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Should We Be Farming in the Desert?

Civil Eats

This level of agriculture was not possible in the Imperial Valley until the construction of the Alamo Canal , also known as the Imperial Canal, in 1901, which diverted water from the Colorado River. More efficient watering, in other words, could mean healthier crops and higher yields, but an increase in overall water use. “So

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Can a Farm Generate Solar Power and Blueberries at Once?

Daily Yonder

Shade from the solar panels is significantly reducing blueberry yield. To measure this, researchers worked with BlueWave to designate three areas with varying levels of construction precautions. Wild blueberries “can handle some shade, because when they’re grown in the woods they are shaded and they still grow,” Calderwood said.

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Native Youth Learn to Heal Their Communities Through Mycelium

Civil Eats

At Spirit of the Sun , Native American youth are not only learning about traditional ecological knowledge , they’re also empowered to do the teaching. Last summer, for instance, the organization’s mycelium-inoculated foodscapes demonstration garden yielded more than 1,000 pounds of produce for the elder food share program.

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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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Meet the Taro Farmer Restoring an Ecosystem Through Native Hawaiian Practices

Modern Farmer

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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Seeds from Wild Crop Relatives Could Help Agriculture Weather Climate Change

Civil Eats

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. The more water you put on a crop, the more yield you get. We have the water, so why would you want to go back?’”

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SEEN IN SOUTH AFRICA

The Lunatic Farmer

What I do is visit farms and look for cutting edge practical ecological solutions. I love alternative construction, energy, and sewage systems. Fittingly, then, my recent trip to South Africa yielded two fascinating additions in the energy and sewage department. Who needs knick-knacks?

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