Source: inhabitat.com Published: July 20, 2017 by Amanda Froelich Most people in Western countries reflect on Africa as a continent in which poverty is rife and economic opportunities are lacking. While this may be true in some cases, it’s a fixable problem. This is...
Source: nationalgeographic.com Published: October 15, 2015 NOTE: This is an abridged version. Membership subscription to National Geographic is required to view the full article. By Dennis Dimick That question headlining a 1984 National Geographic article on soils...
Source: planetnatural.com Published: March 22, 2016 No-till, reduced pesticide and herbicide, cover crop farming methods on the grow. By E. Vinje Organic gardening practice that emphasizes soil quality in our backyard vegetable patch and landscape is one thing....
Source: hobbyfarms.com Published: January 18, 2016 Avoid weeds and build soil with sheet mulch—it’s a heckuva lot easier than weeding the garden! by Lynsey Grosfield There are few places in the natural world—short of deserts, beaches and rocky landscapes—where the...
Source: theguardian.com Published: January 19, 2016 A pattern made by a farmer, Brian Fischer, at Ashmore White Suffolk Stud in South Australia in January 2016. Fischer says it’s saving him 15cm of topsoil because the ridges reduce the chance of wind erosion....
