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  • 14 Feb 2024
    Carbon Dioxide is what's greening the planet
    The Climate Change charlatans have been telling us global warming is going to make the planet less habitable, the climate more erratic and displace millions of 'climate change refugees.'  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have docum... read more
    2337 | Posted by George King
  • Carbon Dioxide is what's greening the planet
    The Climate Change charlatans have been telling us global warming is going to make the planet less habitable, the climate more erratic and displace millions of 'climate change refugees.'  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have docum... read more
    2337 Posted by George King
  • 15 Feb 2023
    The Carbonism Cult
    ONFARM, 15/12/2023 When you take a high-level look at the environmental/consumer/farmer matrix it looks as if there is a small minority of so-called environmentalists who are exceptionally well resourced and organised on one side, and on the other side w... read more
    653 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • The Carbonism Cult
    ONFARM, 15/12/2023 When you take a high-level look at the environmental/consumer/farmer matrix it looks as if there is a small minority of so-called environmentalists who are exceptionally well resourced and organised on one side, and on the other side w... read more
    653 Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 03 Feb 2023
    WILL A PLANT BASED DIET DESTROY THE WORLD?
    Since the 1950s, agricultural projects have grown exponentially. Chemical fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation are now commonplace in industrial farming; enormous tracts of land from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands acres can be seen blanketed wit... read more
    289 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • WILL A PLANT BASED DIET DESTROY THE WORLD?
    Since the 1950s, agricultural projects have grown exponentially. Chemical fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation are now commonplace in industrial farming; enormous tracts of land from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands acres can be seen blanketed wit... read more
    289 Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 02 Aug 2022
    Allington Family Farm CSA
    3/6/2020   Welcoming Travis, Zoe and their family at Allington Family Farm CSA to our CSA Australia & New Zealand community.​Located in the Harvey Hills, Allington Family Farm produces ethical and sustainable lamb their farm consists of se... read more
    234 | Posted by Community Supported Agriculture - Australian & New Zealand
  • Allington Family Farm CSA
    3/6/2020   Welcoming Travis, Zoe and their family at Allington Family Farm CSA to our CSA Australia & New Zealand community.​Located in the Harvey Hills, Allington Family Farm produces ethical and sustainable lamb their farm consists of se... read more
    234 Posted by Community Supported Agriculture - Australian & New Zealand
  • 02 Aug 2022
    CSA Network Australia and New Zealand News Blog : July 2018
    Greetings, and welcome to the first CSA Network Australia and New Zealand News Blog : July 2018 Food is the great connector. Communities that have the resources to feed themselves are more resilient, healthier, and foster better relationships to each ot... read more
    206 | Posted by Community Supported Agriculture - Australian & New Zealand
  • CSA Network Australia and New Zealand News Blog : July 2018
    Greetings, and welcome to the first CSA Network Australia and New Zealand News Blog : July 2018 Food is the great connector. Communities that have the resources to feed themselves are more resilient, healthier, and foster better relationships to each ot... read more
    206 Posted by Community Supported Agriculture - Australian & New Zealand
  • 28 May 2022
    The Prison Garden Empowering Women to Pursue Growth
    Behind a women’s prison facility in Atlanta, there’s a garden about a quarter of an acre in size. Despite its small area, it produces plenty of blackberries, tomatoes, peppers and more—enough to feed the women growing the food, as well as a nearby communi... read more
    285 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • The Prison Garden Empowering Women to Pursue Growth
    Behind a women’s prison facility in Atlanta, there’s a garden about a quarter of an acre in size. Despite its small area, it produces plenty of blackberries, tomatoes, peppers and more—enough to feed the women growing the food, as well as a nearby communi... read more
    285 Published by Modern Farmer
  • 25 May 2022
    How More Than a Century of Antarctic Agriculture Is Helping Scientists Grow Food in Space
    This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Figuring out how to feed people in space is a major part of a larger effort to demonstrate the viability of long-term human habitation of extrat... read more
    335 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • How More Than a Century of Antarctic Agriculture Is Helping Scientists Grow Food in Space
    This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Figuring out how to feed people in space is a major part of a larger effort to demonstrate the viability of long-term human habitation of extrat... read more
    335 Published by Modern Farmer
  • 24 May 2022
    These Farmers and Ranchers Turn Trash Into Treasure
