How to Be Curious About the Green Revolution
In order to be able to think that the Green Revolution worked, much has been forgotten.
Food & Water
To Cook or Not To Cook: The Question of Heterocyclic Amines
In a former life I earned a masters degree in environmental chemistry, toxicology and risk assessment, so anytime the word ‘toxin’ is mentioned my ears perk up, particularly when I hear it in the same sentence as the word ‘food’.
Nourishing Scotland
Solutions that benefit the well being of all people, preserve natural resources in Scotland and foster a more self-sufficient and resilient economy, must be prioritised by government and supporting organisations.
Now we’re cooking…with sunshine!
We offered our solar cooking workshop last weekend to an enthusiastic “crowd” of 17. That’s the biggest group a Pogue’s Run Grocer class has ever attracted, so we were pleased.
The Radical Homemaker on the First Step to Becoming a Farmer
How do you take the first step to become a farmer? You act out of love.
From Fire to Fermentation: A Review of Michael Pollan’s Cooked
The book, like others Pollan’s written, benefits from his exceptional storytelling.
Downhome Fibers: A River of Creativity, Care & Quality
Clear decision making accompanied by determination and hard work has landed Kim Bethel into a life extraordinarily well suited to her.
Young Agrarians
At its best the agrarian life is an integrated whole, with work and leisure mixed together, undertaken under healthful conditions and surrounded by family.
Community Food Activists Tell Their Stories
It’s easy to dismiss issues facing people we don’t know and don’t see. Out of sight, out of mind. And if we don’t know any people grappling with hunger, that crisis can seem very abstract.
The Energetic Basis of Wealth
Last year I did an analysis to try to understand whether it’s possible to feed the world sustainably. Today I’d like to try to understand what happens to countries as they must rely upon the sun for energy (and, indirectly, wealth).
During extreme drought, farmers try for resiliency
For those who take the long view, there are bigger ideas to achieve resilience in the face of extreme weather.
Crowdfunding and Ownership in the Sharing Economy
What would…our sensibilities regain, if sustainable local food projects matched the design of ownership and control to the sense of fit and appropriateness of each place the project were implemented?
