Just as burning fossil fuels has led to dangerously high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, factory farming driven by the pursuit of profits for chemical companies is threateningContinue Reading
Agroecology is the application of ecological ideas to agricultural systems and practices in order to farm with nature rather than against it. It encourages inclusivity, resilience, social ideals, cultural traditions,Continue Reading
Our earth is becoming increasingly plastic. Plastic pollution has increased tremendously in recent years as a result of the rise in plastic manufacturing and consumption. Microplastic particles are collecting in evenContinue Reading
Regenerative agriculture was often thought to be a fringe branch of the organic agricultural movement. The two fields are not similar, but the emphasis on soil protection and soil healthContinue Reading
With global carbon emissions hitting an all-time high in 2018, the world is on a trajectory that climate experts believe will lead to catastrophic warming by 2100 or before. SomeContinue Reading
Fundamentally, two of the world’s most pressing challenges, climate change and soil degradation, boil down to a simple imbalance: there is too much carbon in the air, and not enoughContinue Reading
Generating three centimeters of top soil takes 1,000 years, and if current rates of degradation continue all of the world’s top soil could be gone within 60 years, a seniorContinue Reading
In a park on the Spanish island of Ibiza, a prototype for new renewable energy isn’t a huge spinning turbine or a field of solar panels. Instead, it’s partially hiddenContinue Reading
