Civil Eats

JUNE 27, 2024

In 1976, as a new assistant professor at the University of Connecticut’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and also its Department of Marine Sciences, Yarish became increasingly fascinated by kelp’s ability to pull nutrients from the water column. Gregarious and welcoming, Yarish can talk kelp nonstop.

Science 125

Science Farming Farming Harvester 125

The Lunatic Farmer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

They don’t watch TV all evening; they can tomatoes and chase fireflies in the meadow. Old ecological farmer geezers like me see these newcomers as the most exciting thing to happen in a long time. They don’t go to movies; they build campfires by the pond and watch the moon rise on summer nights.

Ruralism 100

Ruralism Livestock Supply Chain Meadow 100

Sustainable Food Trust

AUGUST 6, 2024

More books for your shelf The Wisdom of Sheep & Other Animals Rosamund Young “Be transported to the wild meadows of Kite’s Nest Farm and peek into the surprising private lives of some of our most familiar of animals. A life-enhancing read from the author of the bestselling gem The Secret Life of Cows.”

Food 98

Food Farming Farming Processing 98

ATTRA

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Here, the clover struggles for light beneath the overstretched vines, and crabgrass and small amaranth seedlings dream of sunlit meadows or the turnrows of a cornfield. She tells me she hasn’t turned a profit since the first rows were laid out and the virgin meadow soil was tilled. What do the tomatoes say in return?

Farming 40

Farming Farming Meadow Compost 40

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

xviii] For example, Clifton Ings and Rawcliffe Meadows are a crucial part of the City of York’s flood defences. Ecological Entomology 40, 124–135 (2015). xix] Floodplain Meadows Partnership. Floodplain Meadows – Beauty and Utility: A Technical Handbook. Their combined water-storage capacity of approximately 2.3

Food 64

Food Farming Farming Agriculture 64

Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 28, 2023

The 50 years of farming at Bwlchwernen, according to the interconnected principles of health, ecology and a circular economy, have not only stewarded the farm’s natural biodiversity as a complete and thriving ecosystem, but also created the conditions to increase and improve its biodiversity potential.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Meadow Straw 52

Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 28, 2023

At the same time, productive land as well as field margins and natural areas can be of great value to nature – a traditionally managed hay meadow or unsprayed crop can harbour and support a range of biodiversity and facilitate the movement of species through the landscape. Or is it too little? At what level do we move from good to bad?

Farming 52

Farming Farming Food Cattle 52