Sustainable Agriculture

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.

Phytoremediation—Utilizing Plants’ Natural Abilities to Clean Up Soils

Phytoremediation uses the ability of plants to extract pollutants from soils and groundwater and convert them to less harmful or completely harmless forms.

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.

Indigenous Crop: The Long Island Cheese Pumpkin, an American heirloom domesticated in New York

The Long Island Cheese pumpkin is an American heirloom that was domesticated in New York in the 1860s. It was named for its resemblance to a cheese wheel.

International Year of Family Farming: The World Rural Forum

The World Rural Forum (WRF) successfully launched the International Year of Family Farming 2014, representing rural development across the globe.

EcoFarm Conference provides opportunities for novice farmers

The 2014 EcoFarm Conference offers food producers a forum to learn more about how to promote a sustainable and just food system.

A Youth Agricultural Movement That is ‘Rooted In Community’

Rooted In Community is building a movement for food justice and healthy communities by providing youth with the knowledge and skills needed to make a difference

Africa Nomads Conservation

Africa Nomads Conservation is an organization that aims to protect the lifestyle of Kenyan nomads and mobilize the threatened nomadic population.

Food Tank Book of the Week: The Coming Famine: The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid it

Julian Cribb illuminates what he calls, Humanity’s greatest test—how do we feed a growing population with less?

Hawaii’s Big Island Bans GMO Crops

The mayor of Hawaii’s Big Island, Billy Kenoi, signed Bill 113 into law, banning biotech and GMO.

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