The Dearth of Grass
Just three grass family plants – wheat, rice and maize – furnish about half the energy we eat worldwide.
Food & Water
Why Not Start Today: Backyard Carbon Sequestration Is Something Nearly Everyone Can Do
To make it simple as a crayon sketch, there are two ways to mitigate climate change that, in tandem, could work.
Mushrooms to the Rescue
Tradd Cotter and his mushrooms are stepping up as pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer and Merck abandon the responsibility to test and develop new antibiotics to keep up with new, dangerous bacteria.
From Concrete to Green: Urban Agriculture Initiative Seeks to Transform LA River into Ag Oasis
“How do we get into schools to help bring children up to be good stewards?”
Don’t jump to Rasher Conclusions. Pigs offer Bacon of Hope to Sustainable Food Systems
The access to local and sustainable pork tells a story of its own.
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.
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.
