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Has ‘organic’ been stripped of its meaning?

Has ‘organic’ been stripped of its meaning? The term ‘organic’ has come to be understood by most consumers as ‘grown without synthetic chemicals’, which to most people’s surprise, does not always mean that farming practices are sustainable. The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platformdefines sustainable agriculture as “the efficient production of safe, high quality agricultural products, in a way that […]

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To till or to spray, that is the question for dryland grain farmers

To till or to spray, that is the question for dryland grain farmers I am traveling from Seattle to London by bicycle and boat. Read the intro to my travels on Grist. On Montana’s northern plains, some organic growers’ neighbors reportedly began referring to them as “weed farmers” a few decades ago. These organic pioneers had started to seed small, green […]

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Joel Salatin: The Pursuit Of Food Freedom

Joel Salatin: The Pursuit Of Food Freedom A right worth fighting for Sustainable farming activist Joel Salatin and author of Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal returns this week to talk about the importance of a basic human right: to choose what to eat. In past podcasts, he’s described the challenges facing farmers who want to grow organically. […]

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The Apex of Industrialism:Manufactured Fake Shit

The Apex of Industrialism: Manufactured Fake Shit The Dr. Pooper Papers, Issue #2: While it would be nice to think that in times before the industrial era that farming was a wholly benevolent practice, the truth of the matter is that similar to today, agriculture actually began with annual monocultures. Nonetheless, there did emerge over […]

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