Touch the Soil News #1972 (Photo – Plants in Pots – CCA SA 4.0 International Hendrik Poorter) Many folks who want a second job or a small business of their own think about gardening, or urban farming. Some of the innovative ideas out there include offering to tend (farm) people’s community garden plots. Then there…
Touch the Soil News #1971 (Photo – Babylon Micro Farm – (courtesy of Babylon Micro Farms) Agritecture Consulting brings the story of a new food appliance called the Babylon. Created by young college students in Virginia, they have now launched their end product. Indoor growing appliances can be useful for homeowners, market gardens, or even…
Touch the Soil News #1970 (Photo – Whole Grains – (Public Domain – USDA) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently published the results for the Month of June, 2023. The index fell from 124 down to 122.3. For perspective, the index in June of 2022 was a whopping 154.7. The…
Touch the Soil News #1969 (Photo – Vegetables – (Public Domain – USDA) CBC News from Calgary, Canada brings an interesting story of how food growing and food growing education are becoming more mainstream with growing interest. Covering everything from home gardening, gardening education to a farm in the neighborhood. For anyone interested in getting…
Touch the Soil News / Product Review #101 (Feature Photo – Extreme Blend – (Kelp4Less) Over a decade ago, Kelp4Less teamed up with a giant pumpkin grower to develop a blend that would take growing over the top. The result was a blend of Amino Acids, Fulvic Acids, Humic Acids and Soluble Kelp with the…
Touch the Soil News #1952 (Feature Photo – Urban Farming at the Town Hall in Colombo, Sri Lanka – (Photo courtesy of International Water Management Institute) Sri Lanka is an island Nation of over 22 million people in the Indian Ocean. About 35 miles from India, this nation recently experienced a dramatic economic crisis in…
Touch the Soil News #1951 (Feature Photo – Almond Orchard – (CCA SA 4.0 International, Andrewthompson10 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) Owning agricultural assets has become a big draw for billions of investment dollars. Does this mean that we should take stock in our own agricultural assets? For example, how much land is around our home, if we are…
Touch the Soil News #1950 (Feature Photo – Downtown Calgary – (CCA SA 4.0 International, AceYYC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) Journalist Boshika Gupta of CBC News reports on whether you can grow your own food to beat inflation. She is writing from Calgary, Canada. Calgary, a city of 1.3 million people is one of the largest cities North…
Touch the Soil News #1949 (Feature Photo – The Self-Sufficient Backyard – (Courtesy of the Self-Sufficient Back Yard) City Farmer News brings the story of Ron and Johanna Melchiore, who have been living off the grid for 40 years. They wrote the book on how it’s done “The Self Sufficient Backyard.” You can read the…
Touch the Soil News #1948 (Feature Photo – Aerial Pesticide Application in California – (USDA Public Domain) Agfunder News brings us a new report from Western Growers – one of the largest agricultural advocacy organizations representing the majority of growers in California and Arizona. In a poll, roughly 70 percent of growers surveyed said they…
