The man who ate himself: An agricultural fable
The beetle sighed. "This is all something you once knew, I think. It is something all beings have known from the beginning of time…It is a pity, this forgetting of yours."
Food & Water
The International Year of Quinoa
A central premise of the Southern Willamette Valley Bean and Grain Project is the exploration of bean, grain, and edible seed varieties that can be added to those that are already grown in the Willamette Valley. The goal is to increase the diversity of staple crops as a way to add resilience to the regional food system. The edible seed of Chenopodium quinoa is a close fit.
Permaculture in Kosodo Village
Not many truly American stories begin in a place like Kosodo village.
New UN report calls for transformation in agriculture
Transformative changes are needed in our food, agriculture and trade systems in order to increase diversity on farms, reduce our use of fertilizer and other inputs, support small-scale farmers and create strong local food systems.
FAO Says Food Waste Harms Climate, Water, Land, and Biodiversity
The world wastes 1.3 billion tons of food annually—a third of all the food that’s produced—according to a report published last week by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Passion for the Great Lakes Runs Deep
Learning about the commons…provided an approach for helping social change organizers…take a leap forward in …thinking about how to create a vibrant, life-giving community.
What You Need To Know Before This Week’s House Vote On Food Stamps
Here’s what you need to know about how this week’s action in the House will affect hunger and poverty in America.
Seeing Food as a Commons Opens Up Creative New Possibilities
What would the world look like if we began to re-conceptualize food as a commons?
Small Scale Aquaponics – From Fish Poop to Seafood Dinner
Tour a closed-loop water system where one critter’s wastes become another’s food.
Harnessing the Future
Gina Wertz is a horse and ox teamster. Her animal-powered market vegetables and herbs are grown at Under the Stone Garden on the grounds of Tillers International, a Kalamazoo County working farm and learning center…
Fun with Rain Collection
Do you want to collect and use some of the rain that falls on your roof? Here’s how we do it.
New Water Plan Could Turn New Orleans Into The Next Amsterdam
Last week, Greater New Orleans Inc. — a regional economic development organization — unveiled its Urban Water Plan for Orleans, Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes.
