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…
Positive Future #816 (Feature photo – California Solar Power Farm – BLM Public Domain) CleanTechnica journalist Zachary Shahan brings us an encouraging story. New power from renewable sources (wind and solar) accounted for 63 percent of all new energy additions in the first half of 2020. There have been no new coal power additions since…
Touch the Soil News #1686 (Feature Photo – Grubhub Hat – courtesy of Grubhub) Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) brings us news of what foods are popular that people have been ordering for home delivery. Grubhub disclosed the trends from their actual sales, which are large enough to represent national trends. Grub Hub claims to have almost…
Positive Future #812 (Feature photo – Apollo Robotaxi – courtesy of Baidu Apollo) CleanTechnica journalist Zachary Shahan brings us the story of Robotaxis in China. As we speak, there have been hundreds of thousand of miles logged by autonomous taxis in China over the past two years. One must ponder – Is China the global…
Positive Future #811 (Feature photo – Proposed Bicycle and Walking Bridge in Heidelberg, Germany – Courtesy of Inhabitat) Inhabitat journalist Lucy Wang brings the story of a new generation of human friendly bridges. This story is about one particular bridge scheduled to be built in Heidelberg, Germany – a city with roots that go back…
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…
