Colored Cotton
I can’t just say cotton. You’d think I was talking about the white stuff.
Food & Water
Pioneering San Diego Business Builds Urban Edible Landscapes
Established in 2008, Urban Plantations was one of the nation’s first edible landscaping companies.
Reclaiming our Place in the Planet’s Ecology
Whether retired Herefordshire farmer’s meal-time ritual or recent fashion among middle-class foodies, determining the provenance of our food carries a meaning and historic significance belied by family frivolity.
The Persistence of the Peasantry: Further Notes on the Inverse Productivity Relationship
This post strikes to the heart of what Small Farm Future is all about, and raises some interesting agricultural issues – the fact that it also engages with the ecomodernism debate is almost incidental, really.
The Problem of Agriculture
That phrase—the problem of agriculture, instead of problems in agriculture—is taken from Wes Jackson, who points out that our species’ fundamental break with nature came roughly 10,000 years ago when we started farming.
Honeybees Face Global Threat: If They Die, So Do We
What is the most important animal to humans? Bees.
U.S. Farms Becoming Less Diverse Over Time
If you’ve ever driven through the middle of the country, where single crops dominate the landscape for miles, you may think that the bulk of our farms grow just a few foods: corn, soybeans, wheat, and rice.
A Season of Salvage
How did that unstoppable summer deluge become a trickle and then a drought?
Native Shrubs: a Simple Fix for Drought-Stricken Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa
The use of native shrubs can help feed water to neighboring crops. This article is a good reminder that strategic crop placement is important.
The Exxons of Agriculture
It goes without saying that oil and coal companies should not have a seat at the policy table for decisions on climate change.
Finding the Land that’s Right for You
At some point almost every permaculturist thinks about getting onto a piece of land.
For U.S. Tribes, a Movement to Revive Native Foods and Lands
On ancestral lands, the Fond du Lac band in Minnesota is planting wild rice and restoring wetlands damaged by dams, industry, and logging. Their efforts are part of a growing trend by Native Americans to bring back traditional food sources and heal scarred landscapes.
