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 #1973 (Photo – Tokyo, Worlds Largest City – 42 million people – CCA SA 3.0 Unported – Morio) An in depth article, Bloomberg News poses the question: Can a City Feed Itself? Exploring the efforts of a number of cities, this article brings to surface a new paradigm – the politics…
Touch the Soil News #1950 (Feature Photo – Downtown Calgary – (CCA SA 4.0 International, AceYYC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) Journalist Boshika Gupta of CBC News reports on whether you can grow your own food to beat inflation. She is writing from Calgary, Canada. Calgary, a city of 1.3 million people is one of the largest cities North…
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 #1865 (Feature Photo – Philippine Agricultural Marketing Cooperative – Public Domain) It’s not often, that a senior official of a government, goes to a very small community to inspect cabbages ready for harvest. But this is what is going on in the Philippines, a nation of 110 million people, who are…
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 #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…
