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.
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Today’s Diets are Eating Away at our Future Food Supplies, but We can Change This
Supporting a mosaic of land uses across a landscape and across agroforestry systems can improve water and soil quality, reduce pests and stem land degradation.
Going Forward By Going Back: An Excerpt from Nourished Planet
The organization’s Ark of Taste initiative is cataloging indigenous species of fruits and vegetables all over the world. And every 2 years, Slow Food brings members together to celebrate Terra Madre, or Mother Earth, at Salone del Gusto in Turin, Italy.
The Futile War between Conservationists and Farmers
Fungi and other soil microbes are critical to the health of soil and our food systems yet ‘conservation biodiversity’ often overlooks them for more charismatic wildlife.
In Photos: The Seed-Saving Farmers Who Pass Down Land to Their Daughters
In Meghalaya, indigenous women are keepers of the seeds that form the foundation of their food sovereignty, a conscious choice by small food producers to define their unique food systems and culture.