#fertilizers — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/africa/234316/ IMF mission lands in Cairo a month early for seventh review #AlamedaHealthcare #Egypt #electricity #EnterpriseAM #fertilizers #healthcare #HSBCEgypt #InterestRates #investment #WHATWE’RETRACKINGTODAY

Latvia must choose – help prevent a global food crisis or continue feeding Russia’s war economy

The world is approaching a dangerous threshold. The United Nations has warned that disruptions to fertilizer supplies could…
#Latvia #LV #Europe #Europa #EU #Featured #Fertilizers #Jaunumi #latvia #Latvija #mineralfertilizers #Russia #StraitofHormuz #transit #unitednations #US
https://www.europesays.com/2985413/

https://www.europesays.com/britain/29553/ One year on: The hidden impact of Trump’s trade deal with the UK – POLITICO #Agriculture #Carbon #Cars #Conflict #Dairy #Data #development #DonaldTrump #Dumping/Duties #EnergyPrices #Ethanol #Exports #farmers #Farms #Feed #Fertilizers #Fuels #Grains #Healthcare #Imports #Industry #KeirStarmer #KingCharlesIII #Livestock #Markets #Negotiations #oil #Produce #Scotland #Seeds #Steel #SupplyChains #Tariffs #Trade #UK #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #War #Wheat

@cnn_top_stories Thanks for sharing about making compost to reduce waste in homes and other places.
We should compost manure and stop using industrial fertiliserz as they are not good to our environment.
#gardening #fertilizers

Don’t count on the Brexit reset to slash UK food prices – POLITICO

By pursuin…
#NewsBeep #News #Economy #Borders #Business #dairy #Energy #Energyprices #environment #Fertilizers #Foodsafety #foodsecurity #fruitandvegetables #Imports #Industry #Inflation #Iran #Ireland #KeirStarmer #Labeling #Meat #Packaging #Pesticides #Planthealth #Ports #Produce #Retail #Security #Supplychains #Trade #TradeAgreements #UK #Ukraine #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #War #WarinIran
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/546516/

Don’t count on the Brexit reset to slash UK food prices – POLITICO

By pursuin…
#NewsBeep #News #Economy #Borders #Business #dairy #Energy #Energyprices #environment #Fertilizers #Foodsafety #foodsecurity #fruitandvegetables #Imports #Industry #Inflation #Iran #Ireland #KeirStarmer #Labeling #Meat #Packaging #Pesticides #Planthealth #Ports #Produce #Retail #Security #Supplychains #Trade #TradeAgreements #UK #Ukraine #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #War #WarinIran
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/546516/

https://www.europesays.com/people/39335/ Don’t count on Starmer’s EU reset to bring down food prices – POLITICO ##Dairy #Borders #Energy #EnergyPrices #environment #Fertilizers #FoodSafety #FoodSecurity #FruitAndVegetables #Imports #Industry #Inflation #Iran #Ireland #KeirStarmer #Labeling #meat #Packaging #Pesticides #PlantHealth #Ports #Produce #Retail #SECURITY #SupplyChains #Trade #TradeAgreements #Ukraine #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #war #WarInIran

Don’t count on Starmer’s EU reset to bring down food prices – POLITICO

By pursuing a…
#Europe #EU #Borders #Dairy #Energy #Energyprices #environment #EuropeanUnion #Fertilizers #FoodSafety #Foodsecurity #Fruitandvegetables #Imports #Industry #inflation #Iran #Ireland #KeirStarmer #Labeling #Meat #packaging #Pesticides #Planthealth #Ports #Produce #retail #Security #Supplychains #Trade #TradeAgreements #Ukraine #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #War #WarinIran
https://www.europesays.com/europe/20742/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/449369/ Don’t count on Starmer’s EU reset to bring down food prices – POLITICO #Borders #Business #dairy #Economy #Éire #Energy #EnergyPrices #Environment #Fertilizers #FoodSafety #FoodSecurity #FruitAndVegetables #IE #imports #industry #inflation #Iran #Ireland #KeirStarmer #labeling #Meat #Packaging #Pesticides #PlantHealth #Ports #produce #Retail #Security #SupplyChains #Trade #TradeAgreements #Ukraine #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #war #WarInIran

