Instead of throwing piles of chemical fertilisers on our fields, there is a new alternative. By Bernard Carey Climate change is now generally an accepted fact…
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How Biochar Could Save Our Farms
An Urban Farm on Every Rooftop Could be our Future
There is a movement underway that may revolutionise farming. Nicole Buckler reports. Currently we think of farming as something farmers do, out in the countryside, in…
Conquering the Untamable – Camel Farming in the Outback
Camel farming in the Outback makes farming in Ireland seem like a breeze. In Australia the desert is big. Very, very big. Many a farmer has…
Farming Prawns in the Desert
Prawn farming: The Mojave Desert in Nevada, USA, is now home to a land-locked prawn farm. Not only is it a desert farm, but it is…
Desert Farming: Making the World’s Sandhills into Farms
Desert Farming: Vertical farms are being built to produce food for urban populations who struggle for space. But now, a new idea has risen: a vertical…