I faintly heard a single Russet-backed thrush in the ravine behind the farmhouse this week. Late at dusk and then again this morning. In June, her melodious spiraling melody is one more sign of hope and promise for the growing season before us.
If you're active on social media, you've probably seen posts about "survival gardens." The idea's not new, and the definition varies, but they generally refer to gardens that can grow enough food to help you get by for a while, whether you're laid off and can't afford produce or something like a pandemic causes major supply chain disruptions.
In this episode, Million Belay, together with Professor Stephen Gliessman explore why agroecology is far more than ecological farming it is a political, cultural, and social movement that challenges the structures shaping our food systems. For over five decades, Professor Stephen Gliessman has been at the forefront of agroecology, helping transform it into one of the world’s most influential approaches to sustainable food systems.
As the conflict in the Middle East enters its fourth month, and fertilizer supply remains erratic and prices volatile, the Global Alliance for the Future of Food commissioned a series of interviews with farmers through journalist Jack Thompson to understand how some farmers have been better shielded from the food crisis by using bio fertilizers, crop rotations, and sharing knowledge.
Because this was a dream for Allen Fant. He started this work in 2009 — not with a business plan or a market study, but with the thing he has always had in abundance: curiosity. Wonder. A stubborn, generous hope for what could be done with a piece of North Florida ground if you paid close enough attention to what it needed.
The agency must now restore $127 million in federal contracts through the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program.
Researchers are calling for cities to double down on one of the simplest yet most powerful solutions to many problems.