Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In 2022, Iowa farmers harvested 12.4 That trend prompted some Iowans to look at stores and resources closer to home—to local growers, local meat lockers, local dairies and even local greenhouses. Bushel Boy has a Mason City operation with 17 acres of greenhouses growing different kinds of tomatoes.

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Food Acre Greenhouse Farming 110

Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Until a few years ago, Songbird Farm in Unity, Maine, grew wheat, rye, oats, and corn, as well as an array of vegetables in three high tunnel greenhouses, and supported a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program for over 100 customers. The spreading of sludge as fertilizer remains legal in all U.S.

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Farming Farming Farmland Crop 121

Agritecture Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Editor’s Note: Based on the unit economics laid out in this article, saffron has 8-10x revenue potential per given cultivation area compared to leafy greens and vine crops grown in CEA systems. Growing conditions Temperature, light intensity/spectrum and humidity are particularly important in saffron cultivation.

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Harvest Harvesting Harvester Production 52

Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

According to a study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production and Beverages , the production of alcoholic beverages can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and water depletion. It also reveals that the production cultivation of barley and hops is responsible for most of the environmental impact of beer.

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Beverage Ecology Compost Cultivation 121

Civil Eats

MAY 8, 2024

Anand Prasad stands next to harvested curry leaves ready for drying in his drying shed. It’s a connection to the homeland for a lot of people, and I think it really helps enrich and diversify our cultivated flora.” The dark, rich mulch keeps the weeds back and water in the soil, requiring no extra fertilizer.

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Seeding Greenhouse Farming Farming 92

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Sprinkled throughout the recipes are fascinating historical tidbits about the Quaker who first cultivated rhubarb in the 1730s, for example, and the Indigenous tribes that used spruce tip tea to ward off scurvy. To make an amaro (relatively easy!) you need to first learn to make a tincture.

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Food Farming Farming Seeding 121

Modern Farmer

APRIL 3, 2024

Singer’s respect for soil inspired her to found Carbon Sponge , an interdisciplinary platform that honors this threatened resource by cultivating healthy soil to foster carbon sequestration. Fighting climate change Greenhouse gas emissions, which result from high levels of atmospheric carbon, are a critical cause of climate change.

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Science Ruralism Ecology Farming 107

Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Along with reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, practices that build healthy soil, for example, make land more resilient to drought, flooding, wildfires, and erosion. Their insight is essential to creating sustainable, culturally sensitive, and region-specific policies, she says.

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Agriculture Agriculture Ranching Food 86

Food Environment and Reporting Network

JANUARY 19, 2024

And that’s after the corn is planted, doused with fossil-fuel-derived fertilizers, shielded from weeds and insects with toxic chemicals, and harvested. Then there’s all the nitrogen fertilizer, which when applied to farm fields emits an annual tsunami of nitrous oxide , a greenhouse gas nearly 300 times more potent than carbon.

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Acre Crop Fertilizer Greenhouse 108