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Our food system – a health hazard
Our food system – a health hazard People get sick because they work under unhealthy conditions. People get sick because of contaminants in the water, soil, or air. People get sick because specific foods they eat are unsafe for consumption. People get sick because they have unhealthy diets. People get sick because they can’t access […]
Monsanto In Court Again As Powerful New Herbicide Accidently Kills 3.6 Million Acres Of Crops
Monsanto In Court Again As Powerful New Herbicide Accidently Kills 3.6 Million Acres Of Crops Monsanto thought they had developed an amazing scheme to corner the Midwest farming market when they developed new genetically engineered seeds that were resistant to their new herbicide called dicamba. The resistance of Monsanto’s new magical seed crops to dicamba […]
The Empty Countryside
THE EMPTY COUNTRYSIDE I thought the sheep was dead. It was lying in the middle of a big grass field with its legs in the air. I wasn’t surprised; those fields are rented by a farmer who can’t afford to run his business in the way modern farming demands. He doesn’t own enough land to […]
The Complete Guide to Growing Potatoes
The Complete Guide to Growing Potatoes Potatoes need slightly acidic soil, a lot of sunlight and a lot of water to thrive in your garden. The plants are annuals usually grown in zones 1 through 7. Along with growing potatoes in the ground, outdoors, many gardeners are able to successfully grow a crop of potatoes in […]
Traceability in Farming Supply Chains
TRACEABILITY IN FARMING SUPPLY CHAINS There are growing environmental challenges and people are increasingly aware of the environment. This awareness has extended to social issues faced around the world. Businesses within farming supply chains are concerned about these issues – they have to ensure that they are addressed within their operations to gain a competitive […]
Farming for a Small Planet: Agroecology Now
Farming for a Small Planet: Agroecology Now The primary obstacle to sustainable food security is an economic model and thought system, embodied in industrial agriculture, that views life in disassociated parts, obscuring the destructive impact this approach has on humans, natural resources, and the environment. Industrial agriculture is characterized by waste, pollution, and inefficiency, and […]
Beyond Honeybees: Pollinator-Friendly Farming for the Future
Beyond Honeybees: Pollinator-Friendly Farming for the Future Imagine a world without strawberries, apples, chocolate, coffee, squash, or almonds. More than three-quarters of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts we eat rely on pollinators like honeybees. The phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has raised concerns about honeybees over the last decade, and although CCD is no longer the primary worry, honeybee […]
The Future of Farming
THE FUTURE OF FARMING Timothy Gertson comes from a lineage of farmers. His grandfather, father, and three uncles currently own Gertson Farms Partnership in Lissie. Gertson and his cousin co-own their own business, G5 Farms, and have land in Fort Bend, Colorado, and Wharton counties. Agriculture is in his blood. Yet even for a man […]
Farming Controversies Are So Complicated
Farming Controversies Are So Complicated I read an article on the DTN/Progressive Farming website that once again shows how difficult it is to resolve differences of opinion in farming disagreements. The article was an even-sided discussion of possible overproduction of organic crops, (which I plan to write about soon) but a respondent took the occasion to […]
Nature Farming–Done Naturally
NATURE FARMING – DONE NATURALLY Throwing some seeds over a cleared piece of land may seem a haphazard method of farming, a negative person may say it’s doomed to failure, but proof to the contrary is here – a happy plant-filled field that will produce a great yield. It may seem like beginner’s luck that the rice […]
Joel Salatin: The Promise Of Regenerative Farming
Joel Salatin: The Promise Of Regenerative Farming It may well be our only long-term food solution Front man for the sustainable/regenerative farming movement, Joel Salatin, returns to the podcast this week. Next month on April 23rd, he’ll be joining Adam, the folks from Singing Frogs Farm, permaculturalist Toby Hemenway, and Robb Wolf at a speaking event […]
The Farm That Grows Climate Solutions
THE FARM THAT GROWS CLIMATE SOLUTIONS Here’s how agriculture can make sequestered carbon one of its most valuable products. March 9, 2016 — Editor’s note: The following is adapted from The Carbon Farming Solution: A Global Toolkit of Perennial Crops and Regenerative Agriculture Practices for Climate Change Mitigation and Food Security by Eric Toensmeier (2016). The book introduces […]
How to Grow a Local Job-Rich Economy
How to Grow a Local Job-Rich Economy At a time when huge debates are raging over all the subsidies required by the 1 per cent of the business elite, Michael Shuman is working to shift public attention to the other, ultimately more positive, side of the picture – the sheer neglect of the 50 per cent […]
Does Goldman Sachs care if you raise chickens? Some thoughts on accelerationism
Does Goldman Sachs care if you raise chickens? Some thoughts on accelerationism “Goldman Sachs doesn’t care if you raise chickens” according to political scientist Jodi Dean, quoted by Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams (henceforth S&W) in their recent book, Inventing the Future1. And if that title doesn’t sufficiently telegraph S&W’s line of argument, perhaps their subtitle […]
