Touch the Soil News #1773 (Feature Photo– Arka Vertical Garden Structure – courtesy Indian Institute of Horticultural Research) The state of Kerala in India, has a population of 35 million people. Now the Kerala government is subsidizing farming at home using vertical gardening structures. While they are starting small, the concept is big, considering the…
Touch the Soil News #1762 (Feature Photo – Brian McCarthy’s Farm Store – photo courtesy of Brian McCarthy’s store Instagram) In Cork, Ireland, a city of some 215,000 people, the instability of the world’s supply chains inspired a rooftop farm. The success of the farm, precipitated the opening of a store below to sell…
Touch the Soil News #1725 (Feature Photo – Anies Baswedan, Governor of Jakartaa – Public Domain) Tempo.Co news portal brings an unusual story – making every inch of vacant space in a mega-city agriculturally productive. Spearheading the effort is the Governor of Jakarta. This is an unusual event, as high ranking officials, are not known…
