The Washington Post recently carried a story on AeroFarms, a company that may soon go public. Aerofarms uses no soil, as plants stacked in metal trays have their toots dangling in mid-air. You can read the full story here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-30-a-pound-micro-broccoli-will-help-feed-the-world/2021/10/02/cd883cf4-2380-11ec-a8d9-0827a2a4b915_story.html
Touch the Soil News #1759 (Feature Photo – FAO Logo – Public Domain) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations provides monthly updates on what is going on with basic food prices globally. The areas include meat, dairy, cereals, oils and sugar. In August of 2020, the food price index stood at…
Touch the Soil News #1757 (Feature Photo – Greenhouse Farming – CCA SA 30 Unported) Global AgInvesting News, brings the story of Montana agricultural company called Local Bounti, launched in 2018. The story is about how Cargill, one of the world’s largest agriculture companies is investing another $200 million into Local Bounti, on top…
Touch the Soil News #1756 (Feature Photo – Urban Farming – CCA SA 4.0 International) Whether your interest is in growing food for others, as a commercial enterprise or growing some of your own, the following might give you more incentive. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations keeps track of food…
Touch the Soil News #1754 (Feature Photo – Michigan Urban Farming Initiative Logo – CCA SA 4.0 International) It doesn’t take much contemplation, to realize modern civilization is 90 percent reliant on artificial life support systems – pumped water distribution, electricity, transportation, waste removal and the list can go on. One of the largest…
If you’re a cool season lawn care fanatic like me, you’re itching to get back out in your yard after the long winter months. December – April can seem like an eternity. So during that time, we set our upcoming lawn care plans, and surfed and studied hundreds of YouTube videos, Facebook groups, and lawn…
Where do five million U.S. college faculty and staff put their retirement savings? With the TIAA, otherwise known as Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America-College Retirement Equities Fund. The TIAA manages over $1.3 trillion in assets which includes 2 million acres of farmland. The TIAA is the world’s largest farmland manager. The problem is…
Touch the Soil News #1753 (Feature Photo – Manila – CCA SA 4.0 International, John Cornett) The Manila Bulletin reports efforts underway to accelerate the proliferation of urban food in Manila, a city in the heart of a metro area of almost 20 million people. The reason for the increasing attention to local and…
Touch the Soil News #1752 (Feature Photo – Cape Town – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Damien du Toit) The Independent Online news portal in Cape Town, Africa, brings a story of how the city, in a unified effort, plans to fund and assist 720 micro farmers. Cape Town is one of those mega-cities that…
Touch the Soil News #1751 (Feature Photo – Urban Food – CCA SA 2.0 Generic) With food security consciousness on the rise, attention to soils in the cities is the new environmental focus. You can read the full story here: https://environmentjournal.online/articles/urban-soil-is-often-overlooked-as-a-resource/
