Greenhouse Seeding 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. When you do need seed starter trays or pots , consider your options. Instead of buying plastic seed trays or pots, use items you already have around the house,” says Marshall.
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. Enter next-gen synthetics.
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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
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.
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. This inoculates this critical, network-building fungi in the soil.
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