Trade in Food: It’s the Competition, Stupid
Trade is not only a response to market demand, it creates demand and therefore recreates the need for it; trade becomes its own justification.
Food & Water
The Peasant’s Republic of Wessex
My previous post introduced the Peasant’s Republic of Wessex, a future polity in the west of England where about a fifth of the working population are engaged in producing their own agrarian subsistence. In this post, I aim to start filling in a few details of what this might look like.
Bio-mimicry at Polyface Farms
In this interview with Joel Salatin, Joel talks about how the regeneration of his family farm utilized the patterns discovered from observing natural grazing and migration of wild animals in native plant communities.
The Importance of Local Food and Farming
SHED is Doug’s and Cindy’s local food-focused modern grange – hosting a market, cafe and fermentation bar.
Return to Sender: Food for Social Return on Food Investments
At last, a way to document the value of what we do to the bean counters who make decisions!!
Grass-Fed Nation
Why do we have such a seemingly illogical food system? This is the question at the heart of Graham Harvey’s recently published book, Grass-Fed Nation, a manifesto for grazing livestock and the extensive benefits of mixed farming.
Changing the Culture and Changing Ourselves
Our real task is to change the culture and the only way to do that is to change ourselves.
Grass from the Past
I found this profile featuring myself and SFT Board member Peter Segger when cleaning out my garage last week. It appeared in the Guardian on 1st December, 1984 at a time when the UK organic movement was still in its infancy but developing strongly.
Pedal-power and Precision Revolutionize Food Rescue in Boulder
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In Conversation: Food After Fossil Fuels
While its slice of the overall energy pie may seem relatively low, the modern American food system is figuratively awash in fossil fuels.
Of Wessex and Londinium: a Tale of Two City-States
From the furies of Brexit, let me turn to a saner and more achievable political project: restructuring Britain into a neo-peasant society.
The Doldrums of Summer
There is a moment that comes every year, usually about this time, when the heat and humidity kills all ambition on the farm.
