Greenhouse Design: Thermal Banking and Renewable Energy
Yet another great video from our friends at Cooking Up a Story. At Minnesota’s latitude, farmers who can extend their growing season have a distinct advantage in the [...]
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Sustainable Agriculture News and Policy Roundup, April 15, 2011
It’s been a busy week in Washington for agriculture (among other things). To catch you up on the latest news and policy, here is the National Sustainable Agriculture [...]
Job: Farm Manager – Scenic Valley Farm, Wisconsin
Scenic Valley Farms seeks a Farm Manager to oversee operations at our initial Sustainable High Tunnel Agriculture merged with Renewable Energy farm (SHARE farm). The SHARE [...]
Roots of Change Has a New Website
By tracym From ATTRA – National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Roots of Change (ROC) has announced the launch of a new website [...]
Tillage & Cover Cropping Strategies for Soil & Energy Conservation in Sweet Corn
by Daniel Brainard and Benjamin Henshaw, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University SUMMARY: Reduced-tillage, cover crop intensive production systems have [...]
Ecological Crisis, Man Made Problems & Hope from Growing Food
Growing your own food may not save the planet – but do it anyway! …because “our revolution will have dancing and excellent food” (by John M. Gerber) [...]
Agriculture’s Conference on the Environment, Michigan
When: January 27, 2011 Where: The Lansing Center, Lansing, MI Why: This conference will help farmers seeking to improve their farming operations while protecting the [...]
Hoophouse Production – Temperature & Humidity (Video)
Michigan State University unheated greenhouse specialist Adam Montri uses his newly built hoophouse as an example of how you can use these passive solar structures to extend [...]
Article – Vertical farming: Does it really stack up?
Agriculture: Growing crops in vertical farms in the heart of cities is said to be a greener way to produce food. But the idea is still unproven (From The Economist) EXCERPT: [...]
Vilsack’s New Steps to Help Farmers Fight Climate Change
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces New Steps to Meet the Challenge of Climate Change CANCUN, Mexico, Dec. 9, 2010 – Calling it “one of the greatest threats [...]
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