Two Peachy Economies
I cheer for the local food movement every chance I get, but I’m a little uneasy with the word “local.” Just as all politics are local, as someone famous has said, all food is local.
Food & Water
Bee Battles: why our Native Pollinators are Losing the war
Non-native species can dramatically reshape their invaded habitats and disrupt the interactions between native species.
Will Allen: Food is About Social Justice
To Will Allen, food is more than just sustenance: it’s about social justice.
Nature’s Cafe
Few questions have generated more books, articles, studies, lectures, fads, arguments, or confusion in recent years than this one: What should we eat if we want to be healthy?
Future farms will be ecosystems that produce bountiful food
Healthy land needs diversity. Have you ever seen a patch of wild nature occupied by just one species?
Joel Salatin: Synergy between Nature, Science and Technology
Though Polyface looks like a picturesque farm of yesteryear, Salatin is quick to point out that, "this is not your grandpa’s farm."
If our Small Farms are Allowed to Wither, the Whole Nation will Suffer
Conservationists tell us about the extinction of wildlife, but there is another more insidious extinction going on right now – the disappearance of traditional dairy farmers, who have supplied our nation’s milk for generations.
Till or spray? The question facing dryland grain farmers
On Montana’s northern plains, some organic growers’ neighbors reportedly began referring to them as “weed farmers” a few decades ago. These organic pioneers had started to seed small, green plants in hopes of strengthening their soil.
Farms and Food in an Era of Climate Change: Resilient Agriculture
Our current state is hazardous and our impending reality is escalating intensity.
Dairy Farmers Betrayed
The dairy industry does not need a massive injection of taxpayers’ money, such as was given to the banks; it just needs some price stabilisation, as was provided to some extent by the Milk Marketing Board before it was abolished by an earlier Conservative government.
Dignity, Democracy and Food: An Interview with Frances Moore Lappè
What is the balance between crisis and progress? Can food activism possibly keep pace with the food industry’s destructive swath?
Does One of the World’s Most Abundant Animals Need Protection from our Appetite?
Barely longer than your thumb, weighing under an ounce and nearly translucent, delicate crustaceans known as krill are vital to ocean ecosystems around the world.
