I am inherently impulsive. When I want something, I throw myself into it wholeheartedly and sometimes without proper preparation. Not this time, folks!
Some months ago, I voiced my desire to start a farm. I made outlines, plans, strategies, and more. Interviewed folks, spoke with people who made big transitions in their lives, bugged the farmers in my family and more. And then realized that all this was still not enough preparation. I know how to garden, how to raise enough food to feed a small family on a very small plot of land in the right seasons according to charts found on Google. These skills are good, I’m not going to knock them, and I’ve honed them well. I’m proud to say I am confident that I could be successful in the urban gardening community. But, that’s not farming on the scale of my dreams.


THE World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Agritex, has bolstered the resilience capacity of smallholder farmers through cultivation of drought-tolerant small grains.
Agri-Seeds sales representative, Tatenda Watambwa shares some key information in farming sorghum at the WFP-FAO-Agritex field day in Mudzi recently
Farmers in Mudzi and Rushinga were this year assisted under the Zero Hunger Small Grain Production Project, which helped reduce potential negative effects of the drought and build resilience by improving food production and marketing opportunities.
“The 2016 project is supporting 5 389 farmers in Mudzi and Rushinga district. We have partnered with FAO and Agritex to ensure the project’s objective of increasing production and productivity is achieved”, WFP emergency co-ordinator, Jens Nylund, said.
WFP has been supporting smallholder farmers with inputs since 2014.
FAO supported training for Agritex ward-based extension workers and lead farmers on the production, processing, use and marketing of small grains and legumes.
Speaking at a field day in Mudzi on Wednesday, one of the beneficiaries, Christine Bandera said: “Last season, before the partnership, I harvested three bags of sorghum, but with the private sector’s intervention I’m seeing myself harvesting more than 40 bags of sorghum this season.”
Farmers were taught good agriculture practices (Gap) focusing on conservation agriculture and farming as a business.


Goddess Herbal Tisane
Supports female health fertility & healthy pregnancy.
Raspberry Leaf tea is known as woman’s best friend. Raspberry Leaf teas can be beneficial for a range of female health issues from menstrual discomfort and PMS to supporting fertility, healthy pregnancy, nursing, and beyond. Raspberry Leaf nourishes and tones reproductive organs in women as well as men.
The blenders hand harvest these Raspberry Leaves from wild wooded areas near their farm in Lookout, Wisconsin. We believe these wild plants are more medicinally potent than the cultivated alternative.
Nettles, Milky Oats and Beet Root boost the mineral and medicinal properties of this tea while Apple pieces and Chocolate Mint round out the flavor and make Goddess one of our tastiest blends. Drink daily or sporadically, depending on your needs.
Ingredients: raspberry leaf, milky oats, apple, chocolate mint, beet root, nettle
Goddess is a naturally caffeine-free herbal tisane.
About Sacred Blossom Farm:
Nearly all the herbs in these living herbal teas are grown on their small, pesticide-free polyculture farm, or wild harvested in Mondovi, Wisconsin. They use regenerative growing practices and process the herbs on-site to preserve their freshness, flavor, and medicinal constituents.
- Small: approximately .2 ounces/8 grams - makes about 4 cups of hot tea
- Medium: approximately .6 ounces/17 grams - makes about 8 or 9 cups of hot tea
- Large: approximately 1 ounce/27 grams - makes about 12 to 15 cups of hot tea
- Extra Large: approximately 2 ounces/54+ grams - makes about 24 to 30 cups of hot tea
Vendor: Sacred Blossom Farm in Mondovi, Wisconsin


our bees and honey
Our bees are an important part of our farm. They pollinate our fruits, vegetables and trees.
Our honey is 100% raw – from the hive to the bottle. Never heated.
Raw honey is honey that has not been heated, pasteurized or processed in any way.
The differences between raw and pasteurized honey are substantial.
Raw honey is an alkaline-forming food that contains natural vitamins,
enzymes, powerful antioxidants and other important natural nutrients.
These are the very nutrients that are destroyed during the heating and pasteurization process.
In fact, pasteurized honey is equivalent to and just as unhealthy as eating refined sugar.
We believe in sustainability across our entire farm, and the health of our bees is the most important factor for us.
If we have a great season and they have a surplus only then do we harvest honey.
The bees need at least 50 pounds of their own honey to survive the winter. We try to leave them more than that just to be sure!
For this reason we cannot guaranty honey every year, or the amount we will be able to sell.


I love growing my own food. There's just something extra satisfying about bringing something out of your yard and putting it on your table. Gardening is not easy, but it's every bit worth the effort. At our old house we had tons of room for a garden. But after moving to a subdivision we now have more "house space," but less "yard space."
For the past few years I've been growing veggies in containers which was effective, but not what I really wanted to do. Then a couple of weeks ago my sweet hubby came home with the materials to build me a nice sized garden. This little momma was happy!
I decided to plant the things we use most often and can grow well in our time zone. Since I started a little late in the season I couldn't really start seeds indoors so I asked around and researched online. I ended up getting the Miracle-Gro Gro-ables Kit with 8 Seed Pods. What I like is that these little babies are guaranteed to grow. That's right. If they don't grow I get my money back. I never got my money back on those little seed packets I used to buy at the dollar store that didn't grow a single thing.
It's so simple to plant them there's really no way you can screw them up. I like that.
All you do is remove the paper lid, press it down into soil that it's even with the top layer, water it daily and watch it grow. They're perfect for pot planting also if you don't have room for a bigger garden.
I'm really excited and so are the kids. I picked the perfect time to plant them because it's been raining everyday for the past few days. I'll keep you posted on how it goes.
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WINNER: WWF & M&S
PROJECT: Working together to deliver more sustainable cotton in India
Cotton represents nearly half the fibre used to make clothes and other textiles worldwide. That’s why WWF and M&S have been working on sustainable cotton since 2007, supporting farmers to produce cotton that uses less water and chemicals and is therefore better for the health of farming communities and the environment. Ten years on, the project now covers more than 15,000 hectares with an annual yield of more than 40,000 metric tonnes of BCI seed cotton. The focus now is on ensuring the project can be self-sustaining for the long term.


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I’ve been thinking recently about my soil and about the slugs. I am starting to think that the problem with my garden may not be so much about the slugs but about the soil. the above picture is of some Sweet William plants which I planted out in the autumn. Some have been eaten by slugs, but even those that haven’t have just sat there and put on very little growth. If the soil was more crumbly and ‘friable’ I can’t help thinking that the roots would have been able to grow further and take more nutrients from the soil. The larger healthier plants would have been less suceptible to slug attack.
As you can see above when I first planted the Sweet Williams the soil was much more crumbly (although the young plant was still pretty nibbled). Over the course of the winter though all of the tiny particles of clay have clumped together to make a dense, inpenetrable substrate with little space for air.
Ironically the benefits of adding a thick mulch to the soil seems to be outweighed by the hospitable home that it makes for slugs, allowing them to spend the day resting close to the unhappy plants that they spend their nights munching.
In the foreground you can see the deep bed in which the Sweet Williams are planted. They are to left. Adjacent to this plot you can see one in which I have worked lots of compost into the top few inches of soil and top dressed it with coir. I have planted my Red Duke garlic and sown mixed salads and greens. I am hoping that this more friable surface will allow the seedlings to ‘get away’ before they are completely annihilated before the resident moluscs. We shall see.


The Collaborative Power of Harvest Nation
In this 5th series of Ecolution, we have been talking with Dani Pieratos about the aeroponic farming of the Native women-led Harvest Nation:
Our aeroponic farming system is designed to grow food in 90 percent less space as regular soil farming, with 90 percent less water and nutrients.
Grow lights have become more financially viable and sustainable, thanks to LED full-spectrum innovations in China five years ago; halogens are more of an energy drainer.
We will work with the efficient micro-grid shipping containers of Box Power.
We had fun working on design with a student-run team from the University of Minnesota that helps startups with technical assistance, marketing, and engineering. They took our prototype model of bins and applied a new vision that enables us to have modular grow bags for different crop sizes and varieties.
We toured Lettuce Abound in St. Cloud. I am kind of a hippy, so this is when I got on board. I was expecting to see a less lively farming environment, but with the ventilation there, plants moved as if they were in natural wind. It smelled so fresh and real, despite not being in soil. I realized Harvest Nation could smell and feel like a real farm.
The growing method reduces the risks of listeria, salmonella, and other contamination. We use a reverse-osmosis filter to purify and recycle water in the system. No fears of bugs and droughts.
Ideally someday we can afford our own nitrate generator to feed the plants, since buying those nutrients is spendy.
Defining -Ponic Farming
Melissa Trent, of Pillsbury United Communities, defines the difference between aquaponic, hydroponic, and aeroponic growing:
Put simply, the difference is the medium in which plants are grown and the way in which water and nutrients are delivered to the plant.
To break this down a little further: All plants require macro nutrients, micronutrients (trace minerals), water, and sunlight for growth. Each of these growing methods deliver those inputs in different ways.
- Aquaponics utilize fish waste as a plant nutrient source, delivering circulated water directly to the roots, 24/7;
- Hydroponics typically uses circulated water to deliver calculated nutrient solutions continuously, (or in the case of our indoor-hydroponic freight farm, water and nutrient solutions are delivered to the root systems at specific times during the day, and are controlled by a timer);
- Aeroponics use misting technology to deliver precisely calculated nutrients to the root system at specific intervals throughout the day.
In aquaponic growing, plants are grown without soil and fish waste is cycled through the system to provide essential nutrients for plant growth. Hydroponic and aeroponic growers utilize nutrient solutions, commonly sold on the market as “Nutrient A and B” (containing both macro and micronutrients) to provide essential plant nutrients to the water system.
Aeroponics does not use a plant growth medium. The roots are exposed to the air, giving the advantage of constant contact with O2, allowing the root zone to develop rapidly and giving plants a jump-start.
Aquaculture Industry Study
A new three-year, $250,000 project led by the University of Minnesota Sea Grant program seeks to determine the potential for a sustainable food-fish aquaculture industry in Minnesota.
“Potential food-fish farmers planning to enter the industry are interested in credible data that will help them decide which production strategies and species are best suited for profitability,” said Amy Schrank, project lead and University of Minnesota Sea Grant fisheries and aquaculture extension educator.
When Big is Not Better
Minnesota pushes to help smaller processing plants
In the wake of the problems caused by the processing plant closures last year, one idea has become increasingly popular: expanding the number and size of smaller meat processing operations to reduce the state’s reliance on big plants, particularly in the hog industry — 10 plants take roughly 85 percent of the pigs raised in Minnesota today.


