Phytoremediation uses the ability of plants to extract pollutants from soils and groundwater and convert them to less harmful or completely harmless forms.
Agriculture
Bringing it Closer to Home – Boston approves commercial farming within city limits
Boston steps into the future, joining other U.S. cities in allowing commercial urban farming.
Indigenous Crop: The Long Island Cheese Pumpkin, an American heirloom domesticated in New York
The Long Island Cheese pumpkin is an American heirloom that was domesticated in New York in the 1860s. It was named for its resemblance to a cheese wheel.
Superweeds and Solutions – Superweeds are spreading, but so are the ways to stop them
Herbicide-resistant superweeds affect crops, soil quality and the environment, but there are safe solutions that can stop them.
International Year of Family Farming: The World Rural Forum
The World Rural Forum (WRF) successfully launched the International Year of Family Farming 2014, representing rural development across the globe.
EcoFarm Conference provides opportunities for novice farmers
The 2014 EcoFarm Conference offers food producers a forum to learn more about how to promote a sustainable and just food system.
A Youth Agricultural Movement That is ‘Rooted In Community’
Rooted In Community is building a movement for food justice and healthy communities by providing youth with the knowledge and skills needed to make a difference
Africa Nomads Conservation
Africa Nomads Conservation is an organization that aims to protect the lifestyle of Kenyan nomads and mobilize the threatened nomadic population.
The Hudson Valley Food Hub Initiative, Transforming Food
The Hudson Valley Food Hubs Initiative provides a method for farmers, buyers, and local distributors to transform the infrastructure of food.
Indigenous Crop: Quandong, the scarlet desert peach
The Australian desert peach known as quandong contains twice the vitamin C of an orange and produces an edible nut.
Food Tank Book of the Week: The Coming Famine: The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid it
Julian Cribb illuminates what he calls, Humanity’s greatest test—how do we feed a growing population with less?
Hawaii’s Big Island Bans GMO Crops
The mayor of Hawaii’s Big Island, Billy Kenoi, signed Bill 113 into law, banning biotech and GMO.
Sustainability Reigns Supreme in the Culinary Forecast of 2014
The National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) annual culinary forecast shows that sustainability will be a top trend in 2014.
When Less is More; Farmers Are Reaping the Benefits of No-till Agriculture
No-till agriculture can help farmers reduce erosion, improve soil quality, and sequester carbon in soils.
Family Farmers in the Philippines Knock at Hotel Door
Doing business in the Philippines can be different, especially when trying to introduce a totally new concept- Farm to Hotel marketing.
10 Exciting Urban Agriculture Projects in Philadelphia
Looking for ways to get involved in some great urban agriculture in the City of Brotherly Love? Check out these projects that we love!
Mushrooms substituted for meat? This new weight management trick is proven to help cut calories!
A recent study suggests using mushrooms in place of meat will help reduce one day’s calorie count by 123 calories.
Indigenous Crop: Theobroma Cacao – Food of the Gods
For thousands of years cacao was accessible only to the wealthy. Through trade and science, cacao mixed with sugar, or chocolate became available to the masses.
Worm Farm Wisdom: Growing Plants (and People) That Are Full of Life
An inmate from the Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) explains gardening is all about rebirth. He applies the same concept to his life situation.
EcoSan Toilets Transform Human Waste into Compost in Haiti
EcoSan toilets provide an inexpensive and odorless way to convert human waste into nutrients to be returned to the soil.
