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News & Articles By Edsel Cook
11/11/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Can 3D farming help save the world’s oceans? Innovative ocean farmer grows eco-friendly food that doesn’t harm the environment
Adopting 3D farming in the ocean may help both humans and the environment in several ways. Thanks to the benefits of the seaweed and seafood they raise, ocean farmers have the power to help clean up and preserve the environment. Shellfish can provide a healthy source of protein that may replace beef from cattle, which […]
10/13/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Growing your own food and supporting local farmers are crucial actions for achieving self-sufficiency
Homesteaders and preppers alike must always aim for self-sufficiency. One of the best ways to achieve this is to grow organic food at home, supplemented by local sources within a few miles. Stocking up on food supplies is well and good, but they will run out eventually. Thus, a homesteader or prepper must stockpile foods that […]
10/11/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Creepy crawlies love veggies, too: Video shows a microscopic hive of activity in the vegetables you buy
Not in the habit of washing fruits and vegetables before cooking and chowing down on them? A recently released video showed all kinds of tiny insects, bugs, and microbes living on the unwashed surface of plant foods. Danish biomedical student Martin Kaae Kristiansen studies at Aalborg University. The 28-year-old obtained several common vegetables from the local […]
10/01/2019
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By Edsel Cook
The revolution is in your back yard: Become self-sufficient and start a home garden
Everyone should aim to attain self-sufficiency, especially when it comes to food. Planting a garden at your home is one of the best ways to start down the road toward food independence. Residents of suburban areas may start by turning their front yard and backyard into vegetable gardens. Combine square foot gardening and vertical gardens […]
09/22/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Bugs for green thumbs: 7 Beneficial bugs that you need in your garden
The next time a person encounters a bug in his garden, he may want to rein in his reflexive response of crushing it like a, well, bug. Some of these critters fulfill beneficial roles such as delivering pollen to flowers and devouring actual pest species. Start with the praying mantis, one of the biggest and […]
07/19/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Pest-eating bats are easing financial pressure on farmers and may help regrow rainforests
In the African island of Madagascar, bats leave their tropical rainforest and descend upon the ricefields cultivated by human farmers to devour plant-eating insect pests. Their organic pest control service may help persuade locals to preserve the forests instead of razing them. Every year, humans cut down one percent of Madagascar’s rainforest cover. They cultivate the cleared land to grow rice, […]
07/03/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Former Mosanto bioengineer comes clean, says GMO potatoes absorb MORE toxins – including those that aren’t even in regular potatoes
A bioengineer who worked for Monsanto in the past revealed that all kinds of deadly substances accumulated in the GMO potatoes he helped create. Even toxins not found in the food crop appeared in the genetically modified versions. After discovering disease-resistant genes in wild plants and succeeding in transferring them into domestic strains, genetic engineer […]
06/22/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Long-term outlooks: Australian farmers eliminate herbicide-resistant “superweeds” using natural non-herbicidal methods
Decades ago, Australian farmers stopped using glyphosate and other herbicides to get rid of superweeds and seeds in their plots. Instead, they used natural methods of weed control and management that worked much better than toxic chemicals. Farms in Western Australia raise wheat and barley as the main food crops. The biggest threat comes from ryegrass superweeds that developed resistance […]
03/28/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Experts develop an app for farmers that can help “reinforce botanical identity and chain of custody”
How can you be sure that a farmer on the other side of the world is harvesting the right species of plant and collecting the right part? Experts say it can be done by giving a camera to the farmer so that he can take photos of the crop as visual evidence that can later be shared […]
02/01/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Mexican marigold essential oil holds potential as powerful natural herbicide
The Mexican marigold (Tagetes erecta) is a beautiful flowering plant from Central America. It has been used as an ornament, edible food, a source of dye, and herbal medicine for many centuries. Thai researchers reported that its essential oils are a natural herbicide for some of the most common weeds that plague farms. Cockspur grass (Echinochloa crus-galli) […]
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