Touch the Soil News #1726 (Feature Photo – Shanghai, China – By King of Hearts – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75995171) Shine News in Shanghai, China brings us a story we are familiar with, but a story that needs telling and re-telling as it moves people into a more positive trajectory into the future.…
Touch the Soil News #1725 (Feature Photo – Anies Baswedan, Governor of Jakartaa – Public Domain) Tempo.Co news portal brings an unusual story – making every inch of vacant space in a mega-city agriculturally productive. Spearheading the effort is the Governor of Jakarta. This is an unusual event, as high ranking officials, are not known…
Positive Future #847 (Feature photo – Pie – Rad Step-Through Electic Bike – courtesy of Rad Power Bikes , https://www.radpowerbikes.com/) CleanTechnica journalist Jennifer Sensiba brings the story of a great “upgraded” electric bike for around $1,600. Considering that it costs $7,500 to $9,000 to operate a car for one year, this may be a good…
Positive Future #846 (Feature photo – Charcoal Clothes Iron – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Derzsi Elekes Andor) Brightvibes news portal brings us the story of a 14 year-old girl that is transforming the popular practice of ironing businesses in India. Instead of using irons that use hot charcoals inside – a major source of pollution,…
Touch the Soil News #1724 (Feature Photo – A Group of Insects – CCA 1.0 Generic, DirkvdM) With insect proteins getting more and more attention – and money for development – what should consumers be concerned with. Following is a short video from Consumer Labs on cricket powders and what they found. It probably is…
Touch the Soil News #1723 (Feature Photo – Roger Ferguson, Secretary of Treasury Potential – Public Domain) Farmlandgrab.org brings news of high finance and food security. Known for leadership in connecting investors with 2 million acres of farmland around the world, TIAA CEO Roger Ferguson Jr. is being considered for Secretary of Treasury under Joe…
Touch the Soil News #1722 (Feature Photo – Teaching Gardening In New York – By SUMMER RAYNE OAKES – How to Make a Plant Love You: Houseplant Masterclass at 00:43, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79089634) The Queens Daily Eagle news brings an interesting grass-roots story. Community gardeners are pettioning the city to designate community gardens as…
Touch the Soil News #1721 (Feature Photo – Hemp Plants – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Barbtorte) The Press Democrat journalist Guy Kovner brings the story of unusual dimensions. The City of Detroit, with a population of 670,000 is at the center of a metro area of over 4.3 million people. Detroit has over 35,000 vacant…
Touch the Soil News #1720 (Feature Photo – Pyrifolia Fruit – CCA SA 4.0 International, Pumpkin Sky) CBS Los Angeles brings the story of a group of people who just completed their 2020 vision. The vision was to plant 200,000 fruit trees before the end of 2020. There is a global Fruit Tree Planting Foundation…
Positive Future #845 (Feature photo – Wind Turbine – CCA SA 4.0 International, Hans Hillewaert) Brightvibes news portal brings us the story of how renewable energy additions to the grid are growing by leaps and bounds. Estimates are that 2020 will see 200 Gigawatts of renewable energy additions. That amount of power could potentially power…
