07 March 2009
Spoiled: Organic and Local Is So 2008 | Mother Jones
Our way of producing food and feeding people has to change. Not many who look at food production and distribution doubt that. The UN Agriculture Assessment says it pretty succinctly: "business as usual is not an option." What, then, is to be done? Good article here by Paul Roberts provides his two cents.
02 March 2009
Town Green - In Connecticut, Turning Cow Manure Into a Growth Industry - NYTimes.com
Continuing on that cow manure theme...
27 February 2009
Op-Ed Contributor - Yellow Is the New Green - NYTimes.com
Human and animal waste are vastly underused sources of nutrients for agricultural production. Yet globally prices of fertilizers, nitrogen and phosphorus in particular, have been skyrocketting. Phosphorus supplies are finite, and we'll soon start hitting the wall with our phosphorus supplies. The sooner we start figuring out how to recycle wastes on a large scale for use in agriculture, both human and animal wastes, the better.
20 February 2009
Crop Scientists Say Biotechnology Seed Companies Are Thwarting Research - NYTimes.com
This is a very strong statement from a community that is not known for its political engagement -- university researchers. Things have to be pretty bad for them to speak out. Of course, the stifling of research by biotechnology companies has been going on for decades, so it's about time the scientific community made a fuss.
19 February 2009
New Yorkers Try Composting With Worms - NYTimes.com
One step at a time, connecting the cycles that power the ecosystems that feed us.
15 February 2009
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