Tag: lives
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A New Jersey veteran started mushroom farming. He went from “taking lives to just being around life”
New Jersey veteran Stephen Robinson thinks about the logistics of growing mushrooms and sending them to farmers’ markets and restaurants — a far cry from the logistics he managed as an Army convoy commander during battles in Iraq. He runs an urban farm in south New Jersey called Urban Farmer Steve, where he grows mushrooms,…
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Earthshot Prize finalist brightens lives as Prince William’s “dating service” for climate innovators seeks solutions
Kokotela, South Africa — Powering up is something most of us take for granted, but hundreds of millions of people across parts of Africa living without reliable access to electricity. An American company is working to change that, and their innovation is a contender for this year’s annual Earthshot Prize, an award handed out by Britain’s…