From a Dystopian Present to a Gaian Future
So…imagine that somewhere, or in many places at once, a self-replicating Gaia movement were to start, whose adherents call ourselves, simply, “Gaians.”
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A Garden of Wonder… Still
That gardening works always takes me by surprise. I put these hard and cold and seemingly inert nuggets into dirt and, wondrously, plants happen.
Portland 4 the Planet sow seeds of local change
There are so many people out there just searching for something to do that’s positive, that’s going to make a difference.
Supporting Young Farmers of Color Can Help the U.S. Meet Its Climate Goals
“But we desperately need climate investments that are part of a safety net for farmers, so they can continue stewarding the land when a disaster strikes.”
Four Takeaways From our Rural Resilience Gathering in North West France
A recent rural resilience gathering in the Loire-Atlantique, France saw farmers, cooks, elected officials, analysts, rural activists, volunteers and others drawn from the local and European agroecology and rural resilience movements, meet to work on the future of the socio-ecological transition.
Skills, Plain and Simple- Microclimates and Season Extenders
We are at the mercy of our climate, which is as it should be. Nevertheless, we have ways to push our seasons a bit, and most take very little effort and are pretty cheap and easy to do.
In Rotation
So this is my pest control toolkit: rotation and companion interplanting. It works as well as the chemicals do, and in many ways it’s more reliable than the chemicals — because pests can adapt to the chemicals…
Getting rid of food waste
Several years ago a study found that up to a third of all food sold was thrown away uneaten … such depressing findings do have a glass-half-full side. .
Decolonizing Regenerative Cattle Ranching
While some might praise regenerative agriculture as a new advent, the techniques are older than the U.S. itself.
The Year in Which I Grow Our Food Pt. 4
Let’s talk about the big question of the year: “How much do I grow to feed my family for the year?”
The Year in Which I Grow Our Food Pt. 3
Vegetable gardens in this country are largely seen as a “summer thing”, and I believe this is because the crops people associate with vegetable gardens are mainly summer growing.
The Year in Which I Grow Our Food Pt. 2
The bottom line is this: anything you grow now is something you no longer have to buy or worry about finding in a food store. Things are not going to get better, no matter what the ads say.