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Grains and how we get them - July 12
This post talks about a seldom-mentioned aspect of local sustainable food production: how do we get our carbs? Local and urban fruit and veg production is all very well and needs to be encouraged, but...
View ArticleDeep thought - July 13
A problem of securityEnergy Bill Ignores Resource DepletionInterview with Carolyn Baker about her book Sacred DemisePeak oil means peak food as wellread more
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Food & agriculture - July 13
Newsom's fresh idea: mandates on healthier foodA Geodesic Greenhouse — Year-Round Gardening at 6000 FeetAnnouncing the Release of ‘Can Totnes and District Feed Itself?’read more
View ArticleHard times - July 15
The State of Homelessness in the U.S.Looming crisis spells stimulus (Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Will Lose Unemployment Benefits Soon)Food banks squeezed by prices, demandread more
View ArticleReflections on the G8 summit - July 15
The Alternative G8 Summit: Final Summary StatementThe G-8 Is DeadG8 summit features evolution of global governanceread more
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HOME documentary - Earth's unsustainable energy and environmental situation -...
The film HOME by Yann Arthus-Bertrand is a beautifully shot panorama of the Earth and the damage done to it by modern humanity. It includes a moving narration about the evolution of the Earth, nature,...
View ArticleFood Crisis and the G8 - July 20
G8 Summit: Feed the Hungry or Fuel Hunger?G8 Calls for Decisive Action to End Hunger, Recognizes Role of CAADP and AGRA at L'Aquila SummitU.S. working group on the food crisis statement on the G8 in...
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San Francisco peak oil task force report
San Francisco was born at the beginning of the oil age, and the city has flourished during an era in which fossil fuels became the foundation of our economy and society...Task Force Members will...
View ArticleThe Two Sides of An Organic vs. Chemical Story
The photo of stunted corn tells why grain farmers don’t like trees in their fence rows. Don’t like fence rows at all, in fact. The trees suck the moisture away from crops, as you can see. But what’s...
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Food & agriculture - July 22
We Gotta Eat 'em to Save 'emOn tiny plots, a new generation of farmers emergesVandana Shiva and the Earth Democracy (audio)read more
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