Civil Eats

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Created on Madagascar and practiced in about 60 countries today, SRI has been shown to increase grain yields, sometimes twofold. Thats because so much rice is grown around the world: Roughly 11 percent of all arable land is devoted to this crop, a daily staple for half the people on Earth.

Plantation 125

Plantation Acre Farming Farming 125

Sustainable Food Trust

JANUARY 14, 2025

The arable land is farmed in a multi-year rotation including fodder crops such as lucerne, grains and vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, beetroot and parsnips. Mechthild Knsel runs a dairy herd and twice a month an animal is slaughtered for meat. She farms 220 hectares, of which 100 hectares are permanent pastures.

Pasture 64

Pasture Straw Cattle Arable Land 64

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Small footprint, big potential “Microgreens” is a term used to describe the tender, edible seedlings of various herbs, vegetables and grains typically seeded in shallow, soil-filled trays, grown under natural or artificial light, then harvested within two weeks of germination. Photography submitted by Don DiLillo, Finest Foods.

Cultivation 121

Cultivation Crop Real Estate Food 121

Farming Secrets

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Decreased water and wind erosion as with the current rate of soil loss by 2050 we will have lost 95% of arable lands to degradation and desertification. Increased soil carbon, soil nitrogen, soil moisture, nutrient cycling. to keep temperatures below 1.5

Greenhouse 98

Greenhouse Pasture Crop Arable Land 98

Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

In On Gold Hill , Moyer weaves together her attempt to grow the grain with the story she unearths of her family through the generations. “Might this obscure wheat contain within it a door to my own heritage?” Could cultivating it offer me an opportunity to make up for all that had not passed down to me?”

Food 145

Food Farming Farming Forage 145