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)…
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…
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,…
Touch the Soil News #1885 (Feature Photo – Urban Farm – CCA 2.0 Generic, thebittenword.com) Curtis Stone brings us the 5 top reasons why small farms fail. ‘5. Too obsessed with their ideology. ‘4. Spend too much time pursuing low-end market streams ‘3. Don’t start with the right equipment. ‘2. Trying to do too much…
Touch the Soil News #1884 (Feature Photo – Pine Tree Seedling – Public Domain USDA) While growing vegetables is the primary focus of many urban and home market gardeners, that’s not all the sells. Some of these ideas take less effort than the intensive efforts at growing, cleaning and selling vegetables. Watch the videos below…
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)…
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?…
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/
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:
