Sentences with phrase «farm by planting»

In today's episode, we meet Prisca Mayende, who ratcheted up yields on her four - acre farm by planting trees.

In this title, create your ideal farm by planting seeds and caring for animals.

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Just by showing photographs of the bees or how we harvest or that we had a devastating winter and it destroyed half our plants, that created an attachment to our farm, which allowed us to capture the price points we needed to create a premium experience.»

Before 2009, there were no solar farms and only a handful of wind and geothermal plants on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

GFI currently focuses primarily on plant - based meat and clean meat because they believe that we can now help animals the most by focusing on farmed animals.106 For this same reason, they hope to do more work with eggs.107 They don't expect to move beyond animal products, since their goal is to help as many animals as possible.108

The sharecropper would clear and farm the land and leave it planted with grass before moving on in search of more land; the campesino's function from the sixties on, then, basically has been that of «increasing the value of land that will later be occupied by the big cattlemen» (Slutsky, 100).

Here is a workable scenario: A corporation owned by both Israeli and Palestinian interests (probably the governments, at least initially) builds one or more very large desalination plants and the necessary pipelines, develops the land to be irrigated, manages the farms on that land, and perhaps develops communities where the farm workers can live.

When this man handed you a pamphlet you took it no matter what the subject: the dangers of atomic power plants, the role played by the International Jewish Cartel in the overthrow of friendly governments, the CIA - Contra - cocaine connection, the farm workers» unions, the Jehovah's Witnesses (If You Can Answer These Ten Questions «Yes,» You Have Been SAVED!)

The Church is a farm or garden which the apostles planted and watered, though the growth was given by God; it is also a building erected by the apostles on the foundation which is Jesus Christ (3:6 - 11).

Yes, it's true that the Standard American diet consists of plenty of factory farmed meat and dairy, but they are definitely not abandoning starchy plant foods like wheat and corn by any means.

Our Community Aid Program has restored thousands of acres of rainforest by farming only with shade grown farms, and planted our own coffee on our own organic farms.

Inspired by what plants can do, Califia Farms crafts delicious, good - for - the - world foods by applying creativity and innovation to nature's bounty.

Leading one of the highest - planted acreages of any AVA, Brannen will oversee the Commission's annual budget to market the Lodi region, facilitate grower education, viticultural research, and expand awareness of the sustainable farming practices of the Lodi Rules ™ — a third - party - certified sustainable winegrowing program started by the Winegrape Commission in 2005.

By 1970, it was farming more than 700 acres of catfish and later that year it opened its first processing plant with a capacity to process 25,000 pounds per week.

By 2000 Pacific Farms scaled back their commercial production (which they hope to restart in the near future), but they still grow plants for customers who want to grow wasabi as a hobby (six live plants for $ 22.95 plus shipping).

By Staci Davidson L << Snyder's - Lance is committed to sustainability, and the company has opened a solar farm adjacent to one of its manufacturing plants to help reduce energy usage.

In 1986 Bob planted his first organic certified crop and was farming the entire farm organically by 1989.

Organic farming puts carbon back into soils by keeping them covered with plants, increasing crop diversity, composting and carefully planned grazing.

She then started «growing fertilizer» by planting avocado trees that provide shade for delicate coffee bushes, organic nutrients for the soil (the fallen leaves that now carpet much of the farm), and extra income for the family when the fruits are in season.

The property, a former dairy farm was totally ravaged by the bushfire, despite the devastation, Paul and Kathy could see great potential as a vineyard site and commenced plantings which has grown to close to 16 hectares today.

Related on Organic Authority Cascadian Farm to Plant 100,000 Acres of Pollinator Habitat by 2020 General Mills and Organic Valley are Increasing U.S. Organic Dairy Production General Mills Will Remove Artificial Colors and Flavors from its Fruit Snacks

Planted in 1970 and farmed ever since by Bunny and Yvonne Peglidis, Kerri describes it with love as a «special site».

Chinese giant New Hope will invest up to $ 500 million in Australian dairy farms and processing plants as part of a deal with ASX - listed Freedom Foods in what could be the first of many deals fuelled by the historic China - Australia free trade agreement.

