Farming Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:29:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Farming Archives - Positive News 32 32 The link between healthy soil and a healthy body https://www.positive.news/environment/food/the-link-between-healthy-soil-and-a-healthy-body/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:41:16 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572101 Science has yet to prove a definitive link between soil and human health, but that could be about to change

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]]> Could solar panels help strengthen global food security? https://www.positive.news/environment/agriculture/could-solar-panels-help-strengthen-global-food-security/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:00:22 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=568397 Solar panels could increase global crop yields by creating cooler, more resilient growing conditions, researchers say

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]]> Regenerative agriculture sows success in Kenya https://www.positive.news/society/regenerative-agriculture-sows-success-in-kenya/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:40:23 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=567752 A regenerative agriculture initiative is helping Kenyan smallholders cut crop failure and dramatically improve yields

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]]> What went right this week: ideas to save the world, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-45-of-2025/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 05:44:36 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=551284 The Earthshot Prize revealed its winners, the Maldives kicked a killer habit, and Australians were promised free solar, plus more

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]]> The photo series celebrating the people cultivating hope, from soil to sea https://www.positive.news/environment/the-photography-series-celebrating-the-people-cultivating-hope-from-soil-to-sea/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:39:15 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=550276 A new arts project pairs photographers and poets with farmers, fishers and food growers to tell powerful stories of regeneration

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]]> From war zones to city plots, grassroots growers are transforming land and lives https://www.positive.news/society/from-war-zones-to-city-plots-grassroots-growers-are-transforming-land-and-lives/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:00:18 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=544122 A new generation of land defenders are reclaiming soil, space and power through community gardens and regenerative action

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]]> Three more UK farms diversifying with nature connection in mind https://www.positive.news/society/three-more-uk-farms-diversifying-with-nature-connection-in-mind/ Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:17:33 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=500899 Harnessing creativity, education and healing, these once-conventional farms are evolving

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]]> Get on my land! The farmers opening up their patches for nature connection https://www.positive.news/society/get-on-my-land-the-farmers-opening-up-their-patches-for-nature-connection/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:16:55 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=500878 From storytelling and saunas to art and theatre, a new generation of UK farmers are encouraging people to connect with nature on their land

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]]> ‘No gear, all the ideas’: the farming collective offering up land to sustainable businesses https://www.positive.news/environment/no-gear-all-the-ideas-farming-collective-offering-land-sustainable-businesses/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:37:54 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=498876 Organic ideas are coming to life through a farming collective that provides land and know-how to hopeful businesses

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]]> From sketch to sea: diving into Wales’ underwater farming revolution https://www.positive.news/environment/wales-underwater-farming-revolution/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:33:32 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=471089 Its ‘underwater gardens’ echo a tradition of sustainably harvesting the local waters: we go beneath the waves at a Welsh community-owned, regenerative Welsh seafood farm

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