The National Resistance Army (NRA) war veterans in Hoima District have sought the intervention of the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs pertaining to the land conflict in Bulindi Town Council, Hoima District.
The Chairman Hoima District Civilian War Veterans, Mr Joseph Isiimbwa Karugaba Apuuli, says the veterans accuse the National Forestry Authority (NFA) and residents of Bulindi of allegedly grabbing and encroaching on the veterans’ six square mile-piece of land.
He says the land in dispute was given to the veterans by the Queen of England though some area politicians purportedly claim that it belongs to the local community there.
The Hoima Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Mr Emmy Kateera Turyabagyenyi, says before, he was misinformed that the land did not belong to the veterans but later realised that they were the proprietors.
He says the government is committed to solving the dispute by opening the boundaries of the land for which the NFA claims to have a title.
However, the RDC discloses that there are some politicians working to fail the exercise.
Mr Turyabagyenyi adds that government provided the veterans with Shs34m that they used to plant 100 acres of maize on the same piece of land for food security and they have already established a maize mill to add value to their output, enhance production and eke out a living.
This land dispute has coerced the veterans to seek the intervention of the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs that saw Ms Huda Abason Oleru, the Minister of State for Defence and Veteran Affairs in charge of Veterans, to come to the ground.
Following her visit to the locus, the minister says it has been resolved that the NFA opens and clearly shows its boundaries so that the matter can be handled justly.
Ms Oleru reveals that government plans to support veterans subscribing to the 22 registered SACCOs in 22 districts with seeds, herbicides and fertilisers.
These will be used in growing soya bean, maize and sorghum to help the veterans relatively eradicate poverty amongst themselves.
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The influence of the cultivation time (spring-summer and autumn) and the kind of cultivation (on rockwool and peat) on the fertility of pollen coming from three successive trusses were studied for six different pepino clones. The fertility was defined in vitro as the capacity of pollen for germinating. The average capacity of pollen germination ranged in the studied clones from 10 to 15%. These clones displayed the highest pollen fertility in an autumn cultivation, comparing to a spring-summer one. Higher rate of pollen fertility was observed during a springsummer cultivation on first trusses in most of the clones studied. The pollen of all plants grown on rockwool was more fertile, comparing to the cultivation on peat substrate. High differences in pollen fertility of the clones were obtained.
Key words: clone, cultivation time, rockwool, peat


The Palinoia Coffee Difference
Palinoia Coffee is dedicated to producing the healthiest coffee in the world. There is a lot that people do not know about the potential risks of most of the coffee produced also the unknown huge health benefits of coffee.
In the western world, most of our daily antioxidant intake comes from coffee. There are over 19,000 studies on the health benefits of coffee. The amount of diseases that coffee can be linked to helping is tremendous.
Palinoia Coffee insures through lab testing that its coffee is free of yeast, mold, ochratoxin A, pesticides and any other toxins and that it has the highest level of antioxidants possible.
It is truly coffee as nature intended.


To espalier, means to prune, train, and garden it in such a way so that the branches and the trees are on the same plane. Espaliering ensures that the trees can be grown in the least space possible, which helps you maximize your space. It can therefore improve the productivity of a landscape while also making it look better and more beautiful. However, the fruit trees also require other kinds of maintenance even after you espalier a fruit tree.
How to Espalier Your Fruit Tree
A tree grown 6 to 10 feet from the fence or the wall of the garden can be espaliered. If the tree is being planted bordering other areas (such as the walkways), you will have to buy the frame trellises for training the branches of the tree. The espalier fruit trees can be pruned:
During the winters: when you can perform the cuts and can prune the fruit tree. It will ensure that buds are produced during the spring season and the growth of the tree is stimulated.
During the summer or late spring season: pruning the tree at this time will create a perfect shape of it. The branches of the young trees can be saved and trained so that they follow the desired pattern.
While pruning the fruit trees, you should remember that any cut that is made should be back to the main trunk of the tree, a branch, or a bud. Also, ensure that no long stubs are left behind after the cuts have been made.
Best Fruit Trees to Espalier
There are a variety of fruit trees that are perfect choices when you want to espalier, train, and prune your plants and trees. Some of the best choices that can provide you abundant harvest after some years include: Apples, Grapes, Plums, Peaches, Persimmons.
Buying the Best Fruit Trees
When you are looking to buy the best espalier fruit trees for sale that can provide you most bountiful harvest, Chris Bowers & Sons can offer you a wide range of choices for fruit trees and bushes in the United Kingdom. You can buy easily soft fruits, nut trees, ornamental plants, and many other kinds of plant varieties here at affordable cost.
You can get the best harvest for your Espalier fruit trees after approximately 4 years of training and pruning. The trees provide bountiful returns and harvests also look good. They make your landscape even more beautiful and productive. Now you can easily acquire them by visiting the websites of the renowned businesses in the fruit tree segment, including the one mentioned above.


The reason why wheat is bad for you is about so much more than just the gluten. That’s only part of the problem and definitely not the whole problem. Dr. William Davis, MD explains in great detail the history of wheat, it’s effect on the human body and how to live wheat free in his books.
History of Wheat
The wheat of today is not the same as the wheat of the 1950’s and it’snot the same wheat of biblical times. In the 1960’s and 1970’s geneticists began to alter or modify wheat and, as a result, there are a lot of different unanticipated health effects that have occurred.
Most of the modern changes made to wheat were to increase yield-per-acre. Additionally, many of the methods used were more than just crossing two different species of wheat. Instead, they employed many extreme and bizarre tactics to create a new species. This, in turn, introduced a lot of unique compounds to humans that shouldn’t be consumed.
Geneticists assumed that no matter what they did, no matter how much they changed wheat or what methods were used that it would remain suitable for human consumption. This is not true.
“One type of wheat called Clearfield Wheat is a product of “hybridization”. It was created through “chemical mutagenesis” in which wheat seeds are exposed to a chemical called sodium azide (NaN3). This chemical is highly toxic to animals, bacteria, and humans. Small quantities will yield effects similar to that of cyanide. In fact, if it is accidentally ingested, the CDC advises not even performing CPR on the victim since the one doing the CPR could get exposed to the chemical also. The CDC also advises not disposing of any vomit in the sink because it can actually explode.” (quote from Wheat Belly CookBook By William Davis, M.D.)
In other words, many of the varieties of wheat we eat today have been chemically altered and are a product of thousands of “hybridizations”. The wheat we eat today is nothing like the wheat of centuries past. We are being poisoned by it.
What Was Changed?
- Shorter and thicker stalk which diverts less fertilizer and nutrients from the seed.
- Larger than normal seed head.
- Yields 10 times more per acre
- Reduced protein content and higher carbohydrate content leading to different baking and texture characteristics
- Gliadin Protein
- This is one of the proteins in the gluten family that is part of the wheat and is the reason for many of our health problems
- Increased presence of the Glia-a9 amino acid in the Gliadin Protein is probably what sets Celiac Disease into motion.
- Responsible for intestinal leakiness
- Responsible for Immune responses
- It has an Opiate-like effect on the human brain leading to increased appetite and increased calorie consumption to the amount of approximately 440 calories per day. No other food can do this.
- Is what makes wheat stretchable and moldable into different shapes and configurations
- Is an additive to many processed foods like sauces, instant soups, and frozen foods.
- Has been the recipient of much genetic manipulation.
- It binds to HLA-DQ proteins inside the human intestinal tract leading to inflammation, Celiac Disease or gluten sensitivity in certain individuals.
- Amylopectin A
- Increases blood sugar more than any other food.
- Including ice cream or chocolate bars.
- Stimulates the growth of visceral fat.
- Protective molecules found in plants that are an effective defense against insects, molds and other predators.
- The gene for wheat lectin, wheat germ agglutinin, has been genetically engineered into other plants such as corn as an insecticide.
- Wheat germ agglutinin is toxic even without any genetic assistance.
- Disrupts cell structure and causes abnormal cell growth in the small intestines.
- It allows foreign compounds into the bloodstream because of its small size.
- It can penetrate the intestinal lining and gain access to the bloodstream.
- It can amplify the effects of insulin on fat cells.
What are the effects?
- Weight Gain
- Water retention
- Leg edema
- Breathing problems – allergies, sinus infections, asthma
- Gastrointestinal problems – irritable bowel syndrome, acid reflux
- Neurological Impairment = ADHD, Autism
- Skin Problems – acne, dandruff, seborrhea, psoriasis and more
- Joint pain
You may or may not notice the effects of wheat on your body. But, regardless, it does have its effect. Nobody is immune to the problems that wheat causes.
Maybe you don’t have a problem with your weight. Maybe it’s something else like acid reflux or allergies or skin problems or some hidden problem taking its long-term toll on you.
Withdrawal From Wheat
When you decide to give up wheat, you will go through a withdrawal process like that of drugs because of the Opiate-like effect that the Gliadin protein in wheat has on you. However, once you get past the withdrawal you will be astounded at how much better you feel. You can say goodbye to not only the weight but also to the many other adverse effects of wheat as well. Some effects may take longer than others to overcome, but it’s worth it.
I have only given you a glimpse at some of the reasons why wheat is bad for you. Dr. Willam Davis goes into a lot more detail in his Wheat Belly books.
He outlines the effects of wheat on our bodies and how to live wheat free in each of his books. He also has a lot of great recipes which I use constantly.
You can also visit http://www.wheatbellyblog.com for more recipes and information on living wheat free.


