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.
Food & Water
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.
Toward a New Farming Image
It is becoming quite common for food production to be an artful, artisanal activity done by master gardeners and skilled professional agronomists with extremely sophisticated biological methods of growing food with improved nutrition, taste, and natural resistance to disease and pests.
On a Mission to Green Our Nation’s Capitol: A Q&A With Rooftop Roots
For urban farmers, clever space utilization is key, especially in a major city like Washington D.C., where planners estimate there will be a need for 200 million square feet of new housing by 2040.
Beyond the Buzzwords: Edinburgh Food Studio
The Edinburgh Food Studio describes itself as a cutting-edge environment where ‘arts, sciences and food collide’.