STRAIGHT FROM THE EARTH by Myra & Marea Goodman Myra and her husband are the founders of Earthbound Farms, and she co-authors this book with her daughter Marea to share how delicious a plant based lifestyle can be.

All of these plants were domesticated by Aboriginal people and these are the plants which offer the most exciting prospects for farming today.»

A research project funded by the European Union found that the diversity of landscape and farming systems was greater in organic farms, regarding land use types, crops, livestock, plantings (hedges, solitary shrubs, trees) and flora.

In contrast, other farming methods try hard to condition the environment of the plants for optimal growing conditions by using a wide range of inputs.

In many cases, heirloom plants do meet the guidelines of the USDA's National Organic Program because they are typically grown by small - scale gardeners who have adopted organic farming practices.

«The actual metrics we're interested in fall into three main categories: The highest - level metrics address the outcomes we want to see in the world: amount of farmed animal suffering prevented, plant - based and clean meats» market shares, number of conventional meat meals offset by plant - based or clean meat, etc..

GFI currently focuses primarily on plant - based meat and clean meat because they believe that we can now help animals the most by focusing on farmed animals.106 For this same reason, they hope to do more work with eggs.107 They don't expect to move beyond animal products, since their goal is to help as many animals as possible.108

Made possible by Stichting RAUM In collaboration with Studio RNDR With support of Seppe Salari - consultant plant physiology WUR, The Association for Vertical Farming & Sander Fraser - 3D modeling.

Profitable farms are regenerating damaged soils and returning function by understanding how plants and soil interact.

Southern Produce packing plants and farms are Davis Fresh audited by NSF International to ensure Good Agricultural Practices (G. A.P.) compliance.

At Clif Bar, the company is tackling the yield gap by investing in plant breeding, contributing to an agriculture fund that helps provide technical assistance to educate growers and investing in infrastructure that will help reduce the distance that organic producers must transport their crops from the farm gate to the aggregator or processor, which is a significantly longer distance than for most conventional producers, Dillion said.

The Lunch Box is proud to support Root 4 Kids, a program created by Annie's in partnership with the National Farm to School Network that asks parents and schools to help one million kids dig and plant veggies through harvest 2011.

I'm so grossed out by factory farming after reading his book, that I find myself happily, fully plant - based.

Molly's Organic Farm by Carol L. Malnor and Trina L. Hunner (Dawn Publications, $ 8.95) follows Molly, a sweet homeless cat, through an organic farm, where she climbs atop a compost pile and creeps through cornstalks and companion plants - like sunflowers and cucumbFarm by Carol L. Malnor and Trina L. Hunner (Dawn Publications, $ 8.95) follows Molly, a sweet homeless cat, through an organic farm, where she climbs atop a compost pile and creeps through cornstalks and companion plants - like sunflowers and cucumbfarm, where she climbs atop a compost pile and creeps through cornstalks and companion plants - like sunflowers and cucumbers.

The group also asks its members to support the inclusion into the House bill of The Healthy School Meals Act (which would require more plant - based meal options in accordance with recommendations made by the American Medical Association and the American Public Health Association) and to provide comments to the House supporting changes to the Farm Bill (in 2012) to increase federal support for local, organic diversified agriculture.

Based on what I'd read in Satter's books and elsewhere, all the elements likely to lead to eventual acceptance of vegetables were in place: we weren't forcing the issue, my son saw enthusiastic vegetable consumption modeled by the rest of us every night, and year after year in the school garden he carefully tended the cucumber or carrot plant (something which farm - to - table groups assure us will create a desire to eat the harvest).

The Southampton Town planning board is expected to issue a decision by Thursday on «Today» show host Matt Lauer's controversial proposal to plant dozens of trees and shrubs at his Water Mill horse farm.

