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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February 26, 2010
Hydroponics
Logan Salmons writes in the Arizona newspaper, Casa Grande Dispatch,
Soil’s popularity is eroding as hydroponic gardening blossoms among students.
Casa Grande Union High School’s agriculture program is embracing a modern technique of agriculture. Hydroponic gardening is the process of growing vegetation without the use of soil.
Instead, plants develop in one of four hydro methods. Steven Sipes’ [...]
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