Getting to the bottom of plant nutrition (botany.one)
The use of human excrement as plant fertiliser is gaining popularity as a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly alternative to synthetic fertilisers....
Farm like an Ecosystem (www.resilience.org)
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?...
A great little resource for brewing compost teas (microbeorganics.com)
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
Swiss agronomist turns monoculture into organic farming (www.swissinfo.ch)
In the depleted lands of Brazil, Swiss agronomist Ernst Götsch found fertile soil to imagine and test transformative agricultural techniques....
Update: The Smithsonian Magazine article posted a couple weeks ago about vertical farming has been corrected (www.smithsonianmag.com)
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....
Elderberries are a successful niche crop at a crossroads: go big or stay small (www.kcur.org)
Vietnamese rice farmers go high-tech to anticipate a low-water future (news.mongabay.com)
Bangladesh ‘Village of Herbs’ profits from planting rather than cutting trees (news.mongabay.com)
The descendants of locals who once cut down trees that bore healing leaves are now actively planting and cultivating medicinal trees....
There’s no cure for citrus greening. California growers have no choice but to keep going. (grist.org)
“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.”...
In Africa, The ‘Powerful, Political Act’ Of Agroecological Farming (popularresistance.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/2145642...
Empty Office Buildings Are Being Turned Into Vertical Farms (www.smithsonianmag.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1443397...
Humble Book Bundle: Gardening for Dummies (www.humblebundle.com)
Daffodil extract fed to cows could be 'game changer' in reducing methane production (news.sky.com)
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....
The community beating drought with tree-based farming (www.rewildingmag.com)
Regenerative agriculture can help farmers transition to sustainable farming and build resilience in agro-ecosystems....
Natural sequence farming: How Peter Andrews rejuvenates drought-struck land | Australian Story (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: aussie.zone/post/337778...
Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture - J. Russell Smith (1929) (archive.org)
Nearly 100 years old and still a decent resource. Able to be downloaded as a PDF or epub. Further info below....
The ancient practice of livestock guardian dogs is highly successful on Australian farms today (theconversation.com)
cross-posted from: aussie.zone/post/331416...
Can You Grow Potatoes in Aquaponics? 🥔🐟🥔 (youtu.be)
Is Hydrogel Good for Potted Plants? Using Water Gels For Plants (flourishingplants.com)
Anyone has experience with this? There seem to be some contradicting opinions on it.
Gardening Robot Uses Sunlight To Incinerate Weeds (hackaday.com)
cross-posted from: dubvee.org/post/43649...
Paul Newell's Lands*person*ship with Prof David Goldney (nsfarming.com)
cross-posted from: aussie.zone/post/218266...
What could I do with a few hectars of forest?
preferrably sustainable business ventures....
Here's how small farmers across Africa are bringing back trees (www.motherjones.com)
How to Make a Self-Watering Container for Peppers (youtu.be)
Hydroponic Growing. The Future Demystified. (anarchosolarpunk.substack.com)
