Touch the Soil News #1824 (Feature Photo – Fresh Produce – CCA SA 4.0 International) Successful Farming magazine brings the latest on food inflation – grocery prices up 11.9% from a year ago. It is true that there have been dramatic food-price spikes in the past, but prices always seem to find a way to…
Touch the Soil News #1823 (Feature Photo Allotment Garden – public domain) The Hearld brings the story of a new business start-up called AllotMe. It’s a portal where folks who want to garden but can’t find a space, hookup with folks who have a backyard or other land they want to lease to a gardener.…
Touch the Soil News #1822 (Feature Photo – Manguinhos Neighborhood (Rio de Jainero) Where Urban Farming is Taking Hold – CCA 2.0 Brazil, Marino Azevedo) Positive News, brings the story of people who are on the economic edge and struggling to eat. Poor populations in Rio de Janeiro – a city of 12 million people…
Touch the Soil News #1821 (Feature Photo – Greenhouse Tomatoes – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Mouh2jijel) Urban Ag News, brings the story of growing greenhouse vegetables for high-end clienteles. There is a trend for upscale resorts, restaurants and individuals that want to upgrade their food choices and quality. You can read the full story here: …
Touch the Soil News #1820 (Feature Photo – Via Verde Pillars in Mexico City – Courtesy of Civil Engineer) Non-profit approaches to improving cities is not new. Mexico City, with a population of 9 million people, is at the heart of a metropolitan area of 22 million people. Mexico City has embraced a beautiful project…
Touch the Soil News #1819 (Feature Photo – 1 Utama Mall – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Cmglee) 1 Utama, is the 7th largest mall in the world. Weighing in at 5.6 million square feet (130 acres), the mall’s 713 stores are complemented by a rainforest, secret garden and urban farm. Customers can walk through the…
Touch the Soil News #1818 (Feature Photo – Feedlot – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) NewsCenter1, brings the story of the coming of a new beef processing facility, which will be the largest in the U.S. At a price tag of $1.1 billion, the 1 million square foot facility will employ 2,500 people. It will take…
Touch the Soil News #1817 (Feature Photo – Home Gardening – CCA SA 4.0 International, Howellboy) AgWeb, the news portal of Farm Journal, is highlighting the rise of farmland values in Iowa. Iowa is an indicator of what’s happening nationwide. Given the rise in other farming costs, Iowa farmland costs at $10,000 an acre does…
Touch the Soil News #1816 (Feature Photo – Vegetable Garden – CCA SA 2.0 Generic) Permaculture Apprentice brings an article on making a living from a 1.5 acre market garden. Certainly work efficiency is always a factor. Here are some insights to how one market garden makes a go of it. https://permacultureapprentice.com/how-to-make-a-living-from-a-1-5-acre-market-garden/
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…
