Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

They’ve taken a somewhat experimental approach in the orchard to see what grows best, and found that jujubes, apricots, and pomegranates thrived while apples and chestnuts didn’t do well due to the heat of the region and plums were too susceptible to disease.

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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 Along with taro patches, the triangular swaths encompassed a range of terrain, from upland timber forests to rain-fed crop fields and orchards in the lowlands. mile rock-walled lagoon used for aquaculture.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

For example, increasing aridity in the Southwest and increasingly wet conditions throughout the northeast regions of the country–from the Midwest through New England–are likely to challenge crop and livestock production. the Osage Nation’s community orchard. from NCA5 Higher temperatures can stress both crops and livestock.

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Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

From sheep to blueberries BlueWave director of sustainable solar development Jesse Robertson-Dubois grew up on a homestead with a vegetable garden and livestock, and launched a career as a commercial farmer and conservationist. Our goal is to understand the impact of construction — how will blueberries react to being driven over?”

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The first holly to invade Stokes’ study area sprouted in 1966, during a residential construction boom north of the park, where ornamental holly still grows today. Plant a holly orchard and let nature do the work for you,” read one brochure. Wood rounds gathered, Stokes and his assistants counted their tree rings to discern their age.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The contract he mentions was signed in May, and he has until December 2027 to complete construction on his project. Without that money, Roell worries that when the chestnut trees and elderberry bushes begin to sprout leaves in just a few weeks, there will be nothing to stop deer from chewing up the baby leaves. Texas farmers hope so.

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