Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
farming, Tag
- Genetically engineered apples that never brown are hitting store shelves next year Tue, 17 Oct 17, 12:38amThe Arctic Apple, a variety of fruit that has been genetically engineered to never brown - even when cut into pieces - may be coming to a grocery store near you...
- This Arctic Apple has been genetically engineered to never brown Tue, 17 Oct 17, 12:38amThe Arctic Apple, a variety of fruit that has been genetically engineered to never brown, even when cut into pieces, may be coming to a grocery store near you...
- This entire barley field was planted and harvested without humans Wed, 4 Oct 17, 10:58pmDrones and autonomous machinery just seeded, tended, and harvested a crop of barley in the United Kingdom without drivers on tractor seats or farmers working the field...
- New Orleans golf course transformed into citys biggest urban farm with an Eco-Campus Mon, 18 Sep 17, 7:30pmA former golf course in New Orleans' City Park has been transformed into the city's biggest urban farm—Grow Dat Youth Farm. The seven-acre sustainable farming nonprofit features a low-energy Eco-Campus built with seven...
- 1-acre permaculture farm in Australia feeds 50 families Tue, 5 Sep 17, 12:32amThis family in Australia completely shifted the way they source their food - with remarkable success. When wife Nici suffered an illness, the Coopers decided to start growing their own produce at home in Newcastle, and now...
- Midwest greenhouse heated with geothermal energy produces citrus year-round for $1 per day Fri, 1 Sep 17, 12:21amThose who live in the Midwest United States understand how difficult it can be to eat local during winter. But for Russ Finch and his community, the task isn’t too difficult. A former mailman living in Nebraska, Finch designed...
- World’s soils have lost 133 billion tonnes of carbon since the dawn of agriculture, study estimates Thu, 31 Aug 17, 7:00amFrom The Independent Amount of carbon released from the Earth is about the same as released by deforestation Ian Johnston Environment Correspondent @montaukian Tuesday 29 August 2017 19:25 BST The degradation of the Earth’s...
- Inspiring urban farm teaches kids how to grow their own organic food Mon, 14 Aug 17, 7:36pmA tree may grow in Brooklyn, but an amazing urban farm flourishes on Governors Island. An inspiring GrowNYC initiative is teaching inner city kids how to plant, water, harvest, and cook pesticide-free fruits, herbs, and vegetables....
- Dutch engineers unveil floating island to combat rising sea levels Tue, 8 Aug 17, 11:00pmIt's no secret that sea levels are rising and land is becoming even more scarce. This is particularly sobering in the Netherlands, where two-thirds of the country dips below sea level. Fortunately, Dutch engineers are already...
- Dutch engineers test floating island to combat rising sea levels Tue, 8 Aug 17, 6:04pmIt's no secret that sea levels are rising and land is becoming even more scarce. This is particularly sobering in the Netherlands, where two-thirds of the country dips below sea level. Fortunately, Dutch engineers are already...
- New light-filled learning center celebrates the food history of one of Denmarks oldest towns Thu, 3 Aug 17, 6:30pmReiulf Ramstad Arkitekter just won a competition to design a new cultural center for one of the oldest settlements in Denmark. The winning proposal, called Kornets Hus (“Grain House”), will be an activity-based learning...
- New light-filled learning center celebrates the food history in one of Denmarks oldest towns Thu, 3 Aug 17, 6:30pmReiulf Ramstad Arkitekter just won a competition to design a new cultural center for one of the oldest settlements in Denmark. The winning proposal, called Kornets Hus (“Grain House”), will be an activity-based learning...
- London scientists want to revive plants buried in 'ghost ponds' Mon, 24 Jul 17, 8:47pmLife will find a way, even if that way is winding and submerged under layers of organic matter and water. According to a recent study by a scientific team at University College London, uncovering hidden habitats buried under...
- These African farmers carved an important message to the world - into the soil Thu, 20 Jul 17, 10:25pmMost people in Western countries reflect on Africa as a continent in which poverty is rife and economic opportunities are lacking. While this may be true in some cases, it’s a fixable problem. This is the message a group...
- Weather system revamp hopes to bring sunshine to US economy Sun, 18 Jun 17, 11:00pmNew legislation requires NOAA to improve weather research and forecasting, boosting industries from farming and airlines and improving the public warning system