Organic farming
Organic farming is the form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost, biological pest control, and mechanical cultivation to maintain soil productivity and control pests on a farm.
Is Your Right to Buy Organic Food at Risk?
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One would assume Sharon Palmer runs a marijuana dispensary with the overwhelming police raids she and her family has endured over an 18-month span. Palmer, however, owns a farm where she produces goat’s milk, as well as grass-fed cattle, pig and chicken products. She distributes under Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)...
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 11:46:49 PM
Mineralising the Soil
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Mineralizing your farm soil is something many permaculturalists like to do frequently. Various minerals are mixed with a pollard and fed to the farm animals. The manure that the animals produce is gathered and returned to the garden once bacteria and micro-organisms have reprocessed the minerals in a form that can be absorbed by the plants.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 11:46:49 PM
The Nation's First Certified Organic Rooftop Garden
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One month ago I started as the Rooftop Farm Director at Uncommon Ground, a restaurant on Chicagos north side that grows food on a 2,500 square ft. rooftop. Heres an update.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 11:46:49 PM
'patriot' robber got away with $86,000 gave it to RW cause
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But it turns out that wasn't the case at all: Michael Fenter wasn't hard up for money to keep his farm afloat. Indeed, he didn't keep or spend any of the $86,000 he got away with: he gave it away, apparently to a right-wing Patriot organization or something very much like it.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 11:46:49 PM
Why working in the fields is no laughing matter
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My family and many others spent well over 25 years organizing and eventually founding the United Farm Workers Independent Union, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, based in San Jose, Calif.
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 11:46:49 PM
Organized Cybercrime | Email Security | Email Security Matte
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The fastest growing sector of organized crime is now cybercrime. Criminal syndicates are hiring resourceful hackers for everything from creating spam to farming for credit card numbers. Are we ready for this, are we even preparing for this?
Published on Thursday 29th of July 2010 11:46:49 PM
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