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What do nutrients do for plants?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on January 22, 2020 • ( 13 Comments )
Leaf on table; inner part with veins is green, outer part is yellow

If a plant decided to go on a diet, you know, to keep its plant-like figure, what do you think it would choose to be as healthy as possible? It turns out […]

Rice Terraces 101

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on January 7, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )
Criss crossing terraces of green blades of rice plants along a mountain edge with mountains behind

Sticky or unsticky rice? Always a decision worthy of deep contemplation before dinner. Interestingly, soil can be sticky or unsticky, too. It all depends on how it’s managed. In the case of […]

How do high tunnels extend the growing season?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on December 7, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )
Large green leaves of squash plants over yellow flowers in a high tunnel

Despite cold and snowy winters, farmers in the northern states can grow cool season vegetables year around! The structures that help them do this are referred to as hoop houses or high […]

What is urban ecology and why is it important?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on October 22, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )
Flat tops of city buildings showing green produce growing in rooftop gardens. Street below. Not all roofs have gardens.

In the summer of 2007, humanity reached a milestone. For the first time in human history, more people were living in cities than in rural areas. Those people need food, clean water […]

What is the difference between square and round hay bales?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on October 7, 2019 • ( 5 Comments )
Man in barn lifting a square bale; many square bales behind him

Ask most anyone what hay is, and they will tell you something like “dried grass that is fed to cows and horses during the winter.” Everyone has seen, either in real-life or […]

What is the value of using crop wild relatives in potato breeding?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on September 22, 2019 • ( 6 Comments )
purple flowers with dark green leaves on a rocky hillside

It may surprise you to learn that wild potatoes grow like weeds in South America. While farmers in the United States battle weeds like pigweed and lamb’s quarters, farmers in the Andes […]

What are the types of crops based on nutrition?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on August 7, 2019 • ( 4 Comments )
Hand cradling a set of three potatoes dug freshly from the ground, still attached to their plant.

Plants-based foods are a major part of human nutrition and health. Human nutrients can be put into two main categories: macronutrients and micronutrients. The key to maintaining good health is to balance […]

How do plant partnerships help sustainability?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on July 22, 2019 • ( 6 Comments )
Finger-like aerial roots on corn stalk. The roots are covered with a clear gel called mucilage, a sugary mix that attracts microbes.

We are all familiar with human partnerships of many kinds, both mundane and fictional. In the mundane category is your typical carpool. In the fictional category are superheroes working together to save […]

Flavorful crops and their breeding challenges

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on June 22, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )
Hazelnut husks next to the brown-colored nuts. A metric ruler shows the unshelled-nuts are about 1.5 cm in diameter.

When we think of food crops, we usually think of the basics. Wheat, corn, soy, potato and vegetable crops. These staple foods help sustain us for needed calories and nutrition. But, what […]

How are scientists making wheat more climate resilient?

By sustainablesecurefoodblog on June 7, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )
Various colors of green wheat stalks in patterns with drone hovering above

Like humans, plants experience stress. One of those stresses is temperature changes. And, to continue having food security in a changing climate, scientists are working to make more heat resilient crops. Wheat […]

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