Articles: Environment
The Importance of Planting Cover Crops
If you want to improve your soil, one of the most important things you can do is to plant cover crops. But they need to be selected with a purpose.
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The Art of Grazing: What Is “Good” Silvopasture Grazing?
If you’re not familiar with silvopasture, you should be. The integrated system offers both the promise of land regeneration and economic livelihood.
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Love Bugs: Why We Need to Love Insects
Remember when bugs used to be all the rage? This fascination is something that we need to re-gain as a society and instill in the next generation.…
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Are You Eating Weed-Killer?
Summer is here, which means gardening season is in full swing! It’s time to weed, plant, and dig in the dirt. If you are relying on herbicides…
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Vermicast 101: Good for Soil and Plants
Worms aren’t just the squiggly, pink creatures found on the sidewalk after it rains. They are so much more than that. These highly regarded specimens play a…
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Car Survival Tips for Severe Winter Weather
Now that temperatures have started to dip below freezing, it’s time to get serious about winter preparedness — especially when it comes to driving! Here are some…
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Weatherproofing Your Windows: Preparing for Winter
Getting ready to pile on the blankets this winter? Warm up your home and increase efficiency this winter by weatherproofing or replacing your windows! The following is…
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How to Walk Like a Fox and See in the Dark
The fun doesn’t have to end when the sun goes down. There is a whole other world to explore when night settles in. In Chris Salisbury’s book Wild…
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Bugs: The Unsung Heroes
Bugs should be revered for all the vital roles they play in keeping our home inhabitable. Unfortunately, there is a stigma that comes with every bug. Though,…
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Defending Bovines, Butter, and Beef
Beef and dairy products have received a fair amount of backlash within the last decade or so. We have been told that beef is a big proponent…
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Inheriting the Earth
Farmland covers 38 percent of the land area of the Earth and is a major contributor to climate change. But it doesn’t have to be this way.…
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Ten Facts About the Water We Use
Most people have a basic understanding of the importance of water conservation. We’re taught to turn the faucet off while brushing our teeth and not to try…
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Mesquite: Where There’s Smoke
Gary Paul Nabhan is an internationally celebrated nature writer, food and farming activist, and proponent of conserving the links between biodiversity and cultural diversity. He holds the…
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The Man Who Planted Trees Before His Time
Though nature can be a mighty force, it takes great care and a gentle hand to support the growth of the environment–especially trees. Trees are essential for…
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Earth Day Reading: 13 Essential Books
This year, people all around the world are celebrating a milestone—the 50th anniversary of this international day of action for our environment. Why not celebrate Earth Day…
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Becoming Resilient in an Ever-Changing World
There are times in life when we wake up and realize we no longer recognize the world around us. When life throws us such curveballs, being resilient…
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Poplar – The Homemaker
Poplars are some of the fastest-growing trees in the world. They can tolerate the worst conditions and are heavily favored by wildlife. In places where land has…
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Vermicomposting: Why Venture Into It?
If you’re at all in tune to the agricultural news of late, you’re well aware that soil health is in decline all over the world – an…
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Trees: The Fountains of Life
Trees. They are all around us. They come in all sorts of different shapes, sizes, and colors. They each have a unique scent, a unique feel, a…
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Rules for Regenerators: Search Out and Emphasize the Positive
Positive news stories about the state of our environment are few and far between. More common are stories that we’re almost at the point of irreparable damage,…
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Mass Rebellion: When Common Sense Turns Into Rebellion
“Is Common Sense for the 21st Century the best hope we’ve got to prevent human extinction? Yes, I think it is.”— Dr. Alexandra Jellicoe Roger Hallam—leading environmental…
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The Cost of Our Clothes
Clothes cost more than the number on the price tag. Some clothes contain toxic ingredients that are harmful to manufacturers, consumers, and the environment. The textile industry…
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5 Reasons You Should Pick-Your-Own This Summer
Summer is here, and the days of fresh vegetables and local harvests are near. But this doesn’t mean only those with farms and gardens should feel the…
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Minerals in Your Farm’s Water
Minerals from soil and outside water sources find themselves in irrigation systems. When you water your land, these minerals infiltrate the soil and change its composition. Your…
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Doing Well By Doing Good
The list of issues impacting Earth’s rapid decline continues to grow at a highly alarming rate. Environmental concerns are entering the world of politics and business. Our…
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