BioPuff, a new plant-based material manufactured by the startup Saltyco using reedmace - better known as bulrush - has a similar structure to feathers, providing warm, lightweight and water-resistant insulation, according to the firm....
Ren’s group recently published an article in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, where they synthesized global data from nearly 600 studies on biochar to analyze its potential as a climate-smart agricultural practice....
The use of human excrement as plant fertiliser is gaining popularity as a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly alternative to synthetic fertilisers....
What if, just what if, every backyard in the city and suburb, every vacant lot and park and rooftop were farmed as a community of plants and animals, as an ecosystem?...
I was going thru an old device and found this bookmarked. It’s a great resource if you’re into brewing compost teas or would like to get started doing so
I read this article here, so I thought you’d all appreciate a followup. I pointed out in the comments that they were definitely wrong. I got in touch with them (was not easy to do) and it’s finally been corrected....
“The bacteria is fatal to citrus trees and has decimated citrus groves in Florida and Texas. Now, California growers are holding the line to keep producing the vital crops. As temperatures rise, that gets more difficult.”...
To summarize: people have known that cows’ methane production can be reduced with an appropriate diet for quite some years. There has been a fair bit of searching for what that diet could be - tropical algae from high seas may produce the right outcome but aren’t readily available where the cows graze....