Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

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. Up to 40 percent of farmland has been fallowed in some parts of Arizona,” he wrote in an email.

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Seeding Crop Agriculture Agriculture 144

Civil Eats

AUGUST 23, 2023

Lahaina, the former capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom , was once a thriving, ecologically diverse landscape full of fish ponds and diverse crops that included sweet potatoes, kalo (taro), and ‘ulu (breadfruit). On Maui, most of the sugarcane cultivation is in the Central Valley, which is largely a mesic habitat.

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Plantation Agriculture Agriculture Ecology 98

Wisconsin Farmers Union

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Per Cooper, “the more you’re using, the better benefits” which is part of the reason RFA advocates for higher mix standards. “In the US we are cultivating fewer and fewer acres each and every year. That trend has not been interrupted by the use of renewable fuels.”

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Acre Production Crop Greenhouse 52

Caff

JULY 28, 2024

In March, I got to participate in a two-day workshop with the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation teaching private landowners pile burning for ecological health. Adopting simple and affordable holistic management practices will cultivate resilient agricultural systems that benefit both people and the planet.

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Production Crop Yield Fertilizer Yield 52

Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 14, 2023

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.

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Ploughing Crop Yield Farming 52

The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

We’ve spent a couple of generations exiting historically normal tasks and behavior, from integrating livestock and crops, growing gardens, buying locally and cultivating domestic culinary arts. That’s farmland, equipment, and buildings. We even abandoned breast feeding our babies for a couple of decades. The difference is profound.

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Agriculture Agriculture Fertilizer Manure 52

Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

40 Acres & A Mule Project , United States 40 Acres & A Mule seeks to acquire Black-owned farmland to be used to celebrate and preserve the history, food, and stories of Black culture in food and farming. American Farmland Trust (AFT) , United States AFT is dedicated to protecting and preserving farmland and ranchland in the U.S.,

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism 139

Food Environment and Reporting Network

JANUARY 19, 2024

Dedicating even a fraction of the land now devoted to ethanol to solar panels would produce more energy and ease the ecological burden on our most prolific farming region, the former prairies and wetlands of the Midwest. As a result, we devote about 30 million acres of prime farmland—an area the size of Virginia—to growing fuel for our cars.

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Acre Crop Fertilizer Greenhouse 119