Environment

What makes more sense when farming wheat—strips of wildflowers along fields or organic farming? Both options provide financial support via the European Union as environmentally friendly and sustainable farming practices. An international research team, including researchers from the University of Göttingen, has compared the ecological and economic benefits of these two farming methods in fields planted with winter wheat.

Following the latest cyclospora outbreak, food experts warn of ‘chronic underinvestment in public health and food safety.’

New AFSA report finds hunger up 58% across AGRA’s target countries since 2006 — while Senegal, never part of the programme, cut hunger in half.

Plant these 12 foods once and you’ll be harvesting from them for a decade or more, some of them for 20, 30, even 50 years. If you’re trying to build a garden that feeds you with less digging, less replanting, and less money spent on seed packets every spring, this is where to put your effort. I’ve got every one of these growing right now, and some of my asparagus and rhubarb crowns are older than my kids.

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The Regen momentum is also driven forward by a lot of hype, an army of consultants and, not least, by the ease with which the unprotected term ”regenerative” can be used while largely continuing with degenerative practices. It’s very easy to greenwash. And it is happening. In the market. At investment conferences and in policy circles.

A culturally tailored meal program rooted in traditional Diné (Navajo) foods significantly reduced hospitalizations and emergency department visits among heart failure patients in rural Navajo Nation, according to a new randomized clinical trial led by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, the University of Pennsylvania, and Gallup Indian Medical Center in New Mexico.

In this episode, we’re joined by Darren Doherty, internationally renowned farm designer, educator, and pioneer in regenerative agriculture. Drawing on decades of experience across diverse climates and farming systems, Darren shares why successful farm design begins with understanding the whole system—not just its individual parts.