https://www.europesays.com/britain/20003/ Don’t count on Starmer’s EU reset to bring down food prices – POLITICO #Borders #Dairy #energy #EnergyPrices #Environment #Fertilizers #FoodSafety #FoodSecurity #FruitAndVegetables #Imports #Industry #inflation #Iran #Ireland #KeirStarmer #Labeling #Meat #Packaging #Pesticides #PlantHealth #Ports #Produce #retail #Security #SupplyChains #Trade #TradeAgreements #UK #Ukraine #UnitedKingdom #UnitedStates #War #WarInIran

'The dark, loamy dirt has been called #Ukraine’s “black gold,” and it’s some of the most fertile on earth [...] But environmental groups and farmers’ advocates have warned that the large-scale #industrialMonoculture practiced by #agribusiness threatens to degrade this prized soil through intensive harvesting and overuse of #fertilizers and #pesticides.'

https://thebaffler.com/latest/betting-the-farm-kruzman
#agriculture #monoculture #BigAg #industrialAgriculture #ecocide #privatisation

'The dark, loamy dirt has been called #Ukraine’s “black gold,” and it’s some of the most fertile on earth [...] But environmental groups and farmers’ advocates have warned that the large-scale #industrialMonoculture practiced by #agribusiness threatens to degrade this prized soil through intensive harvesting and overuse of #fertilizers and #pesticides.'

https://thebaffler.com/latest/betting-the-farm-kruzman
#agriculture #monoculture #BigAg #industrialAgriculture #ecocide #privatisation

'The dark, loamy dirt has been called #Ukraine’s “black gold,” and it’s some of the most fertile on earth [...] But environmental groups and farmers’ advocates have warned that the large-scale #industrialMonoculture practiced by #agribusiness threatens to degrade this prized soil through intensive harvesting and overuse of #fertilizers and #pesticides.'

https://thebaffler.com/latest/betting-the-farm-kruzman
#agriculture #monoculture #BigAg #industrialAgriculture #ecocide #privatisation

'The dark, loamy dirt has been called #Ukraine’s “black gold,” and it’s some of the most fertile on earth [...] But environmental groups and farmers’ advocates have warned that the large-scale #industrialMonoculture practiced by #agribusiness threatens to degrade this prized soil through intensive harvesting and overuse of #fertilizers and #pesticides.'

https://thebaffler.com/latest/betting-the-farm-kruzman
#agriculture #monoculture #BigAg #industrialAgriculture #ecocide #privatisation

Germany’s foreign minister warns Iran war could plunge ‘entire world into major crisis’ – POLITICO

Wadephul suggested some of the risks of the war — including the potential for a food crisis — had…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #Africa #breakingnews #Conflict #crisis #Fertilizers #Foodcrisis #FriedrichMerz #Germany #Iran #Israel #Jean-NoëlBarrot #JohannWadephul #Lebanon #MiddleEast #Military #Refugees #Security #UnitedStates #War
https://www.newsbeep.com/440620/

unctad.org/system/files... Access to #fertilizers may worsen for some of the #poorest #countries - e.g. #Sudan #Somalia #Pakistan #Srilanka etc. - who are already reeling from all kinds of other major problems such as #drought #war #flood etc. #climate #climatechange #iran #climatecrisis

unctad.org/system/files/o...

https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/osgttinf2026d1_en.pdf

Access to #fertilizers may worsen for
some of the #poorest #countries - e.g. #Sudan #Somalia #Pakistan #Srilanka etc. - who are already reeling from all kinds of other major problems such as #drought #war #flood etc.

See all the slides from this informational presentation.

