Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Perennial crops: The garden that keeps giving
Localise and go organic to avert post-peak famine – Heinberg
Biofuel and diet sow seeds of farm crunch (Malthus revisited)
Down on the farm with your sleeves rolled up
Some plants you should consider growing
Our oil-based food system will run out of gas
A cause to diet for: local Scottish food
How chocolate can save the planet
China inflation up on food costs
Win-win situations? Don’t trust them, but…
More will be asked of us: Revisiting 100 million farmers
Forbes: Food vs fuel
Fuel costs give ag a chill
Farmer of the Year candidate doesn’t use muck
Climate a threat to farming and food supply
Africa: Food production to halve by 2020
Suppose I were to tell you that our most widely used nitrogen fertilizer is an extremely dangerous chemical that in its manufacture, transport, and application has killed and injured thousands of people.
Avoid cancer, lose weight, look great, attract a mate, be happy … and stop global warming
Scientists: cutting calories can cut CO2
Hunger stalks world’s wealthiest country
Childhood obesity spreading around globe
In farm belt, ethanol plants hit resistance
Québec backing away from corn ethanol
The human cost of bio-fuels
Biofuel boom on Deconstructing Dinner
Fastest rise in UK food prices for 14 years
Frozen vault saves crops for mankind
US good companies accused of ‘cooking the climate’ (with palm oil)
Soil Association’s Patrick Holden: farming and peak oil in Wales (video)
Sometimes (maybe always) the most delightful events in life happen seemingly by chance, not plan. Or to say that a better way: if you strive to live with respect for nature’s ways, unforeseen good things happen. And keep on happening. Take a look at the picture that accompanies this article.
Growing pains of a superpower
China seeks 30% increase in Saudi oil imports
How China is eating the world
UN: Poor countries will have to cut food consumption
TIME: Why our farm policy is failing
Restaurants becoming environmentally friendly
NOW program: Growing local, eating local
King Corn – ‘delightful documentary’
Monbiot: Western appetite for biofuels is causing starvation
Biofuel boom: greenwashing and crimes against humanity
Michael Pollan on the farm bill
Church urges supermarkets to give farmers a fairer deal
Sharon Astyk: Change your diet
Food and community in Katine (Uganda)
Commodity, fuel costs boost grocery prices
