Artist Creates Iconic Landscapes From Food-Then Donates to Hungry People (LOOK)
An artist used organic food to create iconic landscapes-and they do look good enough to eat, because they are.
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New Smart Farming Robot Unveiled That 'Smokes' Weeds With High-Powered Lasers For Healthy Weeding
Organic, regenerative, labor-saving and cost-effective, the new Autonomous Weeder AI farming robot kills pesky weeds with lasers.
After 2-Year Campaign, Lowe's Falls in Line With Bee-Lovers
Environmentalists are praising the Lowe's hardware chain for making a commitment to eliminate neonicotinoid pesticides –a leading contributor to global bee declines – from its stores.
Bhutan to Become World's First Wholly Organic Country with Pesticide Ban
Declaring that they will only rely only on animal and farm waste to fertilize crops, Bhutan intends to become the first country to produce exclusively organic food. Banning the sale of pesticides and herbicides within its borders, Bhutan is largely organic already.
Indian Region Just Won Top UN Prize for Being World's First 100% Organic State With 66,000 Farmers
The Indian state policy was deemed so effective, it managed to beat 51 other nominations for the esteemed UN prize.
Walmart Commits to Helping Save Pollinators By Mandating Change For Supply Chains
Walmart has announced a set of plans in the U.S. to persuade its grocery supply chain to adopt principles that will protect them.
Bee-harming Pesticides Banned in Europe
Bees are vital -- because of their pollinating in the fields -- to any nation's food production and to European agriculture worth €22 billion annually. That's why Europe has voted to enforce the world's first continent-wide ban on common insecticides linked to serious harm in bees.
Bumblebees Instead of Pesticides Save Berry Crop from Mold
Squadrons of bumblebees are being deployed in the UK in a novel attempt to prevent grey mold from ruining the crop of summer strawberries. The bees are routed via a one-way system in their hive through a tray of harmless fungus spores which, when delivered to flowers, ensure that the grey mold cannot take hold as the fruit grows.
14-Year-old Girl Convinces Tesco to Stop Selling Eggs From Caged Hens
When Lucy Gavaghan's letters of protest to the CEOs of Tesco went unanswered, the young teen took to the internet to find success in bigger numbers.
Costco Sells So Much Organic Produce, It Aids Farmers to Grow More
In an experiment, Costco is helping farmers to buy land for growing more organic produce, hoping to keep a steady supply on its shelves.
College Student Recycled Hotel Soap to Save Thousands of Cambodians From Disease
When Samir Lakhani saw a mother washing her child in laundry detergent, he knew he wanted to make a difference for the thousands of Cambodians without soap.
World's Largest Vertical Farm Near NYC Uses 95% Less Water and No Pesticides
This warehouse in Newark will deliver two million pounds of fresh, sweet produce to New Yorkers each year, while cutting all the waste of regular farming.
Roadside Raw Milk Vending Machine Offers Cow-venience
Village Milk, a New Zealand dairy farmer has installed a roadside milk dispenser that serve it raw. The Golden Bay family farm, with its twenty-two cows, invested in a state of the art milk machine to sell fresh, hygienic, raw milk 24 hours a day. Customers can buy up to five liters of unpasteurized milk, and even get change.
California Has Just Approved Law Requiring All Cosmetics to Be Cruelty-Free
In an exciting show of display for animal welfare, California will soon require all cosmetics sold in the state to be cruelty-free.
Tiny Family Farm Thrives on 1/5 Acre in Heart of Suburban Neighborhood
In the Los Angeles community of Pasadena -- a suburban mix of nice restaurants and well-tended front lawns -- there is a home wedged in among the other houses where the entire front yard is edible. A man's little family farm, in the midst of American suburbia, is his way of breaking free without really going anywhere.
15 Foods That Can Be Regrown From Scraps
There is nothing like fresh produce from your own garden, but, did you know that there are veggies that you can grow in the kitchen from scraps? I always have a mason jar of green onions regrowing above my kitchen sink. The technique is quite simple, writes the Mrs. Happy Homemaker blog.
The Gangsta Gardener of South Central L.A.
A Los Angeles-based fashion designer is starting an urban garden revolution in his neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles. Instead of vacant lots -- the city owns miles and miles of these in LA county -- Ron Finley wants to help residents to plant a million tomato plants. He is co-founder of LA Green Grounds, a company that plants gardens at low-income homes as a part of a recovery system to transform neighborhoods.
UMass Students Transform Campus Lawn into Permaculture Food Garden
Planting begins this month for a group of students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who are pioneering a sustainable solution for campuses across the country. The UMass Permaculture Committee is transforming a 12,000 square foot conventional grass lawn into a sustainable permaculture garden for supplying fresh food to its campus community.
US Farmers May Stop Planting Genetically Modified Crops After Poor Yields
Some US farmers are considering returning to conventional seed after increased pest resistance and crop failures meant genetically modified (GM) crops saw smaller yields globally than their non-GM counterparts.
White House Takes Action on Antibiotics in Food With 150 Private Companies
The White House it teaming up with 150 private companies and groups to rein in antibiotics in the food supply.
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