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Vitis and Ovis Farm Tour and Discussion: Adaptation to Climate Extremes in the Capay Valley

Caff

When they purchased the farm over 30 years ago it was an unproductive almond orchard and since then they have pulled the almonds out and utilized the sloped landscape to construct swales, establish a vineyard, and plant a wide variety of fruit trees which provide shelter while their flock of ducks grazes.

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Everything to Know about the Biotone Fertiliser

Kavya Organic Farm

This process constructs a healthy and wider root system for the plant, thus making it stronger. Using biological waste (such as manure from poultry and animals) can be harmful to the environment if not properly disposed of. Subsequently, a safe step for this fermentation is to use a windrow type for composting the biological waste.

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Everything to Know about the Biotone Fertilizer

Kavya Organic Farm

This process constructs a healthy and wider root system for the plant, thus making it stronger. Using biological waste (such as manure from poultry and animals) can be harmful to the environment if not properly disposed of. Subsequently, a safe step for this fermentation is to use a windrow type for composting the biological waste.

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Fertilising Plants – All you need to know

Kavya Organic Farm

Some examples of fertilising plants organically are; Agricultural waste Manure from livestock Industrial waste However, inorganic fertilisers exist too which are responsible for directly affecting the soil through chemicals. Molecules are added to the fertilising plants and this promotes soil enrichment and even reproduction amongst plants.

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Can Mushrooms Help Extinguish Toxic Waste?

Modern Farmer

And mushrooms of all kinds sprout as they feast on crop waste, coffee grounds and horse manure. Photos courtesy of Biopterre) The fungi-powered circular economy is also taking root the construction industry, which produces nearly a third of the nation’s waste, contributing vast amounts of material produced from petrochemicals.

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Supporting Strong, Independent Families with SHI-Panama

Sustainable Harvest International

They started applying organic fertilizer to their crops, including chicken manure, coffee husks from the annual harvest, and biodegradable waste from the kitchen. They began implementing diverse techniques of soil conservation including the construction of terraces, and the creation of living and dead barriers.

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This Network of Regenerative Farmers Is Rethinking Chicken

Civil Eats

“Everything that is part of the standard was tried and tested, from breeds to how long you feed them, to the right kind of welfare aspect to consider in the coop construction.” They’re also working on adding a composting processing site, neighbor approval pending. “We ” But the grand vision doesn’t end there.

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