Conservation agriculture - How to achieve sustainable food production for increased profit and well-being

Conservation agriculture, natural sequence farming, regenerative agriculture November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 by kinsmanivan

2020 World Food Prize winner – Dr. Rattan Lal

Dr. Rattan Lal, native of India and a citizen of the United States, will receive the 2020 World Food Prize for developingContinue reading2020 World Food Prize winner – Dr. Rattan Lal

Conservation agriculture, factory farms, industrial agriculture, slow food, sustainable food October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 by kinsmanivan

Peter Melchett Memorial Lecture on ultra processed foods

“What characterises ultra-processed foods is that they are so altered that it can be hard to recognise the underlying ingredients. These areContinue readingPeter Melchett Memorial Lecture on ultra processed foods

carbon capture, Conservation agriculture, industrial agriculture, regenerative agriculture, sustainable food September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 by kinsmanivan

Carbon Cowboys

https://www.carboncowboys.org/ ***************** director + producer + writer + public speaker + professor of practice Peter Byck is a professor of practice at ArizonaContinue readingCarbon Cowboys

CAFOs, Conservation agriculture, factory farms, Green Revolution, industrial agriculture, natural sequence farming, regenerative agriculture, sustainable food September 22, 2020September 25, 2020 by kinsmanivan

The John Hopkins Center for a Livable Future

The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future—working toward a healthy, equitable, resilient food system from within the Department of Environmental Health andContinue readingThe John Hopkins Center for a Livable Future

Conservation agriculture, desertification, drought, dry lands, groundwater depletion, rainwater harvesting technique, regenerative agriculture September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 by kinsmanivan

How a community-based initiative is dealing with a drying landscape in South-East Spain – AlVelAl

AlVelAl is located in Southern Spain, roughly in between the cities of Granada and Murcia. The AlVelAl- territory covers parts of the autonomousContinue readingHow a community-based initiative is dealing with a drying landscape in South-East Spain – AlVelAl

Conservation agriculture, industrial agriculture, regenerative agriculture, slow food, sustainable food September 13, 2020October 8, 2020 by kinsmanivan

Wendell Berry

Wes Jackson, Wendell Berry, and Fred Kirschenmann traveled to Washington DC in mid-July 2009 to promote a 50-Year Farm Bill. “We needContinue readingWendell Berry

Conservation agriculture, desertification, drought, dry lands, regenerative agriculture September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 by kinsmanivan

As southern Spain dries up, its farmers get inventive

Fending off the ravages of climate change in Spain’s farmland may turn on how well its farmers can adopt new techniques thatContinue readingAs southern Spain dries up, its farmers get inventive

agroforestry, Conservation agriculture, regenerative agriculture, sustainable food September 5, 2020September 5, 2020 by kinsmanivan

The dehesa in Spain and the natural practice of regenerative grazing

The dehesa is a landscape of beautiful harmony. Holm oak and cork trees, grasses, and aromatic plants thrive in an ecosystem maintained by humansContinue readingThe dehesa in Spain and the natural practice of regenerative grazing

Conservation agriculture, natural sequence farming June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 by kinsmanivan

Songhai Center, Republic of Benin

http://www.songhai.org/index.php/en/home-en Why is Africa so rich, but is inhabited by the planet’s poorest people? Some governments have gone as far as leasing landContinue readingSonghai Center, Republic of Benin

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

What is it? For over 25 years, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy local, seasonalContinue readingCommunity Supported Agriculture (CSA)