The 44th US President Barack H. Obama will be the guest of honor at 2017 Seeds&Chips – The Global Food Innovation Summit, taking place in Milano (Italy) from Monday…
Consumer horticulture contributes $196 billion to the U.S. economy and creates more than 2 million jobs WASHINGTON, DC (PRWEB) MARCH 30, 2017 Horticulture positively affects people’s lives where they…
BY RUSS STODDARD / MAR 16, 2017 Social enterprise is about going up, baby—up, up, up, not down—which is why we’re sharing a story about one of the smartest…
March 14, 2017 Sarah Bowen | 919.515.0452 Lillian MacNell | 910.893.1918 Matt Shipman | 919.515.6386 A new study from North Carolina State University and Campbell University finds that,…
How the bitter debate over a producer-funded organic “checkoff” program reveals a movement’s growing pains—and the fault lines of American agriculture March 9th , 2017 by Joe Fassler The…
By Molly Jean Bennett Photos by Molly Jean Bennett When you picture the quintessential American farmer, what comes to mind? The person you imagine might not look much like…
By JAMES REBANKSMARCH 1, 2017 MATTERDALE, England — I am a traditional small farmer in the North of England. I farm sheep in a mountainous landscape, the Lake District…
Without using any pesticides or chemicals, Bowery—a new vertical farming startup outside of New York City—delivers fresh leafy greens within one day of harvesting, with some help from agricultural…
The Vertical Farm: A Chat with Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D. by Sheila Shayon February 10, 2017 By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth’s population will live in…
Blog Post From Field to Frock: The Promise of Slow Fashion Jul. 14, 2016 Food, clothing, and shelter. These ancient yet basic human needs are now delivered via huge,…