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Soil Microbes “Key to the function of agricultural systems”
Soil Microbes “Key to the function of agricultural systems” Dr. Kristine Nichols was the Chief Scientist at the Rodale Institute, an independent research institute for organic farming, from 2014 to 2017. Her training and research focus on the microbes living in soil and how to make soil more productive. The Rodale Institute was founded in […]
We know how food production needs to change if crisis is to be avoided – so why isn’t this happening?
We know how food production needs to change if crisis is to be avoided – so why isn’t this happening? As the world races toward a projected 9 billion inhabitants, the failings of dominant food systems are impossible to deny. Current food production methods are severely polluting. They are the cause of malnutrition. They are also […]
Waiting on amber: a note on regenerative agriculture and carbon farming
Waiting on amber: a note on regenerative agriculture and carbon farming This post offers some further notes on the issue of carbon farming and regenerative agriculture, arising out of the discussion in this recent post of mine, particularly via the comments of Don Stewart. Don set me some onerous homework – a lengthy presentationby Elizabeth […]
Agricultural Innovation with John-Paul Maxfield
Agricultural Innovation with John-Paul Maxfield John-Paul founded Waste Farmers with $9,000 and a belief that idealism and capitalism can coexist. Waste Farmers has evolved into an innovator respected by leaders in the global community for developing simple solutions to the complex problems of modern agriculture and food security. Mar 20, 2018 John-Paul Maxfield | Photo […]
Urban and Small Farm Agriculture
Urban and Small Farm Agriculture We often read about the environmental damage and unsustainable practices of modern agriculture. Some people have proposed urban gardens and small farms as a pathway to food resiliency; repairing environmental damage, reducing fossil fuel use, and improving our health and well-being. Others conclude that it takes too much effort; people […]
The great agricultural resettlement or the next chapter of the fall
The great agricultural resettlement or the next chapter of the fall Here’s my own picture. I am a farmer and that is where my world begins. What is an agriculture? I say it is a culture of cities, towns and villages, bridges, roads, canals, harbours – of trades’ people and the trades, which have been […]
Junk Planet: Is Earth the Largest Garbage Dump in the Universe?
Junk Planet: Is Earth the Largest Garbage Dump in the Universe? Is Earth the largest garbage dump in the Universe? I don’t know. But it’s a safe bet that Earth would be a contender were such a competition to be held. Let me explain why. To start, just listing the types of rubbish generated by […]
The Evolution of Growing Food
The Evolution of Growing Food QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; You previously mentioned that we can grow crops inside warehouses without the sun or soil. How did mankind survive the last mini Ice Age with dropping temperatures as we have seen in recent winters here in Europe? LW ANSWER: With each cycle, we tend to improve upon […]
Muck’s Minute #48 Future of Mankind Part III
Muck’s Minute #48 Future of Mankind Part III Authors’ note: The response to the first few parts of this series show that the vast majority of readers are myopic in their view point. This series is about l-o-n-g t-e-r-m consequences of currently occurring happenings. It is not intended to be thought of as a One […]
The stock market swoon and our hatred of (some kinds of) volatility
The stock market swoon and our hatred of (some kinds of) volatility The steepest one-day point drop in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average last week shook stock investors into an awareness that all is not sweetness and light in the financial markets. The sudden downside stock market volatility had been preceded by […]
Inefficient productivity or productive inefficiency?
Inefficient productivity or productive inefficiency? New research demonstrates – again – how deceptive the concepts of productivity and efficiency are in agriculture. Huge increases in labor productivity and modest increases in land productivity are gained by a massive increase of use of external resources, while natural capital is depleted. Is that efficient? There is a […]
Resisting Tyranny: Struggling for Seed Sovereignty in Latin America
Resisting Tyranny: Struggling for Seed Sovereignty in Latin America The Latin America Seeds Collective has just released a 40-minute film (‘Seeds: Common or Corporate Property?) which documents the resistance of peasant farmers to the corporate takeover of their agriculture. The film describes how seed has been central to agriculture for 10,000 years. Farmers have been saving, […]
Monsanto, Bayer and Neoliberalism: A Case of Hobson’s Choice
Monsanto, Bayer and Neoliberalism: A Case of Hobson’s Choice A Bayer marketing professional recently stated on Twitter that critics of GMOs deny choice to farmers. It’s a common accusation by the pro-GMO lobby. In a previous article, I noted the idea that GMOs offer increased choice is erroneous and that, by implication, corporations like Bayer or […]
Farming for a Small Planet
Farming for a Small Planet People yearn for alternatives to industrial agriculture, but they are worried. They see large-scale operations relying on corporate-supplied chemical inputs as the only high-productivity farming model. Another approach might be kinder to the environment and less risky for consumers, but, they assume, it would not be up to the task […]
