Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

To help you find a winemaker, distiller, or brewer to support, Food Tank is highlighting 20 producers and programs bringing sustainable sips to glasses around the world. 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.

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The Lunatic Farmer

APRIL 20, 2021

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. Seen in that light, the assault on real food is an assault on real spiritual life. We need thousands like him.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

It’s the most basic starter plant food. After all, this plant food is highly beneficial for the plant and its growth therefore the correct way of using it should be known to the consumer. Using biological waste (such as manure from poultry and animals) can be harmful to the environment if not properly disposed of.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 16, 2024

Scientists from the University of Maryland published the results of their research on improving urban soils with treated manure and compost amendments.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 29, 2023

It’s the most basic starter plant food. After all, this plant food is highly beneficial for the plant and its growth therefore the correct way of using it should be known to the consumer. Using biological waste (such as manure from poultry and animals) can be harmful to the environment if not properly disposed of.

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Sustainable Harvest International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“ “My philosophy has always been that the health of soil, plants, animals, people, and the environment is one.” ” — Rattan Lal, professor of soil science + 2020 World Food Prize Laureate Conventional, or industrial, agriculture uses chemicals to defend crops from weeds, certain insect species, and diseases.

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Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At its core, it’s about working with nature, rather than against it, to achieve sustainable and resilient food production. Compost and organic amendments : Regenerative farmers prioritize the use of organic matter, such as compost, manure, and other natural amendments, to enhance soil fertility and microbial activity.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 26, 2023

Dairy farmers are working to implement climate-smart manure management practices, and the COWS Act will offer the needed resources to enhance both air and water quality,” said Rob Larew, National Farmers Union President. “Getting the AMMP award sped up our plans to modernize our manure management system by about 10 years.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

In short: Fertilizer is plant food. Fertilizer basics The concept of soil fertilization likely extends back 8,000 years, when early farmers added manure and bones to their crops. But fertilizers—substances that make soil more fertile—are essential to plant health because not all soils are equally nutritious.

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Caff

APRIL 22, 2021

“The ARA adopts many strategies pioneered in California” said CAFF Policy Director, Dave Runsten, “such as the Healthy Soils Program, the diversion of organic matter from landfills, and the Alternative Manure Management Program. . 100 million a year would be available for compost infrastructure.

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Caff

JUNE 13, 2023

Introduction In 2011 the Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law. Of the many rules in this law, the Produce Safety Rule (PSR) was created to address federal food safety requirements at the farm level, specifically for produce crops. Composts high in phosphorus may help bind lead and cadmium in soils.

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CalCAN

MAY 17, 2023

billion food and farm climate resilience bond that would fund critical infrastructure on farms and in the food system. The Senate plan also proposes $35 million in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) monies to support methane reduction efforts, including through the Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP).

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Today, new generations of innovative farmers see agroforestry as a solution to not just producing nutrient-dense food and specialty crops but to also mitigate the intensity of climate change-induced weather events. The Joia Food & Fiber Farm farmstead pictured with sheep, sheepdogs, and cattle grazing. Johnson laughs.

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UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

We typically add very little carbon to our fields unless we are adding a lot of manure or compost. The microbes use carbon (organic matter) as a food source. Composting humanure was a common practice historically, but now it is often contaminated with pharmaceuticals and heavy metals. Did you spot the missing arrow?

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ATTRA

APRIL 30, 2024

So, when I heard of the mid-scale anaerobic digester being installed at Dickenson College Organic Farm as a demonstration of how small dairy farms can utilize manure and other waste streams to produce on farm energy, I was eager for the opportunity to visit the farm and help spread the word to other farms.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

This helped them buy their first cache of shared equipment: a tiller, a harrow, a manure spreader, a trailer to move equipment between farms, and a log splitter for heating greenhouses with wood. We see Walmart or shitty food or HelloFresh as competition—not each other.” We don’t see each other as competition in any meaningful way.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 14, 2023

Good agricultural practices (GAP) certification is a voluntary program that verifies that sound food safety practices are being used. It does that through an audit of a food products' growing, handling, packaging, and distribution. You can submit a copy of the food safety plan when scheduling and applying for the audit.

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

public, across party lines, is concerned about the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food production. First of its kind, the act addresses climate change throughout much of US Department of Agriculture (USDA) programming–not only that which affects farmers, but elements that shape the larger food system, as well.

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CalCAN

AUGUST 15, 2023

The Crucial Role of Farm Bill Advocacy The farm bill covers a wide range of agriculture and nutrition policy that has a huge impact on how our food is grown and who has access to it, and what resources farmers and ranchers will have for conservation practices, crop insurance, research, and much more. agriculture by the year 2040.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

Today, the four counties sitting in the lake bed account for more than $25 billion in food and crop production, with Tulare County ranking number one in the nation for milk and oranges. She points to wide-scale implementation of anaerobic digesters, which capture methane from sealed manure lagoons to create biogas.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It even includes the specific type of manure Joly selects to fertilize his vineyards. In a bid to be totally true to his terroir—a French winemaking concept that aims to impart a combination of natural factors including soil, climate and sunlight to the glass—he’s working with a herd of indigenous cattle to “produce” compost.

