Peak Water: Are we Running out of a Critical Resource?
The problem with freshwater is that we don’t have the same wealth of data for water resources and consumption that we have for crude oil.
Food & Water
5 things you need to know about measuring sustainability
For the last four years, The SFT has been working on the Global Farm Metric (GFM) – a harmonised measure of sustainability that has the potential to unite food system stakeholders, such as farmers, retailers and banks across the globe and re-situate agriculture as a solution to climate change, biodiversity loss and declining public health.
“It’s More A Call To ‘Armies’ Than Arms”
There are Black Swans that you can’t do anything about because you don’t know they’re going to happen; but the Grey Swans are predictable – not in their dimensions or timing exactly; but we know there’s going to be another food price crisis, a catastrophic climactic moment of some sort, or energy problems: things like this are going to happen.
Alternative agriculture: a polite discussion
I don’t really want to go looking for arguments with anyone working broadly within alternative agriculture, permaculture or human-centred economics – though I’ve learned the hard way that people have different judgements about the boundary between ‘looking for discussion’ and ‘looking for arguments’.
David Holmgren’s Journey with Permaculture Design Process – Part Two
Welcome back to Part Two of a conversation with permaculture co-originator David Holmgren, in which David continues sharing significant milestones from his many decades as a practicing permaculture designer.
Down with Innovation! Long live rights, agency and justice
“Innovation” is ubiquitous as a way to describe beneficial societal change. Yet, the innovation language is deeply tied to a technology-centric and top-down ways of thinking that shackles the imagination and limits the pathways for change.
How to create a little free community pantry or fridge
As communities become more complex and the number of challenges they face increases, it is important to create a foundation of support that residents can lean on at any time: Enter little free fridge or pantrys.
David Holmgren’s Journey with Permaculture Design Process – Part One
I’m thrilled in this episode to share the first part of a two-part interview in which David Holmgren shares his journey with permaculture design process over the decades.
21st Century Agroecology
Civilisations have tried to dominate chaos with order for centuries, in a false dichotomy of biblical proportions. Greater diversity wants to exist. Perhaps our role is not to impose order, but to steward complexity.
Letter From The Farm | Rasputin The Ram & The Ethics Of Lamb For Easter Dinner
What is the value of a life? What is the consequence of a death? Is there a right way to kill? What is the best way to live?
Agriculture’s Greatest Myth
It is agribusiness that most aggressively alleges that all other forms of agriculture are inadequate. This Malthusian spectre is a good story, it’s had a tremendous run, but it’s just not true.
How a Seattle Neighborhood Confronted Food Insecurity in the Pandemic
Over the past year, more than 20 food supply organizations have contributed in one form or another to providing hot meals to residents through the community center.
