Those yellow dots that “litter” your otherwise “perfectly green” lawn are more than just pesky weeds. Dandelion has been considered a valuable food and medicine in both Eastern and Western culture for…
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Hort Americas releases new CEA publication, “Roadmap to Growing Leafy Greens and Herbs”
The new online publication “Roadmap to Growing Leafy Greens and Herbs” focuses on sound planning for controlled environment hydroponic production. What does it take to grow leafy greens and herbs in controlled environment structures? Commercial hydroponic grower and consultant Tyler Baras has written “Roadmap to Growing Leafy Greens and Herbs” to…
8 Practical Things You Can Do To Help Save The Bees
In case you’ve somehow missed it: The bees are dying and yes, it’s something we should all care a lot about, because bees are IMPORTANT. We have bees to thank for around…
There’s A Giant Lavender Labyrinth In Michigan And The Photos Are Gorgeous
Labyrinths are beautiful. Their circular, geometric paths allow for walking meditations, and they are rich with symbolism. Some people have made the analogy that walking through a labyrinth is like taking a…
How to Build a Spiral Herb Garden
A herb spiral is one of the most clever permaculture techniques for utilizing space and allowing plants to work together in the garden. Usually located just outside the kitchen door, a herb spiral…
Hummus For Dessert?! 10 Recipes You HAVE TO TRY!
“If you haven’t heard about the latest trend in the last year of dessert hummus, and think it sounds weird, trust me it is amazing stuff. I mean, you get to enjoy…
2019 USDA/NIFA Az-CEA Conference
CEAC and Biosphere 2 are proud to announce the 2019 USDA/NIFA Az-CEA Conference September 9 – 12, 2019. The purpose of the conference is to Plan an Interdisciplinary Controlled Environment Indoor Agriculture R&D Roadmap and Coordinated Research Plan. Full details of the conference can be found at the are here https://ceac.arizona.edu/usda-nifa-conference. To pre-register your interest…
FFAR and Gates Foundation Help Farms Combat Pests, Disease
Press Release – The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) partnered with The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the 2019 Grand Challenges Explorations—Tools and Technologies for Broad-Scale Pest and Disease Surveillance of Crop Plants in Low-Income Countries program, which develops tools to improve crop pest and disease surveillance globally. FFAR contributed $300,000, which was…
GreenTech launches GreenTech Americas
Press Release – At the first day of GreenTech Amsterdam, GreenTech Americas has been launched. The spin-off will take place from 24-26 March 2020 in Querétaro, Mexico. This is a logical next step, as Mexico is a major agricultural producer, the number of hectares under protected agriculture is growing exponentially and…
A Swarm Of Ladybugs So Huge, It Showed Up On National Weather Service Radar
“National Weather Service meteorologists noticed something puzzling on their radar screens in Southern California on Tuesday evening — a big green blob. “It was very strange because it was a relatively clear…