Posts Tagged ‘organic’
Canadian Urban Farmer Grows 50,000lbs of Food on Less than 1 Acre of Land
“What if I told you that there was a way you could live off the land, farm commercially, be a direct solution to food security, economic inequality, and environmental degradation, build community ties and social capital, and make a living out of it?”, says urban farmer Curtis Stone, CEO of Green City Acres. Green City…
Read MoreThere Is A Huge Underground Farm Hiding 100 Feet Beneath London’s Streets
It’s hard to find enough space for urban farms to grow enough local produce to feed a big city. Unless you put the whole farm below in an abandoned tunnel. The newest branch line of the London Underground doesn’t go anywhere. But it does produce a lot of nice food to eat. It’s a hydroponic…
Read MoreWhy Worm Composting Produces the Healthiest Soil on Earth
Compost is organic matter that has been broken down or decomposed. Food scraps, coffee grinds, paper, wood, leaves, and grass clippings are all examples of organic matter that can be composted. Compost is a key ingredient in organic farming and maintaining thriving soil fertility. There is nothing wrong with traditional composting, but when you’re goal…
Read MoreCarbon Dioxide – The Essential Nutrient that Boosts Plant Growth, Size, and Yields
If you ask people about carbon dioxide, most will tell you that its a waste product that is causing Global Warming and destroying the planet. In reality, CO2 is a planet-saving nutrient that holds the power to multiply food production and feed the entire world with exceptionally nutritious food. “The benefits of carbon dioxide supplementation…
Read MoreConsumer Alert! Tampons and Pads Contain Cancer-Causing Chemicals
Tampon producing companies will probably never warn you about the chemicals contained in their products – so here’s your warning. The average woman will have her period once a month, for about 5 days, for around 40 years of her life. Products to keep women clean and fresh during this period are a necessity. Because…
Read MoreSchool Garden Programs ‘Sprouting Up’ in Toronto and All Across the World
Students learn more than horticulture when they get their hands dirty. Red and yellow tulips are blooming at Winchester Public School in downtown Toronto, but that’s not all that is growing there. Students are planting radishes, spinach, parsley, carrots and mouse melons, too. Composting is the lesson for the day in this large food garden. “The worms…
Read MoreLaundry Detergent Chemicals Absorbed Through Skin and Inhaled
Most laundry detergents are loaded with extremely toxic chemicals that you could be absorbing through your clothes. Residues of these chemicals are left on your clothes and are absorbed by your skin and evaporated into the air where they are breathed in. Most would be surprised to find that even ‘Green’ labeled detergents contain toxic…
Read More20 Places to Find Local Food, Organic and Regenerative Farms Near You
As demand for local regenerative farms continue to rise, more people are asking – where do I find local organic? Where do I find raw milk and join a herd share? Where are the farmers markets, co-ops and stands? Search engines are actually terrible at locating these underground hubs, which makes it so frustrating to…
Read MoreHumanure – Goodbye, Toilets. Hello, Extreme Composting!
For more than a decade, 57-year-old roofer and writer Joseph Jenkins has been advocating that we flush our toilets down the drain and put a bucket in the bathroom instead. When a bucket in one of his five bathrooms is full, he empties it in the compost pile in his backyard in rural Pennsylvania. Eventually…
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