Compost Greenhouse Straw 
Modern Farmer
OCTOBER 30, 2024
If you have loads of old plastic pots or seed starter trays you’re not using, you may also be able to return some to your local greenhouse. Baker has even had success planting directly into straw bales. Straw bales get bonus points because they can be composted after the growing season for future use as a natural fertilizer.”
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy. Oh, what a day, he says.
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Civil Eats
DECEMBER 4, 2023
All told, annual greenhouse gases released from plastic production, landfilling, and incineration total 850 million tons , or 4.5 According to FAO, plastic films such as black mulch and greenhouse covers account for the bulk of annual global use, at more than 8 million tons. percent of global emissions.
Civil Eats
MARCH 11, 2024
The accumulation of carbon in the soil effectively slows the carbon cycle, causing carbon to linger in the ground for a longer period of time rather than quickly releasing into the atmosphere, where it takes the form of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas driving climate change. He mostly grows salad greens across 3 acres of farmland.
Modern Farmer
MARCH 1, 2024
Fashion contributes around 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, second only to big oil. Kintra Fibers has developed a bio-based polyester (56 percent corn-derived) it says greatly reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional polyester and can be produced with the same equipment. Another big factor is end of life.
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