A thoughtfully curated collection of articles on innovative solutions, brought together to inspire and inform.
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From compost to crops: banana peels show surprising power as eco-friendly fertilizer | The Optimist Daily
Banana peels could help crops grow taller and stronger, offering a natural alternative to synthetic fertilizers, new research finds.
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Op-Ed: The Next Farm Bill Can Help Farmers Kick Fertilizer | Civil Eats
Congress has a chance to help families like mine leave synthetic fertilizers behind and start building healthy soils.
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New ag tech could save the farm — and the planet
A robot that neutralizes weeds with lasers. Lightning machines that crack air molecules to make liquid fertilizer. It’s not sci fi — it’s a new tech boom in agriculture that promises to keep farmers growing the food we need while shrinking their climate footprint.
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The unlikely ingredient that cleans wastewater and turns it into fertilizer: Bubbles.
Scientists found that plasma bubbles strip contaminants from industrial wastewater while locking in nitrogen. Garlic that grew in it nearly doubled in size.
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The world is sitting on $7 billion of wasted fertilizer
Researchers mapped hotspots of human and animal waste and matched it against US crop nutrient demand. The numbers work. The logistics don’t. Can we fix that?