The Devil Shops Local
Localism, however, doesn’t just mean buying local – the point of it is that it’s aiming for a transformation of the food system…
Food & Water
Farm Mornings: The Tasks before the Tasks
I grab another cup of coffee and go back outside, to begin anew a slow January farm day.
In Photos: The Seed-Saving Farmers Who Pass Down Land to Their Daughters
In Meghalaya, indigenous women are keepers of the seeds that form the foundation of their food sovereignty, a conscious choice by small food producers to define their unique food systems and culture.
What I Learned from my 2015 Garden
With most of the results now in, it’s time to find out what my garden told me in 2015.
The Urban Farmer: Review
Curtis Stone’s brilliant new book ‘The Urban Farmer’, is one of the most important contributions to Transition thinking over the last 10 years…
The Sanctuary of the Barn
As more people turn to small farming as a business, or just for fun, or both, they are going to experience some of the delight that those of us who grew up in farm barns cherish.
Livestock – Climate Destroyer or Saviour via Soil?
Is the way we farm animals and turn them into food part of the problem or the solution to the myriad of social and environmental issues we face today?
Antifragile Food Systems
What is an antifragile food system? This becomes especially important as we enter an era of rapid climate change and civil disintegration.
We can’t Control Floods without Farmers
Simple arithmetic tells us that a few tweaks to farming could make a huge difference to Britain’s ability to cope with floods – and with the droughts we could be facing in a few months’ time.
How I Helped Set up a Local Permaculture Park
I think the idea and popularity of permaculture has grown by leaps and bounds over the last couple of years.
Contemplation on a Dead Chicken
A neighbor showed me a neat way to get rid of dead animals which I think we mentioned here some time ago.
The Seeds of Revolution
Nadimidoddi Vinodamma, ably helped by her husband Vinayappa, is modest about her achievement. Surrounded by a bewildering array of jowar, bajra, ragi, red gram, green gram, til, sama, korra, and other food crops in the midst of their land, Vinodamma talks quietly about how she is merely using knowledge handed down over generations, trusting the land and traditional seeds.