«Agricultural practices» shall mean all activities conducted by a farmer on a farm to produce agricultural products and which are inherent and necessary to the operation of a farm including, but not limited to, the collection, transportation, distribution, storage and land application of animal wastes; storage, transportation and use of equipment for tillage, planting, harvesting, irrigation, fertilization and pesticide application; storage and use of legally permitted fertilizers, limes and pesticides all in accordance with local, state and federal law and regulations and in accordance with manufacturers» instructions and warnings; storage, use and application of animal feed and foodstuffs; construction and use of farm structures and facilities for the storage of animal wastes, farm equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural products and livestock, for the processing of animal wastes and agricultural products, for the sale of agricultural products, and for the use of farm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations; including construction and maintenance of fences and lanes; «Agricultural products» shall mean those products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; «Farm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether for profit or otherwise, of agricultural produfarm to produce agricultural products and which are inherent and necessary to the operation of a farm including, but not limited to, the collection, transportation, distribution, storage and land application of animal wastes; storage, transportation and use of equipment for tillage, planting, harvesting, irrigation, fertilization and pesticide application; storage and use of legally permitted fertilizers, limes and pesticides all in accordance with local, state and federal law and regulations and in accordance with manufacturers» instructions and warnings; storage, use and application of animal feed and foodstuffs; construction and use of farm structures and facilities for the storage of animal wastes, farm equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural products and livestock, for the processing of animal wastes and agricultural products, for the sale of agricultural products, and for the use of farm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations; 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including construction and maintenance of fences and lanes; «Agricultural products» shall mean those products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; «Farm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether for profit or otherwise, of agricultural produfarm structures and facilities for the storage of animal wastes, farm equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural products and livestock, for the processing of animal wastes and agricultural products, for the sale of agricultural products, and for the use of farm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations; including construction and maintenance of fences and lanes; «Agricultural products» shall mean those products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; «Farm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether for profit or otherwise, of agricultural produfarm equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural products and livestock, for the processing of animal wastes and agricultural products, for the sale of agricultural products, and for the use of farm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations; including construction and maintenance of fences and lanes; «Agricultural products» shall mean those products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; «Farm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether for profit or otherwise, of agricultural produfarm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations; including construction and maintenance of fences and lanes; «Agricultural products» shall mean those products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; «Farm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether for profit or otherwise, of agricultural produFarm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether for profit or otherwise, of agricultural products;

New York State Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed expanding the Long Island Pine Barrens by 800 acres around the decommissioned Shoreham nuclear power plant, but did not include saving a site in Mastic where a developer wants to build a solar farm.

Long Island, with a centuries - long history of farming, has undergone an agricultural revolution in just a few decades, sparked in 1973 by a pair of pioneers in planting grapes for fine wine, Louisa and Alex Hargrave.

The Soil Association, which has long been at the head of the British organic movement, was founded in 1946, by a group of farmers, scientists and nutritionists who posited direct connections between farming practice and plant, animal, human and environmental health.

He said the aim of the government is to use the «Planting for Food and Jobs» programme to transform the agricultural sector; and this would be done by increasing productivity of the farm resources centred on small holding activities, to provide job opportunities for the teeming unemployed youth and to provide raw materials for the industrial sector.

We're seeing farms stripped of their productive soils, replaced by concrete and glass structures — not to produce food, but rather plants for Walmart.

This quantity of rice, which is being harvested from a 385 - hectare field in the NNIV, formed the first phase of the project, which was planted in July 2016, by six beneficiary companies including Libga Farms, Banse Farms, M - galant Farms, Emtrade Farms, Ask / Dramani Farms and Satco Farms.

By Marie Rohde The Pabst Farms developer slashed its property tax bill this year by planting crops on 145 acres planned for commercial development, despite restrictions banning farminBy Marie Rohde The Pabst Farms developer slashed its property tax bill this year by planting crops on 145 acres planned for commercial development, despite restrictions banning farminby planting crops on 145 acres planned for commercial development, despite restrictions banning farming.

Rules limiting nutrient runoff from farms and wastewater treatment plants helped to decrease nitrogen concentrations in the bay by 23 percent since 1984.

However, he said, the Farm Bureau does recognize that a cap - and - trade system can offer benefits to growers, who sequester carbon by planting crops and trees.