Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In China, for example, research shows that plastic field covers keep the soil warm and wet in a way that boosts productivity considerably; an additional 15,000 square miles of arable land—an area about the size of Switzerland—would be required to produce the same amount of food. But it carries the highest risks.” percent of global emissions.

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Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 145

Caff

JANUARY 24, 2024

Some get food by living intertwined with plants or animals. These fungi are most often parasitic (stealing food in the form of sugars) to the detriment of the host) or symbiotic (a mutually beneficial relationship). Cheetah gives a tour of the mushroom growing greenhouses. Samantha Zangrilli giving a tour of the garden.

Straw 52

Straw Greenhouse Livestock Farming 52

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy. Oh, what a day, he says.

Plantation 144

Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

Civil Eats

MARCH 11, 2024

Robb sees his work of coaxing beneficial fungi back into the soil, which he largely learned from an online program called the Soil Food Web School , as both a challenge to mainstream agriculture and as a way forward to restore agricultural soils. But working to both protect and encourage fungi on farms is a way to reverse course.

Farming 144

Farming Farming Crop Agriculture 144

Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 31, 2023

In our series of butcher profiles, food and farming writer, Marianne Landzettel, meets butchers from across the UK who have built their business around high welfare, sustainably produced meat. Next to the entrance is an eye-catching display of bedding plants which are grown in one of the farm’s greenhouses.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Straw Pasture 52

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. “It’s an undignified life,” she said at a recent event at the Mecca Library designed to share the findings to the community. 1 commodity for the last 64 years.

Pesticide 98

Pesticide Acre Agriculture Agriculture 98

Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

Textiles are a major source of microplastics in the ocean, where they weave their way into the food chain, causing untold harms to marine life. Fashion contributes around 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, second only to big oil. We’re not even getting all the natural fibers that are part of food rotations.”

Textiles 115

Textiles Manufacturing Production Processing 115