ONFARM Support 's Entries

• 15 Feb 2023
  The Carbonism Cult

  ONFARM, 15/12/2023 When you take a high-level look at the environmental/consumer/farmer matrix it looks as if there is a small minority of so-called environmentalists who are exceptionally well resourced and organised on one side, and on the other side w... read more

  512 | Posted by ONFARM Support
• The Carbonism Cult

  ONFARM, 15/12/2023 When you take a high-level look at the environmental/consumer/farmer matrix it looks as if there is a small minority of so-called environmentalists who are exceptionally well resourced and organised on one side, and on the other side w... read more

  512 Posted by ONFARM Support
• 03 Feb 2023
  WILL A PLANT BASED DIET DESTROY THE WORLD?

  Since the 1950s, agricultural projects have grown exponentially. Chemical fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation are now commonplace in industrial farming; enormous tracts of land from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands acres can be seen blanketed wit... read more

  189 | Posted by ONFARM Support
• WILL A PLANT BASED DIET DESTROY THE WORLD?

  Since the 1950s, agricultural projects have grown exponentially. Chemical fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation are now commonplace in industrial farming; enormous tracts of land from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands acres can be seen blanketed wit... read more

  189 Posted by ONFARM Support
• 28 May 2022
  The Prison Garden Empowering Women to Pursue Growth

  Behind a women’s prison facility in Atlanta, there’s a garden about a quarter of an acre in size. Despite its small area, it produces plenty of blackberries, tomatoes, peppers and more—enough to feed the women growing the food, as well as a nearby communi... read more

  187 | Published by Modern Farmer
• The Prison Garden Empowering Women to Pursue Growth

  Behind a women’s prison facility in Atlanta, there’s a garden about a quarter of an acre in size. Despite its small area, it produces plenty of blackberries, tomatoes, peppers and more—enough to feed the women growing the food, as well as a nearby communi... read more

  187 Published by Modern Farmer
• 25 May 2022
  How More Than a Century of Antarctic Agriculture Is Helping Scientists Grow Food in Space

  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Figuring out how to feed people in space is a major part of a larger effort to demonstrate the viability of long-term human habitation of extrat... read more

  241 | Published by Modern Farmer
• How More Than a Century of Antarctic Agriculture Is Helping Scientists Grow Food in Space

  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Figuring out how to feed people in space is a major part of a larger effort to demonstrate the viability of long-term human habitation of extrat... read more

  241 Published by Modern Farmer
• 24 May 2022
  These Farmers and Ranchers Turn Trash Into Treasure

  A ranch in Montana is an odd place to find a big, old street sweeper brush, but the bison appear to love it. Yes, we’re talking about those brushes that street sweeper trucks use to push trash around while requiring city dwellers to move their cars. Appar... read more

  270 | Published by Modern Farmer
• These Farmers and Ranchers Turn Trash Into Treasure

  A ranch in Montana is an odd place to find a big, old street sweeper brush, but the bison appear to love it. Yes, we’re talking about those brushes that street sweeper trucks use to push trash around while requiring city dwellers to move their cars. Appar... read more

  270 Published by Modern Farmer
• 22 May 2022
  How Saving Seeds Is Helping This Modern Farmer Reconnect With Her Roots

  When Tiffany Traverse thinks about growing and eating the same food that her ancestors ate, she gets excited. “I want others to feel that way, too! We should all be able to feel that connection to place and food,” says the Indigenous farmer. Traverse and ... read more

  358 | Published by Modern Farmer
• How Saving Seeds Is Helping This Modern Farmer Reconnect With Her Roots

  When Tiffany Traverse thinks about growing and eating the same food that her ancestors ate, she gets excited. “I want others to feel that way, too! We should all be able to feel that connection to place and food,” says the Indigenous farmer. Traverse and ... read more

  358 Published by Modern Farmer
• 17 May 2022
  Can Biodigesters Save America’s Small Dairy Farms?

  Small dairy farms in Vermont teeter chronically on the brink of insolvency. Nearly half of Vermont’s dairies have gone out of business in the past 10 years, primarily small farms. Things got even worse during the pandemic, with volatile prices and supply ... read more

  195 | Published by Modern Farmer
• Can Biodigesters Save America’s Small Dairy Farms?

