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Raw tomatoes are normally processed into various products, including tomato paste, ketchup and sauce. In the process, tomatoes usually give out about 95% of water, which is then drained out as waste. Now Ingomar Packing,...

Estimates show that the agriculture industry produces over 6.4 billion tons of greenhouse gases annually. This amounts to approximately 8.5% of the world's yearly emissions. With the continuously growing human population,...

Should we be flushing perfectly good fertilizer down the toilet? Some eco-minded folks are proposing a circular water economy that puts urine to work.[...]

Water scarcity due to persistent droughts in California's Central Valley is forcing scientists and farmers to find innovative and sustainable ways of utilizing this precious resource...

Virtual farmers markets have been online for a few years now, but the COVID-19 pandemic is giving them a boost. Many consumers are happy to get fresh goods from local farmers without having to brave in-person stores or markets.[...]

Nestled on a gently sloping segment of land on the quiet, western end of St. Helena, California, Spottswoode Estate contains a remarkable piece of environmental history. The property became one of the first vineyards in the...

New scientific findings reveal that Cuba’s rivers are in better health than the Mississippi River. The research was a joint effort between Cuba and the United States, marking the two countries’ first collaboration in...

People around the world have been demanding ethical treatment of dairy cows for years, and one brilliant Australian firm, Bosske Architecture, has listened and delivered...

French design practice Studio NAB has proposed a large-scale vertical farm as a sustainable solution to urban population growth in the face of dwindling arable land...

Refugees arrive at Palabek refugee camp in Northern Uganda with the clothes on their back and what little they carried. New arrivals, many from South Sudan, receive a tarp, tent poles, a water can, a cooking pot and a ration...

Researchers at the University of California, Davis have found a surprising food source that could help reduce cows' methane production: seaweed. A recent study from the university suggests bovines who eat an experimental...

In a first for the Big Island of Hawaii, a new sustainable "agrihood" known as Kuwili Lani, Hawaiian for “to embrace the heavens,” has received final subdivision approval and properties in this new neighborhood are now...

Algae: it's not just for bodies of water anymore. Algae Research and Supply, a company based in Carlsbad, California that historically provides algae products for educational purposes, aims to bring its algae cultures to...

Cultivating crops in Dubai's harsh climate isn't easy -- but indoor vertical farms could offer a solution. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)'s first such facility, Badia Farms, recently launched in the glitzy emirate. The...

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have learned that farming with crushed silicate rocks mixed into the soil could improve global food security, increase crop yields, promote soil health, and reduce greenhouse gas...

All about growing and supplying food in an organic and environmentally friendly way.