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“I asked David what else we could feed fish and he said, ‘They eat insects,’” Marchant said. Suzuki’s fly-fisherman’s insight tickled Marchant’s inner venture capitalist. “So we went looking for an insect system that could convert food waste into

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• http://www.urbanfarm.org, By Greg Peterson

I have a good friend whom I call Margaret the Condo Gardner. Her garden is quite the contrast of mine, but she will tell you that it is every bit as gratifying.

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The poaching problem has gotten so bad in Jamaica that a passionate reptile enthusiast, Lawrence Henriques, has set up a crocodile sanctuary and captive rearing program just outside a tiny northern mountain town called Cascade, far from the animals'

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A growing body of scientific research - done mostly in Europe, Russia, and other countries – showing that diets containing engineered corn or soya cause serious health problems in laboratory mice and rats.

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• http://tonopahrob.com,

I’ve never done this before, post a help wanted ad on my web site. I don’t believe mixing customers with my farm business but I am desperate.

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• http://www.businessinsider.com, by SABMiller

Which is better for feeding the world's growing population — small farms or large ones? Small farms produce a wide variety of crops, which is good for biodiversity. Two billion people directly depend upon them. But large farms are more productive, an

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The goats, who have no problem eating through acres and acres of every day, were hired on from Vegetation Management Solutions, a company specializing in using goats to tackle invasive plants. In fact, the nature center believes that the hardy munche

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• http://www.survivalblog.com, by Dirt Surgeon

May 5th, 2011 changed my family forever. With the wet spring in the Midwest early garden planting was nonexistent, May 5th was no different ground was in good condition to plant but rain was in the evening forecast so I took off from work early to p

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A farm scholar once asked an agribusiness executive when his corporation would simply take over the farms. The exec said that it would be dumb for the corporation to do so, in that it is not free to exploit its employees to the degree that farmers ar

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In June, researchers at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand concluded that the GM strategy used in North American staple crop production is limiting yields and increasing pesticide use compared to non-GM farming in Western Europe. Led by Prof

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By knowing farmers and co-ops in your area, you can have access to the most nutrient dense food straight from the vine to your table. FarmMatch.com is linking farmers, farmers' markets, and co-ops to consumers nationwide and will be expanding worldwi

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The airflow protects his crops from overheating — but it also provides a tempting target to the nearby forest full of deer, rabbits and raccoons. However, says Mr. Anderson, you only need one deer to take a nibble, before the rest of the forest knows

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