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Rampant Wildfires Will Affect Our Drinking Water
Rampant Wildfires Will Affect Our Drinking Water In a world of bigger, hotter fires, it is time to think of forests as vital infrastructure, and to invest in preserving these resources for the future. If you live in the northwestern half of the continent, as I do, there has been no escaping this year’s extraordinary wildfire […]
Soil Erosion and Its Monetary Cost
SOIL EROSION AND ITS MONETARY COST The modernized food industry has pushed farming practices to the back burner in the eyes of consumers. Still, the majority of our food comes from the land. That being said, the issue of soil erosion isn’t making front pages, but amongst those that lobby around organic farming and environmental […]
Manure: An Overview of This Shi…ning Addition to the Garden
MANURE: AN OVERVIEW OF THIS SHI…NING ADDITION TO THE GARDEN Organic gardens really benefit from manure, and that is no mystery. However, it’s important to be aware of what kind of manure is at your disposal because they are not all equally desirable. Some manures, dare we say, are choice garden additions, while others take […]
A Primer on Creating Soil
A PRIMER ON CREATING SOIL Good agriculture depends on good soil. The problem over the past 10,000 years of our human attempt to live off the land (and especially during the last sixty years or so), is that crops take nutrients from the soil, and without proper husbandry, soil fertility will deplete. The “pseudo-solution” offered […]
Connor Stedman: Carbon Farming
Connor Stedman: Carbon Farming Sequestering atmospheric carbon through natural means Climate change remains a hotly debated topic. But a scientific fact not up for dispute is the pronounced spike in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere over the past two centuries. There’s a building urgency to find solutions that can manage/reverse that […]
“Free” Fertilizer is Saving Rural Farmers
“FREE” FERTILIZER IS SAVING RURAL FARMERS Revitalizing dead soil can be done in just one planting season, thanks to Shivansh farming. Rural farmers can use whatever materials are available to them to restore their livelihoods – lowering their costs and increasing their yields. The majority of the world’s poorest farmers use a nitrogen fertilizer called […]
A Conversation With Dr. Daphne Miller
A Conversation With Dr. Daphne Miller Daphne Miller: These days I’m focused on the true cost of food. We have the cheapest food in the world. Food purchases make up something like 8% of our GDP. But when you start to factor in all the chronic diseases and environmental impacts—the health footprint of food—then all […]
What We Sow is What We Eat
What We Sow is What We Eat I am lying in a meadow high in the Rocky Mountains. The sun is warm and comforting. I watch the clouds, puffy white in the blue sky, but soon pull a cap over my eyes and enter that state where thoughts swirl through your head and you don’t […]
Degraded Land Impacts the Metabolism of Local Bees
DEGRADED LAND IMPACTS THE METABOLISM OF LOCAL BEES Researchers in Perth have potentially uncovered a secret to understanding the declining populations of bees around the globe. According to a study conducted by Kings Park and Botanic Garden, Curtin University, and the University of Western Australia, when human impact leaves bees with a lack of food, […]
Learning More on How to Think About Soil
LEARNING MORE ON HOW TO THINK ABOUT SOIL I don’t know why it is, but I’ve taken to waking up at about five every morning. I kiss my wife Emma on the head, creep downstairs from the loft of our apartment and spend the next hour or more watching Geoff Lawton videos from the PDC course. She […]
Investing in Soil Health, One Piece of Land at a Time
Jim Baird in a field of organic vetch in the Columbia River Basin Investing in Soil Health, One Piece of Land at a Time Three years ago, in collaboration with a group of farmers and investors, my spouse and I formed an LLC called Living Lands. Together we wrote our purpose and articles of incorporation […]
Farming Controversies Are So Complicated
Farming Controversies Are So Complicated I read an article on the DTN/Progressive Farming website that once again shows how difficult it is to resolve differences of opinion in farming disagreements. The article was an even-sided discussion of possible overproduction of organic crops, (which I plan to write about soon) but a respondent took the occasion to […]
Save Our Soils
SAVE OUR SOILS All terrestrial life depends on soil, directly or indirectly. Although our understanding of topsoil has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decades, we are still losing this invaluable resource at a frightening pace. Less than thirty per cent of the world’s topsoil remains in fair or acceptable condition. The fragility […]
Compost Worm Experiment
COMPOST WORM EXPERIMENT Every three weeks we have access to 80 to 100 kg of insect castings. These castings are from Meal worms, Cockroaches and Crickets. The waste is manure and leftover feed which is pollard and similar products. We use the waste in different ways and as the material is very high in nitrogen […]
Is Climate Change Putting World’s Microbiomes at Risk?
Is Climate Change Putting World’s Microbiomes at Risk? Researchers are only beginning to understand the complexities of the microbes in the earth’s soil and the role they play in fostering healthy ecosystems. Now, climate change is threatening to disrupt these microbes and the key functions they provide. The spores of an opportunistic soil fungus, Penicillium sp. View gallery. […]
