Our global food system faces a crisis of unprecedented scope. This crisis, which threatens to imperil the lives of hundreds of millions and possibly billions of human beings, consists of four simultaneously colliding dilemmas, all arising from our relatively recent pattern of dependence on depleting fossil fuels.
Read more of this great article by Richard Heinberg…
Then, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘food security’
what will we eat when the oil runs out?
Posted in posts, tagged agriculture, food security, fossil fuel on January 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
great article from Kingston
Posted in posts, tagged food security, local food, urban agriculture on November 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Great article about growing local food here.
(and don’t forget, if you want to get on the garden listserv, see post below for address).
The urban gardener
Kingston Whig-Standard (ON)
Mon 05 Nov 2007
Page: 1 Section: Front
Byline: Jennifer Pritchett – Environment Reporter
A Queen’s researcher has found that if Kingston residents grew some
of their own fruit and [...]
links
Posted in posts, tagged food security, SPIN farming, urban agriculture on September 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There is so much discussion and attention on food issues these days. Finally, fortunately, and necessarily. Here are a couple websites that are worth checking out.
First, the UN has a Food and Agriculture division. This year, on October 16th, they will celebrate World Food Day with the theme, Right to Food.
- The Right to Food [...]
up-comings and updates
Posted in posts, tagged food security, wildcrafting on August 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So, this Thursday in the SeeMore Green collective garden there will be a garden-play work-party, 6-8pm or so. Michael and Camilla will host it. There is some bed preparations to be done, and some weeding, tidying, harvesting, and whatever other fun creative things you can get up to.
There is nothing planned for Saturdays anymore.
But Sundays, [...]
links and tidbits
Posted in 1, tagged food security, guerrilla gardening, interconnections, local food, SPIN farming, urban agriculture on June 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here are a bunch of tasty tidbits that have passed through across my screen lately that may be of interest.
First up, Spin Farming. Small Plot INtensive farming is a business model out of Saskatechewan to do successful organic market gardening in urban environments. Here is a lovely article about it.
Second, SeeMore Green made the [...]
