Fertilizer Greenhouse Straw 
Modern Farmer
OCTOBER 30, 2024
If you have loads of old plastic pots or seed starter trays you’re not using, you may also be able to return some to your local greenhouse. Baker has even had success planting directly into straw bales. Straw bales get bonus points because they can be composted after the growing season for future use as a natural fertilizer.”
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags. All told, annual greenhouse gases released from plastic production, landfilling, and incineration total 850 million tons , or 4.5
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Modern Farmer
MARCH 1, 2024
Fashion contributes around 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, second only to big oil. In addition, most natural fibers are grown conventionally, which often means heavy use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers and genetically modified or treated seeds. Another big factor is end of life.
Civil Eats
MARCH 11, 2024
The accumulation of carbon in the soil effectively slows the carbon cycle, causing carbon to linger in the ground for a longer period of time rather than quickly releasing into the atmosphere, where it takes the form of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas driving climate change. Photo credit: Adam Cobb) “We never leave our soil bare.
Civil Eats
JULY 17, 2023
López’s family moved to Salton City from Arizona in 2018 when her then-husband got a job working in greenhouses in the Imperial Valley, south of the sea. the Salton Sea is also suffering from eutrophication, or loss of oxygen, due largely to algae blooms fueled, in part, by fertilizer runoff. 1 commodity for the last 64 years.
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