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Syed Sajjad Ali inspects tomatoes planted inside a Kheyti greenhouse.

This greenhouse innovation helps farmers in India cope with climate change

The Big Fix

The “greenhouse-in-a-box” is part of a solution designed to help smallholder farmers cope with the vagaries of a changing climate. The design, essentially a low-cost, scaled-down version of a standard greenhouse, is the brainchild of an Indian startup called Kheyti.

Nancy Sharabarin hands money to a customer buying strawberries at the Saturday farmers market as business opens up with a successful vaccination campaign in Portland, Oregon, Saturday, June 5, 2021.

There’s still time for canning, preserving and freezing excess fruits and veggies

Food
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A Dutch experiment is attempting to make urban growing a viable possibility.

E. Coli Outbreak: Source Still A Mystery

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With customers scared of E. coli, vegetable vendors in Germany are having trouble selling their produce.

Cooling Down the Summer Garden: An Organic Gardening Segment

Late summer is the perfect time to plan ahead for the next few seasons harvest. While the tomatoes are ripening on the vine, it’s a great time to purchase and plant winter vegetable seeds. Living on Earth’s organic gardening advisor Evelyn Tully Costa explains.

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