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The Bulletin: September 13-19
The Bulletin: September 13-19 Popular Narratives That Do Not Hold Up Under Scrutiny Environmental Impacts of Human Migration Did Putin Just Issue the Most Serious Warning to Date? – Global Research Putin Warns of ‘Direct’ War as US Mulls Letting Ukraine Use Long-Range Western Missiles | Common Dreams It’s Also “Disinformation” When Our Government Does […]
June 29, 2024 Readings
Attempting a new format (that I will probably fiddle with for a week or so) for sharing articles of interest. Below you will find a number of links to those articles. Note that I may add a few before the day ends so check back. Hope this works for everyone… First-Responder Trauma: A New Framework […]
Hidden Food Threat: Experts Warn of Dangers of RNAi Crops
Hidden Food Threat: Experts Warn of Dangers of RNAi Crops Imagine a technology that could genetically rewire organisms in real-time, silencing critical genes across entire ecosystems with unknown effects. Imagine a technology that could genetically rewire organisms in real-time, silencing critical genes across entire ecosystems with unknown effects. Sounds like science fiction? It’s not. It’s […]
UK farmers consider quitting after extreme wet weather and low profits
UK farmers consider quitting after extreme wet weather and low profits Farmers ‘on the brink’ after record rains, phasing out of EU subsidies and price volatility British farmers are considering walking away from their farms as the recent record run of wet weather has left the sector “on the brink”, rural bodies have warned. The Agriculture and […]
The Politics of Food | Chris Smaje
The Politics of Food | Chris Smaje Lab-grown food vs small farms What’s the future of food? Last year, two of my former podcast guests had a long and very public disagreement about the politics of food, locking horns over the utility of farming in a densely-populated world. Activist and writer George Monbiot has written […]
What Farmers Say About Climate Change
What Farmers Say About Climate Change This is probably the most honest assessment of the current state of farming and our future food supply. Photo by Rob Mulder / Unsplash People seem to misunderstand the connection between atmospheric CO2, climate predictability and industrialized agriculture. The number of times a “climate skeptic” has told me “plants […]
Global Rice Shortage Looms, Set To Be The Biggest In Decades
Global Rice Shortage Looms, Set To Be The Biggest In Decades Rice is the primary food source for over half of the global population, especially in emerging markets, where it plays a crucial role in feeding people. Last year, we highlighted the potential for a severe global rice shortage. A new report reveals that rice […]
Indigenous knowledge is key to sustainable food systems
Indigenous knowledge is key to sustainable food systems Agricultural sciences have for too long ignored traditional and local knowledge about crop plants and how best to grow them. That must change if the world is to ensure future food security. Farmer Angelina Monday works on her plot of land in Uganda, where she grows beans […]
Agriculture In A Post-Oil Economy
Agriculture In A Post-Oil Economy The decline in the world’s oil supply offers no sudden dramatic event that would appeal to the writer of “apocalyptic” science fiction: no mushroom clouds, no flying saucers, no giant meteorites. The future will be just like today, only tougher. Oil depletion is basically just a matter of overpopulation — […]
How microplastics are infiltrating the food you eat
How microplastics are infiltrating the food you eat (Image credit: Nailia Schwarz/Alamy) Plastic pollution is one of the defining legacies of our modern way of life, but it is now so widespread it is even finding its way into fruit and vegetables as they grow. Microplastics have infiltrated every part of the planet. They have been […]
US Bird Flu Outbreak Officially Becomes Worst On Record
US Bird Flu Outbreak Officially Becomes Worst On Record The US outbreak of avian influenza or bird flu is now the worst on record, with 50.54 million birds culled, US Department of Agriculture data showed on Thursday. Earlier this week, the outbreak at a commercial turkey farm in South Dakota resulted in tens of thousands […]
The Story of Seeds: Our Collective Legacy, Our Stolen Birthright
The Story of Seeds: Our Collective Legacy, Our Stolen Birthright What Is a Seed? Seeds are potential: These tiny, living organisms contain an entire root, stem, and leaf curled dormant in a shell. Seeds are richly various, and sometimes delicious: Pine nuts, almonds, nutmeg, mustard, coffee, cocoa beans, peanuts, beans, and peas — all of these are […]
The Year in Which I Grow Our Food Pt. 4
The Year in Which I Grow Our Food Pt. 4 How Much Food Can You Fit? It’s a long article. I’m trying to distract you with cute Corgi pictures. A Word on Self-Sufficiency Let’s talk about the big question of the year: “How much do I grow to feed my family for the year?” It gets […]
Water. Food. Energy.
Water. Food. Energy. Unless you have spent the past summer under a rock on a remote island, you have probably heard about the severe droughts besetting Asia, Europe, and the United States. Rivers turning into mere trickles. Crops failing or delivering less than half of their usual yields. Power plants shutting down due to a […]
