Food Co-ops, Food Hubs, and Food Democracy: Part 2
Food politics is often a major news story these days, so I would dispute the generalization that most consumers do not see food as political.
Food & Water
Agriculture in a Changing World
"Agriculture is the oldest environmental problem," the Land Institute’s Wes Jackson tells us early in this 27-minute video.
Water Cooperation and Political Security Go Hand in Hand
A fascinating report produced by the Strategic Foresight Group, a Mumbai-based think tank, shows that cooperation across political boundaries in the management of water correlates quite highly with peace – and that the lack of cooperation correlates highly with the risk of war.
Food Co-ops, Food Hubs, and Food Democracy
The movement needs to refocus on its basic mission of empowering and mobilizing communities in need of healthy food and economic justice.
Gene Everlasting
That’s the title of my new book soon to be out. It is sort of a testimonial on how living close to nature can give comfort to those facing the inevitability of death which is all of us. I also try to work in a little humor about the futility of trying to avoid the inevitable. The sub-title says it better perhaps: “A Contrary Farmer’s Thoughts On Living Forever.” I started writing it after I found out, much to my amazement, that I was not going to live forever. I had cancer.
Bhaskar Save, the Gandhi of Natural Farming
Save’s way of farming and teachings are rooted in his deep understanding of the symbiotic relationships in nature, which he is ever happy to share freely (and still very enthusiastically!)
In.gredients – possibly the coolest grocery store ever
I’ve been dying to visit In.gredients since before the store even opened for business, and I profiled the company in my book Plastic-Free based on a telephone interview and articles I had read about a new packaging-free grocery store opening up in Austin, TX.
Food & agriculture – headlines
•Using Permaculture Design to Prepare for Floods
•Iowa Is Getting Sucked Into Scary Vanishing Gullies
•Africa’s farm revolution – who will benefit?
•Could This Baker Solve the Gluten Mystery?
•Elemental Business: Phosphorus
•Polish farmers ‘grassroots rebellion’
The Open Food Foundation
The Open Food Foundation has been established to accumulate and protect a commons of open source knowledge, code, applications and platforms to support the proliferation of fair and sustainable food systems in Australia and beyond.
A locavore’s potluck
We attended a delicious potluck dinner from foods produced around Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C. Too bad you can’t taste this video — it was a locavore’s delight!
A Passion for Peppers: The Movement to Save New Mexico’s Treasured Chiles
For New Mexicans, chile is more than just a food: it is an icon, a passion, a tradition.
DIY Home Brewing – The Home Brewery
This article is going to explore some of the equipment, space requirements, and other resources that make for a successful and awesome DIY home brewery.
