Regenerative Agriculture: The Transition
In the face of peak oil and in order to curb carbon emissions, methods of farming that depend less on oil and natural gas, respectively to run machinery and to make synthetic fertilizers, must be sought.
Food & Water
Why GMO labeling in the U.S. needs to win only once
There were no doubt celebrations last week in the boardrooms of corporations that own patents to the world’s genetically engineered crops. Proposals to label foods containing these crops–commonly called GMOs for genetically modified organisms–were defeated soundly in Colorado and barely in Oregon.
Genetically Modified Escalation
How much money, effort and time must be wasted in the service of feeding today’s GMO escalation trap? By the time one side wins, society will have lost.
Pedalling the way to cleaner food
In keeping with the Dutch traditions of cycling and pragmatism, an off-the-grid, solar-powered, cargo e-trikes logistical delivery service has been born.
The Local Food Challenge wind up
Being a local relational eater in a consumerist world takes courage and commitment. A lot of it.
Slow Food Movement Growing Fast
What is good, clean and fair, and doesn’t cost the Earth? The answer is ‘Slow Food’, according to a growing number of people worldwide.
Finding McIntosh
Trees are one way of investing in the future, so lets make our great grandkids proud and leave them something positive to remember us by.
I’ve Been Pollan-ated
Several groups teamed up to bring Michael Pollan to the University of Vermont for a question and answer session and book signing this past Thursday evening, and I was lucky enough to attend the event.
Review: Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist
It’s remarkable how much information this slim paperback carries. It doesn’t try to teach all the basics of gardening and landscaping, but instead focuses on several projects…
These Two People Want to Change the World Through Cooking and Food Choices
When Adam Aronovitz and Alissa Bilfield set out to travel the world and serve others, they could not find a volunteer opportunity that fit their need.
Shashe farmers demonstrate practical food sovereignty
Food sovereignty as a concept is under debate by various actors in the academia, activists and governments.
The Archaic Arts and Skills
There are still niches for the archaic arts. And it is our job to help preserve them, to help them endure through the cacophony and clutter of the modern world.
