Every fall, Bay Area backyards fill up with more fruit than any one family can eat. Lemons pile up on patios. Persimmons split on the branch. Apples drop and rot in the grass. Meanwhile, families a few streets away are stretching grocery budgets and going without fresh produce.Tree gleaning closes that gap. Here is howContinue reading “Inside Tree Gleaning: How Backyard Fruit Reaches Families in Need”
Category Archives: Food Security
Tomatoes Without Soil: Is Hydroponic Greenhouse Farming More Sustainable?
Author: Ananya Emma Malik it depends almost entirely on how the greenhouse is heated and powered. Fossil-fuel-heated hydroponic tomatoes can carry a larger carbon footprint than field tomatoes. Powered by renewables, they can be among the lowest. Why tomatoes are a tougher test than lettuce Lettuce grows fast and stays small. Tomatoes are long-season, heat-lovingContinue reading “Tomatoes Without Soil: Is Hydroponic Greenhouse Farming More Sustainable?”
Can Hydroponic Farms Make Fresh Food More Sustainable?
Author: Ananya Emma Malik TLDR; yes, on water and land, often dramatically. The catch is energy. A hydroponic farm is only as sustainable as the power that runs its pumps, lights, and climate control. What hydroponics is Hydroponics grows plants without soil. Roots sit in water carrying dissolved nutrients, and a pump keeps that waterContinue reading “Can Hydroponic Farms Make Fresh Food More Sustainable?”
