Touch the Soil News #2029 (photo – Food Market) ( Public Domain, USDA) Most farmers believe their occupations are forever ensured. And that is true. Even farmland has attracted the world of investors who want to ride the crest of the demand for food by owning farmland. NPR News recently reported that 44.2 million people…
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…
Positive Future News #948 (Feature Photo – Food Garden – CCA SA 2.0 Generic – United Nations) Challenges to accessing food are far reaching. There are things like income issues, supply chain kinks and inflation to name a few. Then, even if you have the land and water, what ae the best food crops to…
In response, the nation is looking at legislation that would, without hindering anyone’s rights, convert to urban farming, all idle or abandoned government or private lands, buildings, shipping containers, subdivisions or villages, public housing, open spaces in all urban, peri-urban and urbanizable areas in the country; and all available land resources and buildings in schools,…
Touch the Soil News #1696 (Feature Photo – Food Waste – GNU Free Doc. License) Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) brings us the story of one of the most respected environmental organizations – The Natural Resources Defense Council. Established in 1970, this 50-year old non-profit has focused its energies on Food Matters. You can watch the story…
