Reinventing the Greenhouse
Contrary to its fully glazed counterpart, a passive solar greenhouse is designed to retain as much warmth as possible.
building resilient food systems
Decolonizing our Minds and our Lands: Reviving Seeds, Culture
The wars [of conquest of Africa] have not actually ended – the artillery has just transformed into a different type against us farmers today. All of us are fighting.
Goldilocks in the Highlands: Some Notes on Scaling Resilience
A recent visit to the Scottish Highlands prompted some thoughts on several favoured themes of mine: the resilience or otherwise of local economies grounded in small-scale agricultural production, problems of migration as featured in a recent post, and questions concerning ‘modernization’ and economic development.
The Beginning Farmer’s Guide to Success
If you are seriously contemplating a full-time career or even a side business in yardfarming, Curtis Stone’s upcoming book, The Urban Farmer, is definitely the place to start.
Locavore – Different Views, Broader Vision
The 100 mile diet is just one way to practice a locavore approach. There are several different ways to look at the locavore concept.
Toward a New Farming Image
It is becoming quite common for food production to be an artful, artisanal activity done by master gardeners and skilled professional agronomists with extremely sophisticated biological methods of growing food with improved nutrition, taste, and natural resistance to disease and pests.
On a Mission to Green Our Nation’s Capitol: A Q&A With Rooftop Roots
For urban farmers, clever space utilization is key, especially in a major city like Washington D.C., where planners estimate there will be a need for 200 million square feet of new housing by 2040.
Beyond the Buzzwords: Edinburgh Food Studio
The Edinburgh Food Studio describes itself as a cutting-edge environment where ‘arts, sciences and food collide’.
Natural Farming and the Life and Work of Masanobu Fukuoka
In Fukuoka’s book The One-Straw Revolution there is a point which is often quoted, namely that the goal of natural farming is not the cultivation of plants, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.
Indiana Urban Farm Takes Whole Lifestyle Approach to Local Food
The phrases “grow well, eat well, live well, be well” adorn the website of Indianapolis urban farm Growing Places Indy, which uses food to help people find more wholeness in their lives.
Good Food for All and Thriving Wildlife
Far from peaceful co-existence, modern industrial farming is the prime cause of our wildlife’s decline – as demonstrated not just in Britain but the world over.
Peddling a New Model of Urban Farming
Bike-riding farmers in Orlando, Florida, are helping communities produce their own food—right on their own front lawns.
