Could Cover Crops Help Fight Global Food Insecurity?
By Emily Folk, Resilience.org
The use of cover crops allows farmers to protect their soil before and after they harvest annual crops so that the ground is always covered. Cover crops are a sustainable technique, as they build healthy soil and conserve water, but could they help fight food insecurity?
Should No-Till Farming Be Adopted by All to Help the Earth?
By Emily Folk, Resilience.org
Is no-till growing as great as it's made out to be? Should it be adopted by all to help the Earth? The answer is yes and no.
How Waste Due to the Coronavirus Is Hurting Our Oceans
By Emily Folk, Resilience.org
The general public is also taking cues and reducing their waste by reusing cloth masks and foregoing gloves when they shop or go out to eat, choosing to sanitize their hands, instead. While these choices may seem insignificant alone, together they help to save our oceans.
How Opening Large-Scale Fish Farming Will Impact Our Planet and Our Health
By Emily Folk, Resilience.org
The aquaculture industry just got a huge boost from the Trump administration, as an executive order just paved the way for these companies to build massive industrial fish farms in the oceans.
The Rise of Women in Agriculture
By Emily Folk, Conservation Folks
While there are more women in agriculture than ever before, that doesn’t mean they don’t face discrimination. To this day, the industry is very much a boys’ club. This is a central contribution as to why women haven’t pursued careers in agriculture in the past.