Saving Farmland, Supporting Young Farmers
It’s a bit odd that land reform is barely mentioned in most progressive agendas. Maybe that’s because it is seen as challenging the presumed virtues of private property and capitalist markets.
Building resilient food and farming systems
Perilous Bounty: Review
Tom Philpott has a book out that examines the impending crises in US agriculture caused by short-sightedness, a relentless profit motive, and the power of corporations over US farm policy.
Bill Vitek: In Pursuit of Better Agriculture (and a Better Society)
About 40 years ago, Wes Jackson at the Land Institute in Salina, Kansas asked this radical question: Why can’t we have perennial grains? Since grains make up about 65% of worldwide calories, why not develop perennial versions?
Have yourself a merry little agrarian populist Christmas
This is the field of agrarian populism, where both the greatest challenges and the greatest opportunities lie in the fact that so few of ‘the people’ in so many countries today are agrarians.
Independent thinking: Why local businesses need our support this Christmas
So, if you’re planning on celebrating this Christmas – albeit unconventionally – here are some of the reasons why, now more than ever, independent businesses need your support.
Rekindling Family Farming at Owl Oak Acres
People need to eat. People need to have clothes to wear. So it’s important, it really is. For me, it’s about preserving that in whatever way we can.
Sustainable Fair & Conscious Eating
What does it look like when food not only nourishes our body & soul but also strengthens communities and lets ecosystems thrive? What is good food? What does it mean to eat sustainably, fair & consciously?
Agroecology or Collapse Part III – Reclaiming the ‘archaic’, ‘anarchic’, and ‘utopian’ as the language of food system transformation
Agroecology is archaic, anarchic, and utopian – of course it is and thank goodness! In the final post of this three-part series, Paulo Petersen and Denis Monteiro push back against the arguments often made against agroecology.
Who eats local food?
As we leave the EU and transition to a new agricultural policy, it is imperative that Government wakes up to the rising and broad-based consumer demand for local and sustainable food.
Time to get defiant: Improving our collective food awareness
Good food for everyone is a matter of social justice and if you’re not angry about the current inequalities then maybe you should be.
Farming as the Climate Changes: Straus Family Creamery, Marshall, California
Land stewardship and sustainable organic farming are deeply rooted principles for Albert and his mission-driven business.
A Global Movement for Localised Food and Farming: The beginning of agriculture in Europe
By looking back, we can see how things have developed and use our knowledge to think in different ways and open up new possibilities for the future of our food system.
