The Agrarian Renaissance needs new kinds of farms – polycultural, low-input, skills intensive; and these new farms need appropriate markets – generally local, and geared to the small-scale; and overall we need a true food culture – people who truly appreciate what good food is, and are prepared to seek it out.
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Three reports published by the Plunkett Foundation last year cover the benefits and barriers to developing closer collaboration between farmers and their local communities i) Increasing collaboration between farmers and … Read on
Diana Marquand writes about how she came to be involved in the campaign to Eradicate Ecocide I was born during the war. My earliest memory is of my mother carrying … Read on
The 6th Edition of this annual publication was launched in Rome on October 8 2013. Summary and conclusions as follows: What are the key features of policies that generate and … Read on
“[C]ompanies are creating a genetic modification treadmill similar to the pesticide treadmill experienced in the mid-20th century, when companies produced increasingly more toxic substances to manage pests resistant to pesticides.” … Read on
Karen Hansen-Kuhn and Dr. Steve Suppan of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy have just written a report Promises and Perils of the TTIP Oct 2013 for the Heinrich Boll … Read on
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