Self-Build Commmunities in Farming
L’Atelier Paysan is a French cooperative that works with farmers to design machines and buildings adapted to the specific practices of small farm agroecology. In addition to distributing free plans on...
View ArticleCampesino a Campesino: a Trip to Nicaragua
As I’ve mentioned, I recently visited Nicaragua as part of a research project on ‘Transitions to agro-ecological food systems’ that I’ve been involved with, conducted by the Institute of Development...
View Article2% solutions
Mitigation or adaptation? It’s usually an either/or choice: either we work on ways to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere or we find ways to adapt to new conditions created by...
View ArticleFood & agriculture – April 30
• The Trouble with Biofuels: Costs and Consequences of Expanding Biofuel Use in the United Kingdom •Dance of the Honey Bee •The benefits of alternative farming methods •A Brief History of Our Deadly...
View ArticleField trip to an agroecological “teikei” family farm
In teikei consumers participate in the production through labour and capital, and in return they get seasonal, local, organic food directly from the farm.
View ArticleSix Steps Back to the Land
I am a great fan of Colin Tudge, not least because he is an original thinker, as amply demonstrated in his latest book, Six Steps Back to the Land.
View ArticleLetter From The Farm: Realism And Planning For Utopia
The concept of diversity has been leading our choices as we see its potentialities both in agriculture and diet.
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