Items tagged agriculture

• Offering hope for local food sources

  In his first year as a CSA farmer, the author is grounded in the faith values that sustain his hard work.

• A global network of local organic food producers

  The 24th Annual Organic Agriculture conference in Ontario addresses a range of food issues.

• Peak oil "to do" list

  Why we should do these things anyway.

• Getting away

  Experiencing other cultures can offer a window into what may be lacking in our own.

• New poems from an old friend

  A review of Wendell Berry's Given: New Poems.

• Apple Walnut Cake

  A recipe for holistic community.

• The past is the future

  Sustainable agriculture’s solutions for biodiversity loss and rural poverty.

• Gleaning for change

  How a couple of abandoned pumpkins helped change my mind.

• Renewal in the city

  A review of the book The Urban Homestead by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen.

• Peas from a can

  A review of the 1947 young adult novel Judy's Journey by Lois Lenski, which chronicles the invisible history of migrant workers.

• Is smaller always better?

  Questioning the motivations and effectiveness of fair trade coffee.