Farmers, eaters, and policy makers should be educated on the resilience, health, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of food forests.
World Congress on Agroforestry: a springboard to accelerate the impacts of agroforestry
The World Congress on Agroforestry will increase awareness, support, engagement, and investment in agroforestry this week in Delhi, India.
The Evolution of School Feeding
Francis Peel discusses key points regarding the global growth of government-led Home Grown School Feeding programs and the impact they have on education.
An Agricultural Revolution in the Making? – The System for Rice Intensification (SRI) gains support
An alternative method for rice cultivation promises to change the way the world’s most important food is grown.
Bringing it Closer to Home – Boston approves commercial farming within city limits
Boston steps into the future, joining other U.S. cities in allowing commercial urban farming.
Superweeds and Solutions – Superweeds are spreading, but so are the ways to stop them
Herbicide-resistant superweeds affect crops, soil quality and the environment, but there are safe solutions that can stop them.
Worm Farm Wisdom: Growing Plants (and People) That Are Full of Life
An inmate from the Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP) explains gardening is all about rebirth. He applies the same concept to his life situation.
World’s poorest need land rights to cope with climate change
Families and communities most impacted by climate change –and by our responses to it– do not have secure land rights and therefore face added vulnerabilities.
Why Kenya must not pass its revised marriage property bill
Women having secure rights to land is not just good for women, their families and communities – it is good for Kenya.
Give the Gift of a Better Food System: Save a Spud!
Save a Spud (US$15.00) from Oxfam America Unwrapped is a gift that will keep potatoes fresh, reducing waste and fighting hunger!
