Touch the Soil News #1307 (Feature photo – Allotment Gardens – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) Singapore, a small island city-state of only 5.7 million people. The nation has been recognized as the most technology-ready nation in the world. As a global center for finance and technology, the people must still eat and make food important.…
Touch the Soil News #1306 (Feature photo – Rooftop Greenhouse – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) AgFunder News recently posted an interesting article on the feasibility of urban agriculture in New York City. The article, however, has application to anyone pursuing urban farming in any major metropolitan area. While finding a solution to feed billions of…
Positive Future #440 (Feature photo – Electric Cargo Bike – CCA SA 2.5 Generic) In today’s economic environment, small business ideas and ideas to save money can make a big different in a household’s financial bottom line. The electric cargo bike is seeing a huge transformation from early pedal-only models to metro-freight service, food vending…
Positive Future #439 (Feature photo – New Flyer Xcelsior Electric Bus – Steve Morgan CCA SA 4.0 International) New Flyer of America just delivered the first of five electric buses to TriMet – the Portland, Oregon bus system. This came just before Bernie Sanders (2020 presidential hopeful) went public about moving totally away from fossil…
Touch the Soil News #1305 (Feature photo – Healthy Food – Public Domain) Healthy Food, recyclable packaging and zero waste are certainly the buzz words of today. However, Simply Good Jar Jars has converted the buzz words into reality. Simply Good Jars (https://simplygoodjars.com/) made news by being selected by Food X for special assistance in…
Positive Future #438 (Feature photo – Pistachios on the Tree – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) While it is a small trend mostly out of the mainstream news, owning orchards of nuts, fruits and avocados is a serious trend among non-farming investors. Stabilizing world population is not an option, so competition for food – in a…
Touch the Soil News #1304 (Feature photo – The Avocado – Public Domain) While not all food groups are see dramatic rises, it is high-end foods that are perceived as healthier that are seeing significant increases. The ramifications – making the healthiest foods only affordable by the more well-to-do – may spark new issues in…
Positive Future #437 (Feature photo – Small Solar Farm – CCA SA 4.0 International Generic) CleanTechnica journalist Tina Casey covers a story from Michigan where legislators are considering allowing solar panels on farmland. This makes sense for rural electric cooperatives and maybe even the farmers. You can read the full story here: https://cleantechnica.com/2019/04/15/rural-electric-co-ops-dive-into-gas-killing-solar-panels-farmland-fray/
Touch the Soil News #1303 (Feature photo – Bulk Food Delivered to Emergency Areas – Public Domain) The Food and Agriculture Organization just released its statistics for world food prices in March of 2019. The index came in at 167.0 a slight move from the 166.8 in February. The FAO Food Price Index is the…
