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Vanilla is in Crisis. Producers in Mexico Are Not Giving Up

Modern Farmer

He is working on the plantation,” his wife announces. As we stroll through the plantation, Huberto’s son nudges the oranges on a nearby tree, handing a few to us to enjoy along the way. Francisco Mendoza and his daughters at the vanilla plantation. The oldest vanilla plants at Juan Martinez’ plantation are six years old.

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In Hawai‘i, Restoring Kava Helps Sustain Native Food Culture

Civil Eats

By reviving Hawaiian self-sufficiency and healing the scars left by plantations, Trask said, awa [presents] an opportunity to restore our sovereignty and our ancestral connection to the land. The rise of plantation agriculture uprooted Native communities, replacing local food systems with sprawling sugarcane and pineapple fields.

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Preparation and Management of Tree Crop Nursery

Agric4profits

The foundation of Tree crop production is actually the Nursery practices and management. Performance of the orchard or the plantation depends on the quality of nursery preparation, technique and management. This article will take you through nursery techniques and practices of the nursery husbandry in Tree crop cultivation.

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Preparation and Management of Nursery Plants

Agric4profits

The foundation of tree crop production is the nursery practices and management. The performance of the orchard or the plantation depends on the quality of prep

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How to Efficiently Monitor the Work Execution during High Season on Coffee Plantation?

AGRIVI

Farming coffee is one of the most labor-intensive crop production businesses than other types of major food crops. Beans must be picked, processed, dried, and roasted on a coffee plantation in order to maintain their full quality. Once the coffee has been picked, processing must begin as quickly as possible to prevent fruit spoilage.

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Returning the ‘Three Sisters’ – Corn, Beans and Squash – to Native American Farms Nourishes People, Land and Cultures

Daily Yonder

Historians know that turkey and corn were part of the first Thanksgiving , when Wampanoag peoples shared a harvest meal with the pilgrims of Plymouth plantation in Massachusetts. This story was originally published by The Conversation.

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In Fire-Stricken Maui, Sustainable Land Management Is Key

Modern Farmer

Photo: Jasmine Pankratz) Once home to large-scale plantations and ranches that dominated the landscape for more than 160 years, the steep and steady decline of Hawaiian agriculture has left fields and pastures idle by thousands of acres, often in close proximity to residential development. The sugar industry soon dominated the island economy.