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Can a Farm Generate Solar Power and Blueberries at Once?

Daily Yonder

Bushes with more leaves require more pruning, Calderwood said, noting that the shaded areas also saw lots of weeds and a high incidence of disease. “At To measure this, researchers worked with BlueWave to designate three areas with varying levels of construction precautions.

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Far Eastern Agriculture - Untitled Article

Far Eastern Agriculture

This enables new applications for surveying environments across open-pit mines, construction sites, urban areas and critical infrastructure. Geospatial surveying: Certus Mini can augment drone solutions by providing accurate positioning and attitude without weighing the system down.

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Food forests are bringing shade and sustenance to US cities, one parcel of land at a time

Agritecture Blog

Hundreds of volunteers take part in community work days and educational workshops on topics such as pruning fruit trees in winter. The city sold land to the Boston Food Forest Coalition’s community land trust for $100 per parcel in 2015 and also funded initial construction and planting operations.

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Photo Essay: A Cooperative Farm’s Long Path to Liberation for Farmworkers

Civil Eats

Torres had been a city boy, raised in Guadalajara, and he was the son of a construction worker. ” Center: Ramon Torres prunes blueberry bushes at the Tierra y Libertad cooperative. Left: A member of Familias Unidas por la Justicia prunes blackberry bushes in a Sakuma Brothers Farms field.

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Horrible Holly: A Festive Plant Runs Amok

Modern Farmer

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. Brown leaves sagged from the tips of branches, and most of the berries had dried up like prunes, black and wrinkled. The resulting data covered almost half a century.

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Our 2023 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

Civil Eats

The guide is especially helpful in its specifics, literally down to the baseboards used to construct the family’s functional barnhouse and greenhouse, and it details how to get the most out of popular crops in micro spaces. Mixed greens, tomatoes, snap peas, hemp, and more—even for this black thumb, Hartman makes it seem doable.

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