#climate #climatechange #iran #climatecrisis #extinction #survival #starvation #hunger #food #agriculture #farmers

EU climate advisers say eat less meat and tax farm emissions – POLITICO

And Denmark is on track to become the first country to tax agricultural pollution after Copenhagen and farmers’…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Agriculture #Biodiversity #ClimateChange #Emissions #EmissionsTradingSystem #Energy #environment #Fertilizers #greenhousegasemissions #Labeling #livestock #Meat #Pollution #Science #Sustainability #sustainableagriculture #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/469481/

@markhburton Good times to re-read "We, the detritivores" http://detritivoros.com/ (A bunch of versions, in different languages and extensions in that site)

#Fertilizers #Detritivores #IranWar #Collapse #Famine

The Belgian farmer suing TotalEnergies over damage caused by climate change – POLITICO

The case is part of …
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #accountability #Belgium #Carbon #Chemicals #climatechange #CO2 #Companies #courts #duediligence #emissions #energy #Farmers #farms #Fertilizers #fossilfuels #greenhousegasemissions #HumanRights #Mentalhealth #NGOs #Oil #Organics #pesticides #Rights #Science #Supplychains #water
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/311398/

Friday, September 26, 2025

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The Sulfur Based Micronutrients Market is set for strong growth, expanding from USD 444.76 Million in 2024 to USD 873.29 Million by 2032, at a CAGR of 8.8%. Key players include Nutrien, Tiger-Sul, CF Industries, Aries Agro, Yara International, and Mirabelle Agro.

Read the complete market research here: https://www.credenceresearch.com/report/sulfur-based-micronutrients-market

#SulfurMicronutrients #Agriculture #Fertilizers #Sustainability #MarketResearch

Scaling #lowcarbon #fertilizers: #agrifood sector calls for EU support [#Promotedcontent] https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/opinion/scaling-low-carbon-fertilizers-agri-food-sector-calls-for-eu-support/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it

Friday, June 13, 2025

Why can’t the West match Russia’s ammunition production? — Juicy target: Ukraine says it struck Russian electronics plant in Moscow — Ukrainian forces ‘gradually pushing back’ Russian troops from Sumy Oblast — Russia ‘lying to Trump,’ using peace talks to stall US sanctions … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/friday-june-13-2025/

Friday, June 13, 2025

Why can’t the West match Russia’s ammunition production? — Juicy target: Ukraine says it struck Russian electronics plant in Moscow — Ukrainian forces ‘gradually pushing back’ Russian troops from Sumy Oblast — Russia ‘lying to Trump,’ using peace talks to stall US sanctions … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/friday-june-13-2025/

Friday, June 13, 2025

Why can’t the West match Russia’s ammunition production? — Juicy target: Ukraine says it struck Russian electronics plant in Moscow — Ukrainian forces ‘gradually pushing back’ Russian troops from Sumy Oblast — Russia ‘lying to Trump,’ using peace talks to stall US sanctions … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/friday-june-13-2025/

Friday, June 13, 2025

Why can’t the West match Russia’s ammunition production? — Juicy target: Ukraine says it struck Russian electronics plant in Moscow — Ukrainian forces ‘gradually pushing back’ Russian troops from Sumy Oblast — Russia ‘lying to Trump,’ using peace talks to stall US sanctions … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/friday-june-13-2025/

Friday, June 13, 2025

Why can’t the West match Russia’s ammunition production? — Juicy target: Ukraine says it struck Russian electronics plant in Moscow — Ukrainian forces ‘gradually pushing back’ Russian troops from Sumy Oblast — Russia ‘lying to Trump,’ using peace talks to stall US sanctions … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/friday-june-13-2025/

Rising soil nitrous acid emissions, driven by climate change and fertilization, accelerate global ozone pollution https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250530123821.htm

#environment #soil #emissions #fertilizers #fertilization #ozone #pollution #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Rising soil nitrous acid emissions, driven by climate change and fertilization, accelerate global ozone pollution https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250530123821.htm

#environment #soil #emissions #fertilizers #fertilization #ozone #pollution #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Rising soil nitrous acid emissions, driven by climate change and fertilization, accelerate global ozone pollution https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250530123821.htm

#environment #soil #emissions #fertilizers #fertilization #ozone #pollution #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Rising soil nitrous acid emissions, driven by climate change and fertilization, accelerate global ozone pollution https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250530123821.htm

