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remineralize the earth, somma minerals, SIUC
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
This is idea if shared can make us all the hero/heroine for the world. The foundation from the ground up. 80% diversity occurs under ground.
Planet Forward Correspondent | Georgetown University
Wednesday, May 09, 2018
Anand Varma blew us away with stories that were both bizarre and beautiful, and shared how biology and photography go hand-in-hand.
Tags: summit2018, pfsummit18, national geographic, photography, perspective
A bioswale is an aesthetically pleasing green infrastructure option that captures rainwater and runoff that can also be used to create habitats for native species, birds, or other plants; they can also filter out pollutants as they capture water. (Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0)
George Washington University
Thursday, March 09, 2023
California was recently flooded with extreme amounts of rainfall, which highlighted the state's struggle to adequately capture and manage the water.
Tags: Water, conservation, sustainability, california, storm water management
In mid-August, the sunflowers are nearly ready for harvest at Schreiner Farms in Woodland, Calif. (Dani Huffman/Kenyon College)
Kenyon College
Tuesday, December 04, 2018
Next in our Tackling Food Waste series: Kenyon College student farmer Dani Huffman looks at the pros and cons of traditional and organic farming - and the issue of sustainable agriculture. Turns out it isn't as black and white as it seems.
Tags: woodland, davis, pfincali, agriculture, food, gmo, GM, plant breeding, field research, storyfest2019
(Photos by Katherine Baker/Columbia University)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | Cornell University
Thursday, December 06, 2018
Next in our Tackling Food Waste series: Any food discussion inevitably involves GMOs. Columbia University's Katherine Baker spoke with an organic farmer and plant pathologist/geneticist to find out more.
Tags: woodland, davis, pfincali, agriculture, sustainable agriculture, consumers, skepticism, storyfest2019
Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
The manatee population on Florida’s East coast has suffered from an “unusual mortality event” since December 2020. Wildlife officials and conservation groups have responded to the crisis with emergency policy innovations and lawsuits respectively.
Tags: wildlife, marine life, water quality, florida, manatees, Policy
Purin Phanichphant uses interactive art to personalize the issue of climate change for viewers and create a lasting impact in their lives.
UC Berkeley
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Interactive artist Purin Phanichphant shows through his work that the way we communicate ideas is critical to creating an impact.
Tags: climate change, art, innovation, design, art activism, storyfest2018
Illustrations by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey.
Planet Forward Correspondent | UC Berkeley
Thursday, February 09, 2023
How three Indigenous teachers in California are fostering the future for native plants and educating others on how to build a reciprocal relationship with nature.
Tags: Native plants, Biodiversity, ecology, indigenous rights, botany, california, drought, fire, education
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Friday, March 03, 2017
Biointensive farming is a strategy of cultivating crops that focuses on producing the most output with minimum input. The objective is to use less water, less energy, and less land, to produce large yields of crops.
Tags: biointensive farming, nicaragua, boaco, food, agriculture, sustainability, Water, storyfest2017
UC Berkeley Energy and Resources Group
Monday, March 30, 2015
Feeling hungry on your run? Stop and pick some oxalis, the pretty yellow flowers with green clover-shaped leaves, growing along the sidewalk for a quick energy boost.