Urban Food Farming in Sri Lanka – Backstop to a National Economic Crisis

Touch the Soil News #1952 (Feature Photo  – Urban Farming at the Town Hall in Colombo, Sri Lanka – (Photo courtesy of International Water Management Institute) Sri Lanka is an island Nation of over 22 million people in the Indian Ocean.  About 35 miles from India, this nation recently experienced a dramatic economic crisis in…

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Green Revolution 2.0 – President of Philippines Steps Up to the Plate (Must Read)

Touch the Soil News #1879 (Feature Photo – Addie’s Grocery – Photo courtesy of Addie’s Grocery) The President of the nation of the Philippines, in concert with their Department of Agriculture and Department of Interior & Local Government have stepped up to the plate to make urban agriculture a national priority. When it comes to…

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