farm Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:19:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 3 Projects Making Fundamental Changes to Agriculture https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fundamental-changes-agriculture-sustainable-food https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fundamental-changes-agriculture-sustainable-food#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2015 05:32:59 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=57773 The Sustainable Food Lab’s winter newsletter this year highlights some programs that will lead the agricultural industry in developing new sustainable systems to feed the world and make fundamental changes to the way the world grows its food: 1. Cocoa and Coffee Companies Plan for Climate Change Food companies need to understand their supply chains: […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fundamental-changes-agriculture-sustainable-food/feed/ 1 57773 Heroic Food: Helping Veterans through Sustainable Farming https://www.greenoptimistic.com/heroic-food-sustainable-farming/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/heroic-food-sustainable-farming/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2015 11:22:27 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56286 American farming is in somewhat of a crisis, seeing as 30% of farmers are currently over the age of 65 and only 10% are younger than 35. At the same time, American veterans often face a multitude of challenges when they return home from the traumatic environment of war. Enter Heroic Food and Ennead Architects/Ennead […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/heroic-food-sustainable-farming/feed/ 0 56286 10 Ways Solar Power Can Benefit Your Farm and Garden https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-farm-garden-20130615/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-farm-garden-20130615/#respond Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:20:42 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=35204 We all love to read how green technology can be used in our day-to-day activities and help us preserve the environment and save all that important money at the same time. Threehugger published a great piece by Derek Markham showing useful ways to use solar-powered devices on your farm or in your garden, and we could […]

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