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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 […]
`The Self-Reliance Weekly Report: Acts of Nature, Farm Fresh Eggs, and DIYs
`The Self-Reliance Weekly Report: Acts of Nature, Farm Fresh Eggs, and DIYs The Self-Reliance Weekly Report discusses acts of nature, along with a healthy helping of information about eggs from the backyard and, of course, unique and frugal DIYs from across the web. Despite the epic drought in California, the state also has a long history […]
New Equations of Regions, People, Nature and Food Chains
New Equations of Regions, People, Nature and Food Chains We usually think of geologists as going deep, but when it comes to working through the layers of meaning behind local food, geographer Terry Marsden knows how to dig very deep. Marsden sees food as a uniquely human enterprise because it, more than anything else we […]
Abundance From Small Spaces
ABUNDANCE FROM SMALL SPACES This article derives from three sources. The blog I wrote for FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations based in Rome) to advertise the IPC (International Permaculture Conference) during UN Year of the Soil which can be read at: http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/blog/the-answer-lies-in-the-soil/en/ ; my presentation at IPC which you can see/hear and see […]
Nature Did It First (and Best).
NATURE DID IT FIRST (AND BEST). Aquaponics are a very interesting development in the world of permaculture and offer some great benefits and advantages. Let’s take a look at hydroponics and aquaponics to see what they offer, and how aquaponics functions in comparison to hydroponics. Hydroponics – the ingenious and highly optimized system of growing […]
Food Freedom: Backyard Strategies You Can Try Today
Food Freedom: Backyard Strategies You Can Try Today Food freedom – now that’s a loaded statement. Is there such a thing? How many of you go to the store every week to get produce and meat? I would venture to guess almost all of us. Over the last several years, a substantial amount of our […]
Scientists calculate our debt to the Earth
Scientists calculate our debt to the Earth Wheat crops on the Kansas High Plains in the US depend on aquifer water. Image: James Watkins via Flickr Researchers in the US have found a way to put a monetary value on the multitude of vital services and assets we rely on nature to provide us cost-free. LONDON, 24 […]
Self Reliance Weekly Report: Planning for Spring
Self Reliance Weekly Report: Planning for Spring This week’s Self Reliance Weekly Report is all about getting ready for spring. It’s here: that time of year when it’s still winter, but the anticipation of spring is in the air. (And possibly on the table in the form of seed and nursery catalogs!) One of my […]
If There Are No New Farmers, Who Will Grow Our Food?
If There Are No New Farmers, Who Will Grow Our Food? Programs across the country are trying to make it easier for new farmers to get started and put down roots. Here’s why: There’s only one farmer under 35 for ever six over 65. By 2030, one-quarter of America’s current farmers will retire. Against a […]
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 […]
When You Grow Your Food–You Know Your Food
WHEN YOU GROW YOUR FOOD—YOU KNOW YOUR FOOD When did food get so complicated? Not complicated to prepare, of course; it seems like companies delight in creating ever-more-convenient foods for us to enjoy, right out of the package or after a short trip through the microwave. But at what cost does that convenience come? The […]
Piecing Together a Guild of Your Own
Piecing Together a Guild of Your Own In the scheme of permaculture food production, harnessing the most out of nature whilst using its own attributes, creating plant guilds ranks pretty high up there. Most of us know them in simplified forms such as the three sisters—corn, beans and squash—or companion plantings like carrots and onions […]
Food Sovereignty: This is What Anarchy Looks Like
Food Sovereignty: This is What Anarchy Looks Like “This is what democracy looks like” goes the popular protest chant. However, it’s not democracy that captures the imagination, provides answers, and drives today’s resistance movement. Something much more interesting has been taking place during protests, forums and intentional communities. In his book The New Left the anthropologist David […]
How to Harvest Your Own Seeds From Fruit and Vegetables for Propagation into Nursery
How to Harvest Your Own Seeds From Fruit and Vegetables for Propagation into Nursery Harvesting your own seeds from fruit and vegetables for propagation into a nursery significantly reduces your costs by over 50 percent. In order to reap the maximum benefit, you must give your plants the help they need to produce healthy seeds. […]
Beautiful 1-Acre Small-Scale Permaculture Farm
Beautiful 1-Acre Small-Scale Permaculture Farm A tour of Limestone Permaculture Farm in New South Wales, Australia. The 1 acre property has been developed into a productive permaculture farm that is currently helping to feed around 50 families. The tour includes a look at the orchard, caravan farm gate, chicken and duck areas, and the shade […]
