Touch the Soil News #1954 (Photo – Indoor Tomato Plants – Public Domain, Jolly Janner) Almanac News brings details about container vegetable gardening. This is a good place to start, before you get serious about starting a market garden or a large outdoor garden. These skills also apply when growing indoors in the city. You…
Touch the Soil News #1938 (Feature Photo – Calf – (USDA Public Domain) City Farmer News brings us a story about cow cuddling to reduce and relieve stress. On the spotlight is Mary’s Land Farm which also had lamb cuddling and on-farm events. While the Farm also raises fresh produce and has a farm story,…
Touch the Soil News #1931 (Feature Photo – Corn – Public Domain USDA) Farmland Grab News, brings the story of the nation of Kenya, getting into public farming in a big way. A populous nation of 56 million people, Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture will finance key state corporations to put up 500,000 acres of…
Touch the Soil News #1923 (Feature Photo – Doha, Qatar – CCA SA 4.0 International, StellarD) Crowdfunder tells us the story of Bath City Farm. This 37 acre animal farm attracts 42,000 visitors a year and it wants to be partially non-profit. On wonders, how much can you charge for a “farm” experience and petting…
Touch the Soil News #1913 (Feature Photo – Micro-Greens – Public Domain) AgFunder News reports on a new startup called Babylon Micro-Greens. It allows food farming in hospitals, cafeterias and grocery stores. Perhaps that could include an entrepreneur with a large garage that wants a side-business. You can read the full story here: https://agfundernews.com/babylon-micro-farms-lands-8m-series-a-bigger-does-not-necessarily-mean-better-in-vertical-farming
Touch the Soil News #1903 (Feature Photo – Soybean Rows – Public Domain USDA) Despite media debates over U.S. China Relations, it is farming that connects both nations in a material way. U.S. Agriculture is dependent upon Chinese purchases, and China, with less farmland then America and almost four times the people who need to…
Touch the Soil News #1827 (Feature Photo – Rosario, Argentina – CCA SA 4.0 International) Few citizens are aware the U.S. government has no strategic food reserves. No one has ever demanded that there should be strategic food reserves. Today, the holding and ownership of food reserves is couched with the private sector and households.…
Touch the Soil News #1818 (Feature Photo – Feedlot – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) NewsCenter1, brings the story of the coming of a new beef processing facility, which will be the largest in the U.S. At a price tag of $1.1 billion, the 1 million square foot facility will employ 2,500 people. It will take…
Touch the Soil News #1816 (Feature Photo – Vegetable Garden – CCA SA 2.0 Generic) Permaculture Apprentice brings an article on making a living from a 1.5 acre market garden. Certainly work efficiency is always a factor. Here are some insights to how one market garden makes a go of it. https://permacultureapprentice.com/how-to-make-a-living-from-a-1-5-acre-market-garden/
Positive Future News #929 (Feature Photo – Grain Harvest – CCA 2.0 Generic, Charles Knowles) According to the USDA, of the 895 million acres of farmland in America, approximately 315 million acres are in crops, and 580 million acres in are in pasture. The USDA’s Land Values 2021 Summary shows that farmland for crops increased…
