Touch the Soil News #1831 (Feature Photo – Victory Garden Consciousness– Public Domain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19556421 When an emerging phenomenon takes on the stature of a Mega Trend, there are generally multiple drivers (reasons) for something gaining in stature in our cultures. The grow-your-own food concept has gained stature for a variety of reasons. Let’s list 10…
Historically, conventional farmers established relationships with the USDA – to sign up for federal programs and guidance. So how would that work for a non-traditional farming operation in the city? While the USDA is working on expanding its outreach to urban farming, perhaps you should see what your state offers. Local 21News brings the story…
Touch the Soil News #1775 (Feature Photo– Kitchen Garden – CCA SA 4.0 International) Modern Farmer journalist Dan Nosowitz, brings the story of urban farming productivity. The message that folks can make a difference in their efforts at growing food is encouraging. You can read the story here: https://modernfarmer.com/2022/01/urban-farming-productive/
Positive Future #883 (Feature photo – Food Gardening – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Arnaud 25) Agricultural assets include land with reasonable topsoil and water, all located in a place that has a growing season. The purpose of posing the question comes on the heels of a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),…
Touch the Soil News #1752 (Feature Photo – Cape Town – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Damien du Toit) The Independent Online news portal in Cape Town, Africa, brings a story of how the city, in a unified effort, plans to fund and assist 720 micro farmers. Cape Town is one of those mega-cities that…
Positive Future #817 (Feature photo – Satellite Photo of Chicago – CCA Sa 3.0 IGO) WTTW News brings us a story from Chicago that reveals how growing your own food was derailed by covid concerns and artificial barriers to water. The right and opportunity to grow your own food has – in Chicago – taken…
Touch the Soil News #1603 (Feature Photo – A Community Garden – By Art Anderson, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54523644) The Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation brings news of how the shock of empty grocery shelves is getting people to start thinking outside grocery stores. While interest in growing food may be due to a temporary virus…
Touch the Soil News #1600 (Feature Photo – A Community Garden – CCA SA 2.0 Generic, Christian Bradford) Dallas Morning News journalist Ellise Pierce brings us the new of how gardening and food growing are a bright light in the lives of people during these times. Dallas even has its own Manager of Urban Agriculture…
Touch the Soil News #1598 (Feature photo – Moscow – By A.Savin (Wikimedia Commons · WikiPhotoSpace) – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41219897) Plentiful Lands journalist Naomi Bosch brings us the story of two Russian mega-cities. Moscow with a population of 12.5 million people and St. Petersburg with a population of 5.3 million people have in times past…
