Fresh News | Fresh News Everything Fresh and Tasty

farming

05/11/2018 / By David Williams

7 Reasons why you should start building an aquaponics garden now

Traditional farming methods have their perks, but now that viable alternatives such as aquaponics exist, some people consider them entirely obsolete. You might think that’s an overreaction, but when you look at the actual benefits of aquaponics, you’ll quickly understand. With aquaponics, there is a clear symbiotic relationship between all of the organisms contained within […]

11/08/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

How to get your community moving towards food independence

If you are interested in minimizing your travels to the grocery store, while at the same time putting up a project that you and your neighbors can benefit from and also getting the chance to grow your own food (thereby knowing that it is certifiably clean), it is time to start your local food community. […]

05/12/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Freak snowfall destroys 100 MILLION pounds of onions in Idaho and Oregon

Onions have been a food staple for over 4,000 years, and with good reason: They’re delicious! The National Onion Association reports that there are fewer than 1,000 onion farmers in the U.S., and they cultivate around 125,000 acres of onions each year. Considering the fact that the average American eats around 20 pounds of these […]

04/12/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Organic seed market explodes, sales predicted to hit $5.4B by 2024

It wasn’t too long ago that organic food was considered to be a luxury. Its high prices made it something that only the most devout health nuts and those with deeper pockets were willing to shell out for. Now, however, organic food is quickly becoming a necessity for those who want a long and healthy […]

03/22/2016 / By Martin Mavis

Family Transforms Weedy 1.5 Acre Lot into Fruitful Organic Farm (Video)

In this episode, you will learn how a family has converted 1.5 acres of grass, weeds and trash into a productive organic farm t hat produces 25% of the food the family eats and is growing to increase that number. John will take you on a tour of this farm, sharing with you all the […]

09/21/2015 / By freshnews

The first New Zealand GMO-free zone

Hastings District, in the northeast of New Zealand, is to become their country’s first GMO-free zone for raising of livestock and crops! This outstanding news was announced in the publication of the Hastings District Plan, where council members laid out the plan to turn this region into a premium product-producing region, on par with the […]

1 of 1