#environment #soil #emissions #fertilizers #fertilization #ozone #pollution #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Rising soil nitrous acid emissions, driven by climate change and fertilization, accelerate global ozone pollution https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250530123821.htm

#environment #soil #emissions #fertilizers #fertilization #ozone #pollution #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Rising soil nitrous acid emissions driven by climate change and fertilization accelerate global ozone pollution: Study https://phys.org/news/2025-05-soil-nitrous-acid-emissions-driven.html

#environment #soil #emissions #fertilizers #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ozone #pollution

Friday, May 23, 2025

Ukraine’s new drone strategy: cripple Moscow’s airports — Russia just said it doesn’t want peace. This is what you need to do — Why Washington failed to end the Russo-Ukrainian War –Russia cuts key projects in aviation, tech, auto industries as oil revenues plummet … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/friday-may-23-2025/

Friday, May 23, 2025

Ukraine’s new drone strategy: cripple Moscow’s airports — Russia just said it doesn’t want peace. This is what you need to do — Why Washington failed to end the Russo-Ukrainian War –Russia cuts key projects in aviation, tech, auto industries as oil revenues plummet … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/friday-may-23-2025/

Friday, May 23, 2025

Ukraine’s new drone strategy: cripple Moscow’s airports — Russia just said it doesn’t want peace. This is what you need to do — Why Washington failed to end the Russo-Ukrainian War –Russia cuts key projects in aviation, tech, auto industries as oil revenues plummet … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/friday-may-23-2025/

Friday, May 23, 2025

Ukraine’s new drone strategy: cripple Moscow’s airports — Russia just said it doesn’t want peace. This is what you need to do — Why Washington failed to end the Russo-Ukrainian War –Russia cuts key projects in aviation, tech, auto industries as oil revenues plummet … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/friday-may-23-2025/

Friday, May 23, 2025

Ukraine’s new drone strategy: cripple Moscow’s airports — Russia just said it doesn’t want peace. This is what you need to do — Why Washington failed to end the Russo-Ukrainian War –Russia cuts key projects in aviation, tech, auto industries as oil revenues plummet … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/friday-may-23-2025/

#GolfCourses Use More Land Globally Than #Solar or #WindEnergy

Story by Mihai Andrei, February 25, 2025

"The land use of #RenewableEnergy is often criticized in public and political debates. However, a new study shows that something as frivolous as golf courses use up more land globally than solar or wind energy. Golf courses, which often serve a small number of #AffluentPeople, are also terrible for the #environment and use up a lot of #water and resources.

Competition for space

"The lush greenery you see on golf courses is a well-maintained lie. Golf courses use enormous amounts of water — sometimes in regions already facing shortages. Maintaining that flawless grass also means heavy reliance on #fertilizers and #pesticides, which seep into local waterways, harming# wildlife and #polluting #ecosystems. To make it even worse, golf courses are apparently competing with renewable energy for space.

"Every acre we allocate to one use is an acre less for another. Currently, more than 38,400 golf courses span the globe, occupying vast stretches of valuable land. Surprisingly, researchers from Germany’s Forschungszentrum Jülich found that countries (especially richer countries like the US, the UK, and Canada) dedicate far more land to golf courses than to #SolarFarms or #WindTurbines.

"Let’s put this into perspective. If you take the golf courses in just the top ten golfing countries and convert them into renewable energy, you’d get an extra 842 gigawatts (GW) of solar or 659 GW of wind capacity. And to put that into perspective, that’s more than the entire quantity of renewable energy these countries produce and are forecast to have for a few years.

Replacing golf courses with something more useful isn’t a new idea, it’s already happening in some areas. In Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture, an entire golf course now hosts 260,000 solar panels, generating 125 gigawatt-hours annually. Meanwhile, in South Korea, 'screen golf,' indoor simulated golfing experiences, provide a popular, space-efficient alternative to traditional courses."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/general/golf-courses-use-more-land-globally-than-solar-or-wind-energy/ar-AA1zHvIE
#Renewables #RenewablesNow #GolfCourses #WaterIsLife #Rewilding #WindTurbines

#Burnsville #Minnesota to pilot ‘#FoodForest’ at #CivicCenterPark

By Christine Schuster, February 7, 2025

"An old hockey rink in Burnsville will soon be transformed into an educational #garden under a new citywide initiative to implement #sustainable land practices and build long-term solutions to health inequities.

