Reinventing the Greenhouse
Contrary to its fully glazed counterpart, a passive solar greenhouse is designed to retain as much warmth as possible.
Food & Water
No Such Thing As “The American Farmer”
Whenever I hear a commenter or politician (or sometimes even myself) refer collectively to “The American Farmer,” I know what follows will contain a lot of hot air.
Pertaining to Peasants
And so we come to Small Farm Future’s final post of 2015. And what a year it’s been.
Decolonizing our Minds and our Lands: Reviving Seeds, Culture
The wars [of conquest of Africa] have not actually ended – the artillery has just transformed into a different type against us farmers today. All of us are fighting.
The Fungi Thing about Soil
When we pick up a handful of soil, it is hard to imagine all the activity that is happening at a microscopic scale within it and the powerful impacts this has.
Watching the Gardens Go To Sleep
My definition of melancholy is putting the gardens to sleep for the winter.
Ancient Roots, Contemporary Shoots
A unique forest complex characterises Uttara Kannada district, where women farmers have nurtured and intimately engaged with their forest home gardens (FHGs) for centuries.
Goldilocks in the Highlands: Some Notes on Scaling Resilience
A recent visit to the Scottish Highlands prompted some thoughts on several favoured themes of mine: the resilience or otherwise of local economies grounded in small-scale agricultural production, problems of migration as featured in a recent post, and questions concerning ‘modernization’ and economic development.
Soil’s deep-rooted PR problem
Beyond farmers and environmentalists, few people are concerned about what goes on beneath their boots.
The Beginning Farmer’s Guide to Success
If you are seriously contemplating a full-time career or even a side business in yardfarming, Curtis Stone’s upcoming book, The Urban Farmer, is definitely the place to start.
Slow Farming and Climate Change Talks
As our betters jet back from Paris, with bellies full of artisanal French food and exciting business contacts that allow them to both profit and “save” the world, our thoughts on the farm have been on Delores
Locavore – Different Views, Broader Vision
The 100 mile diet is just one way to practice a locavore approach. There are several different ways to look at the locavore concept.
