Positive Future #622 (Feature photo – Calgary Housing for Veterans, courtesy of Homes for Heroes) Calgary, Canada is addressing homeless veterans. While certainly veterans are a worthy target group, do the solutions by the Homes for Heroes Foundation have further application for the much larger international homeless problem? You can read the full story here:…
Touch the Soil News #1489 (Feature photo – InFarm Food-Growing Appliance – Courtesy of InFarm) Foodmarket News brings us the story of how Kroger foods is partnering with InFarm. InFarm is a German company specializing in large food-growing appliances for grocery stores. Shoppers can now purchase fresh produce right from where it is grown. You…
Touch the Soil News #1488 (Feature photo – Thai Rice Farming – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International, Takeaway) CleanTechnica journalist Carolyn Fortuna brings us the story of Thailand, a nation with a population of almost 70 million people. Thailand is asking the U.S. to prioritize public health over corporate profits. In addition, Thailand is…
Positive Future #621 (Feature photo – European Investment Bank Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, Palauenc05) Energy Central brings us news of the European Investment Bank. It has pledged to end most or all of its financing of fossil-fuel energy projects. The bank also declared its intent to devote financing to clean energy and renewables…
Positive Future #620 (Feature photo – School Bus – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, Bill McChesney) EnergyNews Network journalist Jonathan Mingle brings us an interesting story. The State of Vermont received $18.7 million from the diesel scandal litigation settlement with Volkswagen. They are thinking about using this money to launch electric school buses. The problem…
Positive Future #619 (Feature photo – Affordable Housing at Rolland Curtis Gardens, courtesy of Jim Simmons) When it comes to affordable housing, the non-profit sector is growing as an answer. For profit and market driven housing works for most people, but is out of reach now for tens of millions of Americans. Curbed Journalist Jenna…
Touch the Soil News #1487 (Feature photo – Christian Hampson – Courtesy of Yerrabingin) Creating the world’s first native rooftop farm, Christian Hampson and Clarence Slockee created the Yerrabingin native rooftop farm. You can read the full story here: https://www.uts.edu.au/news/innovation/yerrabingin-grow-worlds-first-indigenous-rooftop-farm?utm_source=UTS%3A+University+of+Technology+Sydney&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=Advocacy%2CInternal+Comms+team%2CU+mag&utm_term=Engage+Workspace
Touch the Soil News #1486 (Feature photo – Eating Choice – Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic, Larry and Teddy Page) FoodMarket News brings us insights from the NPD Group on the eating patterns in America. To say the least, it is revealing. You can read the story here: https://www.foodmarket.com/News/A/1156987/0/NPD-Group-Releases-Report-on-Eating-Patterns-in-America
Touch the Soil News #1485 (Feature photo – Soil Profile – Public Domain, USDA) Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) brings us the story of how consumers want to know more about the health of their food. Essentially, if you follow the trail, it leads back to the soils. You can see Phil’s video here:
Positive Future #618 (Feature photo – Smart Forest City – courtesy of Stefano Boeri Architetti) Inhabitat journalist Lucy Wang brings us the story of how a food and energy self-sufficient city is being contemplated in Mexico. Money has been spent to create plans and engineering for the city to be built in Cancun. You can…
