Last year, in an effort to grow some of our own vegetables, my kids and I tried growing a small garden. Due to the relatively small space, and the desire to keep things neat, we opted for building a raised bed vegetable garden, right down to mixing our own soil. Unfortunately, the project didn’t go [...] Read the full article
Genetically Modified Salmon – Landing On Your Dinner Plate?
A company by the name of AquaBounty has requested the FDA allow them to market and sell the first genetically modified salmon in the United States. Needless to say, this topic has stirred a great deal of debate. The implications of going down this path touch on health and fitness, ethics, and finance. But even [...] Read the full article
Defining The Environmental Impact Of Fertilizer Production
In the first two parts of this series, we studied the history of artificial fertilizers and the impact of eutrophication. We’ll end with a look at the environmental impact of fertilizer production; defining the energy requirements, and some of the by-products that come into play, as we produce this essential ingredient that allows global food [...] Read the full article
Fertilizer Pollution – Feeding Our Planet To Death
All food production has an associated cost, and a study of crop production unearths some fascinating bits that are usually overlooked. The advent of artificial fertilizers has allowed our planet’s population to swell dramatically, but fertilizer pollution has now taken hold, and its not going to be an easy fix. Eutrophication — The Result of [...] Read the full article
