Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Traditional long-established food systems and dietary patterns are being displaced in Brazil and in other countries in the South (Africa, Asia, and Latin America) by ultra-processed products made by transnational food corporations (“Big Food” and “Big Snack”).
What does it take to find the confidence to step over into actually starting a Community Supported Agriculture scheme?
My days as a dumpster diver started in earnest back when I was 19.
“Imagine inheriting a food forest,” farmer and author Ben Falk suggests in The Resilient Farm and Homestead: an Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach.
Interview with Fred Pearce as detailed in his recent book: The Land Grabbers, followed by Gregor Macdonald about the global energy trends
The world quietly reached a milestone in the evolution of the human diet in 2011. For the first time in modern history, world farmed fish production topped beef production.
The first results of this year’s scientific dialogue with my garden are in and are shared herein.
If you know a school with limited green space that’s looking for a flexible way to grow food or other types of plants, building this garden on wheels could be the practical solution.
Gleaning Network UK is a new initiative whose aim is to salvage surplus produce from farms across the country.
Under cover growing is definitely the way to go.
“Eat wild seafood,” begins Sharpless’s version. “Not too much of the big fish. Mostly local.”
Western countries throw out nearly half of their food, not because it’s inedible — but because it doesn’t look appealing. Tristram Stuart delves into the shocking data of wasted food, calling for a more responsible use of global resources.
