by ddorband | Apr 16, 2012 | Ecology, Food, Intern Blog, Publication, Sustainability
In November of 2011 the world’s population reached 7 billion people and it is predicted to reach 9 billion people by 2050. Here at Nourish the Planet our goal is to “teach the world to feed itself.” However, with such massive population growth this goal can seem quite...
by ddorband | Apr 8, 2012 | Business, Ecology, Intern Blog, Publication
Entrepreneur-a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk of a business or enterprise. Ecopreneur- an entrepreneur that builds the three pillars of sustainability (people, planet, and profit) directly into their business aspirations. So what does it take to...
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...
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