Touch the Soil News #1869 (Feature Photo – Farmers Markets – CCA SA 4.0 International) If you’ve ever spent a day in a Farmers Market booth, you know how much work it is. For many urban farmers, Farmers Markets represent a key point of sale for all the hard work. You can never get enough…
Touch the Soil News #1868 (Feature Photo – Garden Bean – Public Domain USDA) Starting a home garden, if you are going to rely more heavily on it is no easy task. Epic Gardening YouTuber Eric Espiritu brings us some “hands on” experience. You can watch the video below:
Touch the Soil News #1867 (Feature Photo – Chickens – CCA SA 4.0 International) Self Sufficient Me – YouTuber has some interesting insights on having your own chickens. Insights not only for household needs, but also if you want to get into the business. You can watch the video below:
Touch the Soil News #1866 (Feature Photo – Strawberry – CCA SA 4.0 Ivar Leidus) Which crops to grow on a small acreage often depends upon the crops profitability – income over expenses and minimal labor. Health and Homestead YouTube brings an interesting story with insights on the three (3) most profitable crops to grow…
Touch the Soil News #1865 (Feature Photo – Philippine Agricultural Marketing Cooperative – Public Domain) It’s not often, that a senior official of a government, goes to a very small community to inspect cabbages ready for harvest. But this is what is going on in the Philippines, a nation of 110 million people, who are…
Touch the Soil News #1864 (Feature Photo – Eggs – Photo Public Domain – Evan Amos) Amid the high price of eggs, a number of stories have come out about households and small farms buying laying hens and starting production of eggs. AgriLife Today journalist Adam Russel bring us the story of why egg prices…
Touch the Soil News #1863 (Feature Photo – The Fruitful Field – Courtesy of the Fruitful Field) FoodTank news portal brings us the story of a program that accepts youth 14-18 to learn work skills and interpersonal relationships to help them succeed in life. The program is part of a larger operation called The Fruitful…
Touch the Soil News #1862 (Feature Photo – Edible Uprising Farm – Photo courtesy of Edible Uprising Farm) Edible Uprising Farm, in Troy, New York shows what two people can do with a vision and hard work. The video below, reminds one of the work ethic that built America. You’ll find their marketing and financial…
Touch the Soil News #1861 (Feature Photo – Urban Farming in Malaysia – GNU Free Doc License) Malaysia, an island nation of 34 million people is still trying to upright itself when it comes to food. Food that was one of the first things to take a hit under pandemic orders. The Malaysian Sun, brings…
Touch the Soil News #1860 (Feature Photo – Urban Farming – CCA SA 2.0 Generic) Boston 25 News brings the story of a lone entrepreneur that has gone from rocket science to grocery science. Read this inspiring story, watch the video and see what you think? https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/grocery-store-future-customers-will-never-set-foot-inside-new-supermarket-opening-norwood/V42IO34YWFGFFJN5W5AJO7X23Q/
