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SHIPPING GARBAGE

The Lunatic Farmer

If you have them on a carbonaceous diaper (I describe this in detail in the book) they won’t smell and their manure will turn into wonderful compost for your house plants. That would certainly use all the compost from all the chickens in all the apartments eating all the food scraps on site. And you should have house plants.

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The Sustainable Soil-ution Beneath Your Feet

Sustainable Harvest International

Composting Organic materials including agricultural residue such as corn stalks and rice hulls, weeds, manure, ash from cookstoves and kitchen waste, such as peels and eggshells, join to create rich, life-giving compost. The composting process creates an environment for decomposition. In Panama alone, 2.1

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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

The company composts all fruit scraps, tea, herbs, cultures, and paper towels while also saving over 1,100 gallons of water per day through their recapture system. Boochcraft partners with The Ecology Center for the advancement of regenerative agriculture. Martinique Rhum J.M In 2016, Rhum J.M Rise & Win Brewing Co.,

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

Caff

Hans Herren, Barbara Gemmill-Herren and their daughter Gis è le Herren spoke about how they utilize their combined studies and experiences in ecology, biological control, entomology, and nematology to guide the operation of their small farm. They’ve also experimented in fertigating with microbial brews and compost tea.

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Bold Climate & Agriculture Bill Introduced in Congress

Caff

This Earth Day, CAFF is proud to endorse this bill on behalf of our members as part of the solution to the climate crisis, recognizing the invaluable role that ecologically-focused farmers and ranchers can play. 100 million a year would be available for compost infrastructure.

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FAKE FOOD, FAKE SACRAMENTS

The Lunatic Farmer

Just like Jesus presented Himself as "the bread of life" so those of us in the authentic food and farming tribe present our protocols and production as life-giving rather than sickness-giving--economically, emotionally, and ecologically.

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Federal Climate Policy: Agriculture Resilience Act Re-Introduced

CalCAN

Transforming the food and farming system through the above domains as well as through crop insurance, agroforestry, organic farming, farmland protection, pasture-based systems, conservation set-asides, manure management, and agrivoltaic systems, the bill creates a clear focus on farm and food system resilience.