  Small dairy farms in Vermont teeter chronically on the brink of insolvency. Nearly half of Vermont’s dairies have gone out of business in the past 10 years, primarily small farms. Things got even worse during the pandemic, with volatile prices and supply ... read more

  195 Published by Modern Farmer
• 16 May 2022
  Meet the Modern Farmer Saving Turkey’s Heirloom Seeds

  When Mehmet Öztan moved to the US in 2006, he never imagined he’d one day become a seed farmer in West Virginia or that he would become the caretaker of one of the largest collections of Turkish seeds in the country. Öztan originally came to the United St... read more

  161 | Published by Modern Farmer
• Meet the Modern Farmer Saving Turkey’s Heirloom Seeds

  When Mehmet Öztan moved to the US in 2006, he never imagined he’d one day become a seed farmer in West Virginia or that he would become the caretaker of one of the largest collections of Turkish seeds in the country. Öztan originally came to the United St... read more

  161 Published by Modern Farmer
• 16 May 2022
  To Meet the Demand for Organic Crops, We Need to Produce More Organic Seed

  Twenty-two years ago, when the US Department of Agriculture finalized the standards for its National Organic Program, produce breeders went back to the drawing board. There was little organically grown seed available for farmers to purchase or for breeder... read more

  256 | Published by Modern Farmer
• To Meet the Demand for Organic Crops, We Need to Produce More Organic Seed

  Twenty-two years ago, when the US Department of Agriculture finalized the standards for its National Organic Program, produce breeders went back to the drawing board. There was little organically grown seed available for farmers to purchase or for breeder... read more

  256 Published by Modern Farmer
• 16 May 2022
  How to Graft a Tree Using the ‘Whip and Tongue’ Method

  Spring has sprung and that’s good news for gardeners who’ve been eager to dig into the soil once again. If you’re one of the few who’s added fruit trees to your crop list, there’s one practice you may want to think about integrating this season: grafting.... read more

  410 | Published by Modern Farmer
• How to Graft a Tree Using the ‘Whip and Tongue’ Method

  Spring has sprung and that’s good news for gardeners who’ve been eager to dig into the soil once again. If you’re one of the few who’s added fruit trees to your crop list, there’s one practice you may want to think about integrating this season: grafting.... read more

  410 Published by Modern Farmer
• 16 May 2022
  Vineyards Grapple With How to Best Keep Their Workers Safe

  Shannon Donnell remembers a time, just five years ago, when she didn’t see a wildfire break out until late November—well after wine grapes in Sonoma County, California had been fully harvested. Now, Donnell says that wildfires start up right at the beginn... read more

  230 | Published by Modern Farmer
• Vineyards Grapple With How to Best Keep Their Workers Safe

  Shannon Donnell remembers a time, just five years ago, when she didn’t see a wildfire break out until late November—well after wine grapes in Sonoma County, California had been fully harvested. Now, Donnell says that wildfires start up right at the beginn... read more

  230 Published by Modern Farmer
• 16 May 2022
  What Can Be Done About the Phosphorus Crisis?

  When it comes to growing crops, fertilizer is a vital component. And when it comes to making fertilizer, phosphorus—a mineral crucial to living organisms—is often a key ingredient.  So what happens to the agriculture industry if phosphorus, of which stock... read more

  203 | Published by Modern Farmer
• What Can Be Done About the Phosphorus Crisis?

  When it comes to growing crops, fertilizer is a vital component. And when it comes to making fertilizer, phosphorus—a mineral crucial to living organisms—is often a key ingredient.  So what happens to the agriculture industry if phosphorus, of which stock... read more

  203 Published by Modern Farmer
• 16 May 2022
  Rescued Ducks Play a Vital Role on This Vegan Farm

  In the Green Mountains of northern Vermont, a plot of nearly 1,300 acres is home to an abundance of flora and fauna, a flock of ducks and two farmers: Melissa Hoffman and Shawn Smith. The ducks at Sho Farm and Sanctuary are not being raised to be slaughte... read more

  228 | Published by Modern Farmer
• Rescued Ducks Play a Vital Role on This Vegan Farm

  In the Green Mountains of northern Vermont, a plot of nearly 1,300 acres is home to an abundance of flora and fauna, a flock of ducks and two farmers: Melissa Hoffman and Shawn Smith. The ducks at Sho Farm and Sanctuary are not being raised to be slaughte... read more

