On a recent trip to Nashville, I was impressed with a group of restaurants, organized as “Nashville Originals,” that are devoted to independent dining with … Farm to tableRead more
Agriculture
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1 percent of Big Agriculture
Monsanto, if you will, is the 1 percent of Big Agriculture–the scourge of small farmers everywhere. But now those farmers are fighting back, backed by … 1 percent of Big AgricultureRead more
Posted inOccupy Wall Street / Politics / USA Empire
Occupy the Farm
Hundreds marched yesterday from the Earth Day rally in Berkeley, California to an empty tract of land to establish a new occupation. Immediately upon arrival, … Occupy the FarmRead more
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What is normal
Guests: Joel Salatin, farmer / philosopher / author of “Folks, This Ain’t Normal” What is natural? Once selling fresh food to friends and neighbour considered … What is normalRead more
Posted inGMO / Monsanto-Bayer / Occupy Wall Street / Politics / USA Empire
People who feed the world
Occupy Big Food [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDqiwojCyn8&rel=0]
Posted inClimate Disaster / ToMl
Trends point to a planet increasingly hostile to agriculture
The Horn of Africa is in the midst of its worst drought in 60 years: Crop failures have left up to 10 million at risk … Trends point to a planet increasingly hostile to agricultureRead more
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On-line farmers market
[vimeo 21485851 w=555&h=320] Piedmont Local Food (PLF). PLF is an on-line farmers market that targets restaurants and buying clubs, is headed up by Cooperative Extension … On-line farmers marketRead more