Touch the Soil News #1309 (Feature photo – Delivery Robots – CCA SA 4.0 International) The thought behind the world’s purveyors of food is that robots are ultimately less expensive than people and cars. So while we think robotic technology is driven by the desire for better technology, that is not the only reason. Financial…
Positive Future #442 (Feature photo – Large Wind Turbine Blades – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) LM Wind Power successfully manufactured the world’s first wind-turbine blade to surpass 100 meters – 107 meters to be exact (351 feet). It is one of the largest components ever built by mankind. The blade will also go on the…
Positive Future #441 (Feature photo – Sono Sion Electric Solar Cell Car – CCA SA 4.0 International) While everyone knows that solar cells are not enough to power a car, having a car covered in solar cells stirs the imagination. The Sono Sion is such a car and it can charge about 20 miles on…
Touch the Soil News #1308 (Feature photo – Urban Farm of Keep It Real Vegetables – courtesy of Keep It Real Vegetables) Journalist Amy Jo O’Donoghue of the Deseret News in Utah just covered a story of how popular urban farming is becoming in the state. While farmland is being lost in Utah, the actual…
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…