"The #MarketGarden, where student interns will help grow produce for local nonprofit, is one of several new programs being launched this summer under the 'Grow Burnsville' initiative.

"The City of Burnsville’s sustainability pitch won first place at this year’s Childhood Obesity Prevention and #EnvironmentalSustainability Awards held by the United States Conference of Mayors and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America.

"The $125,000 prize money set 'Grow Burnsville' into motion.

"'It’s just thrilling,' said Sue Bast, the city’s environmental specialist and sustainability coordinator.

"A 'food forest' planted at Civic Center Park this spring is one of Grow Burnsville’s pilot projects, Bast said.

"Once it’s matured, the food forest will be an open food resource to anyone looking for free access to fruits and other edible plants. Using the principals of #permaculture, no chemical #pesticides or #fertilizers will be used in maintaining the forest, according to Bast.

"David Woods, the conservation program director with Urban Roots, said Burnsville’s food forest is designed to be low-maintenance.

"The city enlisted #UrbanRoots, a St. Paul-based nonprofit, to help with the design and implementation of #GrowBurnsville initiatives.

"The food forest will take 3-5 years to fully develop, according to Woods. The forest includes around 40 different plantings, such as apple, pear and plum trees, herbs and a variety of native shrubs with edible berries or nuts.

"'I’m hoping the successes that’ll come from the Burnsville project will help promote it elsewhere,' Woods said.

"'We’re going to see how this works,' Bast said. 'It could possibly be a direction we want to go with some public land that is underused.'"

Learn more / listen:
https://www.twincities.com/2021/06/24/burnsville-to-pilot-food-forest-at-civic-center-park-2/
#SolarPunkSunday #foodsovereignty #FoodForest #FoodSecurity

#Burnsville #Minnesota to pilot ‘#FoodForest’ at #CivicCenterPark

By Christine Schuster, February 7, 2025

"An old hockey rink in Burnsville will soon be transformed into an educational #garden under a new citywide initiative to implement #sustainable land practices and build long-term solutions to health inequities.

"The #MarketGarden, where student interns will help grow produce for local nonprofit, is one of several new programs being launched this summer under the 'Grow Burnsville' initiative.

"The City of Burnsville’s sustainability pitch won first place at this year’s Childhood Obesity Prevention and #EnvironmentalSustainability Awards held by the United States Conference of Mayors and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America.

"The $125,000 prize money set 'Grow Burnsville' into motion.

"'It’s just thrilling,' said Sue Bast, the city’s environmental specialist and sustainability coordinator.

"A 'food forest' planted at Civic Center Park this spring is one of Grow Burnsville’s pilot projects, Bast said.

"Once it’s matured, the food forest will be an open food resource to anyone looking for free access to fruits and other edible plants. Using the principals of #permaculture, no chemical #pesticides or #fertilizers will be used in maintaining the forest, according to Bast.

"David Woods, the conservation program director with Urban Roots, said Burnsville’s food forest is designed to be low-maintenance.

"The city enlisted #UrbanRoots, a St. Paul-based nonprofit, to help with the design and implementation of #GrowBurnsville initiatives.

"The food forest will take 3-5 years to fully develop, according to Woods. The forest includes around 40 different plantings, such as apple, pear and plum trees, herbs and a variety of native shrubs with edible berries or nuts.

"'I’m hoping the successes that’ll come from the Burnsville project will help promote it elsewhere,' Woods said.

"'We’re going to see how this works,' Bast said. 'It could possibly be a direction we want to go with some public land that is underused.'"

Learn more / listen:
https://www.twincities.com/2021/06/24/burnsville-to-pilot-food-forest-at-civic-center-park-2/
#SolarPunkSunday #foodsovereignty #FoodForest #FoodSecurity

#Burnsville #Minnesota to pilot ‘#FoodForest’ at #CivicCenterPark

By Christine Schuster, February 7, 2025

"An old hockey rink in Burnsville will soon be transformed into an educational #garden under a new citywide initiative to implement #sustainable land practices and build long-term solutions to health inequities.

