Touch the Soil News #2038 (photo – Urban Farm) (Courtesy of USDA, Public Domian) Journalist Wayne Pratt on the KBIA news portal brings an interesting story from Missouri. The state is offering tax credits to encourage more urban farms throughout the state. The tax credit aren’t targeted specifically to food-insecure areas, but anyone that wants…
Touch the Soil News #2005 (photo – Green Wall – CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, Daderot) Arirang News of South Korea reports that urban agriculture in the nation is practiced by almost 2 million people, many of which are small plots at home or on terraces. However, the cost of supplies and creating…
Touch the Soil News #1900 (Feature Photo – Orange Tree – Public Domain, Hans Braxmeier) Bay Area KQED brings a story of agricultural consciousness in an area where the cost of land is far above reach. Yet, pockets of urban farming still exist in the Bay Area. The story is as important for the perspective…
Touch the Soil News #1872 (Feature Photo – Basil – Photo CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Castielli) Here is another business story about an indoor vertical farm in Arlington, Virginia. This community of roughly 250,000 sits alongside the nation’s Capitol, with a long and rich history. Seems that Arlington is experiencing high vacancy rates (22 percent)…
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/
Positive Future News #904 (Feature Photo – Kale – Public Domain, USDA) Farmer’s Footprint news portal brings us the story of Cheyenne Sundance, from Toronto, Canada. https://www.sundanceharvestfarm.com/ Facing significant hurdles, Cheyenne is working to own the land she farms. With no farming background, she is carving out a new approach to urban farming. You can…
Touch the Soil News #1672 (Feature Photo – Manikandan Pattabiraman in his greenhouse – courtesy of Manikandan Pattabiraman) The Better India journalist Angarika Gogoi brings us the story of Manikandan Pattabiraman. He quit his IT job several years ago and now sells gardening kits to thousands of people. He also runs his own hydroponic farm…
