What’s in a number?
By Chris Smaje, Small Farm Future
But I don’t feel too guilty because, as I said above, I think Britain can feed itself well with low impact, low energy and low yield methods. The main problems lie elsewhere.
Tag: food security
How to create a little free community pantry or fridge
By JoAnna Haugen, Shareable
As communities become more complex and the number of challenges they face increases, it is important to create a foundation of support that residents can lean on at any time: Enter little free fridge or pantrys.
Cultivating Food Security with Mini-Gardens
By Rachel Klucewicz, Transition US
CH’s Mini-Garden project was the perfect solution to reaching those with limited lawn-space and reducing in-person contact during the pandemic.
Leeds’s Local Response to Covid-19
By Sustainable Food Places team, Sustainable Food Places
Whilst the coronavirus crisis has presented extreme challenges and hardship for residents and organisations in Leeds, Sonja Woodcock hopes that the experience has strengthened the cities’ movement for fairer, sustainable food.
Could Cover Crops Help Fight Global Food Insecurity?
By Emily Folk, Resilience.org
The use of cover crops allows farmers to protect their soil before and after they harvest annual crops so that the ground is always covered. Cover crops are a sustainable technique, as they build healthy soil and conserve water, but could they help fight food insecurity?
Chain Reaction
By Laurie King, Transition Network
Shetland is a remote, beautiful and windswept place with a strong community spirit. However, despite its thriving local food scene, it is still inextricably tied up in the same fragile economic system, with similar challenges to the rest of the world.
Appalachia’s Front Porch Network Is a Lifeline
By Alison Stine, 100 Days in Appalachia
Appalachia knows need, and knows that in times of increased struggle, need increases for all. While much of the country might fall back at this time, Appalachia has stepped up in ways both official and grassroots. “Pandemic or not,” Keller said, “we still have a job to do.”
The Vital Role Local Authorities could have in Shaping Food Systems
By Jane Powell, Sustainable Food Trust
How could local authorities raise their game and start to shift the balance towards more local food resilience? There are a few pointers towards a more radical approach. One is the way that many have declared climate emergencies and begun to work with citizen groups to find new ways forward.
What does a Global Pandemic Mean for a Global Food System?
By Honor May Eldridge, Sustainable Food Trust
Once we have emerged out of this crisis, governments around the world need to unlock the barriers to change to create an international trade policy that supports farmers who use environmentally sound practices and provides all people with a healthy and nutrient-rich diet.
Anarchist Farm: A Revolutionary Feast
By Warren Draper, Freedom News
No anarchist should be surprised that the government has failed us during this time of crisis. But every anarchist should be given hope by the selfless actions of individuals and communities in this time of need. The lesson is clear. We can, and should, provide for ourselves. Now, where did I put that spade?
Four Ways COVID-19 will Change Food Systems and Food Security
By Wayne Roberts, Medium
However, if people come to a diagnosis that this particular virus arises from a set of agroecological system conditions that will lead to continued outbreaks and disruptions, or if the diagnosis identifies how the infection’s harm is amplified and worsened by factors such as air pollution, then we may start the work of treating the disease.
Coronavirus: Rationing Based on Health, Equity and Decency now Needed – Food System Expert
By Tim Lang, The Conversation
We ought to be demanding that Public Health England and the devolved administrations in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast revise the Eatwell Guide, our national healthy eating guidelines, around sustainable diets, combining health, environment and social criteria such as affordability. These are what should drive production and determine rationing, if circumstances deteriorate.