“Golden rice is a false miracle. It is a disease of nutritionally empty monocultures offered as a cure for nutritional deficiency. In fact, golden rice, … Avoid ‘miracle’ rice, just eat a carrot!Read more
Agriculture
Posted inClimate Disaster / Soil / ToMl
Fertile Soil Can Help Reverse Climate Change
Feeding more than 7 billion people with minimal environmental and climate impacts is no small feat. That parts of the world are plagued by obesity … Fertile Soil Can Help Reverse Climate ChangeRead more
Posted inGMO / ToMl
Biodiversity, GMOs, Gene Drives and the Militarized Mind
A recent report from the National Academy of Science of The United States, titled “Gene Drives on the Horizon: Advancing Science, Navigating Uncertainty, and Aligning … Biodiversity, GMOs, Gene Drives and the Militarized MindRead more
Posted inCO2 / Greenhouse gas / ToMl
Just Five Common Foods Produce More Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Nearly All Countries
Think about the last time you ate something that included wheat, soy, corn, rice, or palm oil. As some of the most common commodity crops … Just Five Common Foods Produce More Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Nearly All CountriesRead more
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Community Gardens: Reclaiming a Commons
I first met Karl Linn at a symposium in Oakland in September of 2000. Ivan Illich and several of his friends, at the request of … Community Gardens: Reclaiming a CommonsRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
How does the Gates Foundation spend its money to feed the world?
“Listening to farmers and addressing their specific needs. We talk to farmers about the crops they want to grow and eat, as well as the … How does the Gates Foundation spend its money to feed the world?Read more
Posted inToMl / Urban
Fleet Farming builds bike-powered urban farms
Fred Lake and Justin Vandenbroeck at Fleet Farming’s farmlette at 10th and Campbell streets in West Oakland. Photo: Kate Williams It’s a sunny day in … Fleet Farming builds bike-powered urban farmsRead more
Posted inSoil / ToMl
Scientists Hope to Cultivate an Immune System for Crops
The world’s crops face a vast army of enemies, from fungi to bacteria to parasitic animals. Farmers have deployed pesticides to protect their plants, but … Scientists Hope to Cultivate an Immune System for CropsRead more
Posted inLand / ToMl
The global farmland grab in 2016: how big, how bad?
Eight years after releasing its first report on land grabbing, which put the issue on the international agenda, GRAIN publishes a new dataset documenting nearly … The global farmland grab in 2016: how big, how bad?Read more