Turning a Locust Invasion into a Fertilizer Boon
Following a multi-year locust plague, organizers in Kenya are making the most of the pestilential swarm.
To Cultivate Modern Sustainability, A California Wine Region is Turning to Very Old Methods
Are Santa Ynez Valley’s own-rooted vines the key to surviving an increasingly dry future?
Meta Ad Ban Hurts Hemp Entrepreneurs
Hemp growers say the social media giant’s advertising ban on certain products is stymying the nascent industry, with “incalculable” potential losses.
Calculating New Options for Shrinking Rice Fields
As water supplies dry up, farmers look to drought-friendly alternatives if rice becomes unsustainable.
Insects are Vanishing Worldwide. Now it’s Making it Harder to Grow Food.
We are so used to considering insects as pests that it is tempting to think that, in a world with fewer of them, agriculture might prosper as never before. A new study reveals why that is not the case.
It’s Possible to Reduce Fertilizer Emissions by 80 Percent Before 2050
New research quantifies the fertilizer lifecycle and outlines various approaches to make the industry more sustainable.
These Gardens Started When Travel Slowed. Now, They’re Spurring Tourism.
When COVID caused a shutdown of travel to Costa Rica, many in the tourism sector found themselves out of work, and a local non-profit helped them turn to farming to fill the gaps. Now, those successful farms are stimulating tourism in the country.
Could New York Become the Mushroom State?
Perhaps it’s time to say goodbye to The Big Apple and embrace The Big Mushroom instead, as specialty mushroom farms continue to pop up throughout New York State.
How raising animals led to me diving into the freezing ocean, and why I’d do it again.
