There are plenty of agriculture buzzwords floating around the news these days (Agroforestry! Vertical farming! Sustainable intensification!), and it can be challenging to keep all these different ...

Biodynamic compost made from cattle dung but adds the horns of dead livestock to enrich nutrients in the fertiliser. Photos: SUDARSHAN CHAUDHARY Across Nepal, the organic matter content of the soil is ...

Greg Stach, owner of Lewis and Clark Lake Vineyard, near Yankton, South Dakota, showed producers what goes into the self-sustaining farming practice known as biodynamic farming. Greg Stach shows ...

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This article by Sanjib Chaudhary was originally published in Nepali Times and an edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Across Nepal, the soil has ...

We’ve never been up for wallowing in the mud, but here’s an event that’s making us think twice. While the term “compost heap” doesn’t sound so tasty, composting is really an environmentally beneficial ...

Does planting a cow horn full of fresh manure in a vineyard make a better wine than a winery using more conventional farming techniques? Kevin Morrisey won’t quite make that claim, but he does think ...

It seems almost every aspect of our daily lives involves choices concerning the environment. We tote our groceries in stylish reusable bags, wash our clothes in high-efficiency machines that use less ...