Touch the Soil News #1435 (Feature photo – Pork Meat – CCA SA 3.0 Unported – Rainer Zenz) China continues to struggle with supplies of pork, since the African Swine Fever has wiped out roughly one third of China’s pigs. This is no small problem as pork is the favored meat for China’s 1.4 billion…
Positive Future #569 (Feature photo – the Great Seal of India – Public Domain) BrightVibes news portal brings the story on how India is set to ban 6 single use plastics starting October 2, 2019. No small feat for a nation of almost 1.4 billion people (the U.S. has 327 million people) to ban the…
Positive Future #568 (Feature photo – Wheat Crop – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) Global Ag Investing brings us the story of Sweden-based Lantmännen and Norway-based Yara are partnering to transform the food supply chain, with a pilot project targeting the launch of the world’s first certified fossil-free food chain. This is no small move, for a…
Positive Future #567 (Feature photo – Rooftop Farming – CCA SA 4.0 International, Oatafi US) It is no secret that civilization began in the most fertile valleys of the world. From there, cities emerged and from there the cities moved outwards, paving the world’s best farmlands. While they have a long way to go, the…
Touch the Soil News #1434 (Feature photo – Food Forest – CCA SA 3.0 Unported – Zoey Kroll) Food forests are public places planted with fruit and nut trees and other edible plants. As a public space, people are allowed to pick the food for themselves. Ensia news portal brings us an update on the…
Touch the Soil News #1433 (Feature photo – Growing Home Farm – By Andy Collings and Growing Home Farm) While we all need to make a living, having a social enterprise still includes monies for wages and living. Growing Home Organic Farm in Chicago, Illinois provides insights in how farming can be a social enterprise…
Positive Future #566 (Feature photo – The Cruise Ship Clebrity Equinox – CCA 3.0 unported Marc Rycaert) BrightVibes news portal brings us the story of a cruise ship with 3,000 passengers ditched their cruise and went to the Bahamas to serve sandwiches and provide water. You can read the full story here: https://brightvibes.com/1432/en/passengers-turn-cruise-into-humanitarian-mission-by-helping-prepare-meals-for-hurricane-victims
Touch the Soil News #1432 (Feature photo – Caring for Food Plants – Public Domain) FoodTank news portal brings us an interesting list of school garden initiatives and school cafeterias. With 16 initiatives to choose and learn from around the world, local food advocates and learn how to change their communities and educational experiences. You…
Touch the Soil News #1431 (Feature photo – Cricket – CCA SA 4.0 International Didier Descouens) The use of insects for food and protein are not new, as indigenous people around the world have eaten insects for thousands of years. What is new is the confined animal feeding and farming of insects – like crickets…
