Tag Archive: local food

Plant A Seed Day Sheds Light On Pressing Global Issues

Catherine Sherriffs

The 2020 edition of Plant a Seed Day takes place on March 19th, and people around the world are being encouraged to participate. Such a simple action can help solve critical problems. Access to affordable, nutritious food remains one of the world’s most pressing issues, and with the current spread of COVID-19, that has never…

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8 Wild Greens: More Superfoods for Sustainable Agriculture

Before agriculture and the food system supersized everything from size and sugar content to shelf life and shippability, people turned to plentiful plants in the wild. Some see these not as superfoods, but as subsistence foods. Considering the robust vigor of native and naturalized plants, and their ability to thrive year after year with no…
August 28, 2017
Tammy Clayton

8 Tips for Healthy Crops in Pots

Edible container gardens can provide you with a continual abundance of homegrown vegetables, herbs, and fruit. With these tips for healthy crops in pots, you can save money and improve your health with delicious, freshly picked ingredients. Tuck in! 1. Watering Adequate moisture is essential. It’s easier to kill your plants by overwatering than underwatering.…
June 8, 2017
Anne Gibson

Keyhole Garden: Growing & Composting Combo

A drought-tolerant garden is a must in places where it’s consistently hot and dry through the summer months, making a keyhole garden of huge interest to people in the southwestern US! But there are more benefits to building this kind of garden, like saving precious water and creating perfect organic fertilizer. A keyhole garden is…
June 7, 2017
Callie

Fresh Catch: Aquaponics News

Despite those who can’t see the importance of adopting highly sustainable methods of growing food, the interest in and practice of aquaponics continues to spread to more places in the world. Normally, I’d share one new item, but this week there are several. Why wait till some are stale? Muscat, Oman: There have been aquaponics…
January 15, 2016
Callie

3 Ways to Know Your Farmer

With what consumers today know about the practices in place in the food system, you’re wise to question where your food comes from, and how it was raised and processed. From avoiding chemicals and GMOs to boycotting industrial farming, and getting the most health benefits from what you eat – there are lots of people…
September 23, 2015
Tammy Clayton