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Climate Solutions for the Future of Coffee

Civil Eats

Underpaid pickers don’t show up, and coffee cherries rot on the ground, wasting the harvest. Some harvests last for six months instead of the standard two, and some are shockingly short. Or harvests are compressed into a two-week period, and the coffee mills can’t handle the tsunami of cherries waiting to be processed.

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Greens as a Secondary Income from your Cash Crop Plants

ATTRA

But did you know that our gardens have delectable green vegetables available for harvesting and consumption while we wait for the fruits to grow. However, it’s crucial to ensure proper processing to remove cyanide. Harvest the leaves when young and tender, as older leaves can be fibrous.

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The Unsung Heroes of the Plants We Drink: Tea

ATTRA

The process of producing tea, from the tea seed to the cup, is a complex and fascinating one. The journey of tea from seed to cup involves harvesting, withering, rolling, oxidizing, and drying. Remember that propagating tea plants from seeds or cuttings is a labor-intensive process. The next step is to harvest and process it.

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Customer Story: Implementing AGRIVI FMS into Wine Production in Brazil

AGRIVI

Established in 2006, the winery has adopted a distinctive method of winter grape harvesting, known as double pruning, to mirror the conditions of the world’s leading wine regions. These insights will enable the winery to fine-tune its processes, enhancing product consistency and potentially boosting yields.

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11 Fruit Tree Pruning Secrets That Will Increase Your Yield

Modern Farmer

One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. Knowing how to prune, when to do it, and understanding what youre pruning for is paramount. These help you develop and harvest even more fruit for the picking. How large does the tree tend to grow, and will you need to prune for size?

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Re-envisioning New York City’s Green Spaces With Qiana Mickie

Civil Eats

She came across an opening for pruning and weeding school gardens and other green spaces across New York City’s five boroughs. She points to food forests—diverse, edible gardens that mirror natural ecosystems, free to harvest—as an example of innovation in soil-based urban farming that she’d like to further explore.

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Milk from the desert: How grazing camels boost environmental and human health in water-stressed regions

Sustainable Food Trust

Some milk is processed into various types of cheeses that are becoming popular with premium heritage hotels. During the course of a year, the camels forage on different types of land that include harvested fields, forest, sacred groves and what is classified as revenue land.