Who’s Keeping Organic Food Honest?
An informal network among farmers may be more important than federal regulation in building trust in the organic industry — and it needs greater support.
Food & Water
Eyes Down: How setting our sights on soil could help save the climate
The world’s soils could be a key ally in the fight to limit global warming to 2℃, thanks to their ability to store carbon and keep greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere.
Voting with their Feet: Some Questions for the Experts
Chris asks five questions for experts about the exodus of small-scale farmers from the countryside to the cities.
Good Food for All and Thriving Wildlife
Far from peaceful co-existence, modern industrial farming is the prime cause of our wildlife’s decline – as demonstrated not just in Britain but the world over.
Peddling a New Model of Urban Farming
Bike-riding farmers in Orlando, Florida, are helping communities produce their own food—right on their own front lawns.
In CSA Twist, Aquaponics Grow Op Offers Subscribers Microgreens Live on a Tray
A new kind of CSA in Oregon is bringing aquaponics to its subscription program. Perhaps a unique business idea for an adventurous yardfarmer?
Of Pigs, Peasants, and Pastoralists
I think what this analysis shows is that, unlike extensive pastoralism, intensive, ‘organic’/ agroecological, local ‘peasant’ farming is feasible for national self-provisioning.
Permaculture, Climate and Survival 2
This is the second program from International Permaculture Convergence, in London.
The Whispering World of Plants: “The Wood Wide Web”
The notion that plants can "talk" to one another was, until relatively recently, dismissed as fantasy, but the reality of inter-plant communication is now becoming an accepted part of mainstream science.
After Decades in a Food Desert, These Neighbors Are Building a $2 Million Co-op—And They Own It
As their dream becomes a reality, organizers hope the RCC and the community of northeast Greensboro are set to become an example of what it looks like when the goal of a business is to serve its community.
Chicken Fortress, Hay Igloo
What’s a Hay Igloo? Basically it’s a large compost pile surrounded by hay bales and covered with a tarp.
Seed Guardians
The inclusive, horizontal and autonomous network Red Semillas Libres Chile aims to preserve the cultural heritage that is our seed stock and to combat genetically-modified seeds and monocultures.