    A ranch in Montana is an odd place to find a big, old street sweeper brush, but the bison appear to love it. Yes, we’re talking about those brushes that street sweeper trucks use to push trash around while requiring city dwellers to move their cars. Appar... read more
    392 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • These Farmers and Ranchers Turn Trash Into Treasure
    A ranch in Montana is an odd place to find a big, old street sweeper brush, but the bison appear to love it. Yes, we’re talking about those brushes that street sweeper trucks use to push trash around while requiring city dwellers to move their cars. Appar... read more
    392 Published by Modern Farmer
  • 22 May 2022
    How Saving Seeds Is Helping This Modern Farmer Reconnect With Her Roots
    When Tiffany Traverse thinks about growing and eating the same food that her ancestors ate, she gets excited. “I want others to feel that way, too! We should all be able to feel that connection to place and food,” says the Indigenous farmer. Traverse and ... read more
    487 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • How Saving Seeds Is Helping This Modern Farmer Reconnect With Her Roots
    When Tiffany Traverse thinks about growing and eating the same food that her ancestors ate, she gets excited. “I want others to feel that way, too! We should all be able to feel that connection to place and food,” says the Indigenous farmer. Traverse and ... read more
    487 Published by Modern Farmer
  • 17 May 2022
    Can Biodigesters Save America’s Small Dairy Farms?
    Small dairy farms in Vermont teeter chronically on the brink of insolvency. Nearly half of Vermont’s dairies have gone out of business in the past 10 years, primarily small farms. Things got even worse during the pandemic, with volatile prices and supply ... read more
    295 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • Can Biodigesters Save America’s Small Dairy Farms?
    Small dairy farms in Vermont teeter chronically on the brink of insolvency. Nearly half of Vermont’s dairies have gone out of business in the past 10 years, primarily small farms. Things got even worse during the pandemic, with volatile prices and supply ... read more
    295 Published by Modern Farmer
  • 16 May 2022
    Meet the Modern Farmer Saving Turkey’s Heirloom Seeds
    When Mehmet Öztan moved to the US in 2006, he never imagined he’d one day become a seed farmer in West Virginia or that he would become the caretaker of one of the largest collections of Turkish seeds in the country. Öztan originally came to the United St... read more
    256 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • Meet the Modern Farmer Saving Turkey’s Heirloom Seeds
    When Mehmet Öztan moved to the US in 2006, he never imagined he’d one day become a seed farmer in West Virginia or that he would become the caretaker of one of the largest collections of Turkish seeds in the country. Öztan originally came to the United St... read more
    256 Published by Modern Farmer
  • 16 May 2022
    To Meet the Demand for Organic Crops, We Need to Produce More Organic Seed
    Twenty-two years ago, when the US Department of Agriculture finalized the standards for its National Organic Program, produce breeders went back to the drawing board. There was little organically grown seed available for farmers to purchase or for breeder... read more
    344 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • To Meet the Demand for Organic Crops, We Need to Produce More Organic Seed
    Twenty-two years ago, when the US Department of Agriculture finalized the standards for its National Organic Program, produce breeders went back to the drawing board. There was little organically grown seed available for farmers to purchase or for breeder... read more
    344 Published by Modern Farmer
  • 16 May 2022
    How to Graft a Tree Using the ‘Whip and Tongue’ Method
    Spring has sprung and that’s good news for gardeners who’ve been eager to dig into the soil once again. If you’re one of the few who’s added fruit trees to your crop list, there’s one practice you may want to think about integrating this season: grafting.... read more
    610 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • How to Graft a Tree Using the ‘Whip and Tongue’ Method
    Spring has sprung and that’s good news for gardeners who’ve been eager to dig into the soil once again. If you’re one of the few who’s added fruit trees to your crop list, there’s one practice you may want to think about integrating this season: grafting.... read more
    610 Published by Modern Farmer
  • 16 May 2022
    Vineyards Grapple With How to Best Keep Their Workers Safe
    Shannon Donnell remembers a time, just five years ago, when she didn’t see a wildfire break out until late November—well after wine grapes in Sonoma County, California had been fully harvested. Now, Donnell says that wildfires start up right at the beginn... read more
    354 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • Vineyards Grapple With How to Best Keep Their Workers Safe
    Shannon Donnell remembers a time, just five years ago, when she didn’t see a wildfire break out until late November—well after wine grapes in Sonoma County, California had been fully harvested. Now, Donnell says that wildfires start up right at the beginn... read more
    354 Published by Modern Farmer
  • 16 May 2022
    What Can Be Done About the Phosphorus Crisis?
