Touch the Soil News #1690 (Feature Photo – Nile River – Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=132837) Water is essential and overallocation of water resources is not just a problem for the 11 nations along the Nile river. Overallocation of water is at the heart of tensions for over half the United States from the Ogallala aquifer to…
Touch the Soil News #1689 (Feature Photo – Building the Food Garden – courtesy of Purdue University and Healthnet Martindale) One trend that has been unmistakable is the growing proliferation of food gardens in every conceivable location. Now expertise from Purdue University, the lawns from a major healthcare campus and volunteers created a new food…
Touch the Soil News #1688 (Feature Photo Almond Orchard – Public Domain) The purchase and ownership of farmland has become an activity not only of farmers, but of Wall Street companies, pension funds and other investment interests. A company we like to follow is Gladstone Land, which is fully transparent in its operations and benefits…
Touch the Soil News #1687 (Feature Photo – Singapore Botanic Gardens – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Calving Teo) The island nation of Singapore with almost 6 million people has taken interest in urban food. So much so that the government is putting out $40 million to help 9 farms expand and enhance their production. While…
Touch the Soil News #1685 (Feature Photo – Avocado and Pit – USDA Public Domain) Phil Lempert ( https://www.supermarketguru.com/) brings us an insightful story about Chipotle and their disposal of avocado pits – literally millions of them. Seems the story is more complicated than meets the eye. You can watch the story here:
Touch the Soil News #1684 (Feature Photo – Save U More Store – courtesy of Save U More Store) The Dallas Morning News brings an interesting story. The city of Dallas is contemplating buying a grocery story and turning it over to non-profits to operate. South Dallas is a food desert and a previous attempt…
Touch the Soil News #1683 (Feature Photo – Aerial Crop Spraying – CCA SA 4.0 International Carolyn Parsons) FoodTank news portal brings us the story of a new documentary on food. In addition to finding solutions, the documentary covers problems of industrial agriculture. You can read the story below. You can find out about the…
Positive Future #810 (Feature photo – Finance – CCA SA 2.0 Generic Katrina Tuliao) BrightVibes journalist Fino Menezes brings us the story of how one CEO decided to reduce his $1 million paycheck to boost the salaries of his employees. What happened is that the company flourished. You can read the full story here: https://brightvibes.com/1941/en/boss-who-took-1m-pay-cut-to-raise-staff-salaries-says-business-has-tripled
Touch the Soil News #1682 (Feature Photo – Forest – CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain W. Carter) GreenBiz journalist Heather Clancy brings us the story of how momentum is building around the world – and California – to plant 1 trillion trees. While trees are a different kind of agriculture, they are nonetheless still plants…
Touch the Soil News #1681 (Feature Photo – Lufa Farms Greenhouse – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Fadi Hage) Global News journalist Kalina Laframboise brings us the story of the world’s largest rooftop garden located in Montreal, Canada. Owned and operated by Lufa Farms (https://montreal.lufa.com/en/), this rooftop enterprise covers 163,800 square feet – 3.75 acres. The…
