Food Tank

DECEMBER 9, 2024

by Brooke Jorden, illustrated by Kay Widdowson, with Kitchen Connection Based on The Cookbook in Support of the United Nations: For People and Planet , this childrens book takes young eaters on a journey to discover the origins of their favorite fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes. Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm by Lindsay H.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It also reveals that the production cultivation of barley and hops is responsible for most of the environmental impact of beer. The vineyards are weeded only using hoes, never herbicides, and fertilized with manure. Their brewery in Wales became the first carbon-neutral, nonalcoholic brewery in the world earlier this year.

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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

As discussions around sustainably grown grain become more prominent, it raises the question, “What qualifies it as sustainably grown?” It’s a question that has multiple answers since the current sustainable grain market is segmented, with multiple programs initiating their own certification requirements.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 12, 2024

A long list of other states, meanwhile, have banned the word “meat” from cultivated meat packaging. Italy became the first country to criminalize cultivated meat in 2023, as well as banning the use of words like burger and sausage on packaging for alternative proteins. In actuality, cultivated meat is not that mysterious.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Others have been able to relieve the problem through water treatments and removal of affected hay and manure. Hay provides a particular challenge because it is often sold and transported to other farms where it is fed to livestock who spread the chemicals through their manure.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

That proposition has been markedly influenced by similar state policies including California’s Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through pasture-based manure management. As a result, smaller producers often face greater hurdles in adopting any practices that sit outside the mainstream.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Blessings, joel HILLSDALE COLLEGE PARALLEL ECONOMIES—AGRICULTURE Joel Salatin This spring when Russia invaded Ukraine, fertilizer prices increased in some cases 400 percent and global grain shipments sputtered, our farm didn’t feel anything because we don’t buy fertilizer and we don’t buy foreign grain. Poop covered the streets.

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