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Constructed Wetlands as a Sustainable Water Treatment Alternative

Cropaia

Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment represent a seamless integration of engineering innovation with ecological principles. The intricacies of designing, implementing, and managing constructed wetlands demand a technical understanding to optimize their performance and sustainability.

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Restoring native grasslands after wildfire

Western FarmPress

Tips to consider as producers recover rangeland burned by the wildfires: “This isn’t just an ecological recovery; it’s a construction recovery—lost fences and water infrastructure—and even a mental recovery, too."

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Vitis and Ovis Farm Tour and Discussion: Adaptation to Climate Extremes in the Capay Valley

Caff

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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Rewilding: Threat or promise for hill farming?

Sustainable Food Trust

The environmental and financial problems of the hill farming sector have been written about exhaustively, so I won’t expand on them here – other than to say that while hill farming has a central role to play in socially and ecologically vibrant landscapes, a major shift towards agroecological practices is needed to realise this.

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Maces Pond: Agrisolar Wild Blueberries

ATTRA

However, he didn’t want to see acres of wild blueberries destroyed in the process of constructing a solar array. Bluewave funded research by Dr. Calderwood to study the effects of solar construction on the established blueberry plants. To do this, the construction area was divided into three sections. megawatts of DC power.

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Can a Farm Generate Solar Power and Blueberries at Once?

Daily Yonder

To measure this, researchers worked with BlueWave to designate three areas with varying levels of construction precautions. She suspects that’s because construction did not disrupt the soil profile at the depth of the blueberry’s roots, leaving both the plant and soil intact.

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Women Innovators for Small Farm Technology

Caff

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.