Touch the Soil News #1972 (Photo – Plants in Pots – CCA SA 4.0 International Hendrik Poorter) Many folks who want a second job or a small business of their own think about gardening, or urban farming. Some of the innovative ideas out there include offering to tend (farm) people’s community garden plots. Then there…
Touch the Soil News #1971 (Photo – Babylon Micro Farm – (courtesy of Babylon Micro Farms) Agritecture Consulting brings the story of a new food appliance called the Babylon. Created by young college students in Virginia, they have now launched their end product. Indoor growing appliances can be useful for homeowners, market gardens, or even…
Touch the Soil News #1970 (Photo – Whole Grains – (Public Domain – USDA) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently published the results for the Month of June, 2023. The index fell from 124 down to 122.3. For perspective, the index in June of 2022 was a whopping 154.7. The…
Touch the Soil News #1969 (Photo – Vegetables – (Public Domain – USDA) CBC News from Calgary, Canada brings an interesting story of how food growing and food growing education are becoming more mainstream with growing interest. Covering everything from home gardening, gardening education to a farm in the neighborhood. For anyone interested in getting…
Touch the Soil News #1968 (Photo – PawPaw Fruit – USDA Public Domain) Over the past few years, specialty fruit grower Rane Roatta went from selling fruit from his bicycle to a 7-acre farm that now sells specialty fruit beyond just local. The video story below, is a testament to how having a vision with…
Touch the Soil News #1967 (Photo – Bamboo Forest – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, solution_63 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en) In an attempt to restore damaged lands in Africa, one company it looking to plant 1 million hectares (2.5 million) acres into bamboo trees for carbon credits and then for bamboo products. This amount of land would be equivalent…
Touch the Soil News #1966 (Photo – Waterloo Community Garden – Courtesy of Waterloo District) The Waterloo region in Ontario Canada is home to almost 600,000 people and is surrounded by rural areas. Nearby, farmers have created a 10 acre gardening area and rented the land to about 15 groups and individuals for growing food.…
Touch the Soil News #1965 (Photo – City Skyline, Mumbai – CCA SA 4.0 International, Maheshcm76) The City of Mumbai (Bombay) India is one of those mega-cities with 12.5 million people that are part of larger metropolitan area of 21 million people. So, in a world of rising food prices, supply chain kinks and global…
Touch the Soil News #1964 (Photo – Farmers Market – CCA SA 4.0 International, Michael Rihani) Not everyone has land with access to adequate water, but many folks do. Estimates are that roughly 64 percent of Americans live in their own homes. Some multi-family complexes or duplexes do have some land and water. Said in…
Touch the Soil News #1963 (Photo – San Antonio Food Bank Drive-Thru Line – Public Domain, USDA) One of the largest food banks in the nation is the San Antonio Food Bank. Located in a metropolitan area so 3.6 million people. In the top 15 Food Banks in America, the San Antonio Food Bank serves…
