Sentences with phrase «from planting a tree»

Gary Ruvkun's career has meandered from planting trees to studying aging in worms.

Her tireless commitment to humanity was evident in everything she did — from planting trees and listening to women in refugee camps to amplifying the voices of the disempowered to leaders and decision makers around the globe.

From planting trees in Texas, to using only wind - powered energy to make our foods, we like to think that every day is Earth Day at Freshpet.

From planting trees in Texas, to using only wind - powered energy to make our foods, we like to think that every day is Earth Day at Freshpet Read More»

Unfortunately, we were met by torrential rains but that did not stop us from planting those trees in the mountain.

In March, 875 farmers received more than $ 100,000 in payment from the sale of carbon certificates, enabling them to earn an income from planting trees.

Not exact matches

At the beginning of March, toy manufacturer Lego announced it would make some of its pieces, including leaves, bushes and trees, from sustainable, plant - based plastic.

When you want to keep away from your device, plant a virtual tree with Forest.

Plus, Forest allows you to convert points you earn from avoiding your phone into real trees planted on Earth, via donations from Forest to Trees for the Futrees planted on Earth, via donations from Forest to Trees for the FuTrees for the Future.

From an environmental standpoint, bamboo is preferable to other types of wood because bamboo can be harvested every three to five years without damaging the plant compared to 30 to 50 years for a typical tree.

Later in the day, the two leaders planted a commemorative pine tree, using soil and water from mountains and rivers in their respective countries, according to a statement from South Korea's presidential Blue House.

Farmers are also more likely to use cuttings from their existing trees to plant new ones, which could facilitate the spread of diseases such as swollen shoot virus.

I want to be a long - dead American guy who planted trees that someone will make guitars from in the future.»

Their handcrafted ukuleles are made from koa trees, a plant indigenous to Hawaii, and because of the products» meticulous construction, the brand is widely considered the «Cadillac of ukuleles,» Joe tells CNBC Make It.

When they open in early 2018, the spheres will be packed with a plant collection worthy of top - notch conservatories, allowing Amazon employees to amble through tree canopies three stories off the ground, meet with colleagues in rooms with walls made from vines and eat kale Caesar salads next to an indoor creek.

Whenever we have big down days and it seems like the bull market is on its last legs, I remind myself of this line from Martin Luther King: «Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.»

Hanging out after the planting of a tree in honor of Arbor Day are the grandchildren of Woman's Club of Aransas Pass President Dianne Brown, from left, Ethan Phillip Villarreal and his sister McKenna Villarrea; and friend Marshaun McFarland.

Hanging out after the planting of a tree in honor of Arbor Day are the grandchildren of Woman's Club of Aransas Pass President Dianne Brown, from left, Ethan Phillip Villarreal and his sister McKen

First, he would have to have existed, then be reborn as a human, then killed as a human to pay some ransom price he set on our heads for the sin of eating his fruit from the tree he happened to plant right next to the hungry humans he just made.

You say the Bible is full of fairy tales and fables, yet you believe all life forms including plants, trees, insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals evolved from one species into another — As if evolution isn't the biggest fairytale of them all.

And with the Sun continuously expanding and contributions of green house gases from volcanoes, African termites, cows and decaying trees / plants / insects / animals, there may not be anything we can do about it even if there is an effect.

You say the Bible is full of fairytales and fables, yet you believe all life forms including plants, trees, insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals evolved from one species into another — As if evolution isn't the biggest fairytale of them all.

ALLAH created the sun and moon, the sky and cloud that shower the earth and from under the earth ALLAH brings out trees and plants which feed lives.

I also remember discovering during one Easter vigil the almost physical distress of some Eastern Rite Palestinians among us who, as refugees driven from their homeland, were affronted by our incessant imagery of the people of Israel despoiling the Egyptians, and seizing vines and trees they never planted and cisterns others had dug.

Trees and other plants absorb minerals from the soil with great efficiency.

We then picked up a $ 100 olive tree from a local farm and planted that in the front yard.

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Aside from internal efforts to reduce, Alter Eco works closely with PUR Projet and our farmers to plant trees for the amount of CO2 we produce.

Chocolate comes from a plant known as the cocoa tree, or Theobroma cacao.

We are specialist in the production and marketing of products from the moringa plant (moringa oleifera) and the baobab tree in powder and essential oil, serving both end users as well as resellers and manufacturers.

Because the female mulberry trees produce huge amounts of fruit that stain everything they touch, most people plant the male trees, the so - called fruitless mulberries that are grown from cuttings, or clones.

In 1833, Judge Henry Perrine planted the first avocado tree in Florida, while in 1871 in California, the first successful introduction of avocado trees was planted by Judge R. B. Ord of Santa Barbara, who secured the trees from Mexico in 1871.

chiltepíns planted in the open, without nurse trees, usually die from the effects of direct solar radiation.

The plant has aerial roots, so it is usually grown on trees or poles, where it is propagated from stem cuttings.

Climate - smart agriculture promotes a number of water conservation practices, such as planting a buffer of trees and bushes along streams and rivers to prevent erosion and contamination from crop runoff.

For suppliers of agricultural commodities, that can include a range of practices from agroforestry, planting trees and maintaining forest buffer zones to reducing pesticide use, conserving water and soil and protecting wildlife.

Manufacturers make it from plants such as birch and other hard wood trees and fibrous vegetation.

Steve Lohr, who helped his father, Jerry — the «J» in J. Lohr — plant the family vineyards when he was 10 years old, speaks proudly of his dad's decision to leave the oak trees on the vast tracts of property that make up J. Lohr Vineyards, rather than squeezing every last dollar from the ground.

Manuka honey comes from tea tree plants, in particular Leptospermum polygalifolium in Australia and Leptospermum scoparium in New Zealand.

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Aduna Moringa is a 100 % organic green superfood made from the naturally dried leaf of the Moringa tree, one of the most nutrient - dense plants on the planet.

And in the rush to increase production, it caused a shift from traditional, sustainable coffee growing methods (with coffee plants grown in the shade of diverse native trees) to intense monocultures that require large inputs of fertilizer and pesticides which bring about a loss in biodiversity and quickly deplete the land.

Cellulose is a sustainable, renewable ingredient derived from plants, trees and vegetable matter.

The trade balance for the Brazilian planted tree industry surpassed US$ 5.5 billion from January to September of 2017, a growth of 12.1 % compared to the same period of 2016.

The same plants I recognized from my days at Noma and in Copenhagen, like the bolted vegetable flowers, the chickweed, and the Norway spruce tree.

They are also looking for further incentives to encourage farmers to plant more trees, including developing a system that would allow coffee companies to buy carbon from farmers along with their coffee beans.

You need to eat a coconut fresh off the tree to benefit from plant enzymes.

This is understandable considering that coffee plants can range from small shrubs to tall trees, with leaves from 1 to 40 centimeters in size, and from purple or yellow, to the predominant dark green, in color.

From sourcing organic products, to obtaining fair trade certification, to greening our facilities and operations, to funding tree planting at schools in our local community, we are constantly seeking ways to better protect our environment and ensure a better quality of life for employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

«We borrowed a lot of money to plant trees for the cannery and then we have the rug pulled from underneath us.