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Inspiration for Backyard Gardening from the UK

“Growing Communities” produced by Sarah Proudfoot Clinch.

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Regional Focus: Farm Conditions in Bulgaria and Romania

The following is an interview of Jeff Notaro about farming and the agricultural potential of the Black Sea Region in Eastern Europe. 1. What might surprise readers here the most about this region? One...

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Trailer: Le Quattro Volte

An old goatherd takes his flock to feed in the high pastures of Calabria then milks them at his stalls at a spectacular hilltop village, where the rhythm and ritual of life appears unchanged in...

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Migrant Farm Workers in the PIGS, America, and Elsewhere: Noting a Balance...

photo source: flickr by ah zut ~ “la cueillette des fraises”strawberry picking in Sonoma done mostly by Hmong farmers.This past week the NYTs article, “Hiring Locally for Farm Work Is No Cure-All”...

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Agritechnica 2011: Testosterone on Display. Size Matters.

If the Agritechnica show truly reveals to us the direction that agriculture is headed, then, it is obvious that the theme is “The Big are Getting Bigger…” and that is an understatement. Agritechnica...

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In Scotland, the aim to Increase Forest Cover from 17% to 25% by 2025 is...

Scottish farmers and landowners are being offered generous tree-planting grants and a government assurance that forestry cover will be expanded from 17% to 25% of the country by 2025. Yet despite the...

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Hot 5: German Corn Biogas. Wal-Mart Sustainability. Arctic Sea Ice Melt....

1. Germany, Corn, Biogas, and Displaced Shepherds Biogas Anlagenbau Bioenergy – Photo credit: Flickr CC by GreenRon The U.S. isn’t the only nation manipulating corn demand through policy. There were...

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Greek Minister Tsaftaris: Sustainable Food Production Should Be a Basic...

Today, just as the E.U. is heatedly debating the Common Agricultural Policy, I stumbled upon these videos which are a real gem for those of us concerned about food production, because they say so much...

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Special UN Report: Biofuels Impact Food Prices and Availability

A new report from the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) out of Rome, for the United Nations, implicates biofuels as a cause of high food prices. The June 2013 report,...

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3 Picks: EU Farm Policy, Biodiversity Solution, 2013 Food Prize

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, former Iowa lawyer, Tom Vilsack, meets with Iowa farmers during the drought of 2012. USDA photo by Darin Leach. Below, are today’s three chosen agricultural-related news...

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3 Picks: China’s Agriculture, Stressed Rivers, EU Farm Policy

Rice fields, China. Photo credit: Flickr CC via Eugene Regis Below, are today’s three chosen agricultural-related news picks. 1) China’s 40 Year Evolution of agriculture: “In many ways, the evolution...

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German Hops Farm

Hops Farm – Germany – May 2014 Photo: FlickrCC by Nick Klein

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Food and Agricultural Images This Week February 16, 2015

View image | gettyimages.com People explore exhibits on opening day of the World Ag Expo on February 10, 2015 in Tulare, California. As California moves into its fourth year of historic drought that...

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