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How immense is farming’s problem with plastic?

Sustainable Food Trust

For starters, there is a basic lack of waste facilities across the UK that deal with farm plastics and costs can be significant for some farmers, but the bigger problem lies in the fact that there is little ‘closed-loop’ recyclability in the way these plastics are manufactured.

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BIOS Field Day at Chinchiolo Farms

Caff

Emily Ayala and Hanna Kahl introduce CAFF and the Ecological Pest Management Program. Emily Ayala, CAFF’s Ecological Farming Program Manager, kicked off the event by introducing CAFF and highlighting CAFF’s many different program areas.

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FAKE FOOD, FAKE SACRAMENTS

The Lunatic Farmer

His basic thesis in the piece is that the current war on real food and the ascendency of fake and manufactured food-like substances create a deep soul-level mentality that we are not dependent on food.

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Unlocking the Hidden Value of Agri-Food By-Products

Food Tank

These secondary products are generated during food processing and manufacturing and are often discarded—or underutilized. Behind the shelves of the supermarket lies a less-discussed aspect of food production: its by-products. These by-products might seem like waste, but innovative processes can transform them into valuable resources.

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Unravel The Secrets of Adenium Obesum : Desert Rose Unveiled

Kavya Organic Farm

Fertilization: Feed your Adenium obesum with a balanced, water-soluble fertilizer during the growing season, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Organic Fertilizers: Opt for organic fertilizers or compost to nourish your plants without harming the environment or beneficial insects.

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Secrets of Adenium Obesum: The Desert Rose Story

Kavya Organic Farm

Fertilization: Feed your Desert Rose with a balanced, water-soluble fertilizer during the growing season, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Organic Fertilizers: Opt for organic fertilizers or compost to nourish your plants without harming the environment or beneficial insects.

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PARALLEL ECONOMIES - AGRICULTURE

The Lunatic Farmer

But instead it shackled us, enslaved us to nefarious scientists bringing us fertilizer and menus from laboratories instead of from God’s ecological womb. Meanwhile, the historic blessing of manure becomes a liability, clogging our streams and poisoning our groundwater because it’s too much in one place for our ecological womb to metabolize.