Learning to value Mother Earth
Reducing waste and eating foods that have less of an impact on the environment is this years’ World Environment Day theme. We can all learn lessons from communities living in the Andes.
Food & Water
Abundance!
It is that time of year again here in the northern temperate climate of Minnesota when we start to see the abundance that pours forth from a well loved and tended garden.
Transforming the Food System in Australia – From the Ground Up
There is a battle underway for the soul of Australia’s food system.
Mountain Grown: Appalachia’s New Local Food Economy
Restaurants like Knife and Fork didn’t use to exist in places like Spruce Pine, a town of just 2,200 people nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.
USDA: Rural population needed not for farming but for cannon fodder
Why do we need more farmers? What is the driving force behind U.S. Department of Agriculture policy?
More 2% Solutions
Here are two more 2% Solutions – short case studies of practices that soak up CO2 in soils, reduce energy use, sustainably intensify food production and increase water quality.
Namu: Growing the Menu
Namu, founded by brothers Dennis, David, and Daniel Lee, is known for its creative “New Korean American cuisine,” a blend of Korean, Japanese, and local influences.
As Pesticides Fail, California Citrus Growers Turn to Natural Solutions
Citrus growers in California are now turning to a natural solution after pesticides have been shown to be ineffective.
Photo Gallery: Surprising Backyard Bees
Until a few months ago, if someone said the word “bee,” I’d immediately picture the familiar black-and-yellow-striped honeybee or perhaps a big, fuzzy bumblebee—both regular summer visitors to the flowers in my yard.
Food & agriculture – Aug 14
•Surge of investment in farming threatens £5trn catastrophe
•Tokyo’s "unmanned stores" – honor-system sheds where farmers sell their surplus produce
•Community kitchens and connectors developing to foster new food businesses
•4-acre urban farm is made up of multiple residents’ gardens
•Too many urban beehives may do more harm than good, experts say
A Foodshed View of Resilience
“Resilience” may be a somewhat new term in the lexicon of forward-thinkers, but the concept is by no means entirely new, and it has a direct tie to another useful word: “foodshed.”
Getting to the Root of the Problem
Farmland LP is a business born from the “uh-oh moment.” The uh-oh moment arrives when you comprehend just how unsustainable modern society has become.
