When Ghana’s government embarked on passing a set of new seed policies into law last year, they were probably hoping to do so quietly. After … Ghana’s Monsanto seed law faces set backRead more
Agriculture
Posted inSoil / ToMl
Only 60 years of farming left if soil degradation continues
Generating three centimeters of top soil takes 1,000 years, and if current rates of degradation continue all of the world’s top soil could be gone … Only 60 years of farming left if soil degradation continuesRead more
Posted inGMO / Pesticide / ToMl
Pesticide-resistant insects add insult to drought injury
Last winter, I wrote about evidence that one of Monsanto’s flagship GMO product lines — seeds engineered to produce the pesticide Bt — was succumbing … Pesticide-resistant insects add insult to drought injuryRead more
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Seattle Tilth to create urban agriculture
McAuliffe Park is one of Kirkland’s oldest homesteads with only two different families owning the land from 1877 until the city of Kirkland finished purchasing … Seattle Tilth to create urban agricultureRead more
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From backyard farmer to community visionary in Oakland
Abeni Ramsey started growing food in her West Oakland backyard when she was a college-aged single mom who wanted her kids to eat better food … From backyard farmer to community visionary in OaklandRead more
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Examining California’s Urban Farms
Starting a farm isn’t as easy as simply throwing seeds in the ground and spraying water on top. Sure, that may fly if you’re growing … Examining California’s Urban FarmsRead more
Posted inMonsanto-Bayer / ToMl
Monsanto’s GMO Creations Caused 291,000 Suicides in India
It is no secret that Monsanto is making life difficult for countless farmers in America with its parented seeds. After all, the biotech giant has … Monsanto’s GMO Creations Caused 291,000 Suicides in IndiaRead more
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Hong Kong’s best rooftop farms
City Farm Osbert Lam came to farming quite late but once he started he never looked back. His passion project, City Farm, is located on … Hong Kong’s best rooftop farmsRead more
Posted inSocial / ToMl
EPA attack on small farms
In late 2009, federal agents swooped into a collection of Amish farms in a quiet area of Lancaster County, Pa., where they found troubling evidence … EPA attack on small farmsRead more