All posts tagged with food production
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-(Natural News) Robots can do a lot to help out in performing tedious and labor-intensive tasks. And while certain actions, such as harvesting a cauliflower, may seem simple enough, the fact is that it can be quite taxing after a while. After all, there are many different variables that need to be considered to get […]
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-(Natural News) Growing and harvesting your own vegetables and fruits is one thing. Living off them is another. Unless you’re growing plants that are particularly robust in terms of calories, the amount of effort put into growing them and the energy yielded from their consumption doesn’t balance out. Fortunately, adding meat to your diet more than […]
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-(Natural News) There’s something special about a new farm in Kearny, New Jersey. Headed by a former techie turned farmer, Bowery Farming is uniquely poised to serve as the blueprint for future farms with a focus on sustainability and reliability. More specifically, by applying clever new methods, the CEO and founder of Bowery Farming, Irving Fain, […]
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-(Natural News) Nitrogen is essential in crop production, but it comes with a caveat: Use too much of it, and you risk polluting the environment; use too little, and you risk limiting your crop yield. This was also the focus of an article that appeared in the journal Nutrient Cycling in Agrosystems. The paper, led by […]
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-(Natural News) Nowadays, the use of conventional types of fertilizers is a common practice, as it is seen by most people as necessary to achieve success in growing food crops. However, a study published in Agronomy Journal shows that it is possible to avoid using them altogether. The researchers wanted to find out whether or not it was possible […]
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-(Natural News) The face of agriculture has changed dramatically over the past century. Instead of working with what nature has provided, encouraging biodiversity and companion planting to ward off pests, farmers have been encouraged to use chemical fertilizers and pesticides, with disastrous results. Despite being promised greater crop protection and increased yields, the results have […]
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-(Natural News) Imagine hurrying on your way to work, huffing and puffing as you stride towards your office building, and inhaling all the pollutants from vehicle emissions, industrial waste, and other sources of pollution. Imagine taking your little son/daughter, or nephew, out for a walk on your rest day, and wanting to cover his/her nose […]
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-(Natural News) Tyson Foods rejected the adoption of a water stewardship policy, reported a WMDT news article, even as concerned residents of a Virginia county demanded the world’s second-biggest meat producer clean up its act. Shareholders gathered at Tyson’s headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas for an annual meeting to discuss and vote on company policy. One […]
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-(Natural News) It’s a well-established fact that pesticides can have many adverse effects not just to humans but to the very crops that they are supposed to protect as well. And as far as current efforts to reduce pesticide use go, one of the known ways to do so involves planting wildflowers right around the […]
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-(Natural News) A Walipini greenhouse is a cellar-greenhouse hybrid that combines the constant temperature of the former and the ability of the latter to “extend the growing season.” (h/t to Survivopedia.com) With a Walipini greenhouse, anyone can cultivate plants year-round. Also called a geothermal- or pit greenhouse, the Walipini is common in South America. “Walipini” means “place of warmth” in Aymara […]
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