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What is Food Security?
What is Food Security? Food Security means that all people at all times have physical & economic access to adequate amounts of nutritious, safe, and culturally appropriate foods, which are produced in an environmentally sustainable and socially just manner, and that people are able to make informed decisions about their food choices. Food Security also […]
4 Innovative Community Food Projects Empowering Low-Income Residents
4 Innovative Community Food Projects Empowering Low-Income Residents There are many community food organizations working hard to create a more sustainable and equitable food system. Through urban farms, school gardens, school lunch programs and more, these groups are alleviating food insecurity and building food justice in America. WhyHunger, which supports community-based organizations that seek solutions to underlying causes of hunger and connect […]
Doug Parker: The Status Of The Drought In The U.S. West | Peak Prosperity
Doug Parker: The Status Of The Drought In The U.S. West | Peak Prosperity. 2014 saw the extension of a historic drought across the US West. Croplands withered or were fully abandoned. Water rationing was enforced. Well tables dropped. The price of many vegetables and meats have skyrocketed. But the past month has seen a […]
The Absolute Best Protein Sources When Society Ends As We Know It | Off The Grid News
The Absolute Best Protein Sources When Society Ends As We Know It | Off The Grid News. Most survivalists strive to have an impressive array of stored food, ready for consumption when disaster strikes. This stored food often consists of freeze-dried meat, vegetables and meals (25-year shelf life), nitrogen-packed corn, rice and wheat (10-year shelf […]
Revolution, Part 2: The New Paradigm | Degrowth 2014
Revolution, Part 2: The New Paradigm | Degrowth 2014. Worried about the shit hitting the fan on climate change and other major crises? Good. Because those crises prove that civilization is in the midst of a phase shift to new forms – and we’ve got the opportunity, right now, to ride the wave of five […]
The Lost Right of Gleaning | David Bollier
The Lost Right of Gleaning | David Bollier. Amazingly, it is sometimes a criminal act to retrieve food that has been thrown away. Often it is simply seen as culturally inappropriate or embarrassing. But when an estimated $165 billion worth of food gets thrown away in the U.S. every year, surely it’s time to change […]
Thought for food | Ensia
Thought for food | Ensia. How on Earth are we going to figure out how to feed the 9.5 billion people who will be inhabiting this planet by 2050? Perhaps by looking to the ultimate problem-solver — nature. On Jan. 19, the Biomimicry Institute and the Ray C. Anderson Foundation will launch a worldwide design challenge. Their goal? “To show […]
The true cost of food | New Economics Foundation
The true cost of food | New Economics Foundation. Photo credit: Wonderlane DECEMBER 19, 2014 // BY: STEPHEN DEVLIN Forget about the presents and the TV specials, without a doubt my favourite part of Christmas is the food. When it’s this cold outside there’s nothing better than sitting down with some loved ones and eating yourself into […]
Food Safety Modernization Act – An Assault on Sustainable Agriculture?
Food Safety Modernization Act – An Assault on Sustainable Agriculture?. The sustainable agriculture movement, and its complementary local food movement have become, over the past several years, one of the fastest growing and most concrete demonstrations of a cultural challenge to American values of consumerism, corporate power, and the belief that complex technology is always […]
New Research Says Plant-based Diet Best for Planet and People – Our World
New Research Says Plant-based Diet Best for Planet and People – Our World. As cities grow and incomes rise around the world, more and more people are leaving gardens and traditional diets behind and eating refined sugars, refined fats, oils and resource- and land-intense agricultural products like beef. This global dietary transition is harming the […]
Additions to a Food Forest | Peak Prosperity
Additions to a Food Forest | Peak Prosperity. Red mulberry trees are one of my favorite trees. They make fantastic additions to any permaculture garden or farm. I actually have two mature mulberry trees on my property, which is great, but I also planted half a dozen in my food forest. Mulberry Tree Planting Zones: […]
Seed Saving, Part 2: Practical Ways to Save Seed
Seed Saving, Part 2: Practical Ways to Save Seed. Having learned some background knowledge on why you would want to save seeds in the first place (see Part I), you may now be wondering how to go about doing it. There are many ways to do this, and though it can be as simple as keeping […]
Back-To-The-Future Agriculture: ‘Farming Like the Earth Matters’ | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
Back-To-The-Future Agriculture: ‘Farming Like the Earth Matters’ | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community. It is easy to forget that once upon a time all agriculture was organic, grassfed, and regenerative. Seed saving, composting, fertilizing with manure, polycultures, no-till and raising livestock entirely on grass—all of which we associate today […]
99 Healthy Meals and Snacks for People Who Can’t Cook |
99 Healthy Meals and Snacks for People Who Can't Cook |. The most common excuses I hear when people tell my why they can’t eat healthy, non-GMO food is that they “can’t” cook or that they “don’t have time” to cook. It’s a sad disservice that our schools have decided that home economics class is […]
Food Waste: A Way of Life That Needs to Change | Underground Medic
Food Waste: A Way of Life That Needs to Change | Underground Medic. I hate food waste. I loathe spending good money on decent food and then seeing it go into the garbage. For that reason food waste has been banned from my home. I understand that it can be difficult to avoid sometimes. We all […]
