Topic: Farming

As a result of many environmental and man-made factors, on many farms the microorganism levels found in soils has diminished and the result is just me…

Farmers markets have been around for ages. Now more than ever, not only are farmers markets important gathering places and amazing settings to take th…

Despite all the apparent advances in broadacre, industrial agriculture, the nutritional qualities of our basic foodstuffs have been declining during t…

It seems that there are more and more terms for different types of farming practices coming on stream. Many of these methods have been around for a lo…

Much like "organic" or "sustainable," food labeled as "regenerative" or "regeneratively grown" you might think would set it apart from most other food…

Biodiversity, carbon sequestration and better food are not add-ons or trade-offs; they are part of the regenerative farming system which enables more …

It is complicated, but in agriculture today, farmers are very much dependent on advice either directly or indirectly from their suppliers whose domina…

The task of regenerative agriculture is to create profitable farms which deliver ecological services and the social benefit to agricultural communitie…

A growing body of evidence confirms that we can grow food at lower cost and, potentially, with greater productivity by aligning with natural processes…

The world beneath our feet is very much alive. We are told that in a single teaspoon of soil, there is an estimated one billion microbes including bac…

The world is witnessing major shifts in dietary patterns and - in parallel - the threat to agricultural biodiversity. The implications for human healt…

Permaculture is a global movement of individuals, groups and networks working to create the world we want, by providing for our needs and organising o…

Prior organic farming practices and plantings can have lasting outcomes for future soil health, weeds and crop yields, according to Cornell research..…

Honey bees produce honey and play a vital role in the balance of nature. Bees are especially important for pollinating agricultural and horticultural …

Alan Lauder contends we need to think of carbon stocks in all the forms they take, including energy reserves in plants.

Dowsing has a rich history in many cultures, and today it is commonly known through its agricultural uses, such as water divining, although it is also…

Farmers are being encouraged to get bigger, produce more, to be export efficient only to get paid less for their produce. The biggest killer to profit…

Agroforestry is the intentional integration of trees or shrubs with crop and animal production. The result? A more diverse agricultural operation, boo…

In a recent report Dr. Robin Batterham outlines the benefits of conservation and regenerative agriculture and calls for greater scientific analysis of…

The number of known plant species has been estimated to be around 400,000. The majority (i.e. 260,000 – 290,000 species) belong to seed plants with …