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.
Food & Water
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.
Oxford Real Farming Conference: power, lies, and the need for agrarian resistance
The world’s global strategy of food and farming is founded on three great untruths – lies, in effect — which between them are threatening to kill us all, and in practice are well on the way to doing so.
Seeding change
73% of seed crops are now ‘owned’ by 10 corporations – while community and grassroots initiatives are working to keep global diversity alive.
Mother Nature’s Tillers
Been thinking how to grow a prairie. I am facing a steep learning curve.
Inspiring New Film, “Voices of Transition,” on the Agriculture That We Need
How will agriculture have to change if we are going to successfully navigate past Peak Oil and address climate change?
Carrots among the concrete: the role of urban agriculture
Urban agriculture is cutting edge. It’s what we need right now.
New England Can Feed Itself. Here’s How.
A new vision for New England’s food.
After Years Without a Grocery Store, Greensboro Neighbors Are Building One Themselves—And They’ll Own It
For more than 15 years, there were many efforts to lure a new grocery store into the space. However, while the store would be profitable, it wouldn’t be profitable enough to satisfy the demands of the shareholder-based economy of a large corporation.