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RR2CS

JANUARY 13, 2022

They started Vriend Organic Farm in the 1980s in an effort to get back to their rural roots and rely on organic agriculture methods in the face of industrial food. Around that time, the local food movement was really taking off in Edmonton, as Jenny recalls. It was a really casual, fun, 2-acre project,” recalls Jenny. ‘We

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Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 16, 2023

We had aspirations to start producing Black Soldier Fly Larvae as an alternative sustainable protein source for our ducks, and to recruit earthworms to compost our duck manure, turning it into a super compost. In March 2023, we were instructed by the Food Standards Authority to stop selling table eggs.

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Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Hans Herren showing attendees an on-farm device as he discussed their experience in making compost tea. They’ve also experimented in fertigating with microbial brews and compost tea. This proved to be very effective while providing pest control and soil health benefits through the addition of manure, adding to the soil fertility.

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Agriculture for Life

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Dropping leaves, animal and other organic substances that fall on the soil are broken down continually to replenish soil nutrients as food for the growing plants. By applying fertilizers to your garden, lost nutrients are replenished and this year’s plants will have the food they need to grow healthy and give good yields.

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The Counter

APRIL 27, 2022

Eventually, the Cobbs would decide to bring in livestock to graze, mimicking herds of wild buffalo that once roamed these prairies and added nutrients with their manure, and voila: They had meat to market while restoring the earth, storing carbon, and keeping the land farmland. It was in a woeful state she calls “ Breaking-Bad bad.”

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 16, 2023

They’re also working on adding a composting processing site, neighbor approval pending. “We But the farms have an overall smaller footprint, because the added chicken manure boosts the productivity of the hazelnuts and other companion crops, without synthetic fertilizer. It’s not apples to apples.”

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Sustainable Harvest International

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In Phase 1 of SHI’s multi-phase program, she quickly learns how to build a plant nursery and compost storage. After the compost turns into soil, it then gets used in the vegetable garden. Food scraps, dry leaves, animal manure, and microorganisms work together to maintain the health of Maritza’s garden, land, and family.

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Farmbrite

AUGUST 23, 2023

Finally, if you apply too much compost or manure into your fields when they're already saturated with nitrogen, you could end up trapping harmful gases like methane beneath the surface of your field, where it will continue contributing greenhouse gases into our atmosphere!

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Sustainable Harvest International

MAY 4, 2022

As highly motivated partners with SHI-Panama since 2019, María and her family have eagerly dedicated themselves to raising animals and farming in a sustainable way, meeting their family’s food needs while lessening their dependence on external inputs like chemical fertilizers and insecticides. They even built a pond to raise fish.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 23, 2024

Packaged poop can take hundreds of years to break down, even in bags deemed compostable or biodegradable; certifications that are based on commercial composting conditions, not landfills—but US industrial composting facilities don’t accept pet waste. As snow melted, piles of manure reappeared and infiltrated waterways.

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Sustainable Food Trust

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Soil is not only the source of our food. Intensive farming methods fail to conserve soil quality, and, if we do not make significant changes in how we farm, food production will inevitably decline. Ten soil facts Over 95% of our food comes from the soil. Most cropland globally has lost 30-40% of its organic matter.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 14, 2023

While some farmers are undoubtedly making real efforts to farm in more sustainable ways, all the indications to date suggest that the bulk of the food we consume will continue to be produced in exploitative ways that are associated with a wide range of negative impacts and increased risks , including reductions in important soil microorganisms. .”

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

NSAC welcomed the pragmatic Senate bill, the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 (RPFSA) , as an important step toward completing a bipartisan farm bill reauthorization this year. Throughout the RPFSA, numerous provisions take consequential steps toward a more equitable food and farm system.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Contributing authors: Abigail Buta ,and Jessica Levy , and Elena Seeley The momentum to transform food and agriculture systems has never been more urgentor more inspiring. It connects expertise across disciplines to enhance food security, improve distribution, and position Canada as a leader in agricultural innovation.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The food and farming sector goal switched from efficiency to resiliency. First, would America’s food system have convulsed as violently if instead of 300 mega-processing facilities employing 5,000 people apiece we funneled our food through 300,000 community-scaled 20-50-employee facilities? CHEAP FOOD VERSUS PRECIOUS FOOD.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Editor’s Note: This post is the fifth post in a multi-part series exploring some of the key sustainable agriculture and food systems challenges that the farm bill can address. USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) administers most of the funds for extramural research funded by USDA.

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