New Roots Farm to School Group

Neato! Here's the genius innovation of Main Street Farms, the aquaponics & microgreens farm our class just visited last week, on Farm Hack: http://farmhack.net/tools/black-soldier-fly-feed-alternative-aquaculture

Black Soldier Fly as a Feed Alternative for Aquaculture | Farm Hack Our primary goal is to find out if raising Black Soldier Flies larva (BSFL, Hermetia illucens) is feasible for small farmers during cold upstate NY winters. Our secondary goal is to find out the ratio of pounds of larva to pounds of feed to pounds produced. Larva are fed food waste from on-site farm...

We're learning all about beneficial plantings for pollinators, check out this beautiful guide: Plant These To Help Save Bees: 21 Bee-Friendly Plants! By Hannah Rosengren 2013

Neato! "Yes, the goalposts still stand where the field once was — but the hashmarks and logos have been replaced by sweet potatoes, kale, cilantro, even a chicken coup."

This college turned its football field into an organic farm Paul Quinn College's football field still has its goalposts -- they're just surrounded by kale and tomatoes.

“My goal is to capture the beauty in the every day and my style is to show who these women are through subtleties,” says the Iowa-based photographer. It’s an important goal at a time when the number of female farmers is on the rise, women now make up 30 percent of U.S. farmers, and many women are approaching this work in sustainable, creative, and mold-breaking ways."

FarmHer: Images of Women in Agriculture Marji Guyler-Alaniz has spent the last nine months documenting women farmers for her ongoing photography project, FarmHer. “My goal is to capture the beauty in the every day and my style is to show who these women are through subtleties,” says the Iowa-based photographer. It’s an important goal at a...