Open Source Ecology is creating open source blueprints for cost-effective and efficient machines to build a “civilization-in-a-box.”
Industrial Agriculture
Preserving the Seeds of Today for the Food of Tomorrow
“Seeds of Time” draws attention to the consequences of climate change on our food supply if we don’t take action.
California Farmers Use Carbon Sequestration to Reverse Climate Change
Farmers in California are using carbon sequestration to improve soil health, diversify plant life, and reverse climate change.
Organic Trumps Conventional Across the Board: Highlights from The Rodale Institute’s 30-Year Report
The Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial® has concluded that organic methods are superior across the board.
While Drought Rages On, Californian Farmers are Finding Ways to Conserve Water
The continuing drought in California reflects the need to challenge decades-old practices that sought to maximize short-term use of water for agriculture.
Farmworkers Get the Recognition they Deserve
Farmworkers take center stage during Farmworker Awareness Week.
World Health Organization: GM-Crop Herbicide a Probable Carcinogen
The World Health Organization (WHO) concluded that glyphosate, the herbicide in Monsanto’s Roundup weed-killer, is probably carcinogenic to humans.
Billion Dollar US-funded ‘New Alliance’ Forcing Communities Off their Land in Tanzania
ActionAid is calling on the Obama Administration to end support for the New Alliance, and focus its funding on supporting poor farmers in Africa.