"The #MarketGarden, where student interns will help grow produce for local nonprofit, is one of several new programs being launched this summer under the 'Grow Burnsville' initiative.

"The City of Burnsville’s sustainability pitch won first place at this year’s Childhood Obesity Prevention and #EnvironmentalSustainability Awards held by the United States Conference of Mayors and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America.

"The $125,000 prize money set 'Grow Burnsville' into motion.

"'It’s just thrilling,' said Sue Bast, the city’s environmental specialist and sustainability coordinator.

"A 'food forest' planted at Civic Center Park this spring is one of Grow Burnsville’s pilot projects, Bast said.

"Once it’s matured, the food forest will be an open food resource to anyone looking for free access to fruits and other edible plants. Using the principals of #permaculture, no chemical #pesticides or #fertilizers will be used in maintaining the forest, according to Bast.

"David Woods, the conservation program director with Urban Roots, said Burnsville’s food forest is designed to be low-maintenance.

"The city enlisted #UrbanRoots, a St. Paul-based nonprofit, to help with the design and implementation of #GrowBurnsville initiatives.

"The food forest will take 3-5 years to fully develop, according to Woods. The forest includes around 40 different plantings, such as apple, pear and plum trees, herbs and a variety of native shrubs with edible berries or nuts.

"'I’m hoping the successes that’ll come from the Burnsville project will help promote it elsewhere,' Woods said.

"'We’re going to see how this works,' Bast said. 'It could possibly be a direction we want to go with some public land that is underused.'"

Learn more / listen:
https://www.twincities.com/2021/06/24/burnsville-to-pilot-food-forest-at-civic-center-park-2/
#SolarPunkSunday #foodsovereignty #FoodForest #FoodSecurity

#Burnsville #Minnesota to pilot ‘#FoodForest’ at #CivicCenterPark

By Christine Schuster, February 7, 2025

"An old hockey rink in Burnsville will soon be transformed into an educational #garden under a new citywide initiative to implement #sustainable land practices and build long-term solutions to health inequities.

"The #MarketGarden, where student interns will help grow produce for local nonprofit, is one of several new programs being launched this summer under the 'Grow Burnsville' initiative.

"The City of Burnsville’s sustainability pitch won first place at this year’s Childhood Obesity Prevention and #EnvironmentalSustainability Awards held by the United States Conference of Mayors and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America.

"The $125,000 prize money set 'Grow Burnsville' into motion.

"'It’s just thrilling,' said Sue Bast, the city’s environmental specialist and sustainability coordinator.

"A 'food forest' planted at Civic Center Park this spring is one of Grow Burnsville’s pilot projects, Bast said.

"Once it’s matured, the food forest will be an open food resource to anyone looking for free access to fruits and other edible plants. Using the principals of #permaculture, no chemical #pesticides or #fertilizers will be used in maintaining the forest, according to Bast.

"David Woods, the conservation program director with Urban Roots, said Burnsville’s food forest is designed to be low-maintenance.

"The city enlisted #UrbanRoots, a St. Paul-based nonprofit, to help with the design and implementation of #GrowBurnsville initiatives.

"The food forest will take 3-5 years to fully develop, according to Woods. The forest includes around 40 different plantings, such as apple, pear and plum trees, herbs and a variety of native shrubs with edible berries or nuts.

"'I’m hoping the successes that’ll come from the Burnsville project will help promote it elsewhere,' Woods said.

"'We’re going to see how this works,' Bast said. 'It could possibly be a direction we want to go with some public land that is underused.'"

Learn more / listen:
https://www.twincities.com/2021/06/24/burnsville-to-pilot-food-forest-at-civic-center-park-2/
#SolarPunkSunday #foodsovereignty #FoodForest #FoodSecurity

#Burnsville #Minnesota to pilot ‘#FoodForest’ at #CivicCenterPark

By Christine Schuster, February 7, 2025

"An old hockey rink in Burnsville will soon be transformed into an educational #garden under a new citywide initiative to implement #sustainable land practices and build long-term solutions to health inequities.