As most of you know, there is a restaurant opening on the main level of Oxford Athletic Club. We have already introduced you to the new chef, Martin Thomas, and his passion for local ingredients to create fresh dishes. To give you a greater understanding of exactly what local means to Chef Thomas and offer a little taste of what you have to look forward to, we decided to take a little field trip with our wonderful chef.
Chef Thomas was kind enough to share with us a trip to one of his favorite farms, Dillner’s. Only 15 minutes away from Oxford Athletic Club in Gibsonia, Dillner’s is a 4th-generation family owned and operated fruit and vegetable farm focused on sustainable agriculture. At Dillner’s, seeds start in the greenhouse and then are transplanted into the high tunnels or fields where they are supported by integrated pest management (IPM). IPM removes the need for pesticides by allowing good bugs to survive on your plants in order to eliminate the bad bugs that would normally kill your plants.
Dillner’s has a variety of crops including strawberries, peaches, eggplants, lettuce, onions, spinach, garlic, and brussels sprouts among many others. But, they do not only have crops on their farm, they also have some animals running around. Dillner’s has around 1,000 cage-free chickens to produce brown eggs, cows for grass-fed beef, sheep, rabbits, and honey bees.
Not only does the Dillner family sell their products directly to the customers from the farm at their new store on Sandy Hill Rd., they are also a provider for the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program and many farmer’s markets around the Pittsburgh area. The CSA program is a partnership between the grower and the consumer where the customers make a commitment to support the farm throughout the growing season by paying in advance to receive a share of the farms freshly picked crops. To learn more about the program and how too sign up click here.
Seeing Chef Thomas at the farm and talking about all the local crops and eyeing his favorites for the restaurant highlighted the passion he has for food and sustainable sourcing. The restaurant will capitalize on his passions and our local resources to give you the best, most fresh dining options available. We are so excited to see what the future holds for Chef Thomas and our new restaurant and we are so thankful to all of our loyal members who have stuck with us through the construction. Stay tuned for more exciting news about the restaurant coming soon!
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Even though the rain has meant we have cancelled KS1 Sports Day, it is really helping our plants to grow!!
The children have been asked to come up with a name for our team of little growers and community volunteers. We will update you once they have made a decision!
What a crop!!!!!
Today we harvested the potatoes we planted a few months ago. The children estimated how many we would have. We never expected to have 434. It was a bumper crop! We hope that next year is this successful too.
I gave the closest estimate to how many potatoes we would have. I won an eye prize for my effort and it was such fun.
We have had a very busy month at school in our gardening group. We voted on the name of our gardening group and we chose 'Brockmoor Bloomers'.
We have harvested lots of pumpkins and tomatoes this year. Although some of the tomatoes failed to ripen so Lorna is going to make us some chutney to try. We will be carving the pumpkins very shortly so look out for the photographs.


Welcome to Avotastic Ltd
Quality fruits sourced from small and medium scale farmers.
We have developed the Farmtastic™ system to create a chain of traceability of all our fruits from the farm to the port. Farmtastic™ uses GPS location, input data at farm level, agronomy audits and mobile technology to follow the entire growth, harvest and post harvest handling of each crop from each of the farms on the network, ensuring that each of our fruits gives the satisfaction of a perfectly ripe and mature avocado that melts in the mouth.
With our current 100+ farms and a targeted 10,000 farmers in the region, Avotastic Ltd is the local and international partner you need on your side.
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Plant kingdom Garden Centre is a hi-tech Nursery known for growing both indigenous as well as exotic varieties of plants in Udaipur. The Nursery is unique as numerous varieties of plants from abroad are sowed, grown and developed under the local temperature and climatic conditions. The idea and interest developed in 1999 when a piece of land was purchased by Late Mr. Bhawar Lal Ji Bolia in the drops of Aravalli’s near Sisarma. The farm has been in operation for past 16 years, and it has been a huge success. Today we have around 400 species of plants in our nursery.
The base of farming is organic and one can find many varieties of plants. The exotic varieties of flowers which are grown at the nursery are Tulip, Ranunculus, Zantedeschia, Gerbera, Oxalis, Lillium oriental, Lillium asiatic, Lillium amaryllis, Hyacinth, Gladiolus, Iris, Tritonia, Daffodil, Anemone, Narcissus, Crocus, Carniation, Freesia etc.
Fruits like Lychee, Citrus maxima, Orange, Cherry, Strawberry, Peach, Fig, Coconut, Banana, Guava weighing as much as a kg, and as many as 10 varieties of Mango, Pomegranate, Papaya, Chikoo etc., which come from entirely different habitats and climates are successfully grown in the nursery.
Apart from propagating our own plants, we also source them from some of the largest nurseries all over India. This ensures a constant supply of highest quality of indoor, outdoor, ornamental plants and fruit trees.
We also undertake landscaping and garden development and maintenance projects. We are involved in both contracting and consulting projects. In addition, we supply plants on both wholesale and retail basis.
We have become the most preferred choice of our clients due to outstanding services and exceptional products. The factors that have kept us ahead from other market players are:
- Quality plants
- Completion of projects within time
- Customer friendly pricing
- Product differentiation
We are customer focused and that is reflected in our style and attention to detail. The ‘personal touch’ is very important to us and it is our constant endeavor to provide the best service to our clients. Moreover, our dedicated team has a wealth of experience between them and their advice is always available for the clients.
We also provide free advice to customers on how to take care of their plants. From teaching them about watering and fertilizing to humidity, light requirements, containers and cleaning, we comprehensively prepare them for being close with their plants. The nursery is just a phone call away when it comes to plant care and advice.
We aim to encourage people to reconnect with nature and motivate youngsters to take up gardening as a hobby.


Published: June 12, 2023
Where: Frontiers in Food Science and Technology
Key Takeaway: Using agricultural waste products could improve the affordability and sustainability of cultured meat scaffolds
Perreault, L. R., Thyden, R., Kloster, J., Jones, J. D., Nunes, J., Patmanidis, A. A., ... & Gaudette, G. R. (2023). Repurposing agricultural waste as low-cost cultured meat scaffolds. Frontiers in Food Science and Technology, 3, 1208298.


