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Complete Practical Guide on Organic Curry Farming

Agric4profits

Organic curry farming involves cultivating curry plants without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Organic curry farming promotes ecological balance by emphasizing soil fertility and water conservation.

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Guest Post: Is the Future of Organic Food at Risk? Research Funding Holds the Answer

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

They offer valuable resources and practical solutions for organic and transitioning producers, as well as conventional producers interested in ecologically and economically sound practices. New organic crop and whole-rotation budgeting tools to help new and aspiring organic farmers assess and manage the economic risks of organic transition.

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Should We Be Farming in the Desert?

Civil Eats

Yet carrots, cauliflower, sweet onions, honeydew, broccoli, and alfalfa all grow here, incongruous crops that spread across half a million acres of cultivated land. Indigenous agriculture relies on an approach to land that is grounded in time-tested, abiding ecological principles rather than technical innovation. “We

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Regenerative Gardening, No-Till Winter Cover Crop Strategies

UnderstandingAg

Planning Winter Cover Crop Rotations Maximizing cover crop benefits in the garden requires strong crop planning with strategic rotations coupled with creative improvision so it’s important to examine strategies and considerations for incorporating cover crops with no-till methods and inter-seeding.

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Beyond Farm to Table: How Chefs Can Support Climate-Friendly Food Systems

Civil Eats

Rubba visits all the farms that supply the restaurant, asking about their crop rotations , soil health practices, and how the farmworkers are treated. “I They’ve forged relationships with Gulf Coast shrimpers and Indigenous tribes in the Amazon to support traditional, ecological food systems.

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Envisioning a Greener Future with Nikita Shumeiko

Agritecture Blog

Hydroponic and crop rotation systems first caught Nikita’s attention when he was in graduate school, and as part of his masters thesis, he began looking at how these innovations could be integrated into interior design and architectural projects. Shumeiko’s chandelier is a great example of biophilic design in practice.

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More things in Heaven and Earth: Mycorrhizal fungi, ploughing, no-till and glyphosate

Sustainable Food Trust

The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology estimates that “One teaspoonful of topsoil contains around 1 billion microscopic cells and around 10,000 different species.” The researchers also discovered that while soil cultivation reduced the number of mycorrhizae, this was only significant in soils with a long history of continuous cultivation.