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Small-scale farmers in Ethiopia: First came conflict, then devastating drought

Small-scale farmers in Ethiopia: First came conflict, then devastating drought Kalayu and other farmers can now harvest up to four times a year, instead of relying only on rain and harvesting only once a year. All photos: Sarah Easter/CARE Kalayu, 70, was once a self-sufficient farmer, but “last season,” he says, “there was no harvest […]

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Are Small-Scale Farms the Key to Feeding the World?

 Image by Zen Chung (pexels) Are Small-Scale Farms the Key to Feeding the World? In the United States, agricultural production has been shifting to larger farms for many years. The demand for cheaper food and lower production costs has turned fertile fields and small operations into industrial plots and factory farms. Today, these large-scale operations […]

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The return of the peasant: or, the history of the world in 10½ blog posts

The return of the peasant: or, the history of the world in 10½ blog posts About a year ago I started publishing on this site various projections for how the future population of southwest England where I live might be able to feed itself substantially on the basis of small-scale, relatively self-reliant ‘peasant’ farming – […]

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The persistence of the peasantry: further notes on the inverse productivity relationship

The persistence of the peasantry: further notes on the inverse productivity relationship Look, I’m really, really sorry. I said I wasn’t going to write another blog post about ecomodernism but – no, no, please don’t go! This post strikes to the heart of what Small Farm Future is all about, and raises some interesting agricultural […]

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The Cash Value of Home Gardens

The Cash Value of Home Gardens The ROI (return on investment) of a home garden can be $1,000 a year and $30/hour. The benefits of a vegetable garden extend beyond the food being grown and the superiority of that food in nutritional value and quality over agribusiness-grown vegetables. I listed some of these intangible benefits in The […]

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