Touch the Soil News #1770 (Feature Photo– Lake Mead – CCA 2.0 Generic, BLM Nevada) For the first time in history, the United States Bureau of Reclamation, has declared a Tier 1 shortage, as relates to water levels, in Lake Mead. Lake Mead, located on the outskirts of Las Vegas, is the nation’s largest…
Positive Future #885 (Feature photo – Farm Raiser Produce – Courtesy of Farm Raiser) We recently were doing research relative to the world’s farms and farmlands. The number of acres being farmed in the world total 12.6 billion acres. The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) estimates that human-induced soil degradation, affects…
Positive Future #884 (Feature photo – Cabbage Field – CCA 2.0 Generic, Ksenja Putilin) Called Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, this food bank is one of the world’s largest. It’s probably not an understatement, that this food bank represents a growing and expanding presence in the future of food. The food bank distributes…
Positive Future #883 (Feature photo – Food Gardening – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Arnaud 25) Agricultural assets include land with reasonable topsoil and water, all located in a place that has a growing season. The purpose of posing the question comes on the heels of a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),…
Positive Future #882 (Feature photo – Melbourne Skyfarm – Courtesy of Melbourne Skyfarm) Farming in the city, or urban farming, is not new. It’s been around for decades. What is new, however, is the media attention, that that innovative urban farming projects are getting. Bringing food and farming to the city, is on the brink…
Positive Future #881 (Feature photo – Lettuce Greens – CCA 2.0, Karen & Brad Emerson) Bowery Farming is a New York based Company. It grows lettuce in large indoor vertical farms. The company recently made news as it attracted $300 million in new venture capital funding, which company officials claim is the largest in history…
Touch the Soil News #1769 (Feature Photo– Fresh Picked Produce – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Elina Mark) Foodbanks, organized on the state level, distribute food to many other local food pantries and soup kitchens throughout their region. Taking an innovative lead in food banking, is The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. The most popular way…
Touch the Soil News #1768 (Feature – Tepary Beans, of the Ancient American Southwest – Courtesy of the USDA, Tracy Slotta) It is possible, to find what you should do for life, right in front of you. This was the case for Ramona Button, of Ramona Farms. Located in Sacaton, Arizona, Ramona Farms is the…
Touch the Soil News #1767 (Feature – GrowGood Farm Courtesy of Grow Good, Inc,) How do you bring fresh produce to the largest homeless shelter on the West Coast? The Salvation Army’s Bell Shelter, offers transitional housing for 500 people at a time. Even more stunning, is that their kitchen serves over 6,000 meals…
Touch the Soil News #1766 (Feature – Tulip Bouquet – CCO 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication) The news publication “Edible Vancouver & Wine Country, posted an interesting story a while back called A Boom for Blossoms. While the primary function of plants is to grow food and fiber, the story focuses on how beautiful flowers…
