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Why giant oak barrels are key to making some of the world's most expensive wine

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 14:32

Luxury winemakers producing some of the most expensive wine in the world will pay up to $50,000 for a single barrel to age their wine. But not just any barrel — a foudre. A foudre is a massive wooden vat that impacts and preserves the overall taste of the wine.

Retail, Video, France, wood, Wine, so-expensive, video-format-so-expensive

New Yorkers planted a tiny forest in a spot where the city used to warehouse prisoners and smallpox patients

Sun, 04/14/2024 - 05:32

Tech Insider : Economy, Environment

Volunteers begin planting a pocket forest in Roosevelt Island's Southpoint Park on April 6, 2024.
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economy, Real Estate, finance, Manhattan, new-york, roosevelt-island, plants

Droughts killed more than 12 million trees in Mississippi and no one has the money to cut them down

Sat, 03/09/2024 - 07:30

Tech Insider : Environment

A power line cutting through a pine forest in rural Mississippi at sunset. — Pine trees line a forest in rural Mississippi where droughts killed more than 12 million pines.
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Sustainability, Sustainability, Environment, Trees, forest, deforestation, Mississippi

This family you've probably never heard of owns more land than anyone else in America

Wed, 01/10/2024 - 08:54

Tech Insider

The log deck at the Sierra Pacific Industries lumber mill is viewed on August 9, 2022, in Oroville, California. — The log deck at the Sierra Pacific Industries lumber mill in Oroville, California, on August 9, 2022.
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Real Estate, real-estate, California, trending-uk, land, timberland, timber

Being outside can improve memory, fight depression, and lower blood pressure — here are 12 science-backed reasons to spend more time outdoors

Tue, 05/09/2023 - 15:17

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hawaii woman hiking cliff — Spending time outside will improve your physical and mental health.
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Science, Features, health, Stress, stress management, Mental Health, Heart disease

California Lost 36 Million Trees to Drought Last Year

Thu, 02/09/2023 - 12:53

Gizmodo : Environment

Extreme drought and hot weather killed millions of trees in California’s forests last year, according to a new report from the U.S. Forest Service.