Lessons from a California Drought
It has been much debated whether climate change has been at work across California – and the western United States more generally.
Food & Water
You Are What You Eat – And What It Eats Too
We may be getting closer to integrating the science of agroecology and the science of nutrition, toward a holistic approach that would follow nutrients from the soil, to plants and animals, to human bodies.
The State of our Soil
Without fertile soil, we risk failing to ensure that everyone has the right to adequate food.
Homeless Garden Project: Cultivating Community Through Urban Farming
The Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz, California is one of the many community garden projects in the area, yet is unique in its mission and its everyday actions.
Turning Waste into Wine: A Pilgrimage to the Composted Land
It seems pretty obvious that recycling, reusing, and repurposing materials we no longer need makes a lot more sense than burning or burying them, not just from an environmental, but an economic perspective.
A Year Without the Colorado River, as Seen by Economists
Imagine if each tap that delivered water from the Colorado River – whether to a farm, a factory, or a home – suddenly went dry for a year. What would happen to the West’s economy?
SOS: Save our Seeds
Have you ever saved seeds, joined a local seed swap or contributed to a seed library?
P6: Enacting Cooperative Values
Principle Six (P6) provides a pathway for everyday people to use our cooperatively owned community institutions to move money into the hands of small, local, and cooperative businesses.
A tale of two gardening methods
Now that I have worked with two different gardening methods, I look at each through the lens of soil fertility and how that affects what I grow.
Composting Coop Taps into the Unbroken Spirit of Rust Belt Cities
Today Cleveland boasts over 200 community gardens. I am proud to say I get to work with a handful of them in a unique way.
The Price of Milk
Experiencing at first hand the economic impact of the climate in which dairy farmers are operating gives the issue a whole different meaning.
Tea
When I and several others were helping build the cob house in County Clare a few years ago, some of us took a break for tea. As we walked back to the shelter across the wildflower fields, though, some of the other workers started picking various flowers along the way and piling them into baskets.
