The Permaculture Fail
I write this not to be discouraging or defeatist, but to impress upon you that it is time we started creating the socio-economic models that will make permaculture successful.
sustainable farming
Our Heroes: Cole Desmond of Chicken Little Farm
Over the winter, Ecocentric interviewed farmers across the country from our Eat Well Guide in an effort to highlight both the challenges and triumphs of sustainable farmers across the country. Join us as we delve in to discover what it means to be a farmer in the 21st century.
A Multicultural Exchange Program for Farmers
Lauren Augusta realized the need for sustainable agriculture exchange while working at a conventional agriculture training program, where she observed the detrimental effects of agrochemicals on the land and farmers’ health.
Food & agriculture – Dec 3
•Food Sovereignty: A Breviary
•Transforming a conventional orchard into a fruit forest
•Journal withdraws controversial French Monsanto GM study
•Dust to Dust: a man-made Malthusian crisis
•Fighting hunger through sustainable farming
•Peak soil: act now or the very ground beneath us will die
•The National Soil Project
•Hungry Americans Less Productive as Budget Cuts Deepen: Economy
•Soil tasting session coming to Bristol: "Mmmm… I’m getting earthy notes and just a hint of grass"
•Now This Is Natural Food
Farmer Startups? How Incubators Are Helping Small, Sustainable Farms Take Off
The fact is, in a food economy that favors the big and industrial, it’s difficult for anyone to successfully start a small, sustainable farm.
Learning to value Mother Earth
Reducing waste and eating foods that have less of an impact on the environment is this years’ World Environment Day theme. We can all learn lessons from communities living in the Andes.
Transforming the Food System in Australia – From the Ground Up
There is a battle underway for the soul of Australia’s food system.
USDA: Rural population needed not for farming but for cannon fodder
Why do we need more farmers? What is the driving force behind U.S. Department of Agriculture policy?
Namu: Growing the Menu
Namu, founded by brothers Dennis, David, and Daniel Lee, is known for its creative “New Korean American cuisine,” a blend of Korean, Japanese, and local influences.
Living laboratory for coping with drought in Brazil
The first surprise on arriving at Abel Manto’s farm is how green it is, in contrast with the dry brown surroundings. His beans and fruit trees seem oblivious to the persistent drought in the semi-arid hinterland of northeast Brazil, the worst in 50 years.
Jammin’ with the girls
On a recent CUESA farm tour, an eager group of strawberry enthusiasts embarked on an adventure to Dirty Girl Produce and Happy Girl Kitchen Co. to learn about growing, picking, and preserving strawberries.
Farmed Fish Production Overtakes Beef
The world quietly reached a milestone in the evolution of the human diet in 2011. For the first time in modern history, world farmed fish production topped beef production.