by ddorband | Apr 3, 2012 | Business, Ecology, Food, Gardening, Sustainability, Urban Farming, Webinar
OK, I’m not a farmer. What do you mean start farming? I live in the city. I don’t know anything about farming. Get my hands dirty? Nourish the Planet is starting the spring out with an exciting FREE Webinar on Urban Farming. That’s right farming...
by ddorband | Mar 11, 2012 | Ecology, Food, Gardening, Intern Blog, Publication, Sustainability
Ruth Stout was an eccentric and revolutionary gardener who came up with what has since been called the Ruth Stout Method. This method involves an intensive deep mulch system that uses no chemicals and requires very little work. Born in 1884, she didn’t even begin...
by ddorband | Mar 6, 2012 | Ecology, Publication, Staff Blog
Check out this really cool story about a Russian scientific team drilling into an underground lake in Antarctica. The lake has been underground and isolated from the rest of the world for over 20 million years. The team is hoping to see if there could be unique...
by ddorband | Feb 12, 2012 | Aquaculture, Ecology, Food, Intern Blog, Publication, Sustainability
Veta La Palma is a fish farm located in Spain and is, in my opinion, the best example of fish farming and perhaps sustainable food production in the world. Its been described as a farm that doesnt feed its animals, measures its success by the health of its predators...
by ddorband | Feb 9, 2012 | Ecology, Intern Blog, Publication, Sustainability
To follow up on the blog that Rachel wrote on invasive species, here is a blog about another invasive species that has made its home in the Gulf of Mexico. A new invasive species is making headlines and causing a stir in the already unstable region of the Gulf of...
by ddorband | Dec 29, 2011 | Business, Ecology, Intern Blog
Here’s a blog written by one our interns, Allison Baxter, reflecting on the work being done here at Nourish the Planet: Every day something new is happening. Progress is made, knowledge is gained, and growth is accomplished. Whether it’s in the...
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