In a world where leftovers often find their final resting place in the bin rather than the compost, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alongside its buddies the USDA and the Food and Drug Administration, has decided enough is enough. They’ve drafted a National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics that’s got… [Read More]
Cultivating Safety With Flowers and Veggies
Well, tickle me surprised, a bounty of research shows community gardening efforts sprout safety along with vegetable yields! Transforming abandoned urban spaces by planting posies, fruits, and veggies makes neighborhoods significantly less crime-ridden. A decade ago in Flint, Michigan, many streets were hazardous with dilapidated structures and overgrown lots. Resident Darnell Ishmel described waist-high scrub on… [Read More]
Dirt: The Unsung Hero of Renewable Energy
Scientists have created a new type of everlasting battery using the ultimate renewable energy source: dirt! This soil-powered fuel cell runs on special microbes that munch on organic matter in the soil to generate electricity indefinitely. Think of it like an Energizer bunny that keeps going and going, except instead of a cute pink bunny pounding… [Read More]
Gardening, Lunar Style
Question: What can grow in Blue Cheese? Answer: Nothing that I know of—except mold! Good thing then, as it turns out, that the moon is NOT made of Blue Cheese. Because now we know that things can grow in lunar soil. How do we know? Read on… When NASA launches astronauts back to the moon in… [Read More]
News Flash: Billions of Tons of Topsoil Has Disappeared!
According to a new study published in the journal “Earth’s Future,” the Midwest has lost approximately 57 billion metric tons of topsoil over the last 160 years. Can you imagine even with the EZ-Screen 1200XLS, how long it would take to screen 57 BILLION TONS of topsoil? As reported by NPR, a few years ago,… [Read More]
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