Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Here in the bottom of Tennessee, where the next county south is in Alabama, we have been watching the summers grow steadily hotter. When we arrived here, a band of ragtag hippies in 1971, the climate wasn’t as bad as rumors would have it.
Shoppers just now discovering the allure of open air fresh food markets in towns and cities should be aware of new developments. Not only is there an increasing number of different fruits and vegetables being offered, but also meats, dairy products, even fresh fish— all from small garden farms.
Transition communities gear up for society’s collapse with a shovel and a smile
Permaculture for humanity (Larry Santoyo)
WeCommune: tech support for communes
The promise of the future: Voided by our cleverness (Transition in Salem, Oregon)
Ecocities Emerging – June issue
Peak oil taskforce says PO could cause food shortages in S.F.
Recyclable picnic for 3,000 – leaves 1 bin of trash
Did sewage sludge lace the White House veggie garden with lead?
‘Humanure’ victory: green toilet wins Austin city approval
Viva la Vegolución! Che Guevara’s Granddaughter stars in PETA ad
New allies for food reform (American Medical Association)
1.02 billion people hungry
Detroit: Food fighters (special food issue)
The campesino struggle for sustainable agriculture in Paraguay
At every level, regulation stands to make it harder and harder to be a small scale producer of food – whether a farmer or a cook. And, of course, it makes it harder to be an eater as well. All of those regulations are going to have to be reconsidered if we are going to have a truly local food system, or a local economy for that matter.
Some parts of the world, including much of China, use far too much fertilizer. But in sub-Saharan Africa, where 250 million people remain chronically malnourished, nitrogen, phosphorus and other nutrient inputs are inadequate to maintain soil fertility.
As Iraq runs dry, a plague of snakes is unleashed
African farms becoming too hot to handle
Warming may outstrip Africa’s ability to feed itself
Climate change hits China’s ‘poor hardest’
Learning to live with climate change will not be enough
Multinationals eye up lithium reserves beneath Bolivia’s salt flats
Will fertiliser scarcity harm farm economy?
Pressure over land rights to increase, conference told
Urban Farming, a Bit Closer to the Sun
A food system without fossil fuels (Michael Bomford Interview) – audio
Philly’s fresh-food triumph: Nationally admired program opens supermarkets for underserved
Globesity: How climate change and obesity draw from the same roots
Marijuana and Cocaine Should Be Legalized, Says Latin American Drugs Commission
Stand up for rural America while you still can
Advanced Worm Composting
Agriculture Offsets — a Savior or a Boondoggle?
Reality Report: Michael Bomford Interview: Do We Need Fossil Fuels to Feed Ourselves?
Crop to Cuisine: Food & Wine Magazine Celebrates Sustainable Food in Aspen