In India, blockchain acceptance is slowly gaining ground. As it has now become known, the Government-supported Coffee Board of India launches a Blockchain pilot project . According to the organization, Indian coffee makes a significant contribution to preserving India’s unique biodiversity. He is also responsible for the socio-economic development in remote areas. Mostly it is cultivated in ecologically sensitive regions of the western and eastern Ghats. Indian coffee enjoys great popularity on the world market and is considered premium coffee. However, the participation of farmers in coffee yields is very low. The marketplace based blockchain technology will therefore not only increase transparency in the future, but also improve farmers’ pay.
What is a block chain supply chain?
The further development to the blockchain supply chain creates a new transparency level for supply chains, since all transaction fields are comprehensible. This innovation allows a faster response to counterfeit goods or excessive residence time of goods. In the future, such. For example, product recalls, counterfeits or wastes can be reduced.
In India, a practical implementation of the concept is pursued. The blockchain-based marketplace will enable the traceability of Indian coffee from bean to cup in the future. Consumers should be able to be sure of the origin of their coffee in this way. In return, the producer should be able to achieve fair prices for his coffee. In the future, for example, a coffee farmer could register his products on site and provide information on the quality and quantity of the harvest. For each registered lot that the farmer sells through the blockchain, a block is created. The data of the created block can be stored and viewed throughout the journey of the product in the blockchain, are invariable and thus ensure a holistic transparent coffee supply chain.
Blockchain supply chain is in vogue
Meanwhile, the pilot project started in India is not the first project in the supply chain area . Some well-known projects such as Walmart , Modum or Blockchain in Transport Alliance in cooperation with UPS have been working on comparable systems for some time. In the future, blockchain technology could not only provide for an ecological and fair coffee cultivation and trade in India; it could revolutionize all delivery and tracking systems. However, the benefits of such blockchain supply chain systems are also under critical scrutiny. Issues such as control and verification of data, as well as the sense of discarding traditional, sometimes more scalable, systems are still hitting some critics of blockchain supply chain technology. In India, however, they are showing confidence for the time being.


Santaverde is a brand that creates highly effective anti-aging products loaded with aloe vera. In most regular (also natural) products, the main ingredient is water. Water is of course not bad for your skin, but has very little beneficial effects. The main ingredient of all Santaverde products is aloe vera! And it shows! The products are also combinable so you can create your own optimized combination.
How are the products of Santaverde created:
For nearly 30 years the Santaverde’s aloe vera are growing in Andalusia. Here, in the most southern most of Spain, "Vinca", the first small aloe vera was planted in the sandy soil. Far from cold and frost, bathing in sunshine almost all year round, an ideal place for the aloe vera. Whole fields full of these brilliant cultivation. Aloe vera is the main ingredient in all Santaverde products. The fresh leaves are picked by hand, not by machines, and processed into the precious aloe vera juice. Only in this way guarantees you the purest of quality products.
If we are able to make the choice, we rather use pure aloe vera on our skin than water.


Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman is a local business that goes beyond serving delicious meals, by taking pride in supporting the local community. Monkeypod Kitchen works with local farms and farmers, like MA’O Farms and Ka’ahumanu Farms. These farms are non-profit organizations that exist to provide a sustainable future for Hawaii, by creating a self-sufficient farm that produces adequate amounts of food while managing its land and water resources sustainably. Farms like Ka’ahumanu and MA’O provide jobs for the local communities, changing the climate economically and in a sustainable fashion.
In this HI Now segment, Executive Chef Jose Gonzalez-Maya shares more about Monkeypod Kitchen and some of their featured dishes. Jose Gonzalez-Maya has risen through the ranks over the past eight years with Monkeypod Kitchen. He began his career with Monkeypod Kitchen as a cook at Monkeypod Kitchen Wailea in 2011. He moved to Oahu in 2012 to open Monkeypod Ko Olina as a kitchen manager and was promoted to Executive Chef of the restaurant in 2015. Jose is dedicated to carrying Peter Merriman’s torch by working closely with local farms and farmers to get the best quality produce and support our local communities.


Potatoes for dummies
Potatoes are probably the easiest vegetable to grow. At least they are for me, and can be for you too. I’ve been growing them for about 3 years and have had continuous good harvests. Prior to this I have had almost no
gardening experience. Potatoes don’t require much maintenance like weeding or watering. In fact you can get almost as good size spuds from a weed covered patch as from a cleanly weeded area.
They are high yield, high calorie, keep well and are like money in the bank. Having a few crates full is knowing you can provide filling meals for a long time.
First you’ll need some seed potatoes and the springtime. There are basically 2 types of spuds, the long ones, and the round ones. I’ll leave that up to you. I buy whatever seed potatoes are cheap or on sale.
You’ll need to turn over or till the soil you intend to plant. You can’t just plant into holes dug into hard earth. Use a spade, tiller, hoe, whatever is at your disposal.
If possible fertilize with some chicken or cow manure before planting your seed potatoes. Just remember chicken manure is very strong, just a sprinkling near your intended seed hole will suffice. With cow manure you can be more liberal. If you can’t fertilize, skip it.
If you have very wet springs or summers you’ll want to raise up your planting area by making a furrow or row, make a raised bed, or make a pile of soil that rises about 1 foot over the surrounding soil. If your spring and or summer is not very wet, just cultivate (turn the soil) and break up hard clods. Spuds that are grown in too wet soil will balloon up and not be edible. By too wet I mean standing water that touches the plant itself for more than 2 days many times during the season.
Cut your seed potatoes into quarters and try to make sure that each quarter has at least one “eye” on it. Dig a small hole about 4-6 inches deep with a hand shovel, rake handle, or by hand and put 2 quarters into the hole and cover lightly. Repeat every 2 feet either in a row or square.
In my area, which is about the same latitude as Tennesee, we plant in late March or early April.
If you have the time it will help a little to weed around the base of the plant once during the season. If not, don’t worry about it. You should try and “ramp up” around the base of the plant once or twice during the season though. The reason for this being that rain and gravity may wash soil from around the base of the stalk and some potatoes will be near the surface. If potatoes, either while growing or after harvest are exposed to sunlight they will turn green. The green part contains a toxin that can make you sick. Never eat the green portion of a potato.
By hilling or ramping up you will ensure that everything is covered. You’ll know if you need to hill up if you can see the roots starting to branch downwards where the stalk meets the soil. You can also hill up around the plant with leaves or straw. I just walk the row, and hoe once or twice by reaching across the row to the opposite side of the plant and pull some soil up onto the stalk, up to about the first branch of the plant.
They will need water if you live in an arid location. Most temperate areas will have sufficient rainfall. If your plants start to yellow, they are wilting and need water.
About 60 days after planting, pull up one or two plants to check size. If you only have a few plants, carefully dig around the outside of the plant and feel around for tubers. You’ll want at least egg size taters for “new potatoes”. If you can wait another week or two, they should reach a good size. If you are lucky you may get some the size of your fist or better. After flowering is the best time to harvest, but if you can’t wait and they’re big enough for you, start eatin’ !
To harvest use a hand shovel and push it into the soil about a foot from the stalk, gently pull up on the stalk while levering up with the shovel. The taters should mostly stay connected to the plant. After a few plants it will become second nature. Feel around in the soil for ones that did not come up, you may be surprised! Try not to cut the tates with the shovel. If you do eat these first.
Don’t wash the spuds. Keep out of sunlight and store in a cool damp place if possible. They’ll keep for months. Don’t disregard the tiny ones either. Keep them in a dark place and you can use them as next year’s seed taters!
After a few months some of the spuds will start to form eyes or sprouts, just cut ‘em out when you eat them. You should expect 1 pound or so per plant.
I’ve still got about 20lbs. left from July. Enjoy.


On June 9th, we celebrated online the award ceremony for the 2022 edition of the NATIVES Challenge. 19 applications from NATIVES Schools of Spain, Cameroon, Colombia and Ecuador, were evaluated by a Committee of Experts, and all of them obtained very high scores for their high degree of excellence in terms of impact on the 17 SDGs and their contribution to transform sustainably the realities of their local communities. Video summary of the applications: https://youtu.be/_DCj-LpNlIM Our allies and sponsors of the Challenge announced the awarded projects and Schools:
- Carlos Abajo from Grupo Celsa presented the award to the Colegio Marista San José (León) for the project “We give you art and you give us life”.
- Sergio Colado from Nechi Group presented the award to Colegio Nazaret Santo Domingo (Güímar) for the project “Feria Nazaret Cuida”.
- Marta Gil from Quadpack Foundation presented the award to Col·legi Mare de Déu dels Àngels (Barcelona) for the project “Green lung MDA”.
- Sebastien Dalmas from NATIVES presented the award to École Maternelle Saint Joseph de Manyanet (Cameroon) for the project “A garden of vegetables”.


