Futurum

AUGUST 16, 2023

Supporting small farms: how protecting local farms can protect local communities Published: Small farms make up more than a half of the agricultural land in the US and produce just over a fifth of the country’s agricultural produce. Despite appearances, the vast majority of the food in our supermarkets started out in the dirt.

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Futurum

AUGUST 8, 2023

If there is a local gardening group, botanical garden or horticultural society in your area, contact them to see how you could get involved to learn more about plant science. Contact the agriculture or biology departments at local universities to find out if they offer outreach opportunities for high school students.

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The Maker Mom

MARCH 5, 2024

Houston has numerous innovative tech, agricultural, and aerospace research centers, so it’s a great place for STEM camps. Houston Museum of Natural Science The Houston Museum of Natural Science receives children ages 6-12 for week-long science camps. Visit our other Austin STEM camps page.

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Futurum

MARCH 21, 2023

Ian’s team has a vision of building a ‘bio-based economy’ in Australia, focusing on ways to improve agriculture and waste processing through the creation of unique microbes. “This might be producing high-value substances like biofuels, fertilisers or plastic precursors.”

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Stephen Wolfram

MARCH 15, 2023

Processes in nature—like, for example, the weather—can be thought of as corresponding to computations. Yes, we can do natural science to figure out some aspects of what’s going to happen. But as agriculture got more efficient—with the introduction of machinery, irrigation, better seeds, fertilizers, etc.—the

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Futurum

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The 15th Street Farm NEP teaches its students about the links between agriculture, nutrition and wellness. This is critically important in light of modernisation and the disconnect between humans and the natural world.” What do students learn? Soil and plant health are interconnected with human health and well-being,” says David.

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