Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Seeds of knowledge: paving the way to integrated historical and conservation science research. Current agricultural diversification strategies are already agroecological. Ancient Maya Lowland agriculture sounds very agroecological. Co-conserving Indigenous and local knowledge systems with seeds.

Agroecology 177

Agroecology Maize Seeding Science 177

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 97

Food Farming Farming Agroecology 97

Food Tank

AUGUST 1, 2023

About the size of a wine cork, a seedball is a mass of organic matter including ash, soil, urine, and pearl millet seeds. The seedballs contain a dense powerhouse of nutrients and protective elements that give the enclosed seeds a greater chance to flourish in a challenging climate. They also engage with sorghum hybrid seed production.

Fertilizer 94

Fertilizer Seeding Crop Crop Yield 94

ATTRA

MARCH 12, 2024

Yet, we tend to restrict ourselves to greens cultivated primarily for their leaves, leaving them susceptible to bolting in high temperatures or losing leaves to disease. Winter Squash Leaves All parts of the squash family plants are edible, from leaves to stems, flowers, fruit, skin, and seeds. They are usually sold in bunches.

Cash Crop 98

Cash Crop Crop Harvester Harvesting 98

Food Tank

JULY 2, 2024

He explores how cultivating indigenous trees and investing in new, modified tree crops can produce food, medicine, money, and jobs. The Self-Sufficiency Garden: Feed Your Family and Save Money by Huw Richards and Sam Cooper The Self-Sufficiency Garden is a comprehensive guide to cultivating a garden that can nourish a family.

Food 131

Food Forage Agroecology Processing 131

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Their shells are harder and thicker than those of the English walnut, the most common commercially cultivated species, and are difficult to separate from the kernel within. Some years a region’s trees put out a bumper crop, a phenomenon known as mast seeding, while other years can see very little production.

Processing 121

Processing Forage Yield Production 121

Civil Eats

JUNE 27, 2023

The Burgers are among a modest cohort of small-time growers who almost exclusively cultivate cool-weather and storage crops that they sell in the wintertime. Hachmyer teaches agroecology part-time at nearby Sonoma State University). Last month, she even took a vacation. “I Winter growing is catching on with urban gardeners as well.

Crop 52

Crop Farming Farming Acre 52