If you haven't heard of a CSA yet, you'll be pleasantly surprised with all the wonderful benefits that come with locally grown produce that came straight from the hands of your local farmer.
What's a CSA?
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. It's basically a model that allows local farmers to connect directly with consumers by consistently supplying them with a share of their harvest. This is done when consumers pledge a subscription to the farm. There are established CSA locations all across the United States, Canada, and some parts of Europe, although it is more than likely that CSAs exist in other regions of the world as well. Here are a few reasons you should immediately look into your local CSA program:
1. Try New Fruits & Veggies
Usually CSA boxes are packed for you in advance with whatever your farmer feels are the freshest, most abundant crops available. Having a variety of fresh fruits and veggies you may not normally buy can actually encourage you to take them on in the kitchen. We recommend assessing your box's contents, looking up recipes featuring those ingredients, and then planning your meals for the week accordingly.
2. Support Local Farmers
When you subscribe to a CSA, you are directly supporting the farmers and their families. Paying for a subscription helps the farmers receive a consistent income they can put towards their farms and their families.
3. Know Up-Front Where Your Food Comes From
Coming face to face with the people growing your food will greatly enhance your relationship with your diet, the community, and yourself. CSA subscriptions are a wonderful opportunity to see how the fruits and vegetables you enjoy at the dinner table are harvested from the earth. You'll appreciate fresh picks so much more when someone hands them to you personally. Bonus? If you ask, your farmer can give you some great gardening tips for things you want to grow at home.
4. It's More Economical
Because CSA programs usually charge a flat rate per week, month, or season, you're paying a set price each time. A subscription can cost anywhere between $15 and $45 a week, depending on where you live and how many items you get. At Couple Berry Farms in Vista, CA, you can get a mini box (7-10 items) for a measly $27 per week, or a regular box (12-15 items) for a reasonable $32 per week. That's for fresh, pesticide-free, non-GMO, hand-picked produce. Pair that with cheap pantry staples like rice, potatoes, and pasta, and you can feed a a family of up to 4 people for roughly $60 a week!
5. There's Less Transportation Involved
With either the farmer dropping your box directly to your home, or you picking your box from the farm stand, transportation is greatly decreased because the crops aren't being hauled over to a packaging and distribution facility and then driven again to various grocery stores. That means less energy is used, and you, the final destination, get to enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables soon after they were harvested.
6. You Become a Priority
A lot of times, farmers will give their CSA subscribers the VIP treatment when it comes to fresh picks of the season, or crops that are a little tougher to grow. For example, if heirloom tomatoes are reaching the end of the season and only a few of them are left, your farmer will likely reserve those for you, the subscriber, instead of selling them to a one-time visitor at the farm stand. Subscribers also get the freshest picks of the day, and are normally the first ones to get the first batch of strawberries, lemons, etc. of the season.
If you're a North County San Diego local, be sure to check out Couple Berry Farms in Vista, CA. If you're not, check out their website to get an idea of what a typical CSA box looks like, how they price their boxes, and the dedication and quality that goes into a local farm.


Promoting sustainable practices and standards for producing food, fiber, and feed crops, livestock and seafood, and forest products.
Nutrition, healthy foods, strong food safety, risks associated with genetically modified organisms, and food waste reduction.
Efforts to improve agricultural efficiency sustainably through technologies such as smart irrigation, web and mobile solutions, and bioplastics.
Conservation and climate change
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction, carbon sequestration, smarter water use, land restoration, and efforts to improve soil health, prevent deforestation, and foster biodiversity.
Social equity and sustainable livelihoods
Issues related to land grabs, fair trade, workers’ rights, smallholder farmers, women farmers and employees, racial dynamics, community health and wealth, and food sovereignty and local food systems.


A newly developed Farm in Abuja, FCT is seeking for an innovative, experienced and qualified candidate to join us in the capacity below:
Job Title: Farm Manager
- Farm manager is responsible for planning, organizing and managing the activities of the farm, including the feed mill,
- Planning finances and production to maintain farm progress against budget parameters.
- Organisation of farm supplies.
- Arranging the maintenance and repair of farm buildings, machinery and equipment.
- Understanding the implications of the weather and making contingency plans.
- Ensuring that farm activities comply with government regulations.
- Maintaining a knowledge of pests and diseases and an understanding of how they spread and how to treat them,
- Applying health and safety standards across the farm estate,
- Protecting the environment and maintaining biodiversity.
Min Required Experience:
- Minimum of 15 years experience.
- Previous experience in running a feed mill, poultry, fishery and other farming activities will be an added advantage.
How to Apply
You can send applications to firstname.lastname@example.org


When families struggle with hunger and tight food budgets, it’s not always easy to access nutritious, fresh produce. You can help share the bounty with food pantries in your community that need more fresh produce to help your neighbors.
Plant a Row for the Hungry encourages home and community gardeners and farmers to plant an extra row of produce specifically to donate to local hunger relief efforts. The Connecticut Food Bank also works with local farmers’ markets, farms, and orchards to collect unsold, wholesome produce for distribution to local food-assistance programs.
Plant a Row for the Hungry was the idea of a former Garden Writers Association of America president who wrote a column to encourage local gardeners to add an extra row of vegetables to benefit a local hunger-relief program. Plant a Row for the Hungry has been active in Connecticut since 2006.
The success of Plant a Row hinges on community involvement. Home gardeners, farmers, schools, places of worship, youth and community organizations, and area businesses can help make a difference for their neighbors in need by adding a row of seedbeds or donating their surplus to Connecticut Food Bank and local food pantries.
Farms and orchards can also plant an extra row to benefit Connecticut residents at risk of hunger.
Some examples of produce received through the Plant a Row for the Hungry program:
|Cabbage||Green Beans||Sweet Peppers|
Where to Donate
Home gardeners should visit Ample Harvest to find the nearest food pantry that can accept your donation.
Connecticut farms, orchards, and other commercial growers should a member of our Procurement team at (203) 469-5000 or email them at email@example.com.
Your donation may be tax-deductible. Please contact a tax professional for details.


A red/pink vegetable that looks like a potato and has white flesh and a sweet taste.
The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a plant that is a member of the morning glory family, grown for its sweet, edible, tuberous roots. Sweet potatoes contain a lot of fiber and beta-carotene.
The edible tuberous root is long and tapered, with a smooth red skin and white flesh.
The sweet potato is often called a “yam” in parts of North America, but is botanically very distinct from the botanical yams.


CRP 211: Principles of Crop Production (3 Units)
Crop production and its development. The principles, problem and prospect of crop production. Importance of crop rotation, cultural practices, and soil conservation, irrigation, irrigation and drainage. General types and characteristics of arthropods, micro-organisms and other pests affecting crops. Weed and their effects on crop production, pests, diseases and weed control. Principles of crop production, harvesting, processing and storage.
CRP 212: Anatomy, Taxonomy and Physiology of Agricultural Plants (3 Units)
Introduction to plant taxonomy. Parts of the crops cell types. Characteristics, distribution, economic importance and local examples of Fabaceae (formally Leguminosae); Phocaea (formerly Graminasae), Asteraceae (formerly Composite), Dioscoreacae. Comparative anatomy of major plant organs. Enzymes, photosynthesis and translocation; pollination, respiration and energy utilization; seed dormancy and germination, development, mineral nutrition.
CRP 221: Principles of Forestry and Wildlife (2 Units)
Renewable natural resources: availability, distribution and potential. The important forest trees and wildlife (with emphasis on Nigerian species). Classification, morphology and distribution of important forest trees. Forest and game reserves in Nigeria. Silviculture; afforestation; characteristics of major timber and their uses. Felling and log transportation.
CRP 222: Introduction to Horticulture (2 Units)
Importance, scope and distribution of fruits and vegetables grown in Nigeria with preference to climate and soil, basic principles and practices of horticulture; ornamental gardening, importance of nursing; nursery systems; preparation, organization and management ground and bag nurseries; propagation methods; requirements for sitting fruit orchards and vegetable farms, cultural practices involved in the cultivation of important fruits and vegetables; mango, citrus, pineapple, banana, plantain, tomato, onion, pepper, egg-plant and leafy vegetables.
CRP 223: Introduction to Climatology and Biogeography (3 Units)
The principles, aims and scope of Climatology and Biogeography. The elements and control of climate and weather and the dynamics of the earth’s atmosphere. Radiation and heating of the atmospheric systems. Condensation and precipitation processes. Seasonal variations in temperature, day-length, radiation, rainfall and evapo-transpiration. Equipment and maintenance of standard meteorological stations. The tropical climate; relation between agriculture and climate with reference to crops, livestock, irrigation, pests and diseases.


