Agric4profits

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Organic cotton farming is an eco-friendly approach to cotton production that focuses on sustainability. Organic cotton farming promotes soil fertility through crop rotation, organic fertilizers, and composting. It avoids synthetic chemicals and uses natural farming practices.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The New Earth Project is developing compost processes to create a symbiotic relationship and benefit the community. Carbon Capture through Composting New Earth collects food surplus from three school cafeterias and combines it with woody biomass, agricultural byproducts, and biochar in Johnson-Su compost bioreactors.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 7, 2025

This approach avoids synthetic chemicals, emphasizing natural inputs like compost and organic fertilizers. Organic lime farming ensures the production of high-quality, healthy fruit. Organic lime farming focuses on cultivating lime trees using sustainable, eco-friendly methods.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 28, 2024

It is ideal for farmers aiming for eco-friendly and healthy crop production. Organic cowpea farming relies on natural inputs like compost and organic fertilizers. Organic cowpea farming is a sustainable agricultural practice focusing on growing cowpeas without synthetic chemicals.

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Food Tank

JULY 17, 2024

Table2Farms is working to expand the scale of composting projects across the United States to reduce methane emissions, regenerate soil, and inspire organizations and individuals alike to compost. T he organization believes that the first step in achieving this vision is to support composting projects that already exist.

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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. In the US, dog parks are catching on.

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Jayson Lusk

MARCH 6, 2023

I recently completed a new study for the Plant Based Product Council exploring consumer understanding and attitudes toward bio-based labels and claims. By contrast, a majority of respondents said they were either somewhat or very knowledgeable of the terms: recyclable, organic, plant-based, biodegradable, and compostable.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Organic Guava Farming focuses on growing guavas without synthetic chemicals, ensuring healthy fruit production. Organic Guava Farming involves using organic fertilizers, compost, and natural pest control methods. Farmers avoid artificial inputs, promoting a… Read More » Complete Practical Guide on Organic Guava Farming

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Organic Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) The OREI program awards funds for research conducted on certified organic land to address production, marketing, and socioeconomic constraints on the growth of the organic sector and to elevate the economic and social benefits of organic farming. Managing weeds, diseases, and pests.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 10, 2025

To help you start and manage a successful small- or large-scale compost business, or how to best compost on your small farm, we have shared some insights in this article.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

AUGUST 27, 2024

Attend this fall field day to learn about the benefits of biochar and compost as soil carbon amendments. Whitefeather Organics will provide a tour of their farm where they're currently using a biochar reactor, and Bucket Ruckus compost service, serving the City of Stevens Point, will share information about their composting process.

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Caff

MAY 2, 2024

On April 10th, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) hosted a field day at Heartwood Farms in Linden, CA with farmers Franz Eilers and Emma Wade to discuss all things compost and pest management on their biologically-integrated walnut and cherry orchards. The compost created from ground-up walnut prunings and cover crop mowings.

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RR2CS

MARCH 29, 2022

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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ATTRA

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Six years later, Soil Cycle has gone from Lewis picking up scraps from a few clients to six bikers transporting upwards of 60,000 pounds of compost per year. With a bigger staff and a new executive director, they also educate the community, create quality natural fertilizers, and take compost to a new level, all while remaining human-powered.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 30, 2024

Urban farmers and community garden networks cultivate, process, and distribute food utilizing micro-scale and innovative production techniques. USDA and Urban Agriculture The Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP) promotes the viability of urban farms and addresses food insecurity in neighboring communities.

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ATTRA

JULY 2, 2024

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, under the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants to host a Composting and Food Waste Reduction pilot project. Applications must be received by September 4, 2024. The agency expects to award a total of approximately $7.8

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Civil Eats

MARCH 19, 2024

It’s also one with many potential uses ; it can be used as compost, as a means of decontaminating soil, as biofuel, and simply for growing more mushrooms. Stempel currently takes most of the material to a nearby compost facility, but local farms, gardeners, and florists also take a portion. It wasn’t a tough sell.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 6, 2025

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. Each bean is hand sorted and graded, with the lowest turned to compost.

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Food Tank

JUNE 14, 2024

Urban agriculture can take on many different forms including, but not limited to, community gardens, urban farms, greenspaces, bioswales, rain gardens, community composting, beekeeping, and aquaculture. It is rooted in practices that support the environment, promote sustainable methods of food production, and minimize waste.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

While this way of growing vanilla is helpful in times of climate change, this year, local producers lost the majority of their production due to the extreme heat in the region. Garcia Gonzales also uses this when promoting vanilla, for example, when restaurants invite him to talk about his experience with vanilla production.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

There is a small subset of products that can have some kind of increased risk associated with them,” says Gunders. Compost as a last resort We love compost. But, ideally, you are composting the parts of your food that can’t be used for something else. But these dates are widely misinterpreted, says Gunders.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Alternative Sources of Revenue from Chickens A few other things to think about selling associated with chickens and poultry are; selling well-aged compost to local gardeners, and feathers to crafters. Be professional when people call you about your product (call them back), and work on your marketing.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 23, 2024

Like the hog tails, hides, organs, and hooves that aren’t always suitable for compost. At times, it’s a safety net if a human market is lost; during the COVID lockdown, for example, a key buyer for one farm stopped ordering products that had already been raised. Farm Hounds jerky. years to perfect it.”

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Agwired

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Denali convert organic wastes, such as unsalable food, into valuable products, according to CEO Todd Mathes. Denali’s depackaging process enabled farmers to receive fertilizer and/or animal feed at no cost, saving them a minimum of $100 per acre.

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UnderstandingAg

JANUARY 6, 2025

Without a soil teaming with life, trees cannot create and store enough carbohydrates to promote complete tree health and productivity. The genetics of perennial plants have co-evolved with mycorrhizal and saprophytic fungi, forming partnerships that enhance the survival, health, and productivity of each.

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Caff

AUGUST 7, 2023

In this episode we delve into all things on-farm composting, from its production to its use and relevant agricultural policies. We hear from Abel Ruiz at CRECE Farming Collective in Santa Ana about their use of various composting methods at a small scale.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 7, 2023

It’s surprising but many snack foods leave behind many different by-products. A consortium of European Union-funded projects is pioneering new methods to transform them into skincare products and eco-friendly bioplastics. You browse the well-lit aisles filled with neatly organized products.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

Firstly, the main raw materials required for the production of the biotone fertiliser are organic waste and microorganisms. Subsequently, a safe step for this fermentation is to use a windrow type for composting the biological waste. By piling up the waste, the pile of compost will be placed deeply. How is it made?

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 18, 2024

USDA announced that it is investing more than $116 million through the Fertilizer Production Expansion Program (FPEP) to help eight facilities expand innovative fertilizer production in California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

These practices are diverse and can include growing efficiently in microlots or inside warehouses, food waste reduction strategies, and community composting. Creating jobs and promoting workforce development for youth and aspiring farmers using indoor and hydroponic production technologies.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Tomatoes that don’t meet product specifications get left on the vine at farms. Another interesting part of the food waste discussion at the national level is that municipal composting programs are becoming more common. However, compost doesn’t count toward the SDG food waste reduction goals.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

NSAC applauds Senator Stabenow, Senator Heinrich and other champions as they work to restore funding for the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 29, 2023

Firstly, the main raw materials required for the production of the Biotone Fertilizer are organic waste and microorganisms. Subsequently, a safe step for this fermentation is to use a windrow type for composting the biological waste. By piling up the waste, the pile of compost will be placed deeply. How is it made?

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Food Tank

JUNE 5, 2024

They recognize the value of insects in agricultural environments and their potential to be used as a primary ingredient in consumer products. There, “you have a diversity of living beings, including insects that are part of that production landscape.” Abdou Tenkouano, Director General of icipe, sees insects and food as interconnected.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JUNE 7, 2024

Otherwise edible grub goes uneaten at every stage of the food production process. In that same year, just 5 percent of food waste went to composting, despite the fact that nearly all of the waste has the potential to be composted. Why don’t we compost more? That amount equates to nearly 40 million tons of waste.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

According to a study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production and Beverages , the production of alcoholic beverages can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and water depletion. It also reveals that the production cultivation of barley and hops is responsible for most of the environmental impact of beer.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will work with food producers, manufacturers, and retailers to develop a voluntary food climate label to place on a food product that will contain EPA-verified information relating to the carbon footprint of the product.

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