Has “Organic” Been Stripped of its Meaning?
The term ‘organic’ has come to be understood by most consumers as ‘grown without synthetic chemicals’, which to most people’s surprise, does not always mean that farming practices are sustainable.
Food & Water
Land Trusts Aid Beginning Farmers in Land Procurement
Land trusts are nonprofit entities designed to protect resources, including farmland.
Taking the Pulse of a New Food Trend
This year, the United Nations calls for a global celebration of pulses. Beans are no longer has-beans.
“To see the new economy through a glass of beer…”
A new economic model is emerging…Am I talking about the Degrowth movement? Or Transition? No. The craft beer movement.
So you Want to Be a Farmer? Thirteen Words of Wisdom from Me to Myself
Colin asked me to describe my experiences establishing a small, ecologically-minded farming business, the obstacles we’d faced and how we’d overcome them.
10 Reasons Why We Should Have Urban Goat Farms
We want to bring goats into the city. Not just for their milk and cheese, but also for the enjoyment of their company.
Common Good City Farm Brings D.C. Community Together
Common Good City Farm currently grows more than 60 varieties of vegetables, 30 culinary and medicinal herbs, and 10 fruits. Now, the organization is growing over 5,000 pounds of food each year to share with its community.
Sex Is Such A Botheration
After food, sex is the most important factor in keeping life going but it causes almost as much sorrow and pain as it does joy and pleasure.
A Healthy Way to Build Communities
Mark Winne, an author and anti-hunger activist, often says that the most important word in “community garden” isn’t “garden.” I saw this firsthand not long ago.
Bigger than Both of Us
The region, or foodshed, is the right level of analysis for self-reliance (which the authors wisely distinguish from self-sufficiency.
From Grower to Grocer: Building Community Food Systems
Across the UK the food sovereignty movement is growing. A budding plethora of networks are challenging the current corporate control of the food system and sowing the seeds of structured community food chains and holistic food economies.
Vermont’s Intervale Center’s Food Rescue Provides Fresh Produce for Methadone Clinic Patients
Excess fresh food is being provided to patients in the University of Vermont Medical Center’s methadone clinic. This keeps the extra food from being wasted!
