Touch the Soil News #1815 (Feature Photo – Golf Course – Public Domain, Lilrizz) Over the past 10 years, almost 1,000 golf courses have closed – a testament to the declining popularity of the sport. But what can you do? What else can golf courses to do utilize their facilities? Gillyflower Golf Course, in the…
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Water Conservation and Recycling – Dangerously Insufficient?
Positive Future News #937 (Feature Photo – Desalination – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, James Greiller) While it is not making headline news, the collapse (over the last 20 years) of the Colorado River Basin water supply, has come to the forefront. Nearly 40 million Americans rely on the Colorado River Basin for drinking water and…
1.4 Billion People – Looking to Urban Ag as a Salvation
Positive Future News #936 (Feature Photo – Farming in India – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Rajarshi Mitra) India, the world’s second most populous nation behind China, is struggling to feed itself. With 1.4 billion people one focus to solve the problem is urban farming and controlled environment farming. Considering that India has more than four…
Are Retirement Savings Pushing Farmland Prices off the Charts?
Positive Future News #935 (Feature Photo – Farmland – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Andrew Smith) The non-profit called Grain, is sponsoring a webinar on what they call Pension Fund Capitalism. The webinar is about a simple concept. Monies set aside around the world for pension plans, is estimated to be $52 trillion. Now, money from…
Food Security – The Key Problems (must see video)
Positive Future News #934 (Feature Photo – Soybeans – Public Domain) The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems, just put together a report “Another Perfect Storm?” The report highlights some of the causes of the current food price crisis. For example, poor nations have lost their food diversity and are now dependent upon…
17,740 Seed Potato Kits to Rural Ukraine
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is delivering 17,740 bags of seed potatoes to some 46,000 people in rural Ukraine. In total 862 tonnes of seed potatoes have been delivered to those most in need over the last few weeks. The FAO is also calling for $115 million to support almost 1 million small farmers…
Flat Roofs – Call for Urban Farming
Positive Future News #932 (Feature Photo – Rooftop Gardens in Rotterdam – courtesy of Rotterdam Partners) Rotterdam, the second largest city in the Netherlands, has 150 million square feet of flat roofs. Back in history, much of the city was razed during WW II. The rebuild was done mostly with flat roof architecture. Now, this…
Understanding Ukrainian Agriculture
Positive Future News #931 (Feature Photo – Ukraine Flag – Public Domain) AgFunder News provides a concise breakdown of Ukrainian agriculture and some of the things that are being done. This information will help you decide if you should do anything different with your farm customers in the months ahead. You can read the full…
Exotic Urban Farming
Positive Future News #930 (Feature Photo – Arden Food Forest – courtesy of Arden Food Forest) CAN Lifestyle news brings us the story of the world’s highest rooftop urban farm. Located in Singapore, the farm is atop a 51 story building. The primary purpose of the farm is to serve chefs of upscale restaurants. Singapore…
What is Farmland Worth?
Positive Future News #929 (Feature Photo – Grain Harvest – CCA 2.0 Generic, Charles Knowles) According to the USDA, of the 895 million acres of farmland in America, approximately 315 million acres are in crops, and 580 million acres in are in pasture. The USDA’s Land Values 2021 Summary shows that farmland for crops increased…