Compost Seeding Supply Chain 
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Photo credit: Cornell Watson) Ideally, wed get this sweet corn in the ground today, he says, indicating a bag of organic seed and a nearby half-acre plot of loose brown soil. He fertilizes with compost tea, a mixture he creates of compost and water. Most of its cotton growers are white males and around 65 years old, Alati says.)
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags. Mitigation requires slashing production and consumption, he adds, and increasing recycling and reuse all along the supply chain.
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Civil Eats
JUNE 10, 2024
” From neat bins, glass jars, and metal canisters, the certified B-Corp offers more than 500 refillable bulk goods including snacks, seeds and nuts, coffee and tea, oils and vinegars, cereals and grains, household items, and bath and body products. I think it could happen here.”
Modern Farmer
JANUARY 15, 2024
Small footprint, big potential “Microgreens” is a term used to describe the tender, edible seedlings of various herbs, vegetables and grains typically seeded in shallow, soil-filled trays, grown under natural or artificial light, then harvested within two weeks of germination. Photography submitted by Don DiLillo, Finest Foods.
Modern Farmer
MARCH 1, 2024
Some see the answer to more sustainable fabrics in new materials that can readily decompose or be recycled; others say natural fibers and local supply chains are the way to go. According to its website, the material decays in controlled composting conditions. What’s the solution? Cotton, the most used natural fiber, occupies 2.4
The Lunatic Farmer
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
A shaky economy, crime-ridden cities, fragile supply chains, empty supermarket shelves, increasingly invasive government regulations, dysfunctional mental health, kids addicted to social media—all these things make thinking people want to disentangle from the system. In 2020, seed companies sold out.
Agritecture Blog
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
Better municipal composting programs could also provide urban farmers with mulch so they don’t have to rely on synthetic fertilizers, which are terrible for the environment. You depend less on globalized supply chains,” says environmental scientist Florian Payen, who authored that review paper on yields.
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