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February 2010

Flash Mobs For Farmers

February 28, 2010 Farming & Agriculture

Flash Mobs were an internet phenomena around the world that peaked a few years ago. Emails and text messages would go viral and people would show up at a street corner, or a train station, or a supermarket and start dancing, creating a scene for all the people not in the mob.
Now the viral Mob [...]

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Greenhouse Project Promotes Self-Sufficiency

February 28, 2010 Greenhouses

Rich Hewett writes in the Bangor Daily News,
A grass-roots project seeks to promote self-reliance and self-sufficiency by making low-cost greenhouses available to interested individuals and institutions.
The Greenhouse Project, sponsored by the United Methodist Church of South Brooksville through The Reversing Falls Sanctuary, already has built several small greenhouses in the area — including one at [...]

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Radically Rethinking Agriculture For The 21st Century Says GMOs Are Here To Stay

February 27, 2010 Environment

What they call “radical” is really a gussied up, redecorated model of industrial agriculture. The converse to radical is normal and that would be to institute sustainable, organic, even biodynamic methods of agriculture. A growing number of farmers are doing it, producing larger yields and are profitable. It is feasible and doable but going up [...]

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Secret Power Of A Garden Brings Calm to Alzheimer’s Patients

February 27, 2010 sustainable gardening

Judith D. Schwartz writes in Rutgers University News’ Focus,
Many find Japanese gardens, with their interplay of movement, form and texture, to be tranquil and soothing; indeed, such gardens have been used for meditation for hundreds of years.
Now new research from two Rutgers professors suggests they may offer tangible healing results for vulnerable populations, including late-stage [...]

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New Study Shows Farmers Market Customers On A Specific Mission

February 27, 2010 Farming & Agriculture

From Futurity.org,
A new study shows that based on what they offer, farmers’ markets self-select people who are on a specific mission—and visiting other retail stores isn’t one of them.
“Not one of the six farmers’ markets we visited in the city of Chicago and suburbs drew any business to any of the other retailers on the [...]

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Lady Gaga Scarecrow: Odd Outfit Inspired Farmer

February 27, 2010 What's Growing

From News:Lite,
A farmer was so inspired by the bizarre outfit Lady Gaga wore to the Brit Awards, he decided to honour it in his own special way.
Nigel Britten, from Surrey, says as soon as he saw Lady Gaga’s scary outfit and bizarre make-up, he thought how good it would look on one if his scarecrows.
Helped [...]

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First Graders Can’t Identify Vegetables

February 26, 2010 vegetables

But a Whopper or a Big Mac—No problem!

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Urban Oaks Organic Farm Offers Year Round CSA

February 26, 2010 Farming & Agriculture

While most farms take the winter off and suspend their CSA program, Urban Oaks Organic Farm in New Britain, Connecticut offers their CSA year round. With an acre under cover in six greenhouses, Urban Oaks has arugula, spinach, mustard greens, bok choi, rosemary, and bay leaf growing now. The farm stand is also open throughout [...]

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Aquaponics World Map

February 26, 2010 Aquaponics

This site is a map of aquaponics operations around the world. Aquaponics operators have to enter their place on the map so it is somewhat limiting in total scope. But it gives a good snapshot of what is out there. The purpose of the Aquaponics Map is to make it easy for Aquapionic enthusiasts to [...]

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Harvest Time Fills Niche With Produce Store, Hydroponic You-Pick Venture

February 26, 2010 Farming & Agriculture

Roberta Sabban writes in the Palm Beach Daily News,
Palm Beach is the jewel in the crown of the largest of Florida’s 67 counties. Outside the urban areas in Palm Beach County, there are 468,000 acres of commercial agriculture. This represents 38 percent of the county’s land mass.
There are about 40 vegetable growers who, during the [...]

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