Modern biotechnology has been used extensively to genetically modify living organisms for the perceived purposes of increasing overall yield in plants and other areas. Researchers are divided on whether genetic modified organisms are economically viable. The economic viability of GMOs has been hampered by the numerous restrictions on them. Such restrictions heighten the overall cost of business, making GMOs unfeasible from the cost-of-business angle. However, proponents of GMOs argue that these organisms are generally feasible because of the fact that they are drought resistant, support herbicide use, and have higher chances of generating high yields. On this foundation, this paper addresses the cost benefits and drawbacks of using GMOs. In addition, a comprehensive comparison of expenditure on foods without genetically modified organisms and the discussed cost benefits and drawbacks is conducted. The overall objective is to establish the economic feasibility or questions and considerations of GMOs.
Various arguments have been advanced over the efficiency of GMOs in relation to the environment. However, there is a minimal amount of research on the cost specifics of using GM products. For instance, the cost incurred or avoided by the farmer as a result of using GM crops, the costs faced or avoided by consumers because of using GM products, and many others are areas have been given superficial analyses. This section addresses this issue.
Perhaps the strongest line of argument adopted by proponents of GMOs is that they minimize overall cost of production. African farmers need to adopt GMOs because they lower costs of inputs like machinery, chemical pesticides, and fuel. The gene alteration of GM crops ensures that they use weeds and other unwanted organisms on the farm to thrive. In addition, the change in gene orientation results in stronger gene alignment; which provides them with the ability to withstand tough conditions on the farm. It results in lower application of chemical pesticides and machinery in the mode of weeding. The outcome is that costs of production are reduced for farmers. The stifling of GMO use in Europe is as a result of the region having fewer farmers who still enjoy high yields without the new biotechnology; as opposed to GMOs being harmful. He compares the situation with Africa, where most of the population relies on farming, and suggests that the reduced production costs of this technology will be a consummate fit for the continent.
Looking at the case from the production angle, GMO use triggers high yields due to its reliable pest control mechanism. Notably, farmers often incur tremendous losses because of their ineffective pest control approaches. More often than not, pests become resistant to pesticides, resulting in the need to continuously use newer or modified pesticides in order to overcome their threat. The consistent use of newer pesticides eats into farmers’ pockets, triggering high farming-related costs.
Further, use of a range of chemical pesticides reduces productivity of the land, implying that farmers have to invest huge sums into production (say, a high amount of seeds and fertilizer is needed) to get considerable returns. The implication is that higher costs are incurred. The use of GM crops, on the other hand, minimizes these costs because gene modification of plants or seeds allows them to not only resist pests, but use them as springboards for better performance. As such, the minimization of input costs and provision of a reliable and effective pest control mechanism generates cost advantages for farmers.
A projection of the cost benefits of GMOs is that they increase per capita income by creating employment opportunities in less developed regions. Poor households in rural India have significantly benefited from Bt cotton in such a way that it has created employment opportunities for them. Poor households are often plagued by the high cost of living because there is insufficient income for breadwinners. In addition, the number of dependents is painfully high, leading to poor living conditions.
Basic needs like food, shelter, and health are difficult to come by, leading to the emergence of various government and private initiatives to help these groups of people. However, the presence of Bt cotton, which is a genetically modified crop, gives members of the mentioned households a source of income, leading to the reduction in poverty and, by extension, a reduction in the need for medical aid. Bt cotton has been proven to produce 82% higher income than conventional cotton for poor households in India. This improves their wellbeing and the economy of the country as a whole. In addition, most of the gains of Bt cotton in countries growing them go to households below the poverty line. By reducing the cost of living, the cost advantage of GM products can be said to be high. It; therefore, could be said that GMOs have had a cost advantage as far as poverty reduction is concerned.
Quite notably, benefits of GM crops extend to consumers. More than 70% of the incomes from GM crops are directed to farmers. Conjoining this with the fact that the cost of production is lower because of the applied technologies and the gene alignment of crops, it emerges that the cost of food will be low; based on the supply and demand rule. As a result, consumers benefit from the low cost of GM-related food products and other agricultural products supported by biotechnology. Health benefits for consumers can also be looked at as cost advantages, given that less medication will be needed to treat deficiencies in the body. For instance, Golden Rice, which was one of the earliest GM crops, has been proven to reduce health complications associated with vitamin A deficiencies by more than 60%. It implies that consumers can avoid costs related with treating illnesses that emerge from the lack of vitamin A in the body system.
Health benefits are also enjoyed by farmers, who can avoid pesticide-related infections due to the fact that GM crops require minimal application of chemical pesticides. Cost advantages are that there is minimal expenditure in the treatment of respiratory and other infections. A further cost advantage to farmers and companies is that there are high distribution benefits with regard to GM products. Biotech technologies increase benefits to seed companies that patent their products. Additionally, farmers that have shares in corporations enjoy higher share returns and benefits because of the fact that their produce is distributed to a larger consumer base. Overall, GMOs have high cost advantages for all stakeholders, as epitomized by the discussed factors.
It is within the public domain that a huge number of researchers and consumers are against GM products due to various reasons. While these reasons vary in scope and nature, they can be quantified as cost disadvantages and overall economic drawbacks to society. The first disadvantage of GMOs is that their genetic engineering process creates an unstable conjoint of plant, bacteria, animal, or viral genes that are not naturally-occurring. As a result, investment in these unstable products is a high financial risk, given that genes in plants or other products may be incompatible with particular environments, leading to immense losses. GMOtrack acknowledge the existence of this problem, and propose the use of sample-centered testing strategies to mitigate the challenge of routine laboratory GMO tracking. The aim would be to reduce the instability among genetically altered organisms.
The genetically modified process of nurturing plants and processing food contributes to the DNA degradation of plants; which makes them highly sensitive to particular environments. This degree of sensitivity and incompatibility is a high risk factor for financial losses, especially for parties that choose to invest heavily in GMOs. Notably, sensitivity and incompatibility emerge from the fact that during gene fragmentation, the behavior of DNA is highly unpredictable. This would mean that the results from engineering processes may be contrary to expectations, leading to the aforementioned losses.
In addition, most GMO products are unlabeled. Developed countries have been insistent on labeling GMO products to notify the public of the amount of genetically engineered material being consumed. The EU regulations require that food products and organisms with as low as 0.9% of genetically modified material are subjected to stiff regulations and high scruting. In Germany, there are projected efforts to separate GMOs and non-GMOs, creating battle of sustainability between respective companies in the German market. In the US, consumer groups and lawmakers are strongly pushing for compulsory labeling of GMO products. However, biotech companies have been sluggish in their labeling practices; a feat that culminates in the stiff regulations against GMOs.
From these regulations, it is evident that unions (such as the EU) and governments of developed countries are concerned about the material consumed by the public. This would mean that there are potential health ramifications for consuming or using GMO products. Health side effects result in high economic disadvantages to individuals and countries. For instance, there would be high medical costs at individual level in mitigating such effects. Further, a high number of ill individuals deprive countries of working citizens, leading to a limit to economic growth.
Genetically modified foods are unpalatable in various parts of the world because of their economic and cultural effects. He suggests that while benefits to farmers may exist, the average consumer suffers because of the high cost of these products. Developing countries, for instance, lack regulations on GMOs, which paves way for the exploitation of poor households in these areas. Moreover, the fact that there is an increasing amount of evidence to suggest that GMOs are punctuated with health complications and the violation of consumers’ and farmers’ rights suggests that they harm every economic aspect of the mentioned parties. The increase in health intricacies, as has been previously highlighted, results in extra expenses or costs for the aggrieved parties. An equally important factor is that cultural issues affect farmers that opt to participate in the GMO business. In areas where culture plays a huge part in the day to day lives of human beings, farmers that plant genetically modified crops incur massive losses because consumers avoid these products as stipulated by their cultures.
It is important to note that countries with rigid cultural systems are less developed. In less developed countries, there are no restrictions on GMO products. Additionally, farmers in these countries are encouraged to use GMO products, as evidenced by Paarlberg’s proposal. It results in a case where multitudes of farmers opt to use GM products because of the promise of higher returns and overall high performance. The adoption of these products clashes with cultural norms and beliefs, leading to a degree of interest differences between farmers and consumers. A number of cultures discourage the consumption of genetically modified foods or the overall interaction with genetically modified organisms due to the belief that they go against the natural order of things.
The farmer, being a supplier, will therefore be forced to undergo losses because his or her product will not have consumers. In the US, consumers are generally against GMOs because of their beliefs in natural foods. Despite the lack of regulations on GMOs by the federal government, states are taking it upon themselves to initiate regulations on GMOs in line with preferences of their states. On the basis of these propositions, it emerges that both consumers and farmers face hefty losses because of their colliding interests.
A further counter-argument to the assertion that genetically modified products are pest resistant and require low herbicide application is presented in the form of destruction of soil productivity. As much as proponents of GMOs suggest that the products require low application of chemical pesticides, the fact is that a given amount of pest control applicants is used. The use of a single pest control mechanism, as stipulated by the production procedure of GMOs, triggers negative effects on soil productivity.
Minimization of soil productivity, as has been initially noted, forces farmers to make bigger investments in the production process in order to increase returns. In addition, environmental degradation, which is one of the effects of continual use of the same pest control mechanism, is a costly effect; as highlighted by the numerous documentations on environmental degradation. The numerous promises of higher nutrition, drought resistance, consumer benefit, and increased yield, among others, have yet to be fully realized by the larger population. Negative ramifications, on the other hand, have been extensively felt. The implication would be that cost disadvantages of GMOs are just as high. A comparison between the benefits and disadvantages of GMOs from a cost perspective would; therefore, suggest that the new biotechnology has failed to live up to its billing. The current regulations on genetically modified products in developed countries as well as the increasing consumer avoidance of the products reinforce the assertion that the products have had bigger cost disadvantages than advantages.
According to a research conducted by Mellman Group and consumer reports, 92% of Americans prefer the labeling of GMOs. It has been already mentioned that most GMO companies choose not to label their products for the perceived reason of increasing returns. An interesting report suggests that more than 70% of Americans do not want GMOs in their food. However, a test of the usual foods consumed by the public suggests that more than 80% of all packaged food products; including those labeled natural, have GMOs. Only those labeled “non-GMO” were free of the genetically modified material. Specifically, GMOs are present in breakfast cereals, soy infant formulas, chips, and many other products that are popular among Americans. It implies that more than 80% of Americans consume GMOs without knowing it. Various critics of GMOs suggest that numerous food crops, including most of the natural ones, have been genetically engineered; making it difficult to distinguish between food products without GMO and those with these organisms.
Working with the report findings that only non-GMO labeled foods were free of genetically engineered organisms, it suffices to state that the consumption rate of food products without GMOs is less than 50%. From the retail perspective, the consistent infiltration of foods and beverages by GMOs suggests that by 2017, retail sales for non-GMO products will stand at a meager 30%. Currently, retail sales are a little over 40%. It means that the expenditure by Americans on GMO products is low and on a decreasing curve. Interestingly, 60% of consumers are reported to harbor the belief that foods labeled “natural” are free of genetically modified organisms Therefore, their bids to avoid GMO foods by purchasing natural ones results in an ironical increase in GMO purchases. The result is that expenditure on genetically modified foods is higher than that on foods without genetic modifications. Such products as Chobani Greek Yogurt and other types of yogurt, Kashi crunchy Granola, Starbucks’ milk, and many other famous products have genetically modified organisms; which substantiates the previous assertion that expenditure on non-GMO products is lower than that on GMO products.
On the basis of the analyses on the benefits and drawbacks of GMOs, it was established that cost disadvantages were higher than benefits. Consumers and farmers were highly likely to suffer losses than come by profits and gains. In addition, there were numerous social, cultural, and environmental ramifications of using genetically modified products. Specifically, their continuous use is believed to be a contributing factor to environmental degradation and pollution. However, a comparison between expenditure on GMOs and non-GMOs reveals that despite the overwhelming disapproval of the latter on the market, retail sales indicate that consumers purchase more GMOs. It suggests that information plays a defining role in determining consumption of products by the public. Currently, consumers are largely unaware of what foods contain GMOs and which ones are free of them. In addition, biotech companies have failed to provide substantial information with regards to the safety of using or consuming GMO related products. There is insufficient research to prove to the public that GMOs will not have any side effects on consumers.
Equally important is the fact that the federal government has been reluctant to issue regulations on genetically modified products. A common line of criticism is that if the public is made to be aware of frozen foods and others, it should be given sufficient information about genetically modified foods. The increase in infiltration of GMOs in the daily foods of Americans is as a result of the country growing GM crops in huge quantities. For instance, Soy has a GMO content of 93%; corn has 86%; Canola has 90%; and cotton has 93%. The result is that products (food and otherwise) will be rich in genetically modified material. The debate on whether GMOs are safe rages on, with companies producing these products arguing that genetic engineering is a mere extension of breeding that was done traditionally. The federal government seems to be on board with these companies, given that it has not mandated that GM products be tested for safety before being released into the market. Other countries, however, have mandated the testing and regulation of these products, which beats the logic of why the federal government has not done so.
It clearly emerges that there is a huge chunk of information being withheld from the American public. For one, seed manufacturers and food companies (like Nestle USA, General Mills, PepsiCo, and others) of genetically engineered products have fiercely opposed any attempts to have them label their products. If they were entirely safe, why would they resist labeling? In addition, their argument that stamping such foods with labels to show they are genetically modified will make them inferior to other products betrays the suspicion that the products could be actually inferior or more dangerous to consumers. The fact that these products have had higher disadvantages and are being campaigned against by the public suggests that they are unwanted. As such, there should be not attempt to force consumers into purchasing them. Currently, retail rates indicate that consumers are being forced into consuming GMOs, given that more than 60% of them do not know that most of the “natural” products are full of GMOs.
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Farmers and land owners affected by Newmont Mining Company Ltd in the Akyem area, have threatened to stage a demonstration against the Environmental Protection Agency, if steps are not taken to restore a support programme by Newmont.
In a statement signed by Mr. Ntiamoan Denkyira, Chairman of the Newmont Akyem Affected Farmers Association, the farmers and landowners threatened to take that course of action if, within a week of this notice, nothing is done about their situation.
Mr. Denkyira explained that, the presence of Newmont in the area “has brought poverty to our door steps. It was this situation that compelled the company to engage stakeholders concerned”.
He indicated that, during the engagements, which took about three years, it was agreed that Newmont should help farmers affected by their mining activities to establish new farms. Newmont also agreed to pay for the establishment and maintenance of the farms for three (3) years. “Others who were sick or were not interested in farming were to be supported to establish businesses.”
He narrated that, the support for the farming programme started during last year’s farming season when a group headed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said the support was not enough to sustain a successful implementation, therefore the programme must be halted for them to take over, promising to increase the amount for the farming and demanding for every farmer to increase the acreage from two to five acres.
“To our disappointment the EPA Group have rather sabotaged the programme because until now we have not received any money from them and have not heard any information from them in Accra,” Mr. Ntiamoah Denkyira said.
“We don’t understand why they want to give instructions from Accra more so when they have not taken any land from us but rather Newmont,” he wondered, adding that the programme was targeted at only those directly affected by Newmont’s mining activities.
He declared that they wouldn’t agree to anybody that is not directly affected, benefiting from the programme.
“The intervention of the EPA Group is becoming a nuisance. We therefore advise that if they have any financial support they should give this support to Newmont and direct them on how to manage the programme,” he averred.
They are warning that if by a week of this notice there is no positive response from the EPA Group, they will advise themselves.
Sources close to the affected farmers and land owners intimated that, a demonstration within the area is the main option on the table.


