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Worldwatch Institute is recognizing it by celebrating the power of women to nourish the planet. I learned some interesting facts from reading their article. Worldwide roughly 1.6 billion women rely on farming for their livelihoods, and female farmers produce more than half of the world’s food. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, women account for 75 percent of all the agricultural producers.
The information in the paragraph above astounds me. The good news is that women worldwide are developing and utilizing agricultural innovations to sustainably nourish their families and communities. The fact that women worldwide are using agricultural innovations is not news to me. Building a Vertical Pallet Garden with Chef Janie 11.wmv. How to Build a Vertical Garden" No matter how small a property you live on, you can develop your green thumb by building a vertical garden.
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Gardening Australia - Fact Sheet: Irrigation Made Easy. Presenter: Tino Carnevale, 10/08/2013 SERIES 24 Episode 22 Tino shows us around his new drip-watering system "Hand-watering takes a long time and no matter how hard I try to make sure the water only goes into the soil, I still think I'm wasting quite a bit, so I'm going to do something about it," says Tino.
"I'm installing a drip-irrigation system throughout the productive part of my garden. Winter's a great time to be doing this cause there's less going on in the patch and regularly watering is the key to good productivity. "Before you get started, it's important to figure out how much water the different areas of your garden need. "Zone One is for high-yield, thirsty crops. " "Zone Two is for the experimental beds and berries. " "Zone Three is the established fruit trees, which need the least amount of water. " Gardening Australia - Fact Sheet: Growing Connections. Sophie is on the rooftop of a community medical centre to see how the clients use a productive garden as part of their therapy Presenter: Sophie Thomson, 04/08/2012 SERIES 23 Episode 19 Sophie visits a rooftop garden at the cutting edge of horticultural therapy A community centre hub in the Adelaide suburbs includes an aquatic centre, library, health care centre - and a huge, productive rooftop garden.
