Touch the Soil News #1622 (Feature Photo – Pittsburgh Hilltop Urban Farm – Courtesy of Hilltop Urban Farm) Pittsburgh 11 News journalist Mike Holden brings us the story of how the city is awakening to new visions of growing food locally. The city council is reviewing three (3) separate bills pertaining to city farming. You…
Touch the Soil News #1621 (Feature Photo – Montreal Botanical Gardens– By Originally en:User:GarrettRock – Original uploadlog is/was here, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2695736 CBC News journalist Issac Olson brings us the story of how the city of Montreal (Quebec, Canada) is taking food gardening under its wings. The city’s botanical gardens will host a 2.5…
Touch the Soil News #1620 (Feature Photo – Rummaging Through Trash – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, RezviMasood) Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health found that poverty and related low levels of education and social support may be one of the largest causes of death in the U.S. On the global…
Touch the Soil News #1619 (Feature Photo – Trans-Ocean Container Ships – Own work, CC BY-SA 2.0 Generic, Kees Torn) Phil Lempert ( https://www.supermarketguru.com/) brings us information on the food pipeline that has and continues to be disrupted by the virus lockdowns on the economy. The next mega-concern may eclipse the virus to be one…
Touch the Soil News #1618 (Feature Photo – Aquaponics – By ryan griffis from Urbana, USA – Growing Power, Milwaukee, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7928080 Forbes journalist Areilla Simke takes us on another foray into Aquaponics. Aquaponics is a system that combines aquaculture and hydroponics. Obviously, it requires controlled environments, indoor spaces and technology. You can…
Touch the Soil News #1617 (Feature Photo – Greenhouse at St. Joseph Mercy Health System – courtesy of St. Joseph Mercy Health System.) Agritecture journalists Jeffery Landau and Bea Minana bring us the story of farms at hospitals and the inclusion of food in the healthcare narrative. You can read more of the story here:…
Touch the Soil News #1615 (Feature Photo – ReGen Village Vision – courtesy of RegenVillages.com) The effort to create self-sufficient and resilient communities is just in its infancy, since most of the world’s cities are anything but self-sufficient or resilient. ArchDaily journalist Christele Harrouk brings us the story of the latest in sustainable living. You…
Positive Future #742 (Feature photo – Brussels, Capitol of Belgium – CCA SA 3.0) CleanTech journalist Zachary Shahan brings us in interesting perspective in these times. The small nation of Belgium (11.5 million people) saw its fossil-fuel car sales drop 48 percent in March. However, its plug-in electric car sales were up 91 percent for…
Touch the Soil News #1614 (Feature Photo – U.S. Victory Garden Poster – Public Domain The three most populations nations in the world are China, India, and the United States in that order. India, with a population of 1.35 billion is getting the message when the world wants to send itself into a chaos. One…
Touch the Soil News #1612 (Feature Photo – Home Gardening Poster – Public Domain The Scotsman journalist Stephanie Rendall brings us timely insights into starting a food garden this spring. She also provides links to videos to help get started. You can read the story here and access the video links: https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/outdoors/5-best-online-gardening-videos-guides-and-youtube-tutorials-2532028
