Migrant farmworkers work long days in hazardous conditions to help keep food on our tables. In this post, I’ll explain what migrant farmworkers do, who they are and how climate change is harming them.
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No, that isn’t a picture of a laboratory or a spaceship. It’s a vertical farm. In this post, I’ll tell you all about this up and coming trend in sustainable agriculture.
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A chill is in the air, the berries and tomatoes have come and gone, and your garden is starting to look a little dead. Now what? You might be tempted to leave your plants in the ground until spring, but you would most def regret that decision when you're ready to plant next year. In this post, I’ll tell you exactly how to close a garden for winter to set yourself up for success next spring.
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Chilly mornings are starting to creep in, PSLs have infiltrated coffee shops everywhere and autumn fruits and veggies will be hitting the farmers markets soon. In this post, I’ll tell you all about the produce pals you need to be eating this fall.
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Farmers market season is in full swing, which means it's the perfect time to buy local native crop varieties. In this post, I'll tell you all about native crops and why you should be buying or growing them.
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Tilling soils too much or too aggressively can break hard-earned soil structure, which is leading to topsoil loss, pesticide runoff and soil erosion. Some farmers have escaped this destruction through more soil-friendly tilling practices. In this post, I'll tell you all about these conservative tilling practices.
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Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) are agricultural communities that are internationally recognized as sustainable. These sites are super important and most def deserve more publicity than they get. In this post, I'll tell you all about GIAHS and how these sites are making the world a better place.
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Monoculture agricultural fields only contain one type of crop, while polyculture agricultural fields contain several types of crops interspersed with one another. The vast majority of modern agricultural fields are monoculture fields. In this post, I'm going to break down the pros and cons (mostly cons, lesbehonest) of industrial monoculture farming.
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If you've moseyed into a Whole Foods lately, you may have noticed the "EARTH University" label on some of your groceries. In this post, I'll tell you all about EARTH University and its products.
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If farmers don't protect their plants against pests, their crops will be destroyed before they make it to your plate. This where Integrated Pest Management (IPM) comes in. IPM basically just entails using existing ecosystem processes to fight pests rather than introducing synthetic pesticides to the ecosystem.
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In the U.S. we're kind of banana crazy. We turn them into smoothies and desserts, slather them with PB, put 'em on sammies, transform them into bread and so much more. In this post, I'll explain the major sustainability issues associated with bananas.
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GMOs. Some people love em, some people hate em, and a lot of people don't even know what they are. In this post, I'll guide you through what they are, why they can be good and why they can be bad.
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