by Blackwood Land | Aug 13, 2016
“N” IS FOR NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT Sustainable and environmentally friendly, nutrient management is the practice of using and adding soil nutrients as efficiently as possible to increase productivity of crop yields. Why is it used? One of the most prevalent indicators of...
by Blackwood Land | Aug 7, 2016
To boil it down, a food system is “the path that food travels from field to fork.” (Learn, Grow, Connect) The scale of food systems can vary. Our current agriculture policies encourage the growth of large-scale food systems on a globalized scale. However, this...
by Blackwood Land | Aug 4, 2016
In Japanese, “kyusei” translates to “saving,” so Kyusei Nature Farming broadly means to “save the world through natural farming.” Kyusei Nature Farming is a combination of organic farming and Effective Micro-organisms which boost soil conditions and yield a greater...
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...
