Touch the Soil News #1736 (Feature Photo – Quezon City, Philippines – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Patrickroque01) The Philippines is a small island nation with at population of 107 million people – one third that of the United States. However, their nation is very small. The land area of the Philippines is just a little…
Touch the Soil News #1731 (Feature Photo – Abu Dhabi Skyline – CCA SA 4.0 International) The capital city of the UAE – Abu Dhabi – has gotten serious about food security. Having to import 90 percent of its food, the city has undertaken one of the most robust efforts to bring agricultural technology and…
Touch the Soil News #1687 (Feature Photo – Singapore Botanic Gardens – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Calving Teo) The island nation of Singapore with almost 6 million people has taken interest in urban food. So much so that the government is putting out $40 million to help 9 farms expand and enhance their production. While…
Touch the Soil News #1526 (Feature photo The City of Doha, Qatar – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International, 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license, StellarD). Voice of America news brings us a sobering story of how one small nation – Qatar – had its food imports blockaded by neighboring nations. This is tough survival time when almost 100…
Positive Future #584 (Feature photo – Rob Greenfield – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Sean Aranda) Inhabitat journalist Teresa Bergen talks to Rob Greenfield, and adventurer and environmental activist. Greenfield’s current project is to go for 1 year eating only what he can grow or forage for. Nothing like someone that actually does what they preach.…
