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Sustainable agricultural and organic farming is an alternative way to live life, preserve a culture, and protect nature in Northern Thailand. Ek-ii-aek-aekkk…the Thai language call of the roosters aroused me from my warm, comfortable mattress. I can glimpse the sun beams seeping through the walls and under the wooden door. I can sense chilly, white [...]

Have you had the smallholding dream? I can tell you that you are not the only one. Many “hobby farmers” or “lifestylers”, – City workers and canny investors, are using their capital to chase the dream of agriculture and buying farmland, and non-farming buyers make up a much larger proportion of sales than ever before. [...]

When we think of aggregate, we think of the gravel, sand, stone and cement used in roads, buildings and homes. While that are certainly majot uses of aggregate, they’re not the only way aggregate can be used. There’s a great demand for aggregate in rural areas, as well, for use in agriculture and rural development. [...]

Regardless of whether they make use of traditional and time honoured farming methods, many farms are run along traditional lines as family owned and operated businesses and other than in the case of large commercial businesses most farms do not take advantage of modern business structures such as limited liability companies. Instead the head of [...]

The other day, I received an interesting contact from a specialist in the cleaning sector, a successful entrepreneur – he had properly and correctly identified the tractor and heavy equipment cleaning industry as a relevant market segment to conquer and attack. Well, I guess, I have a little experience with that. Let me explain. You [...]

The Chinese state intends to allocate more than $15 billion to domestic farmland investments in an attempt to sure up the world’s largest population’s food security, according to the Ministry of Land and Resources (MOLAR). The aim of such a large scale agricultural investment is to improve technology, infrastructure and yield potential for over 4 [...]

The procedure of investment in land that awaits future urban development has been carried out for generations by both big businesses and private investors. For several it has been a gainful venture, resulting in many folks gathering large land portfolios and substantial amounts of wealth. Mainly, this investment has taken place in agricultural plots surrounding [...]

His research was added to by Maria and Matthias Thun, and they now publish a book guiding you through the agricultural year. The key to biodynamic agriculture is to follow sustainable agricultural practices and to reduce the amount of external products brought on to the farm to a minimum. So animal feeds, manure and composts [...]

CSA is a unique model of local agriculture whose roots reach back 30 years to Japan where a group of women concerned about the increase in food imports and the corresponding decrease in the farming population initiated a direct purchasing relationship between their group and local farms. This arrangement, called “teikei” in Japanese, translates to [...]

Thousands of years ago, humans relied on hunting, fishing, and gathering to provide food for their families. They looked to find edible plants for food. Soon people realized they could grow these plants. They also found they could make clothing out of plant fibers, or threads. People used cotton and flax to make clothing. This [...]