Touch the Soil News #1381 (Feature photo – EcoFrost Solar Cooler – courtesy of Ecozen Solutions) Ecozen is an Indian company specializing in manufacturing solar power refrigerators for food crops. Around since 2012, the company recently received new funding to expand its work in India. India, a nation of 1.3 billion people and millions of…
Positive Future #516 (Feature photo – Cargo Bike – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license – Jeanne a velo) Electric Bike journalist Richard Peace takes us out on a camping journey using a high-end electric cargo bike. The electric bike used had a massive 1,000Wh dual battery capacity, so taking gear and steep terrain…
Positive Future #515 (Feature photo – Small Homes – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license – Dan David Cook) In the old days, many so-called poor had a farm and 40 acres, maybe 160 acres. Trying to earn a living farming has mostly proved futile as most family farmers have been economically removed from…
Touch the Soil News #1380 (Feature photo – Farm Stand – Public Domain) Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) explores how much of every food dollar we spend goes to American farmers. If you think farmers are getting rich, think again. You can watch Lempert’s report here:
Touch the Soil News #1379 (Feature photo – Victory Garden Poster 1945 – Public Domain) Boston University is one of the oldest universities in America, Founded in 1889, the university has over 4,000 academic staff and over 34,000 students. However, one teacher found it important to take his students on a tour of the Fenway…
Positive Future #514 (Feature photo – Auto Dealerships – Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. – Immanuel Giel) While automotive sales are not the only sign that the economy is struggling, it is certainly an indicator of the times. CleanTechnica journalist Zachary Shahan, while he is pro-electric cars, also follows the mainstream auto market. Shahan…
Positive Future #513 (Feature photo Vertical Harvest – courtesy of Vertical Harvest) Fannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association) holds over $3 trillion in mortgage loans. As a government sponsored entity, its mission is to ensure adequate sources of funding for home buyers seeking financing. As a giant in the real estate arena, Fannie Mae is…
Positive Future #512 (Feature photo – Rick Smith – Director of Operations at Project Eats – photo courtesy of Project Eats) Brooklyn Daily Eagle journalist Irene Archos covers the story of a woman who was writing on food security and then decided to actually get involved in solving food insecurity. Called Project Eats http://projecteats.org/about-us/), Lynda…
Positive Future #511 (Feature photo – Vehicle Traffic – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license – Robert Jack) While overall car sales are softening, and in some cases shrinking, electric car sales in June of 2019 totaled 37,818 – and increase of 51% over June of 2018. The clear driver of the significant increases…
