Food Shortages
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Peak Oil Can Fuel a Change for the Better
The advent of peak oil means we should prepare for a downscaling of our highly energy and resource-intensive lifestyles. What…
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Peak Oil, Energy Descent, and the Fate of Consumerism
Western-style consumer lifestyles are highly resource and energy intensive. This paper examines the energy intensity of these consumer lifestyles and…
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Greeks Reclaim the Land to Ease the Pain of Economic Austerity
A group of community-minded gardeners have turned a former Athens airport into a blooming vegetable plot, showing how Greece’s eroded…
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Bumper 2011 Grain Harvest Fails to Rebuild Global Stocks
by Janet Larsen, Earth Policy Institute The world’s farmers produced more grain in 2011 than ever before. Estimates from the…
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The Plow That Broke the Plains
I love history. As they say, if you don’t learn from it, you’re destined to repeat it. The video below,…
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Farmer Suicides Rising in India as GM Bt Cotton Crops Fail
by Jeffrey M. Smith, Institute for Responsible Technology The record suicide rate among farmers in India continues to rise, with…
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Permaculture in Jordan Video Series – Part I
This excellent little video, put together by Anselm Ibing, introduces a new series on sustainable land use in Jordan. It…
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Permaculture Pygmies
by Xavier Fux Deep in the jungle of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pygmy communities had lived for generations as…
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Letters from Jordan: ‘Greening the Desert – the Sequel’ Site Contrasts Against Jordan Insanities
Staring into the eyes of the future of Jordan, one wonders how things could be…. All Photographs © Craig Mackintosh…
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Getaway Films Talks to David Spicer About Water Issues in Morocco (Video)
Here’s a sneak peek at Morocco — looking at water issues and the need to relearn traditional catchment management whilst…
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Why Food Forests?
Image source: Permaculture a Beginner’s Guide, by Graham Burnett We’re all familiar with the concept of forests — lush, abundant…
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