Follow the money and you’ll see in recent years, there has been growing interest in the idea of insect-based agriculture as a solution to feeding a growing world population. However, there are also important ethical, cultural, health and personal considerations to take into account when discussing the future of our food system. Today, we will explore the trends of insect-based agriculture. I would also like to share my personal thoughts on this issue, which is that while there are some potential benefits to insect-based agriculture, I do not believe that we should advocate for the widespread consumption of insects. Instead, I believe that we should focus on other more natural forms of protein, such as nuts, seeds, beans, and some animal meat. But again, this must be a conversation for the people and not just up to a select few.
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Starting Our Vegetable Garden... Indoors
Our mud/laundry room is doing quadruple duty these days as we've added "greenhouse" and "baby animal barn" (for our ducklings and chicks) to its job description. I'll post pictures of the adorable ducklings and chicks, and their three handsome caretakers soon. ;) But today, I thought I'd share how we are starting our vegetable garden indoors...
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Using soup spoons, our boys helped fill the peat pots with potting soil. We planted our seeds, and used craft sticks and a sharpie pen to mark each row's vegetable or flower. Then we gave each pot a good watering.
As you can see in the picture below, we planted some seeds sooner than others (based on our schedule, not for the sake of the plants), which is why some are further along.
I can be pretty sentimental, so you can understand why the boys' hand-written garden markers get me.
(Insert heart eyes, crying and happy emojis here. :)
It has been fun checking on the plants' progress each day. It's also a lot easier to keep track of what is what. When seeds are first outside growing in the garden, we always have mystery plants and weeds popping up. This is a great way for us to better learn the different types of plants at their early stages.
When the plants are bigger, and ready to be transplanted to the garden, the peat pots break down, right into the soil.
Growing your garden this way with seeds, instead of young plants, gives you a lot more options since there are so many types of seeds available. It is also a more affordable way to garden.
Do you have plans for a vegetable garden this year? Any tips or tricks you'd like to share?
I'd love to hear!


In the spring of 2017 I started landscaping my property. This will be a project that will continue for many years to come. First, I wanted a rose garden. I love roses and love the sweet scent of roses in the air. There is nothing nicer than to be able to give a friend a beautiful bouquet of roses.
I choose a spot in the corner of my yard next to the driveway and along the sidewalk.
I did not have my rototiller back from the repair shop yet so I took my trusty old shovel and started digging. I found it quite a challenge since the soil was a heavy clay. Each shovel full had to be chopped several times to break up the clumps. After completing the digging process I raked the whole garden to further break up the soil. It sure gave me a good workout and I was glad when it was done.
The next step was to go to Lowe’s and buy several bags of compost and cow manure. Roses need a very fertile soil to grow in.
I emptied out the bags, raked the contents over the garden then worked it all in. It was quite a job but I sure felt good when it was done.
It was time to plant my rose bushes. When I had finished planting I stood back and looked at the garden and said to myself, “There is too much empty space between those bushes. Maybe I should plant something more in there”. I guess I never gave it a thought about how much those rose bushes would grow and fill out.
So I purchased a collection of day lilies which I inter-planted with the roses. I also planted some annuals to ring the outside of the garden.
Gardening catalogs, they just keep coming in the mail. When you make a purchase with one of them they sell your name and address to all the rest of the companies. Then your mailbox gets filled with catalogs. Anyway, while shopping through one of those catalogs I found perennial baby’s breath. I didn’t know there was perennial baby’s breath. So I placed an order for some roots. When they arrived I planted them in the middle of the bed. You need baby’s breath in a bouquet of roses, right?
By late summer the rose garden had filled out nicely. The annuals were a nice touch around the outside edge. The Roses and lilies were blooming nicely and the baby’s breath had started to grow. I was pretty pleased with my Rose Garden.
Oh, oh! I see a thistle in my rose garden! Well, I should have pulled it out before I took this picture, but, I’m sure your garden has undesirables growing here and there once in awhile. What I don’t understand is how this thistle got so big without me noticing it! I must have been too busy creating more flower gardens that I will be sharing with you in later posts.
Fast forward to 2018. The rose garden had filled out and the lilies were in full bloom. The baby’s breath was starting to get some height and it had started to bloom. I was very disappointed in the blooms. They were not like the baby’s breath that I was familiar with. I was not sure about this addition to the Rose garden.
2019 … Well, my Rose Garden had turned into a mass of perennial flowers all fighting for a little piece of land to grow in. It was a mistake planting the lilies in with the roses because they had now multiplied and grown very large crowding out the roses bushes. I had also mistakenly planted several perennials in there that should not be in my rose garden! Why did I do that! Things were really getting out of hand and I needed to take drastic measures in the near future. WHERE’S MY ROSES????
So last fall (2019), I dug out most of the Lilies and transplanted them into other flower gardens. All of the other perennials were also dug out and moved to other locations.
The Baby’s Breath had to go! It had overtaken the garden. It was over 5 feet tall and the branches spread out and fell down over the roses and other plants. I tried using it in bouquets but it just did not give me the look I wanted. Digging them out was quite a challenge as they had long tap roots, but, I got the job done. If you ever think you want to plant perennial baby’s breath .. think again!
It is now 2020. This year I will attempt to create a beautiful Rose Garden, again. Hopefully, I have learned a lesson from my last attempt and will stick to my plan. Gardening is an ever evolving process. You live and you learn. Sometime in the future I will post and update of the progress of my Rose Garden.
Keep your eyes on the horizon, Grandma


