Out to Pasture: A Better Way to Produce Milk
Mat Boley’s dairy farm in Somerset seems to be achieving the impossible.
Food & Water
Farewell, Dear Gene
To Gene’s many friends from this blog, sadly, Gene passed away this morning, at home in Ohio with his family, after fighting cancer for several months.
Harvesting Liberty: A Short Film
Harvesting Liberty is a film that captures a story of a vision made manifest, a creation process that somehow made it through the veritable tsunami-like conditions created from the aftermath of the changing of antiquated laws, and the tour de force of promises brought forth by many-a-businessmen that followed this political change.
Saving our Bacon: What Price for a Life-Saving Antibiotic?
How much would you pay for an antibiotic to save your life, or that of a close family member or friend, £10, £100, £1,000, £10,000, even more?
Tribes Create Their Own Food Laws to Stop USDA From Killing Native Food Economies
From blue corn to bison, narrow federal food-safety codes impact tribal food systems. But advocates are writing their own food laws to preserve Native food sovereignty.
Pondering Permaculture
Meanwhile, I offer you below a mere snippet of Small Farm Futurology in the form of a letter of mine recently published in Permaculture Magazine (No.88), which discourses on two themes aficionados of this site will perhaps be (wearily) familiar with, viz. my friendly scepticism towards the permaculture movement in general and perennial grain breeding in particular.
Give me 10 Good Reasons for your Food Project
When we fail to take account of and design food experiences to meet both physical and social needs, I believe we are guilty of a terrible form of food waste.
Shouldn’t We Treat Farmers More Like Ministers?
Is there another profession in our society that is, or perhaps should be, treated with the same respect and appreciation that we usually afford our religious ministers? I say yes, and it is another ancient profession: the farmer.
African Beekeeping Stops Mites from Wiping out Hives
Traditional African beekeeping methods offer better protection against hive-destroying varroa mites than pesticides which, according to a study, are losing their potency.
Soil4Climate: New Organization Fights Global Warming From The Ground Up
Soil4Climate is inspired by innovative farmers, ranchers and other land managers who are increasing soil carbon while providing environmental and health benefits.
Raw Deals Over Raw Milk
One of the saddest stories I have ever written appeared in the February, 1982, issue of The New Farm magazine. It was about a farmer in Iowa who went to jail for selling raw milk.
How British is our ‘British’ cuisine? A Look at Marmalade on Toast
The United Kingdom is a nation defined by food. From the cure-all cup of tea to our breakfast staple, marmalade on toast.
