Touch the Soil News #1316 (Feature photo – Sanders Theater Harvard University – CCA SA 4.0 International) Harvard University, the oldest college in the U.S., was established in 1636. In search of lucrative investments, the Harvard Management Corporation has been involved in farm real estate acquisitions at home and abroad. Issues surrounding Harvard’s land investments…
Touch the Soil News #1315 (Feature photo – Urban Agriculture – CCA 2.0 Generic) The Chicago Tribune carries a story that has played out in many cities around the nation. Home gardeners – even though the lot their home is on is zoned residential and agriculture are – are cited for being a nuisance. What…
Touch the Soil News #1314 (Feature photo – Happiness – CCO 1.0 Universal Public Domain) High sugar consumption is associated with bi-polar disease and other issues. Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) shares studies on the strong correlation between mental well-being and healthy diets.
Touch the Soil News #1310 (Feature photo – Artist’s Rendering of the New Vertical Farm Research Facility at the University of Toronto – Courtesy of the University of Toronto) The University of Toronto and Centennial College are joining forces to create Canada’s Firs net-zero vertical farm and a hub for studying environmental technologies. While it…
Touch the Soil News #1313 (Feature photo – Urban Produce – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) Inhabitat journalist Katherine Gallagher brings us that story of a high-density apartment complex on Staten Island (New York) that brings a larger urban farm right into the center courtyard. The trend to bring food gardening into high density living spaces…
Touch the Soil News #1312 (Feature photo – Home Water Sprinkler – CCA 2.0 Generic) Recently, the city of Baltimore passed historic legislation that prohibits the city from confiscating a home due to a delinquent water bill. This legislation raises the stakes for the global movement to make access to water a human right. You…
Touch the Soil News #1311 (Feature photo – John Deere Tractor – CCA SA 2.0 Generic) As technology creeps ever more into the equipment used by farmers, big equipment manufacturers are forbidding farmers to fix their own equipment. As claims that technology is proprietary and not for public tinkering, the issue is growing. In fact,…
Touch the Soil News #1308 (Feature photo – Urban Farm of Keep It Real Vegetables – courtesy of Keep It Real Vegetables) Journalist Amy Jo O’Donoghue of the Deseret News in Utah just covered a story of how popular urban farming is becoming in the state. While farmland is being lost in Utah, the actual…
Touch the Soil News #1307 (Feature photo – Allotment Gardens – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) Singapore, a small island city-state of only 5.7 million people. The nation has been recognized as the most technology-ready nation in the world. As a global center for finance and technology, the people must still eat and make food important.…
Touch the Soil News #1306 (Feature photo – Rooftop Greenhouse – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) AgFunder News recently posted an interesting article on the feasibility of urban agriculture in New York City. The article, however, has application to anyone pursuing urban farming in any major metropolitan area. While finding a solution to feed billions of…
