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From Farms to Flourishing Businesses

Sustainable Harvest International

At Sustainable Harvest International (SHI), we train farmers in the skills they need to build sustainable livelihoods. Farmers see their harvests as a source of nourishment for their families and, with SHIs small-business training, profitable goods. Farmers learn to make bokashi using materials readily available on their farms.

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FDA says (quietly) CAFOs contaminate leafy greens

Food Politics

For example, there is a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) with more than 80,000 head of cattle and an associated compost operation in proximity to some of the produce production areas studied. [ What a surprise ]. The investigation’s findings “STEC [Shiga toxin-producing E.

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In Hawai‘i, American Farmers Believe They Do Cacao Better

Modern Farmer

Here, growers are making fresh kokoleka, or chocolate in lelo Hawaii (Hawaiian language), through mindful agricultural practices: creating their own soil and compost, contracting with locals, and using organic fertilizer. Once the pods turn vibrant colors orange, red, maroon and yellow theyre ready to be harvested with clippers and sickles.

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Biochar, Compost, and Agroforestry May 4th, 2022

RR2CS

Topic: Biochar, Compost, and Agroforestry – Three Keystones of Soil and Climate Resilience for Alberta Date: May 4th at 1:00PM Presenter: Rob Lavoie of AirTerra Cost: FREE Biochar is a charcoal-like substance that is made by burning organic material from agricultural and food wastes. Want to prepare for the webinar?

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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

Isaiah White harvests kale at his familys fifth-generation farm in Warren County, where the U.S. When he was nine, he started trucking the tobacco, or driving the loaded tractor from the fields where the hands were harvesting the leaves up to the barns where they were flue cured. Across the road, peacocks shriek. They must be pets?

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How to Build a Simple Compost Pile With Local Materials

Agriculture for Life

Unlike many of my composting experiments, this is a traditional compost pile of alternating layers of carboniferous and nitrogenous materials. This simple compost pile can be set up anywhere in about an hour using local materials. Come back a few months later and harvest your compost! Get that nitrogen in there!

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Meet the Arizona Nonprofit Working to Transform Urban Food Deserts

Modern Farmer

Across the Phoenix metro area, citrus trees sag under the weight of more produce than homeowners can harvest and use. Combined with copious sunlight and compostable waste, this system creates a “goldmine of opportunity” that Chevallier believes Homegrown can leverage to transform the area into a hub of local food production.

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