One-Third of U.S. Honeybee Colonies Died Last Winter, Threatening Food Supply
Source: Wired
An epidemic in bats threatens billions of dollars in crops—so why is it being ignored?
Source: qz.com
Three more permaculture posters from Afristar.
Follow up to the last (reblogged) post: companion planting poster
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(via impulsivefarmer)
Source: decodeencode
Marshmallows, cookies and gummy worms. No, these aren’t dessert treats, that’s what some farmers are feeding cows because corn is too expensive.
http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/09/24/dairy-and-beef-farmers-feeding-cows-gummy-worms-and-cookies/
Source: ecorazzi.com
Joel Salatin responds to New York Times’ ‘Myth of Sustainable Meat’
Is sustainable meat a myth? Polyface farms’ Joel Salatin says absolutely not! “…the land is the same. The only difference is our animals get sunshine, exercise, fresh pasture salad bars, fresh air, and a respectful life.”
New Orleans school cultivates a generation of forward-thinking farmers
How Nat Turner went from New York to New Orleans in 2008 and became an urban farmer in the lower 9th. Now the farm grows “enough produce to sell to 10 local restaurants and the New Orleans Food Co-op.” Wow!
Avoiding Factory Farm Foods: An Eater's Guide
Want to avoid the aforementioned caffeine, active ingredients of Tylenol and Benadryl, banned antibiotics and arsenic? Read Nicolette Hahn Niman’s guide to avoiding factory farm foods.
Arsenic in Our Chicken?
Feel like chicken tonight? Studies show that poultry on factory farms are routinely fed caffeine, active ingredients of Tylenol and Benadryl, banned antibiotics and arsenic.
What is a chicken moat?
I keep picturing a ditch filled with chickens, but that can’t be right.
Source: waldeneffect.org
Sh*t happens: Mysterious ‘manure foam’ causes pig farms to explode
You can’t deny there’s something wrong with factory farming when pigs, and people explode!
The Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute
“Ridge to Reef (R2R) Farm is the heart of VISFI, the first and only USDA organic farm in the USVI. R2R was established 2010 to lead operations of VISFI and establish new programs that will enhance the integrity of our US Virgin Islands.”
