VIA NPR by Luke Runyon, Stephanie Paige Ogburn It’s May in Rocky Mountain National Park, but on a mountainside 10,829 feet above sea level, snow is falling. It’s pelting Jim Cheatham, a biologist with the National Park Service. Shrugging off the cold, Cheatham seizes a teachable moment. This snow, he says, holds more than just water. “Chances […]
VIA “trueactivist.com” by John Vibes True Activist A non-profit organization called “Roots Up” has designed a greenhouse that collects moisture from the air, which then is used to water the plants. This new design can help farmers in areas where the lack of proper temperature and rainfall make it difficult to grow crops. As the […]
VIA “upworthy.com” by Megan Kelly This is a part of a special Upworthy series about organic farming, made possible by Only Organic. Read more. Um … where did all the seeds go? Time travel back to 1905. Back in 1905, a book called “The Apples of New York” was published by the New York State […]
