Touch the Soil News #1944 (Feature Photo – Working in the Eden Project – (Courtesy of the Eden Project) Liberia is a small nation in Western Africa with a population of 5.5 million people. The per-capita GDP is only $735 dollars a year. Without the social safety nets like America, such as unemployment, entitlement payments…
Touch the Soil News #1942 (Feature Photo – Field Work – (Courtesy of Star Route Farm) Agritecture brings us a story on small farms, sharing several real farm examples. Each of the three farms highlighted have a different approach and style. This provides insights for new business ideas for existing small farm growers as well…
Touch the Soil News #1939 (Feature Photo – Vegetables – (USDA Public Domain) Jaymie of Rutabaga Ranch explains how profitability came to a 1.5 acre farm growing 45 different crops. Farm productivity was increased by following season extension protocols. You can visit their Website here and watch the video below: https://rutabaga-ranch.com/
Touch the Soil News #1938 (Feature Photo – Calf – (USDA Public Domain) City Farmer News brings us a story about cow cuddling to reduce and relieve stress. On the spotlight is Mary’s Land Farm which also had lamb cuddling and on-farm events. While the Farm also raises fresh produce and has a farm story,…
Touch the Soil News #1937 (Feature Photo – Allotment Garden – (CCA SA 3.0 unported, Allotmenteer) In Scotland, many garden plots are provided by government. In the Fife area of Scotland, there are over 2,100 people on the waiting list and the Fife Council is wrestling with what to do. This story puts things into…
Touch the Soil News #1936 (Feature Photo – New Atlanta Food Bank Facility – (Courtesy Rural Development Partners) At 345,000 square Feet, the Atlanta Community Food Bank facility is perhaps the largest of its kind in the world. Serving approximately 79 million meals a year to 611,000 food-insecure people. The Atlanta Community Foodbank works through…
Touch the Soil News #1935 (Feature Photo – The Burro by Augean Robtotics – (Courtesy Augean Robotics) A winner at the 2023 World Ag Expo is Burro, a farm wheeled robot that can perform an almost limitless number of tasks. You can buy the Burro for around $20,000. You can also tryout the Burro for…
Touch the Soil News #1934 (Feature Photo – Tevel Robotics Fruit Pickers – (Courtesy Tevel https://www.tevel-tech.com/) AgFunder News bring us the story of World Ag Expo winner Tevel. Tevel is an Israeli company that has developed drone fruit pickers to help alleviate the problem of fruit being left in the field due to labor constraints.…
Touch the Soil News #1933 (Feature Photo – Soils – Public Domain NRCS/USDA) Food Safety News journalist Cookson Beecher brings us a timely reminder when putting in a garden for the first time at home or a community garden. The story also teaches about alternative ways to make sure your crops are safe. You…
Touch the Soil News #1932 (Feature Photo – Pyramid Hydroponics – Courtesy of Harvest & Share Food Relief Society) The Free Press journalist Colleen Zacharias brings us the story of Harvest and Share Food Relief Society. This non-profit has invented a new way to grow via a hydroponic pyramid. This innovation is used to…
