Growing Solutions for Healthy Soil
According to a recent report in Science Advances (summarized in the Vox) increased atmospheric CO2, a key feature in global warming, can result in reduced crop nutrition. They demonstrated this effect using rice, a staple crop that feeds much of the world. This would seem threatening, since poor crop nutrition impacts food webs all the way from … Read more
Are You Aspiring Towards A Career in Extension? If your heart is set on working in the public sector, this article is not for you. Please move on. However, if you are finding public options too limited, you may want to explore opportunities that allow more time for your family, provide a more flexible work … Read more
We know soil is alive. Why do we treat it like dirt? The first lesson in the first soils class I ever took covered what soil is made of. We learned soil contains minerals, air, water, organic matter, and “critters”. Yes. That’s right. Critters. All those little squirmy, wiggly things that live underground. Bacteria. Fungi. … Read more
Investigative Journalist Carey Gillam Explains Why Toxic Pesticides Permeate Food Systems Food safety regulations and labeling are promoted as a way to reassure the public that the food we purchase is safe. But it it? In her new book, Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science, Investigative Journalist Carey … Read more
Suzanne Ricketts of Plano Texas has always embraced healthy eating. Like so many of us, her understanding of what healthy eating represents has changed over the years. A pioneer in our Cultivating Victory movement, Suzanne recently joined us to discuss how interests in nutrition led her to permaculture. Today, she produces healthy produce year round … Read more
Libby Hamilton recently shared her passion for teaching agriculture at Gadsden High School, in Southern New Mexico. After retirement, she continues to volunteer by mentoring new teachers, writing grants, and planning a farmer’s market. Gadsden High School is in a low income community, where many families have only minimal access to fresh produce. A farmer’s … Read more