We spent this weekend planting our garden. We had to rent a rototiller and buy some dirt to replenish what previous years have done. We planted tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, broccoli, peas, and tomatillo's. We are debating expanding the garden and planting potatoes, carrots, and beats, possibly corn. I can't decide if the extra expense is worth what it will produce. We will have to rototill more space, bring in more dirt, buy seeds, etc. Don bought me two clematis and some trellis to make our shed look less shedly haha in our yard. We also got two dahlia's for the front yard along with some pansies and marigolds. We planted some marigolds in the garden also, it seems to deter bugs.


So this is our little garden! As I said in an earlier post, this was our Easter project. I actually bought a few plants the week before Easter and just planned on putting them in a pot, but Husband said he knew I wanted a garden in the future so why not start one now. So we built the box, got soil and a few more plants and the picture below is our result. We planted: banana-peppers, heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, chives, cilantro, sweet basil, tickseed, skullcap, and cheddar pinks. We are so excited to watch everything grow and see what we get.
While I was outside taking pictures of the garden, DogBoy was stuck to me like glue. In the picture below DogBoy is thinking – “mom, I know you are eating that yummy chicken you baked last night for lunch, and I was just wondering if you thought this face is cute enough that you would want to give ME some yummy chicken? Huh mom? Can I PAAALEEEEASE have some chicken?”
How could I say no to this face? I couldn’t.
:) Have a good day!


Combine Agricultural University Admission Result 2022 has been Published. If you are a Candidate for an Agricultural University. Then today’s post is just for you. Because in this post, we will discuss the combined agricultural university admission result for 2022.
The results are available on the official website of the Bangladesh Agricultural University Admission. You can check the merit and waiting lists in PDF format from the website. The result will also be sent to the successful candidates via SMS.
All Agricultural University Admission Result 2022
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University led the cluster admission test of Agricultural University this year. The admission result for Bangladesh seven Agriculture University has been published on admission-agri.org . Each student needs to login into the agricultural dashboard to get the Agricultural University admission result 2022.
Important Date Agricultural University Admission 2022
All kinds of important dates have been given in the Agricultural Cluster Exam Circular. Below are some important dates that are mentioned in the circular.
- Application start: 17 July 2022
- Application deadline: 16 August
- Official website: acas.edu.bd
- Application Fee: Tk. 1200
- Admit Card check: 1 September 2022
- Seat Plan: 1 September 2022
- Admission Test Date: 10 September 2022
- Admission Test Result: 15 September 2022
Name of all the universities in the examination 2022
Eight agricultural universities in Bangladesh will manage admissions tests in a grouping system. Previously, the Integrated Admission Test was taken at seven universities. The Integration System has been added to one new university this year. All agricultural universities’ admission activities will be completed based on the admission test result.
- Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur
- Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
- Patuakhali University of Science and Technology, Patuakhali
- Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet
- Khulna Agricultural University, Khulna
- Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong
- Habiganj Agriculture University, Habiganj
Agricultural University Admission 2022 Test Marks Distribution
Agriculture University admission test will be MCQ system.MCQ exam will be of 100 marks with one mark for each correct answer and one mark for each wrong answer 0.25 Marks will be deducted. Marks of the subjects that will be covered in the MCQ exam are shown in the table below.
Subject List of Agricultural University 2022
Agricultural University Examinations 2022 will be held simultaneously. All the university subjects together are mentioned below. These subjects will be given to the students who have passed the admission exam according to their marks.
- Soil Science
- Plant Pathology
- Crop Botany
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Agricultural Extension Education
- Agricultural Chemistry
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Environmental Science
- Seed Science and Technology
- Food Safety and management
How to check Agricultural University Admission Result 2022?
Agriculture University Admission Test Result is available from their official website. Apart from this, the result can also be obtained from a separate university official website. You can easily get eight university admission result through the following method
- Visit the https://www.bau.edu.bd/ website.
- Select the login option.
- Login username and password.
- The dashboard provides a detailed results.
I hope this article will be very useful for those of you who are looking for the Agriculture University Admission Test Result 2022. If you like this article then share it with your friends and if you face any problems getting your result then comment below in the comment box we will solve your problem.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How can I apply for an agriculture university in Bangladesh?
Ans: Eligible candidates can apply online via the official website of Agricultural university.
2. How many seats are there in Bau?
Ans: There are a total of 3555 seats in Bangladesh Agricultural University.


Our friends at Red Knot Racing Co are holding a raffle to help improve the lives of people in Tanzania. A single $10 raffle ticket provides a half-day community training to one Tanzanian farmer AND builds 5 meters of MTB trail! Read more below.
The neighbors were laughing.
But Ester, head down as her community joked that her maize would look like sugarcane, patiently carried on farming. Once her fields were prepped, our modern-day Noah waited for the rains to prove she wasn’t crazy.
Ester's field produced 10 sacks of maize that year — that's 8 sacks more than a typical year's take. As she celebrated her harvest and newly established respect in the community, she found dignity in responding to her neighbors' requests for her to teach them about farming as well as pride in seeing them grow enough food for their families.
Mountain biking contributed to Ester’s success.
“As mountain bikers we’ve got an opportunity to play a very important role in using our passion for a greater good,” explains Fanie Kok of Specialized. The company’s Soil Searching initiative has partnered with Red Knot Racing Company and the Grumeti Fund K2N stage race to improve lives in Tanzania.
Ester was trained in conservation agriculture by Red Knot with a focus on soil resilience and fertility in order to promote sustainability in farming. Appropriate agricultural solutions will ensure food security for Ester’s generation and those who follow.
“It’s a powerful and unique occasion when our passions intersect with a greater purpose,” observes Brett Harrison, Red Knot owner and K2N founder. “K2N is more than a world-class mountain bike race; it’s an opportunity for us as cyclists to shoulder the responsibility of caring for both our neighbors and the planet we share.”
The Grumeti Fund K2N sees riders cycle from the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro to the shores of Lake Natron, through the rugged backcountry of northern Tanzania. The course boasts a diversity of landscapes, incredible wildlife viewing, and a chance for cyclists to encounter the culture and hospitality of the Maasai and Chagga people. The 2022 event will take place 31st May to 3rd June. 50% of K2N race profits go directly to community development.
“The reason we help one another in our daily lives is because we need each other.”
— Mwajuma Subwayda, one of Ester’s neighbors
Investing in soil is something cyclists have in common with farmers. Soil Searching is a Specialized Bicycles program to recognize, celebrate, and support the trail builders who help shape our sport. Soil Searching’s partnership with Red Knot Racing goes a step further: we are using our sport to shape the world.
In order to scale the good K2N accomplishes in Tanzania, Soil Searching and Red Knot are raffling a Turbo Levo SL Comp Carbon. A result of a 40-year obsession with creating the world’s best-riding mountain bikes, the Levo SL is the liveliest and most responsive e-MTB in it’s class.
The Turbo Levo SL is available in S, M, L, and XL.
Raffle tickets are $10 each, and 100% of donations go directly to community development work in Tanzania.
Half of each raffle ticket will provide agriculture and health trainings to rural farmers along the K2N race course, and the other half will be used to build MTB trails on the western side of Kilimanjaro in order to fund mountain, forest, and wildlife conservation efforts.
Tickets can be purchased from anywhere in the world. The drawing will be 8th June and the winner announced that day. Shipping costs are on us. Invest in soil, and share the stoke.
A single $10 raffle ticket provides a half-day community training to one Tanzanian farmer AND builds 5 meters of MTB trail.
Written by Red Knot Racing