Civil Eats

JUNE 29, 2023

Torres had been a city boy, raised in Guadalajara, and he was the son of a construction worker. Ramon Torres My father was a construction worker and my mom cleaned houses. Ana Lopez inspects a tree seedling in a Tierra y Libertad orchard. Most important, he had shown a willingness to stand up to the supervisors. .”

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Greenhouse Farming Farming Food 52

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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Ecology Seeding Acre Processing 117

Agritecture Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

We realized because of the way they’re harvested, we didn’t need a lot of clearance for equipment, but we really needed to protect the soils and protect the plants during the construction phase.” Mixed results so far Construction of the Rockport panels was done in three different sectors as part of the University of Maine study.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Construction Farming 52

Agwired

MARCH 14, 2024

AgroLiquid announces the upcoming construction of a new 48,355-square-foot production facility in Lake City, Florida. This year’s event will highlight some of the market challenges and emerging opportunities for agricultural feedstocks in the evolving field of bioindustrial innovation.

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Tractor Supply Chain Seeding Orchard 45

Food Environment and Reporting Network

MAY 16, 2024

By the time the Nüümü returned to their valley, the settlers had turned it into a constellation of cattle ranches and orchards. 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

Water Rights 132

Water Rights Ranching Cattle Ecology 132

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Even monarch butterflies have lost habitat due to the prevalence of monocrop avocado orchards, along the once lush, biodiverse hillsides of Michoacán in Mexico. “Choose one from Chile and you might be furthering the extraction of much-needed fresh water.” Yet Eldridge is far from calling for an avocado boycott.

Food 145

Food Farming Farming Seeding 145

Civil Eats

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Along with more fields and new water infrastructure, Brown’s wish list of upgrades includes cold storage, a washing and staging station, and tractor access—most of which require additional space, construction, and expensive permits. Without the ability to scale up, these investments simply won’t pan out, he says.

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Cultivation Acre Farming Farming 145

Daily Yonder

MARCH 27, 2024

Altapass Orchard in Spruce Pine, North Carolina overlooks the Appalachian mountains on the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. Construction companies hire full-time workers even for projects that don’t last all year, while actors have organizations like guilds and unions that give people health insurance in between jobs.

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Ruralism Agriculture Agriculture Farmland 142