ATTRA
JULY 4, 2024
Rice fields are flooded to degrade the rice straw so that the field can be replanted. Researchers are testing how much the birds prey on the fish and how much the presence of fish reduces greenhouse gas emissions caused by the decaying 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.”
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Caff
JANUARY 24, 2024
Cheetah gives a tour of the mushroom growing greenhouses. The group got a tour of the mushroom growing greenhouses, herb garden, and livestock. Finally, everyone gathered around a long table covered in sterilized straw and learned how to inoculate different substrates with fungi spawn.
Civil Eats
DECEMBER 4, 2023
All told, annual greenhouse gases released from plastic production, landfilling, and incineration total 850 million tons , or 4.5 According to FAO, plastic films such as black mulch and greenhouse covers account for the bulk of annual global use, at more than 8 million tons. percent of global emissions.
Sustainable Food Trust
MAY 31, 2023
Next to the entrance is an eye-catching display of bedding plants which are grown in one of the farm’s greenhouses. Every Thursday, a group of 20 to 25 is transported in a trailer with thick straw bedding to a small abattoir which is just over six miles away. The shop is housed in a modern, one-storey building.
Modern Farmer
MARCH 1, 2024
Fashion contributes around 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, second only to big oil. Kintra Fibers has developed a bio-based polyester (56 percent corn-derived) it says greatly reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional polyester and can be produced with the same equipment. 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.
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