sustainable agriculture
Personal Food Computer (PFC) v2.0 alpha (2016). (Photo courtesy of Open Agriculture Initiative, MIT Media Lab)
SUNY ESF
MIT’s Open Agriculture Initiative is drawing on the very societal changes that have distanced average citizens from traditional agriculture to close the gap in knowledge and control what we eat.
Kansas State University
A lecture covering global food production emphasizes the importance of intensification for sustainable agriculture around the world.
Dr. Stephen Carmody founded the Native Cultigen Project at Sewanee: The University of the South. (Photo courtesy Stephen Carmody)
Sewanee: University of the South
By understanding agricultural practices of those indigenous to this region, the Native Cultigen Project may be able to ignite a new wave of sustainable agriculture – one that looks to the past for solutions for the future.
The George Washington University
Floating Farms is an innovative and sustainable idea from Forward Thinking Architecture in Barcelona that would bring food closer to the ever expanding urban populations while also creating more farming 'land' (a quickly dwindling resource) by... Read More
Planet Forward Intern/Marymount University
Harvest time brings lots of food-centric holidays. We consider the amount of hidden water that goes into food production, from seed to table.
The George Washington University
After seeing and experiencing first hand the destructive power of drugs and drug trafficking, Santiago Moncada began a redeemed life with a redeemed purpose: supporting sustainable coffee farmers.
Planet Forward, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Planet Forward fellow Tara Sonenshine interviews key USDA scientists and policymakers on the challenge of feeding an expanding world.
Frostburg State University
Frostburg Grows is an invaluable, deep-seated community sustainability project that focuses on innovative greenhouse operations for producing healthy food, diverse training and education to rebuild and strengthen economic stability within the region... Read More
Director of Academic Adventures, Planet Forward
How 4H is helping these students use agricultural skills to purchase school supplies.