(Natural News) Starting a home garden may be difficult at first, but it’s a rewarding practice. Once you get the hang of things, you can eventually expect a good harvest if you use beneficial techniques, like crop rotation. This method offers many benefits, such as maintaining good garden soil health, preventing common plant diseases and […]

(Natural News) In an industry dominated by pesticides and synthetic products, traditional farming offers an alternative approach to protecting crops and the soil. It provides sustainable solutions to contemporary challenges, such as biodiversity loss and land degradation, without relying on harmful industrial methods. Here are seven indigenous practices that promote sustainability in agriculture: 1. Thai rotational cropping The Hin Lad Nai […]

(Natural News) Agricultural pesticides pose a grave threat to organisms that play an important role in maintaining soil health. These are the findings of a study published Tuesday, May 4, in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland in cooperation with two environmental organizations, the Center for Biological Diversity and […]

(Natural News) Starting a survival garden is ideal for anyone who wishes to become self-sufficient. But if you’re growing your own food for the first time, you should be prepared for the possibility of failure. As a skill honed through trial and error, gardening is fraught with difficulties that can be discouraging for new gardeners. (h/t to TheOrganicPrepper.com) How to […]

(Natural News) The global rate of plastic production is projected to double, if not triple, over the next few decades. Researchers warn that this could mean more plastic waste polluting the environment, as well as more chemicals from minuscule and broken-down plastic debris – better known as microplastics – migrating into food. Confronting the issue of plastic pollution, […]

(Natural News) Earthworms typically tunnel to the surface after a rainstorm and writhe on top of the soil and sidewalks. But a pack of worms in New Jersey did more than just litter the ground after a heavy downpour. On March 25, a woman from Hoboken spotted hundreds of worms congregating to form a weird, tornado-like shape on a […]

(Natural News) Soil bacteria are important components of the ecosystem. They help improve soil structure and aggregation, as well as recycle soil nutrients and water. Soil bacteria also serve as decomposers that consume carbon compounds and provide large quantities of nitrogen to plants. Nitrogen is a major component of chlorophyll and is essential for the production of amino […]

(Natural News) Zinc is an essential mineral necessary for cellular metabolism. It works as a catalyst for about 100 different enzymatic reactions and is involved in several important processes, such as protein and DNA synthesis, cell division, immune function and wound healing. The body, however, doesn’t store zinc, so people need to get ample amounts […]

(Natural News) Foods grown using organic farming methods are said to be healthier than foods grown using conventional means. One of the advantages that organic produce has over conventional produce is that they are free of harmful chemicals, which are used in conventional farming to nourish crops and control pests and weeds. Organic farming is also believed […]

(Natural News) Soil and water contaminants like pesticides and heavy metals build up in living organisms. Known as bioaccumulation, this usually affects aquatic animals and plants used for food. The bioaccumulation of heavy metals in crops is a hot topic among scientists because of the threat they pose to human health. Besides having toxic effects, some […]