Land Stewardship Project: Goals, Realities & Soil Health
As intense monocropping production practices increasingly remove more life from the ground than they return, it sends that soil closer to fossilization. But a number of farmers don’t see such a downward plunge as written in stone.
Ten Questions with Nicolette Hahn Niman, Rancher, Lawyer, and Author
Food Tank recently had the opportunity to speak with rancher, lawyer, and author Nicolette Hahn Niman, who will be speaking at the 1st annual Farm Tank Conference.
What Would It Take to Mainstream ‘Alternative’ Agriculture?
Innovative food systems such as agroecology can become the norm if we weave a web of legitimacy from science, politics, society and values.
10 Options for Agriculture at Marrakech Climate Talks
New guidance is now available to help countries decide how to shape the future of food and farming under a global climate agreement.
How Organic Farming Hotspots Can Be an Opportunity for Rural Communities
Organic hotspots can help boost local economies and reduce poverty levels.
How to Leave Industrial Agriculture Behind: Food Systems Experts Urge Global Shift Towards Agroecology
Input-intensive crop monocultures and industrial-scale feedlots must be consigned to the past in order to put global food systems onto sustainable footing, according to the world’s foremost experts on food security, agro-ecosystems and nutrition.
No Other Way Than to Struggle: The Farmworker-Led Boycott of Driscoll’s Berries
A boycott of Driscoll's Berries, the world's largest berry company, has been organized. They need to take responsibility for the conditions and violations of labor rights by the growers whose berries they sell.
Meat Is Magnificent: Water, Carbon, Methane & Nutrition
Meat isn’t evil, it’s how we raise it, how it’s prepared, and what it’s eaten with.
Michael Ableman’s 15-Point Urban Food Manifesto
What if farms and food production were integrated into every aspect of urban living—from special assessments to create new farms and food businesses to teaching people how to grow fruits and vegetables so farmers can focus on staple crops.
A Modern Bison Primer
Not long ago, it was bison that dominated North America, reaching into the tens of millions, whereas beef cattle were relative newcomers, introduced by European settlers and miniscule in number.
Permaculture for Agroecology: Design, Movement, Practice, and Worldview. A Review
Agroecology is a promising alternative to industrial agriculture, with the potential to avoid the negative social and ecological consequences of input-intensive production. Permaculture is one such agroecological movement, with a broad international distribution and a unique approach to system design.
Carrying Capacity of U.S. Agricultural Land: Ten Diet Scenarios
One of the most perplexing questions in sustainability science is, “What should we eat?” Within the food and agriculture literature, a strong case has been presented that dietary change is essential for meeting future human food needs.
If Our Small Farms are Allowed to Wither, the Whole Nation Will Suffer
Last week, smallholders took direct action over supermarkets’ failure to pay them a fair price. Here, a dairy farmer warns that their demise will deprive the country of skills that we can ill afford to lose.
Defining Organic; All About Animal Welfare, Regenerative Agriculture, and Rural Economics; Guest Heretic Will Harris of White Oak Pastures
After 50 years, Will Harris moved to a farming system that is not only organic, but regenerates the soil by emulating nature’s own processes while concentrating on animal welfare and restoring rural economics.
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