Will Allen, a farmer of Bunyonesque proportions, ascended a berm of wood chips and brewer’s mash and gently probed it with a pitchfork. “Look at … Street FarmerRead more
Agriculture
Posted inPermaculture
Permaculture
Permaculture is a essentially a set of principles for sustainable living, an approach to life based on observation and design. It was first developed in … PermacultureRead more
Posted inGMO
Germany Bans Cultivation of GM Corn
The sowing season may be just around the corner, but this year German farmers will not be planting gentically modified crops: German Agriculture Minister Ilse … Germany Bans Cultivation of GM CornRead more
Posted inHealth / Politics / Social
Why hunger
Article written by Frances Moore Lappé Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a scarcity of democracy. Hunger is not caused by … Why hungerRead more
Posted inPesticide
Contaminated food
Most Contaminated: Consistent with two previous EWG investigations, fruits topped the list of the consistently most contaminated fruits and vegetables, with seven of the 12 … Contaminated foodRead more
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Saltwater for crops
Technology under development at the University of New South Wales could offer new hope to farmers in drought-affected and marginal areas by enabling crops to … Saltwater for cropsRead more
Posted inAfrica / Biofuel / Politics
Biofuel and White man’s burden
Western companies are pushing to acquire vast stretches of African land to meet the world’s biofuel needs. Local farmers and governments are being showered with … Biofuel and White man’s burdenRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster
Drought in Australia food bowl
Drought in Australia’s main food growing region of the Murray-Darling river system has worsened, with water inflows over the past two years at an all-time … Drought in Australia food bowlRead more
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World Food Day a Reminder of a Global Crisis
As the financial crisis dominates the attention of the news media and the presidential campaign, a global food crisis continues to affect millions of people … World Food Day a Reminder of a Global CrisisRead more
Posted inPollution
Ocean ‘Dead Zones’
Coastal oceans are being starved of oxygen at an alarming rate, researchers are reporting, with vast stretches of water along the seafloor depleted of oxygen … Ocean ‘Dead Zones’Read more