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Best Vegetables to Grow in a Greenhouse
Best Vegetables to Grow in a Greenhouse I am always leery of any list that starts off with the word “best.” The reason being is that “best” is a subjective term that may or may not apply to the unique situation that we each face. As such, the word “best” in this blog is applied […]
False Solutions to Climate Change: Agriculture
False Solutions to Climate Change: Agriculture Editorial Note: This is Part 3 of Mary Wildfire’s series on false solutions to climate change. You can read Part 1 on Electricity here and Part 2 on Transportation here. It’s become increasingly clear that climate change is not only real but beginning to bite. Now that much of the population is […]
The vital role local authorities could have in shaping food systems
The vital role local authorities could have in shaping food systems In a world where most of us buy our food from big food retailers with global supply chains, and governments set the policy framework, it might not seem that local authorities have much of a role to play in our food system. However, they […]
Food Shortages Set in Motion by Politicians
Food Shortages Set in Motion by Politicians COMMENT: Dear Martin,it is amazing what your computer is picking in advance. In Germany we now have the French fries crisis. (Reported now by N-TV) Do to the fact, that all restaurants are shut down, the Farmers cannot sell most of their potatoes. So we will see a lot […]
Do we need farmfree food?
Do we need farmfree food? Because of how badly we humans have treated soils and animals and how we destroyed bio-diversity, it is understandable that people are looking for other ways of producing food. The food tech sector hosts legions of entrepreneurs (mostly with background in the IT sector) seeking venture capital and researchers looking for […]
Where to Get Seeds When Online Sources are SOLD OUT
Where to Get Seeds When Online Sources are SOLD OUT With the current shift in the economy, and with supply lines being interrupted all around the nation, there has been a massive – massive! – spike in the number of people interested in growing a garden this spring. Hundreds of thousands – possibly millions – […]
Can Community Gardeners Start Planting? It Depends Where You Live
Can Community Gardeners Start Planting? It Depends Where You Live Interest in local growing is exploding while funds shrink. Interest in growing food has exploded during the COVID-19 crisis, but not everyone has access to a yard or even a balcony. Community gardens play a crucial role for both households and food security organizations. But […]
Sustainable Living: How To Take Control of Your Food Supply
Sustainable Living: How To Take Control of Your Food Supply Food freedom is all about getting creative and using what you have. With a little resourcefulness, you could literally create a backyard microcosm and take control of your very own, homegrown food supply. With a worldwide health crisis circulating the globe, it’s important to remember […]
Eight Meatpacking Plants Close In Weeks Across America Stoking Food Shortage Fears
Eight Meatpacking Plants Close In Weeks Across America Stoking Food Shortage Fears Update (April 23): Food shortages across the country are coming a lot quicker than anyone has anticipated. A total of eight meatpacking plants have already gone offline in weeks. On Thursday morning, we noted how pork shortages could hit households by the first week of May. […]
Fraying Food System May Be Our Next Crisis
Fraying Food System May Be Our Next Crisis If you’re already overwhelmed with news of the pandemic and are coping with depression, read no further. However, if you’re a crisis responder by inclination or profession, you might start thinking food. Experts who study what makes societies sustainable (or unsustainable) have been warning for decades that […]
The Permaculture Pantry
The Permaculture Pantry Naturally Prepared Going to the supermarket, in this time of pandemic, has increasingly begun to look more like a game of Russian roulette. While the odds may still seem to be considerably better than 1 in 6, the stakes keep increasing and the likelihood of COVID-19 coming to a house near you […]
It’s Not Just Toilet Paper, Seed Shortages Spread As Locked-Down Americans Turn To Growing Their Own Food
It’s Not Just Toilet Paper, Seed Shortages Spread As Locked-Down Americans Turn To Growing Their Own Food Americans are panic hoarding plant seeds as the coronavirus outbreak confines millions to their homes, crashes the economy, and disrupts food supply chains. This has resulted in people questioning their food security. A Google search of “buy seeds” has […]
Global Food Supply Chains Beginning to Erode, Crisis Looms?
Global Food Supply Chains Beginning to Erode, Crisis Looms? As the coronavirus continues to infect more and more people, food supply chains have started to become more strained in recent days. It was announced yesterday; the world’s biggest pork producer is closing a primary U.S plant indefinitely after a coronavirus outbreak amongst employees. Smithfield Foods […]
In Praise of Short Supply Chains
In Praise of Short Supply Chains As the coronavirus pandemic affects every area of the food supply chain, the ORFC team find out how Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), box schemes and others working with shorter supply chains are responding to the sudden huge demand for their supplies. For many people farming, growing or producing food […]
The Self Sufficiency Surge
The Self Sufficiency Surge Gardening journalist, Kim Stoddart examines the grow your own phenomenon that has emerged as a result of fears around food security since the pandemic lockdown. In the days leading up to the restrictions (and ever since), there has been a sheer frenzy of interest in fruit and vegetable growing as people seek to […]
