Civil Eats

MARCH 25, 2024

At Spirit of the Sun , Native American youth are not only learning about traditional ecological knowledge , they’re also empowered to do the teaching. One of the project’s biggest obstacles is losing already rare Denver-area growing spaces to new construction projects, Hemingway explains.

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Caff

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Their pioneering solutions and commitment to sustainable practices underscore the essential contributions of women in driving technological and ecological advancements in agriculture. DIY Construction and Cost-Effectiveness The drying rack can be easily replicable by other farmers.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Originally constructed by Native Hawaiians hundreds of years before colonization, the effort resurrected a 1.3-mile Its farming practices also help re-establish a vital ecological role: The irrigated ponds absorb floodwater and filter sediment flowing to the sea while the crops create wildlife habitat and curb invasive plant growth.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

The isolation of this ecologically rich archipelago of peaks, located in a “sea” of desert that stretches from northern Mexico into southern Arizona, means that plants grow here that don’t grow anywhere else.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

What I do is visit farms and look for cutting edge practical ecological solutions. I love alternative construction, energy, and sewage systems. Couple that with anti-ecology and you have a recipe for dysfunction. Of course, I’m always going to speak so my hosts take care of meals, lodging, tickets, etc. Who needs knick-knacks?

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Civil Eats

JULY 31, 2024

One type in particular, kelp—a large brown algae with many species, including sugar kelp— has been hailed as an ecologically beneficial, nutritious superfood that can be farmed on both U.S. To process their kelp, Barnacle has slowly constructed a 3,000-square-foot production floor and additional warehouse.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

This umbrella term includes topics such as biophilic design, an approach to architecture that seeks to connect building occupants more closely to nature; net-zero buildings , constructing new or retrofitting existing buildings for energy efficiency , passive house design ; and so on and so forth.

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OECD: Environment

JUNE 16, 2023

Agricultural and ecological droughts that used to occur once every 10 years are projected to occur twice as often – even in (an increasingly unlikely) low warming scenario of 1.5°C C in drying regions (Figure).

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Sustainable Food Trust

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

According to Compson, “Organic certification provides a market mechanism for farmers to be rewarded and recognised for their positive efforts towards tackling the climate and ecological crisis.” Today, shoppers in the United Kingdom spend £60 million a week on organic. Yet, there are concerns about organic certification.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 11, 2024

(Photo credit: Emma Glassman-Hughes) With help from the tribes Natural Resources Department , the town of Mashpee is compiling a harbor management plan, an extensive document that will set guidelines for the construction of marinas and docks.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 14, 2023

The most expensive EQIP grant an individual farm can receive is for the construction of a methane digester, which is over $280,000 on average. Improvements in soil health, more thoughtful crop rotations and learning from traditional ecological knowledge can also go a long way in conserving the U.S.’ water resources.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Your book talks a lot about “road ecology.” Ben Goldfarb: Road ecology is the field of scientific study that looks at how roads and other transportation infrastructure affect nature and what we do about those impacts. A lot of road ecology is about why roadkill happens and what its effects on populations are and how to prevent it.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

When farmers are able to control how, where, and when their animals move between pastures, they can more easily accomplish ecological goals that might include increasing soil carbon, reducing water pollution, or incorporating trees. He also had to construct pathways to move the goats back to the barn for milking.

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Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Hans Herren, Barbara Gemmill-Herren and their daughter Gis è le Herren spoke about how they utilize their combined studies and experiences in ecology, biological control, entomology, and nematology to guide the operation of their small farm.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

He invited me to spend the summer in New York City in 1968 working construction. Agroecology is an integrated approach that combines ecological and social principles for sustainable agriculture and food systems. It was here that I met Ernie Greene, well known for his involvement in the Little Rock school integration effort.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Oak trees are used in all sorts of industries: veneer, flooring, cabinetry and all manner of wooden construction. But it’s also incredibly important ecologically. It’s not clear exactly how many trees there are across the country, but forest inventories consistently show the same data: We have mature oak trees now.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Later, his focus shifted to urban ecology. In a frequently cited 2009 paper in the journal Frontiers in Ecology , a trio of researchers identified more than 139 shade-tolerant plants that have invaded deeply shaded forests. It wasn’t until the 1990s that agencies caught up with increasing scientific interest in ecological invasions.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This included critical winter habitat for deer and elk, and areas the Tribes relied on for native food and medicinal plants, all of which were drowned by the government’s dam construction. With each member of the ecological community Whitney’s wildlife department restores, the whole community sings fuller-voiced. Magazine.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Goldthwaite The coeditors of Good Eats , both English professors and authors, have gathered a selection of creative nonfiction essays that requires “ecological thinking and a close attention to relationships, the environment, and diversity.”

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 16, 2024

In an op-ed published by the Inyo Independent in 1870, the authors state that “many of the principle irrigating ditches now in use by the whites were originally constructed by the aborigines.” “To We tend to underestimate the ingenuity and the ecological knowledge of people before us. He held his father’s hand. “We

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JUNE 25, 2024

The foundation declined to make Eikenberg available for an interview, but Weisblum described the meeting as a constructive conversation. When he first came to Florida to work as a hydrologist for the water management district in the 1980s, he had few ecological inclinations. But then he began to explore the Everglades.

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