Posts Tagged ‘cultivation’

Plowing Ahead

Multiple hitches plowed farmfields until tractors took over. (Photo from Horse Power, by Frank Lessiter)Debate continues on the most efficient, environmentally-safe way to plow fields in this age of economies of scale and conservationism.  Dane County land conservation director Kevin Connors says farmers like Schroeder plowed wit]h horses because “it was all that they could do.”  No-till and conservation tillage practices are much more common as large grain farmers plant as [...]

Italy and “La Ruta Del Café” Eco-Tourism Project in the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic FloraTravelling from Italy to Central America takes a long time: an intermediate stop in France or Spain and many hours flying over the ocean. But when you arrive on one of the most beautiful islands in the Caribbean you forget to be tired.

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