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National round-up: The secret(s) to sustainable urban farms

Amy Elliott Bragg

September 04, 2015 |

Concentrate |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Urban farms across the country are incorporating creative strategies to make farms sustainable. Farms in Cleveland are teaching refugees to engage in agriculture as a way to adapt to their new community, while one farm in Michigan provides mentorship to other farmers looking to be successful from a business perspective. In order to make fresh produce accessible year-round, these creative ideas are helping meet the needs of farmers and consumers.

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How to Grow More Food with Less Water

Matt Weiser

August 03, 2015 |

Ensia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Bushland, Texas

The U.S. government has developed different sensors for irrigation devices that gauge water demand and help conserve use. as water shortages caused by drought have increased across the globe, and farmers are faced with economic burdens, such technology is focusin on sustainability for the future.

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Kenyan Women Are Quietly Revolutionizing Farming.. And The Government's Noticing

Joseph Erbentraut

August 03, 2015 |

The Huffington Post |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Limited fertile land and scarce water make traditional farming difficult in Kenya, so several organizations have begun teaching women how to farm out of sacks. The practice is spreading throughout Kenya and to other African nations.

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The $50 billion plan to save Louisiana's wetlands

Robert Boos

July 19, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

The state of Louisiana is disappearing at an incredible rate, and its sinking deltas threaten some of the nation's crucial oil, gas, and fisheries industries. Industry and government have created an unprecedented plan to save and rebuild these wetlands over the next 50 years — and say failure is not an option.

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This hidden farm under London might radically change how we grow food

Andy Boxall

July 11, 2015 |

Digital Trends |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, London

More than 30-meters below the busy London streets, there is an eco-farm called Growing Underground that's part innovative agri-tech project and part sci-fi inspired netherworld. Created to provide increased food security and combat the environmental degradation caused by mass agriculture, this self-contained, zero-emissions, fully functioning farm provides an exciting opportunity as the world's population grows and food demands increase.

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How Australians survived a 13-year drought by going low-tech

Todd Woody

June 23, 2015 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Australia, Melbourne

In the face of a prolonged drought, residents of Melbourne, Australia, cut water consumption in half by capturing rainwater and using efficient toilets and washing machines.

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Zanzibar's 'Solar Mamas' flip the switch on rural homes, gender roles

Sam Eaton

June 05, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Tanzania, Matemwe, Zanzibar

In Zanzibar, hundreds of households too poor and remote to have access to the electrical grid are getting low cost solar power for the first time, from a group of local female engineers trained by and Indian NGO. It's the first of several "solar mamas" projects planned for parts of rural Africa, and it's turning some traditional gender roles on their head.

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Peru's Ancient Stone Canals

Juliana Schatz

May 25, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Peru, Huamantanga, Lima Metropolitan Area

Climate change has led to shorter, more violent rainy seasons in the highlands around Lima, Peru, meaning that - even though there is theoretically enough water during the rainy season to sustain the local population, it flows downhill too quickly, leaving residents short of clean water during the dry season. Now, an organization called Condesan is helping the community to restore ancient stone canals from the seventh century that will help to store water from rainfall through the dry season and supply residents with a steady water source.

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Japan's Future Farms

Rachel Mealey

May 25, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Japan, Fukushima, Tōhoku

At the Fujitsu factory in Japan, a significant decline in demand for semiconductor computer chips meant the company had large empty factory space sitting unused. A new business approach allowed them to dually address both the need to evolve their business model with a global decline of viable agricultural space needed to grow the world's food. Now, the factory houses indoor vegetable gardens, soil free and less resource-heavy than traditional farmland.

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Fish Net Fashion

Gelareh Darabi

May 18, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Slovenia, Ajdovščina, Municipality of Ajdovščina

"Ghost gear" are nylon nets and other waste left behind in our oceans by fishing boats - they cause massive environmental damage, releasing toxins in the water, ensnaring wildlife, and clogging up beaches. Now one organisation, the Healthy Seas Initiative, is working with fishermen and a sportswear company called ECONYL to retrieve abandoned nets from out of the ocean and convert the materials into clothing, carpets, and more.

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