Community Composting Grows from a Seed into a Movement
At the core of any community composting program is the principle of using previously wasted resources as community assets and reinvesting them back into the community that created them.
building resilient food systems
The Centrality of Seed: Building Agricultural Resilience Through Plant Breeding
Five of the global issues most frequently debated today are the decline of biodiversity in general and of agrobiodiversity in particular, climate change, hunger and malnutrition, poverty and water. Seed is central to all five issues.
The Newest Strategy for Saving the Bees is Really, Really Old
For centuries beehives have been part of the architecture of mountain homes here, built into the thick outside walls.
Meet India’s Female “Seed Guardians” Pioneering Organic Farming
Bring up the topic of seeds and Nabita Goud sits up a little straighter and begins to talk animatedly.
New Age Farming Is Not About “Going Back” To the Land
All that a contented life requires on these farms is the ability and knowledge to enjoy life without having a lot of money to spend.
In Istanbul’s Ancient Gardens, A Battle for Future Harvests
Development pressures are threatening Istanbul’s centuries-old gardens, which have produced food for the city’s markets since Byzantine times. A coalition of gardeners and environmentalists is fighting to preserve them.
Why Family Farms Must be Protected
With the UK rapidly losing its traditional farming culture, groups like the FFA and the Land Workers Alliance (LWA) see protecting smaller farms as a priority.
Why Cooking Matters
How does the food we eat affect us as people?
Understanding Tribal Agriculture
The predominant attitude of agriculture officials towards tribal communities is to try to convince them to give up their ‘backward’ agriculture and adopt more ‘modern’ and ‘high productivity’ agricultural practices.
Growing the Growers: Communication and Wellbeing on Farms
The practical and economic challenges faced by those involved in farming are enormous. But just as important are the psychological and emotional ones, especially when working collaboratively within a group.
Hub-to-school: Vermont Food Hubs and Schools Work Together to Drive Localization of the Food System
Food hubs and farm-to-school programs are essential mechanisms in increasing access to food produced locally and sustainably.
Can the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy help Build a New Economy in Greece?
As Greece enters its seventh consecutive year of deep recession, the country’s debt crisis looks more and more like an unsolvable riddle.
