Blog Topics Select Perspectives on Sustainability Climate Change Community and Society Energy Food Systems Global Environment Nutrition Organic Farming Sustainability Sustainable Practices and Technology Toxics Author Select Adekunle Adesanya Abdelsalam Aldrmon Crystal Allen Liz Allen Khalid Almesfer Adel Almesmari Brendon Anthony Aaron Appleby Gregory Astill Syed Badruddoza Emily Barber Mark Batcheler Samantha Beck Abby Beissinger Nicole Bell Chuck Benbrook Griffin Berger Karie Boone Michael Brady Shannon Brenner Embrey Bronstad Kyle Brown Sarah Davis Janel Davisson Daizy Dehnke Alison Detjens Maria Donnay Colleen Donovan Katie Doonan Aysegul Eroglu Derya Eroglukaraca Jill Farrant KJ Fitzgerald Craig Frear Zack Frederick Christopher Gambino Lederson Ganan Dani Gelardi Beverly Gerdeman James Gonzalez David Granatstein David Gustafson Sonia A. Hall Karen Hills Cody Holland Sean Hulbert Kevin Hyde Jason Jacobson Jordan Jobe Vincent Jones Sylvia Kantor Nicholas Kennedy Tariq Khalil Chad Kruger Jaimi Lambert Andrew Mack Keyvan Malek Andrew McGuire Jennifer Miller Chelsea Mitchell Shannon Mitchell Sarah Nehring Elisha Ondov Marcy Ostrom Kirti Rajagopalan Cass Riggan Esther Rugoli Tyler Sabin Ryan Sample Anne Schwartz Corina Serban Alex Shih Andrew Shirk Mary Stewart Sajal Sthapit David Sullivan Matthew Tumlinson Tuong Vu Tomyia Wallace Likun Wang Bertie Weddell Aaron Whittemore Rachel Wieme Jesse Wimer Louisa Winkler Bethany Wolters Georgine Yorgey Hatem Younes ames.fowler Now showing 1 - 10 of 153 Previous Next 2022 BIOAg Award Announcement Posted by Katie Doonan | March 16, 2022 The Biologically Intensive Agriculture and Organic Farming (BIOAg) Program is an integral part of CSANR’s mission to promote innovative and applicable research into sustainable agriculture. Visit 2022 BIOAg Award Announcement Get out the Map! A Soil Health Roadmap for Washington Posted by Karen Hills | November 30, 2021 Soil has been called “the living skin of the Earth.” The effort to maintain the health of this “living skin” in Washington got a boost… Visit Get out the Map! A Soil Health Roadmap for Washington Why the World Stays Green Posted by Andrew McGuire | November 16, 2021 The world is green with plants. The world also has thousands of species of plant-eating insects and other organisms. Why don’t all those insects eat… Visit Why the World Stays Green Crop Diversity is Not the Cause Posted by Andrew McGuire | July 19, 2021 I previously covered reasons why the results of many biodiversity studies do not apply to agriculture. Here, I want to emphasize a related issue: how… Visit Crop Diversity is Not the Cause How Do Grocery and Meal Kit Deliveries Impact the Carbon Footprint of Our Food? Posted by Nicole Bell | July 1, 2021 I explored opportunities to reduce environmental impact related to food preparation and food waste in previous Perspectives on Sustainability articles. However, transportation in the food… Visit How Do Grocery and Meal Kit Deliveries Impact the Carbon Footprint of Our Food? Lessons from Recycling Policy Can Inform Compost Policy Posted by Michael Brady | April 8, 2021 Washington State House Bill 1543 was signed into law in 2019 by Governor Jay Inslee in an attempt to avert a complete collapse of recycling… Visit Lessons from Recycling Policy Can Inform Compost Policy Biodiversity, Healthy Soils, and their Combination in Regenerative Agriculture can Reduce but not Replace Fertilizer Posted by Andrew McGuire | March 15, 2021 “Dependent on off-farm inputs…” Can it be otherwise? People inside and outside of science like to point to how nature needs no inputs, yet still… Visit Biodiversity, Healthy Soils, and their Combination in Regenerative Agriculture can Reduce but not Replace Fertilizer Vermifiltration: A low-cost, environmentally sustainable way to treat dairy waste? Posted by Embrey Bronstad | February 15, 2021 What do you call the worm that ate Mozart? A DECOMPOSER! But for one central Washington dairy, a treatment system is using worms, not to… Visit Vermifiltration: A low-cost, environmentally sustainable way to treat dairy waste? Why Ecological Biodiversity Research Results Seldom Apply to Agriculture Posted by Andrew McGuire | February 4, 2021 Ecologists, agroecologists, and regenerative agriculture advocates are promoting biodiversity to solve many of agriculture’s problems. They often base this on evidence of the benefits of… Visit Why Ecological Biodiversity Research Results Seldom Apply to Agriculture Closing the Loop: How Well Could Fertilizer Derived from Dairy Manure Meet Crop Nitrogen Demand in Whatcom County, Washington Posted by Karen Hills | January 6, 2021 Manure can play a valuable role in crop production because of its ability to build soil fertility and soil health. Ironically, manure can pose a… Visit Closing the Loop: How Well Could Fertilizer Derived from Dairy Manure Meet Crop Nitrogen Demand in Whatcom County, Washington Now showing 1 - 10 of 153 Previous Next