Vegetables

11/10/2020 SOURCE: www.consumerreports.org

Romaine Lettuce Sold at Walmart Recalled Due to E.Coli Risk

The FDA announced a recall of romaine lettuce sold at Walmart due to the risk of E.coli contamination. Consumer Reports experts explain how to stay safe.

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Topics: Agriculture US, Vegetables, Hobby Farming, Young Farmers, Sustainability, Potatoes, World Hunger, Urban Farming, World Population,

Southwest Fresno group aims to help local youth gain interest in agriculture

The Sweet Potato Project held its latest gathering and dozens of teens came together to harvest more than 3,000 pounds of sweet potatoes.

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Topics: Corn/Maize, Vegetables, Conservation/Tillage, Fruit, Food/Nutrition, Sustainability, Ag Africa, Weather,

Farmers flock towards nutritious, orange maize

A growing number of smallholders in southern Zimbabwe adopt provitamin-A maize after collective learning and knowledge transfer initiative.

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Topics: Vegetables, Economics, Government / Policies, Climate Change, Ag Middle East,

Israel Begins Export of Agricultural Produce to UAE - The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com

After receiving official approval from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities last week to export fresh agricultural produce and propagating material from Israel to the Emirates, the first shipment of about 200 kg of dates from Israel departed for the UAE. Coal to New Castle? Perhaps. But following a series ...

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11/05/2020 SOURCE: www.greatbritishchefs.com

Mutti: Italy’s Top Tomato Brand - Great British Chefs

Mutti’s two lions are instantly recognisable on shelves, but there’s more to this family-run company than a logo – Mutti has been pioneering smart preservation techniques for well over a century, and their tomatoes remain the best in the business.

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Topics: Vegetables, Water, Fruit, Economics, Ag Asia / Pacific, World Hunger, Weather,

Damage wrought by Rolly on agriculture, infrastructure hits P6 billion | Inquirer News

Typhoon Rolly, which killed at least 20 people in the Bicol Region, also damaged agricultural crops and infrastructure worth P6 billion.

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11/02/2020 SOURCE: modernfarmer.com

How Growing Giant Vegetables Became a Pandemic Pastime

In recent months, Sam Polly’s front yard in Humboldt County, California has been a food source for his family. It’s also been somewhere locals have come to gaze at vegetables—very big ones.  Flooded with 27-inch long carrots, 20-pound turnips, radishes and banana squash, Polly says his 3,000-square-foot yard has become something of an unofficial giant food museum. He started transforming his yard into a vegetable garden in March. Since then, he’s often peered out of his window and seen new faces gawking at the monstrous produce he and his children have grown.   “People freak out…,” he says. “I had this

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Topics: Organic, Vegetables, Fruit, Gardening, Urban Farming,

Nature Matters: Garden Observations

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Topics: Organic, Vegetables, Education U.S. West, Fruit, Sustainability, Research, Ag Innovation, Regenerative Agriculture,

Stopping the rot: the fight to save fresh food

An American firm has developed an organic coating that extends the shelf-life of fruit and vegetables. Might it save the world?

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