Letter From The Farm: Realism And Planning For Utopia
The concept of diversity has been leading our choices as we see its potentialities both in agriculture and diet.
Food & Water
Shaping a Safe and Sustainable Planetary Water Policy – A MAHB Dialogue with Sandra Postel, Director, Global Water Policy Project
We talk about water as a “right,” but it is really the planet’s greatest gift. A gift to be shared with all of life.
First impressions of Camp Habiba in Egypt
Habiba Farm is also partnering with Ecosystem Restoration Camps and The Weather Makers in an ambitious plan to regreen and regenerate the entire Sinai peninsula.
How my late grandmother, Veronica Isieke, defended the rights of rural women to own land and feed families
Growing under the watch of a focused, fearless, and nature-friendly grandmother contributed largely to my love for nature and belief that women have a right that should be preserved and respected.
Intensive Fishing and the Birth of Capitalism, Part 2
While treasure fleets carried silver to Spain, far more ships were carrying men, fish and whale oil across the North Atlantic.
Organizing for food sovereignty in Boston
I will say, as I think Pen stresses in the solidarity economy sort of writings and discussions, that we do need a new economic context for this. These aren’t all going to be your traditional profitable businesses. They contribute a lot more to the community.
Linking food and feminisms: learning from decolonial movements
Feminist movements that are anti-racist, decolonial, anti- and post-colonial, including indigenous feminism, offer other ways of thinking about the link between feminism and food. Specifically borne from the context of Turtle Island and Abya Yala, decoloniality offers a particularly powerful lens.
Some thoughts on Chris Smaje’s Small Farm Future
Chris Smaje’s book, “A Small Farm Future,” is a valuable contribution to envisioning the path to a sustainable future.
Regenerative Agriculture part 3 | Working With Nature, Not Suppressing It
The backdrop for the emergence of regenerative agriculture, and its emphasis on soil as a fulcrum of farming has been the ongoing, worsening ecological crisis and the phenomenon of climate change.
Regenerative Agriculture part 2 | A Soils-First Farming & Food Policy
Regenerative agriculture seeks to re-integrate knowledge of the soil food web and the biology of soils into agricultural thought processes and decision-making, and to apply this knowledge to both short- and long-term decisions.
Regenerative Agriculture part 1 | Resources Must Be Replenished
Regenerative Agriculture is a system of farming principles and practices that increases biodiversity, enriches soils, improves watersheds, and enhances ecosystem services.
Baking Homemade Bread Becomes a Public Good
For today’s mutual-aid societies, the catch line is often “solidarity, not charity.”
Community Loaves, too, draws on the model of neighbors helping neighbors.
