Right now, Hawaii is a major battleground in the fight for pesticide regulation.
Tag: soil health
Regenerative Farming for Healthy Soil, A Healthy Planet
Healthy soil is critical to our food future, and supporting regenerative farming is an important piece of that puzzle.
Growing Food: Planting Your Spring Vegetable Garden
Want a verdant, fruitful spring vegetable garden? It’s time to plant now! Learn how to sow seeds and transplant seedlings. One. Two. Three. Grow!
Organic Farm Yields Are Higher Than You May Think
Research found that organic farm yields are higher than previously estimated. Say bye-bye to conventional farming. Organic farming has a bright future.
Whole Foods To Tell The Whole Truth About Its Produce And Flowers
Whole Foods Market is on its way to provide major transparency into the produce and flowers it sells by launching a tiered labeling system. Learn more.
Global Digital Soil Map Fights Hunger, Poverty, and Climate Change
Scientists are becoming increasingly aware that mismanagement of soils can lead to food shortages, erosion, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and reductions in water quality. But a new tool is being created to help solve these problems.
Biochar: Improve Soil and Reduce Global Warming
[social_buttons] In addition to supplementing the soil with sea minerals, Claverach Farm and Vineyard also adds biochar. Biochar is basically charcoal, but instead of being used for fuel, it’s used [ … ]
Sea Minerals: Improve Soil, Boost Nutrient Density of Food
[social_buttons]My employer, Sam Hilmer, is obsessed with soil. How obsessed? Let’s just say it’s best not to mention “silica” in his presence unless you have at least 30 minutes to [ … ]