Organic Farming & Gardening

Dig into organic gardening with tips on composting and news about sustainable agriculture.

How is eating meat bad for the environment?
Sat, Apr 25, 2009 2:38 AM by Vanessa Vadim
Here's another reason the answer is yes: Large-scale, factory-style meat production, the modern practice of cramming huge numbers of animals together and feeding them an imported diet of grain.
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Sustaining farms, big and small
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 4:23 PM by PlentyMag.com
Nebraska and Ohio offer vastly different examples of the kind of government help a farmer needs.
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Farmers' markets stimulate local economies
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 4:07 PM by PlentyMag.com
Today's best farmers' markets are changing more than our diets.
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Corn-fed America
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 12:34 PM by PlentyMag.com
Curt Ellis says that today’s successful farmers are economists, not gardeners.
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The new and improving People's Garden
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 9:53 AM by Robin Shreeves
The USDA's The People's Garden was unveiled yesterday as Secretary Vilsack announced plans to make it even bigger and better.
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Climate change and gardening habit changes
Tue, Apr 21, 2009 4:33 PM by PlentyMag.com
No doubt, climate change is affecting gardens.
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Green gardening with Arthur and friends
Tue, Apr 21, 2009 2:32 PM by Robin Shreeves
Arthur and friends are going green for Earth Day by teaching kids about gardening, composting and more.
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A gardening network for the world
Tue, Apr 21, 2009 1:57 PM by Robin Shreeves
Share your garden and your expertise or learn from experienced gardeners on a new world-wide gardening network.
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Growing my own morels
Fri, Apr 17, 2009 2:26 PM by PlentyMag.com
Can mysterious morels be grown by kit?
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Digging deeper
Fri, Apr 17, 2009 2:17 PM by PlentyMag.com
One Milwaukee group promotes sustainability by encouraging folks to get their hands dirty.
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Friday food news roundup
Fri, Apr 17, 2009 9:22 AM by Robin Shreeves
Food news from around the web for your weekend reading.
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Michael Pollan: Not enough farmers

Tue, Apr 14, 2009 4:47 PM

Michael Pollan argues that fossil fuel efficiency replaced farmers, and we need to get them back.
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Michael Pollan: Get animals back on farms

Tue, Apr 14, 2009 4:43 PM

Michael Pollan lists three things that need to be removed in order to get animals back on farms.
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Michael Pollan: Polycultures: A step in the right direction

Tue, Apr 14, 2009 4:39 PM

Michael Pollan explains how a variety of plants and animals make for healthy farms, which make for healthy people.
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Michael Pollan: The problem with monocultures

Tue, Apr 14, 2009 4:34 PM

Michael Pollan explains that if farmers are only growing one or two crops, that means people are only eating one or two crops, which does not make for a healthy diet.
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