by Admin | Feb 25, 2020 | Agriculture, Hobby Farm
10 Signs that a Food Crisis Is Near For many people alive today, the notion that a global food crisis could suddenly and dramatically sweep across the world seems absurd. Even if it were to envelop a distant, developing country, how likely is it really that we in the...
by Admin | Feb 24, 2020 | Agriculture, Hobby Farm
How to Prepare Your Land for Drought One of the most alarming consequences of climate change for farmers in the United States – and around the world – have been longer and more severe droughts. An illustrative example is California, which endured a seven...
by Admin | Feb 21, 2020 | Agriculture, Hobby Farm
Can Dry Farming Help U.S. Farmers Cope with Drought? In early 2019, the state of California was finally freed from the grips of a 376-week long drought. That’s more than seven years of dangerously low levels of freshwater for drinking, power, recreation, and...
by Admin | Feb 19, 2020 | Agriculture, Hobby Farm
US Apple Farmers Struggle with Nationwide Water Shortage The increasingly evident realities of climate change are producing serious consequences for agriculture around the world, and apple farmers in the United States are no exception. Each passing year is bringing...
by Admin | Feb 18, 2020 | Agriculture, Hobby Farm
What Usually Happens During a Food Crisis? A global or regional food crisis can begin suddenly and virtually without warning. Natural disasters, economic collapse, rampant disease are all potential agents which can produce a crash in an area’s ability to adequately...
by Admin | Feb 11, 2020 | Agriculture, Hobby Farm
How to Prepare your Hobby Farm for a Global Food Crisis If you’re a farmer, we’re guessing that you prefer to be self-reliant. You like to grow your own food, raise your own crops, look out for your own future. These are all important qualities to have in the case of...