The Trans-Pacific Partnership Will Hurt Farmers and Make Seed Companies Richer
Here’s why experts say the trade deal is a “big win” for the biotech seed industry.
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Education for Meaningful Sustainability and Regeneration
If we want to co-create a future worth living, all of humanity will have to learn to collaborate. We need to come together in all our wonderful diversity as one Re-Generation facing our common challenge: to re-design our human presence on Earth in accordance with our place in the family of things.
Special Report: US Organic Farming Hotspots – an Opportunity for Rural Communities?
A recent study suggests that producing organic foods is correlated with lower poverty and increased household incomes in rural communities.
5 Reasons Why Biodiversity is a Big Deal
A new study warns Earth’s biodiversity has fallen below the ‘safe’ limit. What does that mean, and why should we care?
Food Tank: Polyfaces
Regrarians recently released a documentary about Joel Salatin’s Polyface Farm, titled “Polyfaces.” The film showcases the unique and sustainable farming style pioneered by the Salatin family in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It examines how these holistic practices regenerate landscapes, communities, local economies, human health, and soil.
Lakota Lead Native Americans, Ranchers and Farmers in Fight Against Dakota Access Pipeline
Amidst the cries of “protect our water, protect our land, protect our peoples,” Native Americans, ranchers and farmers are standing their ground along a highway in North Dakota.
Four Important Lessons from Cuba’s Urban Food Survival Strategy
Cuba has come a long way since the collapse of the Soviet Union, when the loss of imports crucial for the island nation’s industrial agriculture system—such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers—left Cuba with a severe food crisis in the 1990s. Today, Cuba has become a regional leader in sustainable agricultural research. Within its practices and institutions lies a model for localized and small-scale urban agriculture.
Four Important Lessons from Cuba’s Urban Food Survival Strategy
Cuba has come a long way since the collapse of the Soviet Union, when the loss of imports crucial for the island nation’s industrial agriculture system—such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers—left Cuba with a severe food crisis in the 1990s.
Wildfires Are Getting Worse: Time to Rehydrate Our Landscapes
California is seeing a 20 percent uptick in fires compared to 2015. “Climate change isn’t merely a looming specter that’s tied up in physics and the fiat of large corporate and governmental entities,” writes Schwartz. “It’s also about what we do with land.”
Why The Keyword In Farming Startups Is ‘Regenerative’
Home to leopards, zebras, hippos and elephants, Zambia’s Luangwa Valley is known for its sprawling wildlife sanctuaries. But it’s also where Dale Lewis, founder of Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO), helps transform hungry farmers — who poach on the side to supplement their income — into wildlife protectors.