According to The Writer’s Almanac, it’s the anniversary of “Black Sunday” in 1935, the day on which the Great Plains region experienced one of the largest dust storms in American history. It’s an important reminder of what happens when farm …
Tag: Insecticides
Eco-Threats To Our Civilization’s Food Supplies
Tagged with: algal blooms, bioaccumulate, Chemical fertilizer run-off, Climate Change, dead zones, deforestation, desertification, drought conditions, Eco-Threats To Our Civilization’s Food Supplies, environmental issues, fungicides, herbicides, Insecticides, melting of the ice sheets in Greenland the Antarctic, monocropping, Pesticide residues, sea level rise
Webinar on Aeroponics and Locally Grown Food
Here is the archived webinar from April 2012, in which I interview Rafael Quesada, CEO of Tower Harvest, on the subject of aeroponics. The company offers a low-cost way of growing organic produce in urban areas and other “food deserts.” …
There’s So Much To Like About Aeroponics
The more I learn about aeroponics (growing fruit and vegetables in a mist of air, water, and minerals), the more I like. Of course, when you look at a piece of plastic with an electrical cord attached to it, you …
