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Is This Giant Hydroponic Greenhouse in Kentucky the Future of Farming?

Are AI-controlled greenhouses containing endless rows of tomatoes growing in soilless containers the future of agriculture? Read more below: — Read on www.yahoo.com/entertainment/giant-hydroponic-greenhouse-kentucky-future-120048610.html

Is Regenerative Farming Finally in Fashion? Yes!

Los Angeles-based eco-label Christy Dawn, which designed the “Farm-to-Closet” regenerative fashion collection, offers a kind of roadmap for small-scale brands, even those outside the fashion industry, to connect with regenerative agriculture. Read more below. Source: In Fashion, Regenerative Farming Isn’t an Impossible Solution

Modern farming: Coronavirus outbreak spurs high-tech greenhouse boom in China | Reuters

At Chongming Island just outside Shanghai, China’s most populous city, workers collect and pack tomatoes and cucumbers at a glass greenhouse operated by Dutch company FoodVentures, which harvested their first batch of produce at the site in May. Source: Modern farming: Coronavirus outbreak spurs high-tech greenhouse boom in China | Reuters

An elderly couple, both with dementia, used Morse code to break out of a Tennessee assisted living facility

A couple suffering from dementia, breaks out of their assisted living facility, using Morse code. Just…wow! Of course I am concerned that they could have been injured, but I can’t help feeling that if I ever make it to my 90’s or so, and am suffering mental decline, I want to have one last epic […]

Walking and Other Aerobic Exercise May Aid the Aging Brain – The New York Times

Older people with mild cognitive impairment showed improvements in brain blood flow and memory after a yearlong aerobic exercise program. — Read on www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/well/move/seniors-memory-walking.html

‘Farms are going to need different kinds of robots’

Cattle on a farm in Australia wear smart sensors on their ears. The sensors stream data about their locations and health conditions to the farmer. The farming industry appears to have stagnated over the decades, however, it is currently undergoing an amazing transformation with new agri-technologies. Read more about it below. — Read on www.yahoo.com/finance/news/farms-going-different-kinds-robots-000715037.html

Garlic as Medicine | MOTHER EARTH NEWS

Learn how to take garlic as medicine — garlic is a potent natural antibiotic and immune-booster that luckily tastes great to boot. — Read on www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/garlic-as-medicine-zbcz1403

What if Local and Diverse Is Better Than Networked and Global? – The New York Times

Helena Norberg-Hodge has been arguing for localism since the 1970s, but the pandemic is making the Australian activist-scholar’s ideas more relevant than ever. — Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/world/australia/norberg-hodge-local-organic-australia.html

‘Three little pigs’: Musk’s Neuralink puts computer chips in animal brains – Reuters

Elon Musk proposes bringing another sci-fi product to a location near you, to your brain as a matter of fact. Cyborgs are no longer limited to one’s imagination or the big screen. According to Musk, we could see them roaming the streets within a matter of years. He suggests that computer chip brain implants could […]

Aging Gracefully on the Homestead – Mother Earth News

If you live in the country, or want to, but are worried about aging there, this 2017 article from Mother Earth News is for you. Readers submitted their ideas on how to simplify and downsize in order to spend as many of one’s retirement years as possible on a country homestead. Click on the below […]