Hungry in the Middle of an Agricultural Utopia

Touch the Soil News #1890 (Feature Photo – Latin America – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Mexican Golden Eagle) Foodtank News brings up an interesting question regarding Latin America: How is it that, given our wealth of agricultural resources, we always seem to find ourselves on hunger’s precipice? After all, of the world’s 12 so-called mega…

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Guarantees that Public Land is Kept Forever as Community Gardens

Touch the Soil News #1889 (Feature Photo – Allotment Garden – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Allotment Gardens by Alex McGregor) Community Growers in the small nation of Ireland (5 million people), have become alerted that their gardening plots are not secure from development. A new movement has started to ensure that growing allotments are secure…

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Is There an Urban Business Model Amid Concerns over Food Security?

Touch the Soil News #1888 (Feature Photo – Picking Apples – CCA SA 4.0 International, Marc-Lautenbacher) News portal Japan Times brings the story of increasing concern over the nation’s agricultural productivity, which has been falling over the past few decades. Like the story we posted about the City of Dallas (metro population of 7.7 million)…

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Dallas, Texas – Makes Connection between Urban Agriculture & Food Security

Touch the Soil News #1887 (Feature Photo – Addie’s Grocery – Photo courtesy of Addie’s Grocery) Food Security, what historically might have come from the Federal Government, is now becoming the focus of major cities. The City of Dallas, recently adopted a city-wide urban agriculture plan to promote, in every way possible, the building of…

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Like the Tide – Urban Food Growing is Rising

Touch the Soil News #1886 (Feature Photo – Roadway Median Farms – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Aaron Volkening) Saskatoon, a northern city in Saskatchewan, Canada has approved creating growing plots in city medians. Yes, that means the land between roadways that are often maintained like parks. This is not an isolated story about the slow,…

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Vertical Farm in the City – Business Story

Touch the Soil News #1872 (Feature Photo – Basil – Photo CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Castielli) Here is another business story about an indoor vertical farm in Arlington, Virginia. This community of roughly 250,000 sits alongside the nation’s Capitol, with a long and rich history. Seems that Arlington is experiencing high vacancy rates (22 percent)…

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Do Delivery Robots Have a Role in Local Food?

Touch the Soil News #1871 (Feature Photo – Starship Technology Delivery Robot – CCA SA 4.0 International Starship Technologies builds delivery robots that are targeting food delivery. The company boasts over 4 million autonomous deliveries now completed. Do these robots have a role in extending the reach of urban farms, farmers markets, and roadside stands?…

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Johnny’s Seeds Celebrates 50 Years

Touch the Soil News #1870 (Feature Photo – Seeds – Flickers Commons) For 50 years, Johnny’s Selected Seeds has been providing quality seeds, tools, information and service. The employee owned company are all about supporting local agriculture. You can read about the company here and visit their website below: https://cityfarmer.info/johnnys-selected-seeds-observes-50th-anniversary/ https://www.johnnyseeds.com/

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