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Declining Plant Diversity Affects Timing of Plant Flowering, According to Columbia University Research
The early blooming of crops, which is primarily accredited to climate change, has caused years of headaches for farmers and gardeners. But new research from Columbia University finds that declining biodiversity may play an equal role in the timing of plants flowering. These recent findings demonstrate how biodiversity affects entire ecosystems, and could change the… Read More
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University of Wisconsin–Madison Student Starts Campus Food Shed
University of Wisconsin–Madison has a new Campus Food Shed thanks to student Hannah DePorter, who was a junior when she first conceived of the project last year. Now, UW-Madison students and staff will have access to fresh produce for free over 7 months of the year. The Food Shed has four large refrigerators, which are… Read More
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Armstrong State University’s Aquaponics Research Center Grows Fish and Plants Sustainably
Researchers at Armstrong State University have developed an aquaponics research facility that could serve as a model for economic and environmental sustainability. Aquaponics, in short, is a way to grow fish and plants together in a self-sustaining system. It combines hydroponics, which is the growth of plants in water, with aquaculture, which is the raising… Read More
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University of Minnesota Student-Led Food Pantry Plants Organic Garden
According to the 2015 Boynton Student Health Survey, about 10.2% of University of Minnesota students reported that, within the past 12 months, they had run out of food and didn’t have the money to buy more food. Over the same period, 17.5% percent of the university’s students worried about their food running out before they… Read More
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University Of Kentucky Campus Kitchen’s Fight Against Hunger Beefed Up by Student’s Research
Hunger is a continuing problem in the U.S. that remains largely hidden, even though over 42 million Americans suffer from it. While 1 in 8 Americans go hungry, 60 million tons of produce worth $160 billion pounds are discarded annually in the U.S. What a waste! The reason for such waste sounds ludicrous, but it… Read More
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University of Michigan’s Campus Farm Encourages Interest in Agriculture
The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan has many traditions and qualities that fans and non-fans alike might know and even love. There’s one thing, however, nestled near the Project Grow garden in the Matthaei Botanical Gardens that many people might not be aware of. A campus farm. Though the Campus Farm began in… Read More
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Growing Their Own: California University Tries Its Hand at Farming
When we think of The University of California, Santa Barbra, we don’t typically picture anything to do with farming. Located on the sun-kissed coast of Southern California, this beautiful campus is known for everything from beach parties to beach volleyball tournaments. Indeed, fruit tree orchards and vegetable gardens seem to be about as far removed… Read More
