In the American Heartlands, a Road to Self-Sufficiency

Heather Pilkinton 12 months ago Region: United States

So here I am watching our economy hit the skids at break-neck speed (nothing like to cliches to open a piece).  I have 15 acres of ground, and while I do raise some of my own food, I've never really explored the conce... more

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Experiment reveals 110 years of Sustainable Farming viable

Jacob Cherian a year ago Region: United States

MADISON, WI (GroundReport) - According to a study, a plot of land on the campus of Auburn University has revealed 110 years of sustainable farming practices can produce similar cotton crops to those using other methods. I... more

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Should More Indian Farmers Go Organic?

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: India

Posted by FindingDulcinea Staff India’s farmers are shying away from modern methods, but critics doubt organic farming’s helpfulness and say food shortages necessitate use of technology to increase yield. Onl... more

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Food Fight: Proposed Legislation Threatens Small Farmers, Citizen Consumers

Betsy Ross 6 months ago Region: United States

www.backupamerica.org  “Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people” - Henry Kissinger In the wake of the recent health "threats" due to the peanut/salmonella scare, Mexi... more

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Educators Hungry for Farm-to-School Programs

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: United States

As U.S. school boards and parents seek to provide locally grown food for school cafeterias, administrators struggle to pay for it. School Cafeterias Going Local Rising food costs and increasing requests by parents ... more

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Peaches, Pears and Windmills.

Larry Miller 8 months ago Region: United States

After we found Old Foothill Road outside of Richland, OR, we headed north following the numbers on the mailboxes.  Some of the addresses went up, and the next ones went down.  We wondered if those living on the r... more

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Vedic Farming Produces A Rich Crop

Nikhil Sundaram a year ago Region: India

One farmer named Ramesh Chandra Tiwari of Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh state in India is a happy man today.Four years ago when the Central Horticulture Sub-tropical ResearchInstitute(CHSRI) gave the idea of Vedic farmin... more

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Can You WWOOF?

Larry Miller a year ago Region: United States

WWOOFing is a vacation, of sorts.  If your idea of vacationing is kicking back all day with your feet up on the balcony rail, sipping margaritas, eating flaming desserts, watching the latest video and falling into bed... more

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Kerala farmers may be paid monthly salary

Jagan T a year ago Region: India

Like many other states, Kerala too has witnessed farmers' suicides, especially in Palakkad and Waynad districts. May be that’s the reason why as the Centre and State governments grapple with the problem of farmers' s... more

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Nepal puts ban on grain exports

Jonathan Mitchell a year ago Region: Nepal

NEPAL - The Nepalese government have followed many other governments around the world in putting a ban on the export of grains from the country, a government official said Thursday.   Rice prices have risen 35% in r... more

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