by Blackwood Land | Aug 1, 2016
There’s a world of difference between finding a job and engaging in good work and/or developing a rewarding career. Both good work and jobs should provide the worker with a decent living, but good work goes beyond that: good work enables the worker to perfect their...
by Blackwood Land | Jul 29, 2016
Integrated pest management, or IPM, is a process used to solve pest problems while minimizing risks to people and the environment. IPM can be used to manage pests anywhere—in urban, agricultural, or wildland areas. IPM focuses on long-term prevention of pests and...
by Blackwood Land | Jul 26, 2016
In short, Holistic Management (HM) is an approach to managing agricultural resources. HM was originally developed by Allan Savory, acclaimed ecologist and environmentalist, as a solution for the desertification of nearly 2/3rds of the earth’s land. Through HM, Savory...
by Blackwood Land | Jul 23, 2016
In a nutshell, Green Payments are paid to farmers to compensate them for any environmental benefits that accrue as a result of their farming practices. This program is already underway in other developed countries to provide habitat services, ecological services, and...
by Blackwood Land | Jul 20, 2016
According to the USDA, Forest Farming is, “the cultivation of high-value specialty crops under the protection of a forest canopy that has been modified to provide the correct shade level.” Before forest farming was “a thing,” it was just an everyday practice. There is...
