Food & agriculture – June 29
It’s Not the Food We Can’t Get. It’s the Food We Can.
A Buffett Turns to Farming in Africa
‘Food and Farming Transition’ in Italian
Food Inc. Director Robert Kenner speaks on the ills of the food system
Food & Water
Climate & environment – June 26
Uganda ‘at risk’ of losing all its forests
Growth of global carbon emissions halved in 2008, say Dutch researchers
The Pacific isn’t the only ocean collecting plastic trash
Food & agriculture – June 25
Adventures in Urban Farming
Lettuce From the Garden, With Worms
Experimental Farm Increases Ecosystem Services – Study
Vision 2050: A Sustainable future for Cheshire West and Chester
This Vision for a Sustainable West Cheshire is intended to guide the Cheshire West and Chester Authority (CW&C) in taking decisions about the future of the area. It is centred on the premise that if we are to achieve a truly sustainable community by 2050 the direction of travel set now must be right.
Deep thought – June 24
My Home, My Shadow Home: Where We Really Live
The financial return on energy invested
The “Export Land Model” in English: NET is what matters, not gross
United States – June 23
The War Over Waxman-Markey
The War Against the ‘War on Drugs’
Opposition to the food safety bills
From the Ashes of ’69, a River Reborn (Ohio’s Cuyahoga – the “burning river”)
Destroying Levees in a State Usually Clamoring for Them
The history of Canada’s first grain CSA – as told through the voices of its people
Since March 2008, Deconstructing Dinner has featured The Local Grain Revolution – a series tracking the evolution of Canada’s first community supported agriculture (CSA) project for grain.
Transition communities gear up for society’s collapse with a shovel and a smile
Localized efforts have sprouted from the ground up in Santa Cruz, Cotati, Sebastopol, San Francisco and many other towns worldwide, where residents and neighbors are putting their heads together and collaborating on ways to relocalize themselves, bolster self-sufficiency and build the resilience that communities will need to absorb the shock of peak oil.
Summer solstice in Tennessee
Here in the bottom of Tennessee, where the next county south is in Alabama, we have been watching the summers grow steadily hotter. When we arrived here, a band of ragtag hippies in 1971, the climate wasn’t as bad as rumors would have it.
More choices at garden farm markets
Shoppers just now discovering the allure of open air fresh food markets in towns and cities should be aware of new developments. Not only is there an increasing number of different fruits and vegetables being offered, but also meats, dairy products, even fresh fish— all from small garden farms.
Lighting a candle – June 21
Transition communities gear up for society’s collapse with a shovel and a smile
Permaculture for humanity (Larry Santoyo)
WeCommune: tech support for communes
The promise of the future: Voided by our cleverness (Transition in Salem, Oregon)
Ecocities Emerging – June issue
Peak oil taskforce says PO could cause food shortages in S.F.
Waste and recycling – June 21
Recyclable picnic for 3,000 – leaves 1 bin of trash
Did sewage sludge lace the White House veggie garden with lead?
‘Humanure’ victory: green toilet wins Austin city approval
