Venetucci Farm, one of Colorado Springs’ beloved local assets, has come a long way since the Venetucci family began plowing the fields off the dirt roads outside the city in the 1930s. Growing up, Nick Venetucci watched his father work long, hard hours in a coal mine trying to earn enough money to buy the family a small plot of farmland. Earning the funding for a farm proved to be
Poverty can be defined a few different ways that often relate to the country or environment in question. For example, poverty in Africa is much different than poverty in the United States. Commonly in the U.S., this pertains to a lack of quality education, healthcare, and access to fresh, nutritious foods as a result of economic hardship from inner city living. Without access to food and proper nutrition, humans cannot
Permaculture is a lifestyle that encompasses ethics and design in order to mimic the relationships seen in nature. The goal is to view every environment as one part of the whole world. Rather than being consumers, the focus is on becoming “responsible producers” of biodiversity and returning any unused goods to the ground. Permaculture aims to build long-standing cultures that can sustain or be sustained for extended periods of time.
The DeMorgenzon winery, located in Stellenbosch, South Africa, stands as a case study in excellence due to its owners’ innovative and precise techniques and unique history. Located in the Cape of Good Hope, Stellenbosch was founded in 1679 by Dutch Governor Simon van der Stel. The winery was officially established twenty years later in 1699. The vineyard survived first as a section of one of the oldest farms in South
Food insecurity is a major issue for people across the globe, stemming from social and economic discrepancies that disrupt food supply systems. This has detrimental effects on already impoverished families, communities, and countries whose populations spend disproportionate amounts of their income on food. In recent years, food crises have increased interest in refining supply systems in order to create food security. Food Security is defined by the Food and Agricultural