  228 Published by Modern Farmer
• 16 May 2022
  How the Bird Flu Outbreak Is Affecting Backyard Egg Sellers

  First, you have to contain your birds. Keep them inside the coop or a run, although they won’t like that. Then, focus on yourself and what you’re wearing. Have a boot wash station, a change of gloves, maybe a set of coveralls just for the hen house. Keep ... read more

  193 | Published by Modern Farmer
• How the Bird Flu Outbreak Is Affecting Backyard Egg Sellers

  First, you have to contain your birds. Keep them inside the coop or a run, although they won’t like that. Then, focus on yourself and what you’re wearing. Have a boot wash station, a change of gloves, maybe a set of coveralls just for the hen house. Keep ... read more

  193 Published by Modern Farmer
• 16 May 2022
  USDA Renews People’s Garden with New Locations

  Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack officially reopened the first People’s Garden on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Situated centrally, the garden benefits from foot traffic from people heading to the Smithsonian, and it draws a lot of atte... read more

  205 | Published by Modern Farmer
• USDA Renews People’s Garden with New Locations

  Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack officially reopened the first People’s Garden on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Situated centrally, the garden benefits from foot traffic from people heading to the Smithsonian, and it draws a lot of atte... read more

  205 Published by Modern Farmer
• 16 May 2022
  The Lasting Legacy of the First Farmland Preservation Program

  Drive through New York’s western Long Island on any given afternoon—particularly as rush hour approaches—and you’ll be moved not by the idyllic rolling hills of verdant farmland but, rather, by the throb of traffic on the LIE (local parlance for the ever-... read more

  207 | Published by Modern Farmer
• The Lasting Legacy of the First Farmland Preservation Program

  Drive through New York’s western Long Island on any given afternoon—particularly as rush hour approaches—and you’ll be moved not by the idyllic rolling hills of verdant farmland but, rather, by the throb of traffic on the LIE (local parlance for the ever-... read more

  207 Published by Modern Farmer
• 16 May 2022
  Measuring the True Amount of Food Loss on Farms

  There are three categories for produce: marketable; edible but not marketable; and inedible. The first category is great, and it’s what every grower strives for. That’s the perfect apple or great-looking squash that comes out of harvest, meeting the highe... read more

  223 | Published by Modern Farmer
• Measuring the True Amount of Food Loss on Farms

  There are three categories for produce: marketable; edible but not marketable; and inedible. The first category is great, and it’s what every grower strives for. That’s the perfect apple or great-looking squash that comes out of harvest, meeting the highe... read more

  223 Published by Modern Farmer
• 23 Mar 2022
  Solar-Driven System Could Produce Electricity and Water in Desert Regions

  Scientists in Saudi Arabia have developed and piloted what could be a useful tool to help curb food insecurity in regions facing water accessibility issues.   The technology, called WEC2P, is a green energy system that uses solar panels to suck up moistur... read more

  219 | Published by Modern Farmer
• Solar-Driven System Could Produce Electricity and Water in Desert Regions

  Scientists in Saudi Arabia have developed and piloted what could be a useful tool to help curb food insecurity in regions facing water accessibility issues.   The technology, called WEC2P, is a green energy system that uses solar panels to suck up moistur... read more

  219 Published by Modern Farmer
• 19 Mar 2022
  Harnessing the Benefits of Wild Birds On Farms

  A study conducted by the University of California Davis found that keeping natural habitats surrounding farmland intact can reduce the spread of pathogens and damage from wild birds to crops. The experiment, published last month in the Journal of Applied ... read more

  190 | Published by Modern Farmer
• Harnessing the Benefits of Wild Birds On Farms

  A study conducted by the University of California Davis found that keeping natural habitats surrounding farmland intact can reduce the spread of pathogens and damage from wild birds to crops. The experiment, published last month in the Journal of Applied ... read more

  190 Published by Modern Farmer
• 18 Mar 2022
  Banana Paper Could Help Fight a Common Potato Pest

  For a potato farmer, there are few moments as discouraging as a run-in with the potato cyst nematode, which causes yellowing leaves and stunted spuds to be covered in legions. The pest has been identified in 58 countries, where it has seeped into the soil... read more

  230 | Published by Modern Farmer
• Banana Paper Could Help Fight a Common Potato Pest

  For a potato farmer, there are few moments as discouraging as a run-in with the potato cyst nematode, which causes yellowing leaves and stunted spuds to be covered in legions. The pest has been identified in 58 countries, where it has seeped into the soil... read more

  230 Published by Modern Farmer