Tag Archives: Agriculture

Control What You Spend

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

We have control of such a small portion of the factors that affect us–we can’t control the market, we can’t control the weather, we can’t control the political situation–the one thing that we can control is what we spend. — Walt Davis Continue reading →

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Permaculture the Schools

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

The clock is still ticking, and collapse continues unabated. Most are oblivious to the true nature of the progression, what it means, why it’s happening, and most importantly, what we should do about it. But the answer is simple, and … Continue reading →

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Railroads

Posted on February 11, 2008 by

My Dad is a train fanatic, he loves trains, has loved them since he was a kid. Lately he has been telling me about the incredible value of transporting things by rail, not just goods (which remains a ubiquitous service … Continue reading →

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Corporatizing Information

Posted on August 17, 2007 by

Last year an article in the Economist pointed out some of the complexities and contradictions within the organic, Fair Trade, local food movement. The article is well written and provocative, but is it accurate? My attention was particularly drawn to … Continue reading →

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Agriculture Spurs Warming

Posted on August 15, 2007 by

A quick technorati search this morning gave me a general idea of an issue that is on many people’s minds: agriculture is responsible for a large percentage of greenhouse gas emissions. Just have a look here, here, here or here…four … Continue reading →

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The Farm Bill

Posted on July 23, 2007 by

As the debate in Congress heats up over the revision and passage of the Farm Bill, the Democratic Congress is trying to find ways to pander and pork-barrel their way to re-election by keeping open the floodgate of subsidies to … Continue reading →

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The Food Revolution

Posted on May 8, 2007 by

Talk of a food revolution often obscures the very serious challenges that we face as we attempt to reinvent our agricultural systems.  Here in New Mexico, we have the highest rating of all US states in food insecurity.  Without a … Continue reading →

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Pyrolysis

Posted on April 10, 2007 by

Continuing on the idea of agricultural wastes, we move to pyrolysis, a term used to describe the conversion of biomass (and non-biological waste products, as well) into constituent elements by exposing it to moderate temperatures (~500ºC) in the absence of … Continue reading →

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Mycoculture

Posted on April 5, 2007 by

Agricultural technologies that turn waste products into something useful have been absent from farming systems for too long now. Weeds, manure, bagasse, corn cobs, shells and husks…these are a few of the waste products from a list of many. Yet … Continue reading →

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The Question of Agrobiodiversity

Posted on February 12, 2007 by

Over the past century, we have seen massive loss of agricultural biodiversity, in terms of both species and varieties. The statistics on biodiversity loss in varietal strains are staggering. According to the book Fatal Harvest, from 1903 to 1983, we … Continue reading →

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Back to Blogging

Posted on February 5, 2007 by

I’ve been MIA in the blogosphere for well over a month now. No excuses, just haven’t felt the need to be blogging lately. Its certainly true that the global warming issue is massive, and just trying to grasp what is … Continue reading →

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CREAR

Posted on November 15, 2006 by

The Regional Center for the Study of Rural Alternatives (CREAR), lies tucked away in the mountainous community of Rio Limpio, along the Dominican border with Haiti. CREAR is a small technical school created to teach young people and farmers about … Continue reading →

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Correction and Microcredit

Posted on April 4, 2006 by

Gleaning knowledge from street discussions and first impressions is, in every sense, qualitative by nature. I make as many mistakes as anybody else in the world. This time I was incorrect to assert that “all Bolivian banks maintain about the … Continue reading →

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Organic Transitions

Posted on January 16, 2006 by

For the farmer, the transition to organic is one of the most risk-prone and unpredictable times in an already turbulent industry. Candace Page of the Free Press has written an excellent article about organic milk farmer Earl Fournier’s transition from … Continue reading →

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US Policy Undermines Global Food Security

Posted on November 14, 2005 by

On Saturday, US Ambassador Francis Rooney urged the Vatican to promote genetically modified (GMO) crops as a partial solution to world hunger. A US policy that promotes GMO agriculture as a “moral imperative” is, to the say the least, alarming. … Continue reading →

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