Touch the Soil News #1863 (Feature Photo – The Fruitful Field – Courtesy of the Fruitful Field) FoodTank news portal brings us the story of a program that accepts youth 14-18 to learn work skills and interpersonal relationships to help them succeed in life. The program is part of a larger operation called The Fruitful…
Touch the Soil News #1862 (Feature Photo – Edible Uprising Farm – Photo courtesy of Edible Uprising Farm) Edible Uprising Farm, in Troy, New York shows what two people can do with a vision and hard work. The video below, reminds one of the work ethic that built America. You’ll find their marketing and financial…
Touch the Soil News #1861 (Feature Photo – Urban Farming in Malaysia – GNU Free Doc License) Malaysia, an island nation of 34 million people is still trying to upright itself when it comes to food. Food that was one of the first things to take a hit under pandemic orders. The Malaysian Sun, brings…
Touch the Soil News #1857 (Feature Photo – Urban Farming – CCA SA 2.0 Generic) The USDA, through its Office for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, is offering up to $7.5 million in grants. The window for application is now open and will close on March 27,2023. For those applying, it might be good to…
Touch the Soil News #1855 (Feature Photo – Millet – CCA SA 4.0 International, Kaitha Poo Manam ) Epic Gardening brings us the story of growing and appreciating Millet. Millet is drought tolerant, high in health aspects and costs less to grow than quinoa. You can read the story here: https://www.epicgardening.com/millet-plant/
Touch the Soil News #1852 (Feature Photo – Indoor Microgreens – CCA SA 2.0 Generic) Urban farming pioneer Mary Ackley, started her urban farm in 2014. Now, almost 9 years later she employs 5 more people. Working on less than one-quarter acre, the operate out of an old parking garage in Washington D.C. You can…
Touch the Soil News #1837 (Feature Photo – Terrace Farming – CCA SA 4.) The grow-your-own movement has become global, with many governments, particularly in the Philippines, providing training and supplies to grow the trend. Things are also expanding in the U.S. According to the National Gardening Association, 1 in 3 households grow their own…
Touch the Soil News #1835 (Feature Photo – Shipping Container Farm – Freight Farms https://www.freightfarms.com/home/ So how do you set up an urban farm with no land? Simple, you grow in a shipping container converted to a high yield production facility, near a grocery store. Read about an Israeli company that did just that…
Touch the Soil News #1833 (Feature Photo – Tokyo, world’s largest city – By Morio – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,) Historically, the global trend has been to expand cities, over the world’s best top soils. Many cities have ordinances prohibiting farming in the city. While it is hard to remove pavement and bring…
Touch the Soil News #1822 (Feature Photo – Manguinhos Neighborhood (Rio de Jainero) Where Urban Farming is Taking Hold – CCA 2.0 Brazil, Marino Azevedo) Positive News, brings the story of people who are on the economic edge and struggling to eat. Poor populations in Rio de Janeiro – a city of 12 million people…
