Growstuff Uses Open Data to Help Local Gardeners
Growstuff provides information gathered from local gardeners on crop-planting times, best-suited varietals, and more for the regions growers calls home.
Food & Water
10-Day Local Food Challenge Update: 9/16
Local food as a consumer preference is definitely on the rise.
How to Make Farm-to-Table A Truly Sustainable Movement
Chef Dan Barber says the farm-to-table movement that he helped build has failed to support sustainable agriculture on a large scale.
New Urban Ag Study Touts Potential of Small Cities
To see beyond the hype to urban agriculture’s true potential to meet the growing need for healthy food in cities, a recent study published by IOPScience looked at how much food (specifically vegetables) the world’s “urban clusters” could actually produce.
To Cook or Not To Cook: The Question of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Most, but not all, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are toxic.
Making markets mainstream
For most small-scale farmers and producers, the local farmers’ market is the engine of their business.
Migrant Farmworkers Find Paths Out of Poverty Through Incubator Farms
ALBA is one of a growing number of “incubator farms” across the United States dedicated to training the next generation of farmers.
US Seed Libraries Mobilize to Protect Their Right to Share
The goal now is to direct that energy toward protecting seed libraries, which are a cornerstone in efforts to foster the genetic diversity of food and strengthen food security.
To Cook or Not To Cook: The Question of Acrylamide
Acrylamide is produced in food when the amino acid asparagine reacts with sugar, particularly glucose, when heated above 248 degrees Fahrenheit…
Tada! 10-Day Local Food Challenge Begins
Simply put, in October you’re invited to join an experiment: can you, for just 10 days, eat only what grows within 100 miles of your home?
Get ready for farms in cities, from skyscrapers to vacant lots
With all cultivation, it’s like the old Buddhist saying, “Chop wood, carry water.” Or maybe in this case it’s “Seed, weed, and carry water.”
A Rural Rebirth, One Ag Business at a Time
This is rural revitalization, one small ag business at a time.
