In Europe, there is a law that pigs must have some entertainment as they wait to become dinner. People also like entertainment. And so a new app allows people to play with pigs on their iPads.READ»
It's not because large-scale farms are evil, per se, but the lack of crop diversity and farming knowledge that comes from massive farms of just a few crops could result in disastrous consequences.READ»
As climate change continues unabated, growing crops in Maine will soon be like growing crops in South Carolina. Who better to teach Maine farmers how to adapt than the folks who already do it?READ»
It was a cute game when it launched: online voters running a real organic farm. But now MyFarm has gone a step farther, running a conventional farm to shine a light on different farming practices and the daily tradeoffs farmers must ...READ»
Responding to Peter Brabeck-Letmathe's critique of organic food--that it's too expensive and downright dangerous--author and educator Anna Lappé says that he's wrong, and scared of an organic future.READ»
Fear not the robocalypse--recent developments in robotics are showing how advanced robots will help everyone from astronauts to farmers to doctors do their jobs more easily. READ»
Investing in sectors that most business people find too risky, this firm is finding that the returns from helping small businesses in the developing world can be more than simply charity.READ»
Westerners like you and me are the alpha consumers of the global marketplace -- never in the world's history have humans ever had so much. Which sounds awesome, except we know now that everything we consume comes with the cost of the ...READ»
Growing energy-producing crops will help farmers save money, create safer cooking fuel, and help them adapt to climate change, says a new report from the UN.READ»
Jason Freeman's organic co-op is launching one of the first farmer-owned, certified organic, Fair Trade, non-genetically modified product lines in North America. READ»
An elaborately futuristic eco-hut for migrant farm workers won an award in the ideas competition D3 Housing Tomorrow recently. The hut -- a concept called Canteen Farm House -- claims to solve two entrenched problems at once: Harvest ...READ»
The farmer-engineers of Open Source Ecology are bringing high-tech savvy to the age-old pastoral dream. Their Global Village Construction Set project is an ongoing sustainable design experiment that aims to develop plans for the forty ...READ»
As the country heals from decades of civil war, recent voting-related violence and a fresh referendum that may change Sudan forever, Nico Ajak Bior gives Fast Company his take on the country's startup potential.READ»
The country's current supply of fresh milk is entirely imported, but that is about to change with the introduction of New Zealand's Holstein cows.READ»
Outdoor schools where kids spend a week or so exploring the woods are nothing new. But now youngsters can be exposed to the merits of urban farming.READ»
