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Meet the West African Baker Reshaping French Pastry [in New York]
Amadou Ly is working wonders in laminated dough.
By Diana Hubbell
There are days when Amadou Ly barely sees the sun. ALF Bakery, located on the subterranean level of Manhattan’s Chelsea Market, opens at 9:00 a.m., but Ly’s day starts hours earlier, in the dark, in his glass-walled work station in front of a piano-sized machine called a dough sheeter.
FOOD PRODUCTION | AGRICULTURE
Sustainable ways to grow fruits, veggies, herbs and flowers
By Laura Cowan
Sustainable gardening is a huge topic, so the best place to start is with what you really want to grow. Do you want to grow your own fruit trees? A vegetable garden? Herbs or flowers? Don’t worry. There is a process you can use to figure out basic sustainable gardening, and you can learn that process by the types of plant you want to grow. Here is how to grow different types of plants in a sustainable way at home.
FOOD PRODUCTION | AGRICULTURE
China Is Developing Rice That Grows in Saltwater
It could free up freshwater lands for other crops.
By Brad Bergan
More than half the global population relies on rice to survive, but meeting that demand is difficult due to the increasing scarcity of freshwater, which is required for rice cultivation. To get around the problem, an 87-year-old Chinese scientist named Yuan Longping is developing a new high-yield strain of rice that grows in saltwater.
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