Dead Zones Multiply Around The Globe, Threaten Fish Populations
By Barbara Kessler In yet another indictment of industrial farming methods and another threat to fish, researchers are reporting vast growth of ocean “dead zones.” Once rare, dead zones are...
View ArticleGoing organic in Iowa means reclaiming the family farm
By Barbara Kessler Green Right Now If you’re looking for the small, family farm, you can find it in history books. Or in Iowa. Amid the oceans of corn and hogs being raised by giant industrial...
View ArticleThe scoop on poop: Dairy operations power themselves
By Shermakaye Bass Green Right Now Okay, here’s the poop on cow power: Dairy farmers from Wisconsin to Vermont are learning that they – and their bovine partners – can produce more than milk and...
View ArticleWhy buying organic matters
From Green Right Now Reports If you value your drinking water, food, local economy, farmers, children, adults, animals, lakes, streams, oceans, heck, anything about the natural world at all, from the...
View ArticleVertical farms could help feed cities, save land and reduce pollution
By Samantha Weinstein Green Right Now NEW YORK CITY – New York City has one of the most recognizable skylines in the world. Its famously tall buildings provide maximum occupancy for minimum space,...
View ArticleSharing the land in India, supporting farmers in Mexico and Australia and...
Green Right Now Reports Desertification threatens lands across the planet as weather extremes worsen and development strips areas of protective trees and vegetation. Foundation for Ecological Security...
View ArticleOrganic food producers expect more profits following US-Japan agreement
The US-Japan agreement on organic foods opens up new markets for American and Japanese food products, already a $36 billion dollar combined two-way transfer. Producers see the agreement as a win-win,...
View ArticleMark Bittman: Combating climate change begins with a new approach to farming
At the Prairie Festival in Kansas, Mark Bittman finds out what ecologists and agro-researchers are doing to make grain agriculture more sustainable. He speaks to Wes Jackson from The Land Institute....
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