http://www.organicfarmingfertilizer.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:51:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BOSTON, Jul 29, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Converted Organics, Inc. (Nasdaq:COIN) today announced that TerraSphere Systems, LLC, a leader in the vertical farming market, has established PharmaSphere Systems, LLC as a biotechnology company that will produce and market high-value, plant-based compounds to the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cosmeceutical ... http://www.pbn.com/detail/51462.html CHANDRA, Jul 29 (IRIN) - As swollen monsoon rivers and rising sea levels threaten to engulf more land across Bangladesh, NGOs are training thousands of farmers in traditional soil-less farming on water. http://news.yahoo.com/s/oneworld/20100729/wl_oneworld/world3694221280440261 Researchers in Finland grew beets as an experiment using sustainable fertilizer -- human urine, Scientific American reported on Friday. Surendra Pradhan and Helvi Heinonen-Tanski, environmental scientists at the University of Kuopio used a combination of urine and wood ash, which they found worked just as good as traditional mineral fertilizer. http://www.dtnprogressivefarmer.com/dtnag/view/blog/getBlog.do?blogHandle=inothermedia&blogEntryId=8a82c0bc29aa007f012a1fdae8d205c0 BOSTON -- Converted Organics, Inc. today announced that TerraSphere Systems, LLC, a leader in the vertical farming market, has established PharmaSphere Systems, LLC as a biotechnology company that will produce and market high-value, plant-based compounds to the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and cosmeceutical markets, through the use of TerraSphere's vertical farming technology. http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/100729/197917.html?.v=1 Source: IRIN As swollen monsoon rivers and rising sea levels threaten to engulf more land across Bangladesh, NGOs are training thousands of farmers in traditional soil-less farming on water. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/40983eb265e58d41b9fa405bb95472da.htm City Harvest is now in its third year with seven teens participating. According to the Trustees, City Harvest Youth members will run workshops for the members of the two Boys and Girls clubs to teach them about the importance of humanitys connection to the outdoors and environment along with their ... http://www.wickedlocal.com/dover/news/x964851441/Powisset-Farm-program-helps-Boston-youths-harvest-appreciation-for-environment Careful application of modern fertilizer doesnt need to damage the environment. http://www.nsnews.com/Avoid+runoff+with+smart+fertilizer/3331994/story.html BOSTON -- Converted Organics Inc. announces that Plant Food Inc., a fluid fertilizer formulation company based in Cranbury, New Jersey, is seeing exceptional results for its agricultural customers through using Converted Organics LC 1-1-1 liquid organic fertilizer in conjunction with other Plant Food conventional and organic fertilizer formulas, especially within ... http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/100728/197742.html?.v=1 UN economist Steven Stone said some African nations are going green both despite and because of the nations' relative poverty. http://earthsky.org/energy/steven-stone-some-poor-african-nations-going-green ADDISON COUNTY Warm weather earlier this month sparked blue-green algae blooms in Lake Champlains waters, prompting the Vermont Department of Health to caution boaters, swimmers, pet-owners and other residents to avoid contact with the contaminated water. http://www.addisonindependent.com/201007pollution-lake-champlain-part-3-treading-water-slow-clean-continues