Touch the Soil News #2048 (photo – Food Bank) (Courtesy of Morning AgClips (Ag News Service) recently posted a story by the Associated Press Journalist Jessica Damiano. The story covers all the topics new household gardeners might visit when planning their first vegetable garden. The article suggest keeping a focus on your tastes and your…
Touch the Soil News #2047 (photo – Farm Workers in Strawberry Field) (Courtesy of USDA Public Domain) American Farm Bureau just had its 105th annual convention in Salt Lake City. Established in 1909, the organization has affiliate organizations in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. With an annual budget of around $2 million, the organization…
Touch the Soil News #2046 (Amiga Farm Robot) (Courtesy of: https://farm-ng.com/) The new Ag Robotics company called farm-ng, located in Watsonville, California is bringing to market one of the most versatile farm-assistants to hit the market. Called the Aimga, this modular robot boasts versatility. The robot is adjustable to any task be it soil prep,…
Touch the Soil News #2045 (photo – Royal Food Mart) (Courtesy of Royal Food Mart and Cornerstone Community Wellness https://www.ccwell.org/) The Washington Post brings an inspiring story of how a small town, about to lose its only grocery store, was saved by the community and turned into a grocery store whose primary goal is the…
Global Food Price Index – Continues to Moderate Downwards Touch the Soil News #2044 (photo – FAO Logo) (Courtesy of FAO/Public Domain) The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) a division of the United Nations, keeps track of the global commodity prices, what nations have to buy food at from producers. Back in 2022, global commodity…
Touch the Soil News #2043 (photo – Farmstand) (Courtesy of Sarah Stierch (CC BY 4.) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Big_Mesa_Farm_farmstand_-_July_2023_-_Sarah_Stierch_01.jpg For every farmer and market gardener out there, there are probably two or three people in the wings wanting to do the same. An organization called the Market Gardener Institute offers books and training courses for beginners and those…
Touch the Soil News #2042 (photo – Burro Mobility Robot) (Courtesy of Burro.ai https://burro.ai/) AgFunder News brings the story of Burro – a mobility robot for farms. For many farm tasks, a small mobility robot can improve efficiency. Burro made the news as they just achieved more venture capital funding. You can read the story…
Building Your Sustainable Urban Farm Touch the Soil News #2041 (photo – Food Bank) (Courtesy of Morning Ag Clips draws our attention to a new resource for urban farmers and want to be urban farmers. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), part of the USDA, provides competitive grants to folks that advance the whole of…
Touch the Soil News #2040 (photo – Food Bank) (Courtesy of Often times when spring arrives, there is a dedicated number of customers that live in the region that find their way to the Kelp4Less warehouse for several reasons. Foremost on their minds is food as a path to better health as they take their…
Touch the Soil News #2039 (A Crop of Flax) (Courtesy of geography.org.uk, by Ian Patterson CCA SA 2.0 Generic) Positive.News portal brings the story of the woman who grew her own jeans. Aldersey-Williams, a textile artist who teaches botanical fabric dyeing at the Wild Dyery, took on the task of growing using alternative textile plants,…
