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09/29/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Potential food crisis looms large over China as floods, torrential rains ruin rice crops
Intense rainfall and severe flooding have battered China since June, displacing close to four million people. The floods have also caused the collapse of some 41,000 homes. These also left at least 158 people missing or dead, according to a recent report from the Standard. But the disaster doesn’t end there. China could soon be facing a food […]
09/15/2020
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By Ramon Tomey
Food terminology explained: What does certified organic really mean?
Mention the term “certified organic” and images of fruits and vegetables grown without the use of harmful chemicals by small farmers using ethical practices would come to mind. According to guidelines released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), fruits or vegetables can only carry the “certified organic” brand if they were grown in soil […]
08/26/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Ancient crops may hold the key to sustainable farming, improving soil health
The impact of plant breeding and modern agricultural practices is reflected in soil health – and it isn’t looking good. In fact, scientists fear that an underground crisis threatens to undermine food production in the near future. Jos Raaijmakers, a microbiologist from the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), suggests that the solution to this looming […]
08/26/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
Shake up your indoor gardening by planting these 8 fruits in buckets
Putting that green thumb to good use is easier said than done if there is no outdoor space for a garden in the first place–or so people think. Little to no access to an outdoor area shouldn’t rule out the idea of starting a garden. Megan Falk, a gardening enthusiast and an editorial assistant at Shape magazine, explains […]
08/24/2020
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By Divina Ramirez
How safe are urban gardening crops?
As more people learn about their benefits, urban gardens have increased in number across the United States. However, there are several issues surrounding food production in urban areas, like soil contamination, that are thought to pose risks to human health. In a recent breakthrough, a team of researchers from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM) in Spain conducted a probabilistic risk […]
08/15/2020
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By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Cadmium and zinc exhibited strong bioaccumulation and mobility capacity from soil to rice
In this study, Chinese researchers investigated the bioaccumulation and transfer of heavy metals from soil to plants, as well as the effects of soil properties on these events. They reported their findings in an article published in the journal Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B — Soil & Plant Science. The researchers conducted their study on a […]
01/26/2020
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By Rose Lidell
Microplastics have reached farmland; experts say recycled wastewater and garbage are to blame
Plastic waste is an ongoing environmental concern. Yet while people attempt to reduce plastic pollution by making more eco-friendly lifestyle choices, the problem persists. Microplastics, which are very small pieces of plastic similar in size to a grain of rice or are too small to be seen by the naked eye, pollute both sea and […]
01/24/2020
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By Cassie B.
Continued pesticide use ENDANGERS farm workers and children… why are the risks still being ignored?
Most of us can choose to buy organic produce to avoid the dangers of pesticides to some degree, but the same can’t be said of farm workers and children living in the vicinity of conventional farms. Study after study has alerted us to the havoc that exposure can wreak on health. Why are these risks […]
01/07/2020
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By Ethan Huff
Seattle company caught dumping toxic waste directly into sewers, where it’s later turned into biosludge “fertilizer” for food crops
The owner and manager of the Seattle Barrel and Cooperage Company in Seattle, Washington, are both being charged with criminal conspiracy along with 29 counts of violating the Clean Water Act for their complicity in using a hidden drain to dump highly corrosive chemicals directly into the sewer system. According to a 36-count grand jury […]
11/15/2019
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By Ethan Huff
Human composting legalization now promoted as “organic” fertilizer, just like biosludge sewage sludge from cities
Being “sustainable” and “green” apparently now means eating food grown from dead humans, as the state of Washington recently unveiled new legislation that would allow for human remains to be converted into “organic fertilizer” for food crops. Mirroring what was depicted in the 1973 film Soylent Green, legislators basically want to “recycle” human corpses by […]
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