Food Shortages
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The Price of Food is at the Heart of this Wave of Revolutions
It seems as though the wheels are continuing to show signs of coming off as it concerns the issue of…
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Dmitry Orlov: Peak Oil Lessons From The Soviet Union
Those who appreciated the very interesting articles by Dmitry Orlov (recommended reading!) will appreciate this clip also.
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The Need for Sustainable Agriculture – It’s So Obvious and Inevitable That Even The UN Has To Admit It
Editor’s Note: Quite some time ago, I shared the big 400-scientist-strong IAASTD worldwide study that concluded that small scale, localised,…
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Vandana Shiva: The Future of Food
Vandana Shiva shares a lucid discussion on Monsanto’s inexplicable view of nature as the enemy of mankind, and their determination…
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Community Gardens Visited and Observed: Veggie Village in Peregian Beach
Community gardens are a very valuable demonstration of how a community can grow its own food, provide its own power,…
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World One Poor Harvest Away From Chaos
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Today there are three sources of growing demand for food: population growth; rising…
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One Million People in Sri Lanka Need Your Help
Dear Friends "The disaster we are facing is second only to the tsunami," says Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, General Secretary of…
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Respecting Ourselves, Part III: Needs Met Ineffectively or at Great Cost
Editor’s Note: This is Part III of a three-part series. If you haven’t already, please read Part I and Part…
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The Great Food Crisis of 2011
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute As the new year begins, the price of wheat is setting an all-time…
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Indoor Farm in Tokyo
by Cecilia Macaulay Conference room, Head office, Pasona Group Inc. With all my Japan projects bedded down for the winter,…
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Glancing at the Crystal Ball – What Do You See?
As the new year turned over, I noticed a few websites running article series where correspondents made their predictions about…
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