July 23, 2010 Growing food in a region facing climate change has many daily challenges for its residents. In parts of eastern Africa this is compounded by deforestation, which has led to water run-off and erosion. The soils health has greatly diminished which has led to crop failure for many. Through a program overseen by [...]
Author: Rebecca Gerendasy
Lansing’s First Urban Farm
July 22, 2010 Urbandale – considered a food desert – on the east side of Lansing, MI. is creating and growing its first urban farm. The project was started by 2 MSU professors. With the help of residents and nearby community, it is taking shape and growing. Go to original post. Share and Enjoy: Related [...]
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Tom Trantham-Twelve Aprils Grazing Program Coming Soon on CUpS
Reporting from the Field July 2, 2010; Pelzer, South Carolina. In 1989, dairy farmer, Tom Trantham, was facing almost certain financial collapse on his conventional, 92 cow dairy farm operation. With the costs of animal feed skyrocketing, many farmers were turning to BST to increase milk production, a hormone purported at the time of being [...]
Growing and Caring for Potatoes (video)
In this Growing Fresh Food video, Master Gardener Jen Aron talks about how to grow and care for potatoes. Potatoes are one of those vegetables that are so plentiful and easily found at the market, many don’t even consider growing it. But it is one of the easiest crops to grow and there are over [...]