Sentences with phrase «farming techniques»

As a result, it basically avoids all foods that are readily available to us thanks to modern farming techniques, including grains and legumes.

Many of the smaller farm operators can't afford the expensive certification process, but practice organic farming techniques.

All produce is either grown on site or purchased locally from those who practice sustainable farming techniques.

In addition, more research is necessary to weigh the full life cycle analysis of carbon farming techniques, including considerations of increased land use and compost manufacturing.

There's been a seismic shift from local farmers to large corporations who do not use traditional farming techniques.

Through our training and certification programs, we are promoting farming techniques designed to protect the land for future generations.

It's cultivated using centuries - old farming techniques, where the leaves of the plant are partially covered from sunlight for several days to several weeks prior to harvest.

«While climate challenges pose threats to agricultural productivity, continued innovation and use of advanced farming techniques enable farmers to adapt to the effects of climate change,» he said.

They didn't live with the same depleted soil, same farming techniques, pesticides, hormone - injected livestock, or same water and air quality.

In the long run, organic farming techniques provide a safer, more sustainable environment for everyone.

The report also combined analyses of the nutrition, environmental, and public health benefits of grass - based farming techniques.

I don't think even the highest - yield current large - scale farming techniques will provide enough food, will they?

Ultimately, the study provides supporting evidence for the benefits of conservation farming techniques, suggesting that damaged soil can be repaired over time.

With various farming techniques to choose from, real estate professionals are often overwhelmed when determining which strategy will bring them the most success.

They will learn how sustainable farming techniques can improve lives.

But ecological and organic farming techniques will also prove valuable.

This model aims to use poultry farming techniques as a tool to eradicate child malnutrition while creating jobs and increasing household income for Kenyan women in rural communities.

What began as a small family rice farm using farming techniques ahead of its time, has grown into a mission - driven company which holds itself to a high standard in business, environmental stewardship, and the relationships it has with employees.

Beatrice started fruit tree growing after joining the Kwatanisa Womens Group, a local group in Uganda's Hoima district that aims to empower local women with modern farming techniques for environmental conservation and climate change adaptation.

Old - Fashioned Agricultural Exhibition at Old Sturbridge Village Sept. 13 - 14Cider - making; plowing, cow milking demonstrations; Home Gardening Exhibit Old Sturbridge Village celebrates the coming of fall with an old - fashioned Agricultural Exhibition highlighting heirloom vegetables and historical farming techniques Saturday and Sunday Sept. 13 - 14.

(09/07/2010) Forest carbon payment programs like the proposed reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) mechanism could put pressure on wildlife - friendly farming techniques by increasing the need to intensify agricultural production, warns a paper published this June in Conservation Biology.

We've included small amounts of maca because of these properties and we only use a premium maca that is organically grown in a region totally untouched by modern chemical farming techniques or polluting industrial activity: the pristine Junin valley of the Andes mountains, 14,500 feet above sea level.

Some, like Smithsonian Bird - Friendly, deal exclusively with wildlife - friendly farming techniques while others, such as Rainforest Alliance, incorporate wildlife - friendly criteria along with other types of requirements for certification.

Organic agriculture — identified as a package of intelligent and innovative farming techniques, sustainable and fair food chains based on principles that strengthen small - scale farmers and empower rural economies - are being adopted globally by governments and local authorities, carried out by millions of farmers and supported by a rapidly increasing number of consumers.

Cider - making; plowing, cow milking demonstrations; Home Gardening Exhibit (Sturbridge, Mass.) Sept. 4, 2012 — Old Sturbridge Village celebrates the coming of fall with an old - fashioned Agricultural Exhibition celebrating heirloom vegetables, and historical farming techniques Saturday and Sunday Sept. 15 - 16.

Wineries like Quivira and Frog Leap were profiled as pioneers in biodynamic farming techniques that offers healthier food produced with a dramatically lower environmental footprint.

Yet we know that organic farming techniques increase the water - holding... more

Traditionally used to store rice under the protection of the goddess Dewi Sri, lumbungs are now seldom used because farming techniques have changed.

With newly developed farming techniques and expanded railway networks, however, the final decades of the nineteenth century saw a tremendous boom in the upper Great Plains.

Albert had seen the ravages of the Dustbowl that resulted from poor soil management and shortsighted farming techniques.

Albert had seen the ravages of the Dustbowl that resulted from poor soil management and short - sighted farming techniques.

Celebrating a modern take an on ancient ritual, Sweetened Matcha Green Tea Powder Mix is made with vibrant, whole - leaf Japanese green tea leaves that are traditionally cultivated in Japan using time - honored farming techniques.

- Wild yeast fermented - Petite Sirah from the King Vineyard in Suisun Valley was selected due to its unique terrior and the careful and meticulous farming techniques of the vineyard caretakers.

My sister is the new (er) modern - day farmer, mixing some science and good old passed me down wisdom from older generation farming techniques.

Modern farming techniques bring meat to market faster than ever, but those same methods have robbed meat of its flavor.

Cocoa production is highly labor intensive, and smallholder cocoa farmers face many challenges including severe crop loss due to disease, aging trees, outdated farming techniques, and limited organizational and research support.

«This initiative aimed at improving on the agricultural agenda of the state, getting youths attracted to farming, exposing farmers to modern and mechanised farming techniques and as well increase agricultural productivity», he added.

Grain and other crop producers are in a bind, resorting to a mix of time - tested and cutting - edge farming techniques to grow more with less water.

Some scholars think that Indo - European languages spread with farming techniques from Turkey across Europe and Asia 8,000 — 9,500 years ago.

SURPRISING PARTNERS Ants with ancient farming techniques somehow manage to grow and feed on a surprisingly modern and picky fungus (white mass in the background).