Is the Plantation – A Colonial Platform of Exploitation Still Alive?

Touch the Soil News #1718  (Feature Photo – Tea Plantations in Kenya – CCA SA 4.0 International, Wktoo)  Farmlandgrab.org brings us a disturbing story of how land and labor have been exploited since the 1980s as Europeans brought mono-culture farming to Africa. The story is not a pretty one, but for the sake of understanding…

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Farms not Arms – Peace Through Food Farms

Positive Future #841 (Feature photo – Combined Flags of the World – CCA SA 4.0 International, Baka888) Agritecture brings us the story of a group of designers, farmers, strategists, and agriculturalists that are building and envisioning food for all – especially those externalized by conflict. You can read the story here: https://www.agritecture.com/blog/2020/11/11/farms-not-arms-tackles-the-refugee-and-food-security-crises

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Planned Economic Contractions – Leave People Vulnerable to Hunger

Community farmers in Richmond, California (in the middle of the Bay Area) have seen a six fold increase in demand for their food. Eliminating rights to keep businesses open – as a health protocol – can lead to hunger and loss of health care. When it comes to hunger, at least people can go local.…

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The Future of Vertical Farming

Touch the Soil News #1715  (Feature Photo – Vertical Farming – CCA 2.0 Generic, Satoshi Kinokuni)  MyFinTech News Portal brings us more of the story on Vertical Farming. Is there really an opportunity in high cost controlled environment farming? Since 2018, about $1.8 billion in venture capital has flowed into vertical farming start-ups. You can…

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Why Hunger?

Touch the Soil News #1714  (Feature Photo – Fresh Vegetables – CCA SA 4.0 International, Tila Monto)  WCBS News Radio brings us the story of urban farmers in New York pitching in to give food to food banks and work with local nonprofits to fight hunger. You can read the story here: https://www.radio.com/wcbs880/news/local/whyhunger-urban-farms-distribute-food-to-bronx-communities

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