, as it is currently set up, it is not doing enough to store carbon in soil or reduce greenhouse gas emissions.” Agriculture is responsible for 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the US.

Farming 80

Farming Farming Farmland Livestock 80