As our new reality sinks in, as we adjust to lockdowns and home schooling and long lines at grocery stores, as we look for ways to protect ourselves and our families—and as some grieve for lost loved ones—most of us are also seeking answers. Where did COVID-19 come from? And how can we prevent this from ever happening again?
Mientras nuestra nueva realidad se despliega ante nuestros ojos y nos adaptamos a los confinamientos, a la educación en casa y a las largas filas en las tiendas, mientras buscamos formas de protegernos a nuestras familias y hay quienes lamentablemente lloran la pérdida de sus seres queridos, también estamos buscando respuestas. ¿De dónde viene el COVID-19? ¿Cómo podemos prevenir que esto vuelva a suceder?
En mi último libro, “Grassroots Rising: A Call to Action on Food, Farming, Climate and a Green New Deal”, describo lo que llamo “reglas para regeneradores”, una hoja de ruta para alcanzar un cambio positivo. En mi libro, analizo cada regla en profundidad, pero estas son las 6 reglas a grandes rasgos.
In this interview, Ronnie Cummins, founder of the Organic Consumers Association, discusses his new book “Grassroots Rising: A Call to Action on Climate, Farming, Food and a Green New Deal.”
I believe we can shift the global conversation on food, farming, politics, health and climate from one of hopelessness to one of hope. I believe we can empower the grassroots to rise up and take action, both individually and collectively.
Un nuevo modelo agroforestal y de alimentación de ganado basado en agave y desarrollado en el estado de Guanajuato, México, promete revitalizar la producción ganadera de campesinos y al mismo tiempo almacenar grandes cantidades de carbono atmosférico en la superficie del suelo.
Existe una solución práctica que nos puede sacar de este callejón sin salida donde nos encontramos y que ya está lista para ser implementada: un Nuevo Acuerdo Verde Regenerativo impulsado por la mayor concientización de las bases, un movimiento climático liderado por jóvenes y una revolución en las urnas del 2020.
Agave plants and nitrogen-fixing trees densely intercropped and cultivated together have the capacity to draw down massive amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere and produce more above ground and below ground biomass (and animal fodder) on a continuous year-to-year basis than any other desert and semi-desert species. Ideal for arid and hot climates, agaves and their companion trees, once established, require little or no irrigation to survive and thrive, and are basically impervious to rising global temperatures and drought.
There is a practical, shovel-ready solution to our impasse, powered by a massive leap in grassroots consciousness, a youth-led climate movement and a 2020 ballot box revolution.
An intrepid band of North and South American farmers, food activists and climate campaigners, under the banner of Regeneration International, came together in the Chilean capital of Santiago to share experiences and ideas, and to develop a common strategy for reversing global warming and resolving the other burning issues that are pressing down on us.
