The restorative promise of agroecology: Farming for sovereignty and resilience in Malawi – Part II
In Malawi, farmers who have embraced agroecology are navigating the challenges of climate change, market pressures, and community needs.
Food
The restorative promise of agroecology: Farming for sovereignty and resilience in Malawi
In Malawi, where agriculture is central to daily life, an internship with an agroecology organisation offers an inside look at farming practices that challenge industrial food systems and support food sovereignty.
Amazing New Energy Source: Introducing TREES
Scientists at the Climate/Energy Design and Research institute (CEDAR) have just announced the discovery of an astounding new energy source that promises to solve several of humanity’s thorniest dilemmas at once.
Grow Your Food in a Nook and Cranny Garden, Part 2
Nook and cranny gardens optimize micro-climates — water catchment for perennial plants, rocks that retain warmth to extend the growing period, and trees providing fuel, food and shade.
Fermenting Change
Revived in workshops and community kitchens, fermentation has become one of the many “reskilling” projects taking place in grassroots cultures from Europe to the United States in response to economic and environmental drivers.
Slow Money: Land, Local and Language
We first hear from a panel with poet, farmer and author Wendell Berry, Maine Representative Chellie Pingree and Louisville, KY Mayor Greg Fischer. Then, a session on culture covers how our society is shaped by expectations and approaches to food. Our final piece from the conference features Douglas Gayeton discussing the Lexicon of Sustainability.
A Tale of Two Supermarkets: One Transition Town’s Efforts to Respond to Gentrification
We must always ask: who is community resilience really for?
Lentil Underground
Why grow lentils? 1) Two big reasons: fertilizer and water. 2) They can cope with a wide range of weather conditions. 3) They’re delicious.
Why GMO labeling in the U.S. needs to win only once
There were no doubt celebrations last week in the boardrooms of corporations that own patents to the world’s genetically engineered crops. Proposals to label foods containing these crops–commonly called GMOs for genetically modified organisms–were defeated soundly in Colorado and barely in Oregon.
Seeing Change Happen
Rick tells about working with government, prioritizing social equity, reclaiming our food system, and more…
Net vs. gross energy: Is it wise to be complacent?
Net pay is what you have to pay your bills today. And, net energy is what society has in order to conduct its business (and its fun) on any given day. Is net energy still increasing?
Many Countries Reaching Diminishing Returns in Fertilizer Use
For the world as a whole, the era of rapidly growing fertilizer use is now history.
