The Grain Giants Have Made a Bonanza from Hunger. Time to Take Them Apart
The global food system, heavily influenced by the big grain companies, needs an overhaul to allow diverse crops, producers and supply routes
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Debunking Net Zero, Carbon Offsets, Nature-Based Solutions, Climate Smart Agriculture, Bioeconomy…
Researcher Devlin Kuyek identifies greenwashing terms that confuse people and block real solutions to climate change.
Read more...Bucking Convention to Track the Upside of Invasive Species
While the damage done by some invasives was clear, the notion that they were always an inherent threat to native ecosystems troubled some researchers.
Read more...Does Nature Have Rights? Victorian Polymath John Ruskin Thought So
Jeffrey Spear discusses how the insights of John Ruskin can help create a new paradigm for protecting the planet.
Read more...Robert Smithson, Creator of “Spiral Jetty” and the Artist for the Jackpot?
A perambulation through the works of “land artist” Robert Smithson.
Read more...Behind the Crisis in Sri Lanka – How Political and Economic Mismanagement Combined to Plunge Nation into Turmoil
Some background on the escalating crisis in Sri Lanka and what might come next.
Read more...An Ode in Praise of the Wood Stove
Home heating in general, and wood stoves in particular. They’re great!
Read more...Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine Didn’t Cause the Food Crisis. Capitalism Did
Small farmers are the world’s primary suppliers of food. It’s imperative we listen to them, not the big corporates
Read more...Fertilizer Prices Are Soaring – and That’s an Opportunity to Promote More Sustainable Ways of Growing Crops
The fertilizer price crisis may represent an opportunity….but can farmers take advantage of it?
Read more...Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Roses are blooming in our garden, providing a welcome distraction from the dire and depressing news cycle.
Read more...#NoMowMay: A Step Toward Abolishing the Lawn?
Hopefully, lawns will collapse in The Jackpot, so there’s an upside!
Read more...No, Biden Can’t Just Sell Off Seized Russian Yachts and Central Bank Assets to Help Aid Ukraine – International Law and the US Constitution Forbid It
Why it would not be so smart for the US to sell seized Russian assets.
Read more...Spring Is Here: 324+ Daffodils (and Counting), 33 Tulips, and One Simnel Cake
Spring has sprung and we’re surrounded by blooming daffodils and tulips, with bluebells soon to follow. Bring on the bees and butterflies!
Read more...Ukraine: How the Global Fertilizer Shortage Is Going to Affect Food
A detailed looks at fertilizer production and economics, and the impact the war in Ukraine migtht have on supplies.
Read more...Peasants Marginalized by Big Farms
Why big farms are often not better.
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