Gold River Discovery Center
This is the first solar powered computerized garden in the nation. It has a 300 gallon rain catchment system, two pumps, drips, twelve grow bins, two 40 gallon reservoirs and worm castings for media. The computer measures the soil moisture and waters the garden. The system is used as a STEM learning lab.
Eco Bro Speaks
What’s Growing On! It is my belief that a healthy community is one that meets the basic needs of all residents. It ensures quality and substainability of the environment, provides adequate levels of economic and social development while assuring social relationships that are respected and supported. Over the past two years we have witnessed the…
From Kellogg’s to Unilever, a quiet revolution in sustainable farming
Randy Miller farms about 1,000 acres of corn, soybeans and hay in Iowa’s corn belt, where this time of year shoulder-high plants stretch for hundreds of miles. Here, and for a huge swath of the Midwest from Nebraska to Ohio, generation after generation of farmers have provided the row crops that are staples of the…
Scientists call for increased federal investment in sustainable agriculture
Based on a new analysis of federal funding from the US Department of Agriculture, researchers say there is an urgent need for increased investment in research and development aimed at making sustainable food production more effective. The article published in Environmental Science & Policy has been selected for the Elsevier Atlas Award of June 2016.…