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How to Have a Garden When You “Can’t” Have a Garden
How to Have a Garden When You “Can’t” Have a Garden Are you itching to grow something for the table in these times of bare shelves, but don’t have space? Well, you’re definitely not alone. Gardening is suddenly very popular, both for the calories and the many other benefits. Are you renting and your landlord isn’t […]
Lack of Wild Bees Causes Crop Shortage, Could Lead to Food Security Issues
Lack of Wild Bees Causes Crop Shortage, Could Lead to Food Security Issues Bees are responsible for pollinating key crops like apples, and their decline now threatens crop yields. Pikist Without bees, future generations may not be able to identify with adages like, ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away.’ Crop yields for key […]
Chain Reaction
CHAIN REACTION Laurie King shares insights from the Shetland Islands. People across the UK have been growing more vegetables this year. Seed producers have reported a large increase in sales since the appearance of Covid-19. This is not only a consequence of people having more time to invest in their gardens and allotments, but also, […]
Should No-Till Farming Be Adopted by All to Help the Earth?
Should No-Till Farming Be Adopted by All to Help the Earth? Farmers around the world are looking for innovative methods to save water, reduce costs and produce higher yields. No-till farming is a popular practice to improve soil quality and reduce soil erosion. Instead of using a plow to disturb soil before planning, it employs […]
Urban Gardening – The Food Revolution
Urban Gardening – The Food Revolution the future of our food system? Where does your food come from? If you live in a city, like me, you probably rely on farmers near and far to produce your food. But have you ever thought about what would happen if the food chain suddenly broke down? If, say, a natural disaster […]
Food sovereignty now and beyond COVID-19
Food sovereignty now and beyond COVID-19 COVID-19 has changed daily realities in nearly every corner of the world. But for millions of people, fears about access to food have made the crisis even worse. Recently the UN warned of disruption to food supplies and further loss of incomes and livelihoods – up to 1.6 billion workers affected in the […]
The 100-Mile Diet, 15 Years Later
The 100-Mile Diet, 15 Years Later Authors Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon on asparagus season, a more just local food system, and pandemic gardens of hope. First in a week-long series. Fifteen years ago, The Tyee launched a series called The 100-Mile Diet written — and lived — by Alisa Smith and James (J.B.) MacKinnon. The idea […]
Why Every Person In America Needs To Become A Prepper During The Second Half Of 2020
Why Every Person In America Needs To Become A Prepper During The Second Half Of 2020 It has been on my heart to write this article for a few days, but I knew that it wouldn’t be easy to write. 2020 has already been one of the worst years in modern U.S. history, and it looks […]
Investing in a Good Food Future
Investing in a Good Food Future As we look ahead to re-open the country post-COVID, we also have the chance to re-work our public relationship to our food system, and mend its broken aspects in a way that will better meet community needs and values in our “new normal” future. Highlighted during this time is […]
Integrated Pest Management – Part 1
Integrated Pest Management – Part 1 What is it and how can we do it as part of a balanced system? In these times of global uncertainty and transition, where the globalised food system has become halted or reduced1, there is a wonderful opportunity to begin practicing food sovereignty on a personal basis2. This seems […]
If you took to growing veggies in the coronavirus pandemic, then keep it up when lockdown ends
If you took to growing veggies in the coronavirus pandemic, then keep it up when lockdown ends If you took to growing veggies in the coronavirus pandemic, then keep it up when lockdown ends The COVID-19 pandemic produced a run on the things people need to produce their own food at home, including vegetable seedlings, seeds and chooks. […]
The Argument over Where to Put ‘Agri-Tech’ Zones
The Argument over Where to Put ‘Agri-Tech’ Zones In the name of food security, BC proposes whittling away Agricultural Land Reserve farmland. Opposition is sprouting. The province is working to carve out new industrial zones for agricultural technology, saying the goal is better food security. But farmers, land-use experts and former NDP ministers are all […]
Regenerative agriculture
Regenerative agriculture Living in a city or out in the suburbs one might not think too much about what it takes to produce the food we eat and why healthy agriculture is so important. But conventional farming is unsustainable: substantial amounts of topsoil are being lost by erosion. Arable land is being degraded and lost. The […]
Dirt Cheap: The Best Frugal Gardening Ideas on the Internet
Dirt Cheap: The Best Frugal Gardening Ideas on the Internet With the price of healthful groceries going no place but up, lots of thrifty folks are starting a garden to save money on their bills this year. But what about the money to start a garden? It can be a very expensive undertaking, especially if […]
How To Start A Fruit Orchard!
How To Start A Fruit Orchard! Nothing is more freeing than growing your own food. If you’ve already started growing vegetables in a garden, you know how good it is for your health and mental wellness, so why not try a fruit orchard? Nothing is more freeing than growing your own food. If you’ve already […]
