Thanks to improvements in seed varieties and modern farming techniques, cotton plants are healthier, use less land and water, and have a lower impact on the environment than they did in previous decades. In fact, U.S. cotton farmers now grow almost double the amount of cotton than they did...
In May 2023, CIWF released a groundbreakingreport analyzing the current food consumption patterns by countryand how they compare to the EAT-Lancet diet optimized for human and environmental health. As the top meat-consuming country in the world, theUnited States must reduce its total meat and pou...
The technique for planting beans seed is quite easy; move on your ridges just the same way as you would normally work. Each time you drop your foot, make sure you make a hole with your heel (it should not be too deep), put 3-4 bean seeds in the hole and push sand with your fee...
Janice Person, your host on grounded by the farm every other week as we talk about the foods we love. Today, I’m drove out into the wild, wonderful world of Iowa. And this week is a good place to be because the Iowa
that resembles that of a tight knit carpet lifting the seed and shoot from the tray. 4)Day 6: Root bed is almost fully developed and growth transfers to shoots that have grown to 1″-2″ in overall height. 5)Day 7: Feeding Day - Growth so fast you can nearly...
powder and mycorrhyizal inoculant as lubricants. We get beneficial fungi and biocarbon right by the seed, in direct contact. Spores definitely stick to char particles. How much good it did, I don’t know, but it can’t hurt. I know our seed germination was off the charts this year.”...
Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson The Little Gardener by Jab Gerardi The Night Gardener by Teri and Eric Fan The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle The Puddle Garden by Jared and Laura Rosenbaum And don’t forget The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett-now available in a picture board book...
[1] For analyses of the unique situation in India, see Stone 2015 “Biotechnology, Schismogenesis, and the Demise of Uncertainty,” Journal of Law & Policy 47:29-49; Stone et al. 2014 “Rhythms of the herd: Long term dynamics in seed choice by Indian farmers,” Technology in Society ...
spring disking and harrowing work well in most areas; however, fall plowing is not recommended in areas where erosion could be increased (steep slopes and high rainfall). Since shallow seed placement is necessary for good emergence, the use of ...
Just before this week’s visit to Restoration Farm, we went out into our yard where Leandro picked the very first pea pod from a plant he himself started from seed! We were very pleased, even though the peas weren’t so tasty raw. This was a random variety from a garden show craft,...