    When it comes to growing crops, fertilizer is a vital component. And when it comes to making fertilizer, phosphorus—a mineral crucial to living organisms—is often a key ingredient.  So what happens to the agriculture industry if phosphorus, of which stock... read more
    307 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • What Can Be Done About the Phosphorus Crisis?
    When it comes to growing crops, fertilizer is a vital component. And when it comes to making fertilizer, phosphorus—a mineral crucial to living organisms—is often a key ingredient.  So what happens to the agriculture industry if phosphorus, of which stock... read more
    307 Published by Modern Farmer
  • 16 May 2022
    Rescued Ducks Play a Vital Role on This Vegan Farm
    In the Green Mountains of northern Vermont, a plot of nearly 1,300 acres is home to an abundance of flora and fauna, a flock of ducks and two farmers: Melissa Hoffman and Shawn Smith. The ducks at Sho Farm and Sanctuary are not being raised to be slaughte... read more
    322 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • Rescued Ducks Play a Vital Role on This Vegan Farm
    In the Green Mountains of northern Vermont, a plot of nearly 1,300 acres is home to an abundance of flora and fauna, a flock of ducks and two farmers: Melissa Hoffman and Shawn Smith. The ducks at Sho Farm and Sanctuary are not being raised to be slaughte... read more
    322 Published by Modern Farmer
  • 16 May 2022
    How the Bird Flu Outbreak Is Affecting Backyard Egg Sellers
    First, you have to contain your birds. Keep them inside the coop or a run, although they won’t like that. Then, focus on yourself and what you’re wearing. Have a boot wash station, a change of gloves, maybe a set of coveralls just for the hen house. Keep ... read more
    287 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • How the Bird Flu Outbreak Is Affecting Backyard Egg Sellers
    First, you have to contain your birds. Keep them inside the coop or a run, although they won’t like that. Then, focus on yourself and what you’re wearing. Have a boot wash station, a change of gloves, maybe a set of coveralls just for the hen house. Keep ... read more
    287 Published by Modern Farmer
  • 16 May 2022
    USDA Renews People’s Garden with New Locations
    Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack officially reopened the first People’s Garden on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Situated centrally, the garden benefits from foot traffic from people heading to the Smithsonian, and it draws a lot of atte... read more
    297 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • USDA Renews People’s Garden with New Locations
    Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack officially reopened the first People’s Garden on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Situated centrally, the garden benefits from foot traffic from people heading to the Smithsonian, and it draws a lot of atte... read more
    297 Published by Modern Farmer
  • 16 May 2022
    The Lasting Legacy of the First Farmland Preservation Program
    Drive through New York’s western Long Island on any given afternoon—particularly as rush hour approaches—and you’ll be moved not by the idyllic rolling hills of verdant farmland but, rather, by the throb of traffic on the LIE (local parlance for the ever-... read more
    302 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • The Lasting Legacy of the First Farmland Preservation Program
    Drive through New York’s western Long Island on any given afternoon—particularly as rush hour approaches—and you’ll be moved not by the idyllic rolling hills of verdant farmland but, rather, by the throb of traffic on the LIE (local parlance for the ever-... read more
    302 Published by Modern Farmer
  • 16 May 2022
    Measuring the True Amount of Food Loss on Farms
    There are three categories for produce: marketable; edible but not marketable; and inedible. The first category is great, and it’s what every grower strives for. That’s the perfect apple or great-looking squash that comes out of harvest, meeting the highe... read more
    332 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • Measuring the True Amount of Food Loss on Farms
    There are three categories for produce: marketable; edible but not marketable; and inedible. The first category is great, and it’s what every grower strives for. That’s the perfect apple or great-looking squash that comes out of harvest, meeting the highe... read more
    332 Published by Modern Farmer