Good: Most people seem to be in agreement these days that simple ideas often offer the best solutions. Here’s an invention that fits the bill perfectly. Prepara has invented NASA-technology enhanced at-home plant growers that don’t need soil. Which, if you have a black thumb and an incurable love of plants like I do, could […]
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INFORUM: Kimberly Hess has been an inventor her whole life. She’s also been a gardener, a florist and a seamstress. Now she’s found a pursuit that allows her to practice all those skills at once. Hess has invented The Tomato Bag, a hanging, cone-shaped container made of recycled tarp remnants. “It keeps remnants out of
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The Herald Bulletin: Putting a new spin on the popular Community Supported Agriculture farms, Matt and Sherry Gunter began their own version last spring. Targeting the gourmet food market, they offer many exotic and unusual vegetables and fruits. “We are truly trying to fill the gourmet niche,” said Matt. “You aren’t going to find most
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Digtriad.com: Hard economic times are acting like instant fertilizer on an industry that had been growing slowly: home vegetable gardening. Amid the Washington talk of “shovel-ready” recession projects, it appears few projects are more shovel-ready than backyard gardens. Veggie seed sales are up double-digits at the nation’s biggest seed sellers this year. What’s more, the
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The New York Times: The Amish, the religious sect that has determinedly kept the modern world at bay, have been leaving a quiet life of farming for jobs in small businesses – all the while trying to balance their own values with the culture of the marketplace. “Their whole intent is to not be caught
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Fortune Small Business: Building and maintaining fences for cattle is a time-consuming and costly endeavor. That’s why a GPS bovine headset may come in handy. This past year, Dean Anderson and Daniela Rus have designed and tested Ear-a-Round headsets on the USDA’s 193,000-acre ranch near Las Cruces, N.M. Each Ear-a-Round is equipped with a GPS
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