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Why It’s Smart To Think About Ordering Seeds For The Garden Now
For the second straight year, the grow your own movement is running wild, bolstered by the ongoing covid-19 pandemic and rising food prices. More gardeners are a great thing, but it also means possible seed shortages. And while it might be cold outside right now, it’s never too early to start thinking about ordering seeds […]
Community Gardens Offer Healthy Foods and Connections
The world of gardening has experienced a well-deserved boom over the last year as people look to become more self-sustainable during challenging times. Community gardens, in particular, are playing a crucial role in providing nutritious, fresh fruits and vegetables to cities and neighborhoods everywhere. Many Benefits Beyond reducing food miles and offering people truly fresh […]
How Hydroponics, Aquaponics, And Vertical Farming Are Helping End Hunger
Before any of us ever knew about COVID-19, we knew the world was facing a food crisis. The United Nations says a growing population means food production must increase by 60% by 2050. Meanwhile, increased urbanization and conventional agricultural practices have usable land and water depleting rapidly. The global pandemic has only compounded the issue […]
Report Looks To The Environment For Avoiding Future Pandemics
Is there a link between the environment and global pandemics? A recent report issued by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IBPES) says there is. In the report, a panel of experts noted that “Future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, do more damage to the world economy and kill […]
Self-Sustainability In The Wake Of A Pandemic
As food vanished from the grocery shelves this spring, the seed market experienced a renaissance. In both the United States and the United Kingdom, seed suppliers couldn’t keep up with a demand unforeseen since the Great Depression. Pandemic gardens emerged across the globe, and social media influencers hocked home gardening in the age of the […]
Is Outdoor Education Here To Stay?
The lazy days of summer are behind us, and many kids worldwide are back in school, but education looks nothing like it did before COVID-19 hit. To keep the disease from spreading, students are exchanging poorly-ventilated and cramped classrooms for the great outdoors. Some say it’s an idea we might even see outlive the pandemic! […]