“Spirituality has been a common glue”: An interview with La Via Campesina’s Paul Nicholson
What roles does spirituality play in food sovereignty struggles? To what extent do spirituality and religion support or impede movement building?
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These apps aim to reduce the social and environmental impacts of food waste
Addressing the food waste epidemic requires us to widen our perspective and develop practical, comprehensive solutions that can be implemented by everyday people. A number of tech companies and nonprofits have developed apps aimed at doing just that.
Colombian fishers are fighting for their rights and protection of vital wetlands
In November, on the banks of the calm, reflective waters of the Cascaloa Ciénaga, a floodplain lake extending 12,000 hectares (120 sq km) in northern Colombia, a group of traditional fishers met.
How our miraculous transportation system turns water into brine
Salting roads in winter makes them safer to drive on. But all that salt has to go somewhere and it’s starting to be a problem.
Knock the Head off the pedestal and raise the Hand
I believe we need to resurrect the Hand and the Heart in our world views, and knock the Head off the pedestal.
The value of veg
But, just like when the pandemic hit, there is a great way round the potential shortages at the supermarket: local food producers. While there is a widespread misconception that anything local is also more expensive, you’d might be surprised about the value that local food delivers.
Fascine Mattresses: Basketry Gone Wild
Around the 17th century, the Dutch started reinforcing their dykes and harbours with sturdy mats the size of football pitches – hand-woven from thousands of twigs grown on nearby coppice plantations. These “fascine mattresses” were weighted with rocks and sunk into canals, estuaries, and rivers.
Reconfiguring Food Systems Governance: The UNFSS and the Battle over Authority and Legitimacy
By replacing multilateralism with multi-stakeholderism, the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) is advancing a vision of food systems governance that sets the foundation for stronger corporate influence both of the UN and food systems at large.
Talking giblets: animal welfare and the Christmas turkey
Try and choose a bird that has lived the best possible life for the budget you have available, and indulge in your Christmas dinner without the nasty after-taste of animal suffering on your conscience.
Colorado River trouble, rainwater harvesting, private wells, and the future of desalination
Preparing for coming water crises may involve water restrictions, conservation, and implementing self-supplying methods.
From the dawn of everything to a small farm future: a review of Graeber & Wengrow
In that sense, I endorse GW’s upbeat conclusion that it’s within people’s power to change things and remake their social world – not a power or a social world restricted to particular classes, groups, genders or political ideologies, but one available to everyone.
Supply Chains No Longer Fit For Purpose
Farmers in England and Wales want to move away from centralised supply chains where they say they have little influence over prices, not enough connection to consumers, and are not rewarded for delivering positive climate and nature outcomes.