"The #MarketGarden, where student interns will help grow produce for local nonprofit, is one of several new programs being launched this summer under the 'Grow Burnsville' initiative.

"The City of Burnsville’s sustainability pitch won first place at this year’s Childhood Obesity Prevention and #EnvironmentalSustainability Awards held by the United States Conference of Mayors and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America.

"The $125,000 prize money set 'Grow Burnsville' into motion.

"'It’s just thrilling,' said Sue Bast, the city’s environmental specialist and sustainability coordinator.

"A 'food forest' planted at Civic Center Park this spring is one of Grow Burnsville’s pilot projects, Bast said.

"Once it’s matured, the food forest will be an open food resource to anyone looking for free access to fruits and other edible plants. Using the principals of #permaculture, no chemical #pesticides or #fertilizers will be used in maintaining the forest, according to Bast.

"David Woods, the conservation program director with Urban Roots, said Burnsville’s food forest is designed to be low-maintenance.

"The city enlisted #UrbanRoots, a St. Paul-based nonprofit, to help with the design and implementation of #GrowBurnsville initiatives.

"The food forest will take 3-5 years to fully develop, according to Woods. The forest includes around 40 different plantings, such as apple, pear and plum trees, herbs and a variety of native shrubs with edible berries or nuts.

"'I’m hoping the successes that’ll come from the Burnsville project will help promote it elsewhere,' Woods said.

"'We’re going to see how this works,' Bast said. 'It could possibly be a direction we want to go with some public land that is underused.'"

Learn more / listen:
https://www.twincities.com/2021/06/24/burnsville-to-pilot-food-forest-at-civic-center-park-2/
#SolarPunkSunday #foodsovereignty #FoodForest #FoodSecurity

Excerpt from "How to make your yard a friendlier place for #pollinators"

#Pollination doesn't only produce more plants – it also helps make fruits and vegetables larger, more abundant, and even more flavorful.

by Abby Jackson, January 22, 2024
The Cool Down [#US-based publication]

How to Support Pollinators in Your Yard

"Plants are the foundation for every living thing on our planet, and without pollination, plants would be unable to reproduce and our food supply would be at risk.

"Here are a few things you can do to support their safety and protect our food resources for years to come:

- Avoid #pesticides, #herbicides, and synthetic #fertilizers as much as possible.

- Choose flowering plants that produce pollen and nectar, that are native to your area, and that support a variety of pollinators. Avoid hybrid plant varieties, as they've been bred specifically for aesthetics and may have unattractive nectar.

- You can use the #NationalWildlifeFederation's #NativePlant finder to discover plants in your area that attract pollinators. The #AudubonSociety has a similar search that identifies native plants in your area that attract birds.

- Follow seasonal changes and diversify your yard with plants that bloom at different times of the year for year-round blooms.

- Remove #InvasivePlants and weeds when possible.

- Provide a hydration station. Birdbaths are hazards for many pollinators because they can easily drown in them and because they are preyed on by other animals. Filling a shallow bowl with pebbles or marbles to a low water level will allow pollinators to drink while sitting on a perch. [I do create "bee baths" with marbles and rocks. I will be very cautious if I decide to provide "bird baths" this summer]

- Provide nesting sides, like a #BeeHouse. [Old logs can be good for some bees]

- Use certain plants strictly as food for the larvae of pollinators to ensure they will have enough energy to grow and frequent your yard. For example, #MonarchCaterpillars [and #TussockMothLarvae] love to eat #milkweed, and #BlackSwallowtailCaterpillars feed on #parsley [I did not know this! I will provide some parsley for their consumption this year!]

"#Rewilding your yard with native plants and #clovers, designating a garden bed to attract pollinators, or even having a pollinator-friendly plant in a pot on your #balcony are other ways you can make your area a friendlier space for pollinators.

"Any action that helps pollinators is a positive action that benefits you and the animals and nature around you."

Read more:
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-home/how-to-make-your-yard-a-friendlier-place-for-pollinators/
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