Get Down with DIRT! (the Movie)

07Jan10

FoodCycles (http://foodcycles.org) is hosting one of the first largest screenings of the award winning DIRT! the Movie in Toronto at Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor St W; map) on Thu, Jan 28, 2010 (6:30-8:30 PM). Dirt! the movie tells the amazing story of the earth we stand on everyday and how we depend on it for life. In addition, FoodCycles is fundraising for its education work. Tickets will be available online and at the door on a sliding scale of $10-20. There will be a reception at 6:30 PM and the movie will start at 7 PM and end at 8:30 PM. You can buy sprouts, vegetable earrings or memberships during the reception.

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Tags: climate change, Compost, conflict, dirt, Dirt! the Movie, environmental impacts, film, Food, FoodCycles, land, microbes, microorganisms, Movies, Soil, Soil Management, video

Peas in the Garden, Bones in the Soil

22Apr09

Anne Raver poetically describes soil and growing peas in Maryland and Sunny discusses how soil is a unique story that can be quite ‘telling’.

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Tags: fertility, Gardening, peas, planting, Soil, Soil Management

“Lost” star confesses: “I’ve been worming”

16Mar09

If you’re a fan of ‘Lost’ you’ll get a kick out of this.  Jorge Garcia, who plays Hurley, blogs about his worm  composting operation, offering this assessment:  ‘It’s fun and gross at the same time.’ 

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Tags: actors, celebrities, LOST, Soil, TV series, vermicomposting, worm composting, worms

Urban Farming Internship

18Dec08

Do you want to learn to grow your own food, or take a step towards becoming a farmer? The Cutting Veg organic farm offers season long part-time farming interships, in which you can immerse yourself in the world of organic agriculture.

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Tags: apprentice, development, farmer, farming, horticulture, internship, learning, management, skill building, Soil, Training

A Day with Elaine Ingham Location

18Dec08

Dr. Ingham will speak in the afternoon of Saturday, January 10 at Elmwood for Grey Bruce Farmers Week and then join EFAO all day on January 12th. Her talks on soil microbiology and soil health will be complimentary but each session will unique.

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Tags: health, lecture, management, microbiology, series, Soil, workshop

For 3 Years, Every Bite Organic

13Dec08

In a fascinating experiment — on himself — Dr. Alan Greene, a pediatrician and author in Danville, Calif., decided to find out. For the last three years, Dr. Greene has eaten nothing but organic foods, whether he’s cooking at home, dining out or snacking on the road.

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Tags: Agriculture, biota, community, development, nature, nurture, organic, organisms, relationships, Science, Soil, sustainability, sustainable

Wireless Soil Sensors Designed To Improve Farming

27Oct08

Kumar is leading an Iowa State University research team that’s developing transceivers and sensors designed to collect and send data about soil moisture within a field. Eventually the researchers are hoping the sensors will also collect data about soil temperature and nutrient content.

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Tags: Agriculture, content, Iowa, moisture, nutrient, OACC, research, Science, sensor, Soil, state, technology, temperature, university