Monthly Archives: April 2015
Agriculture, Industrial Agriculture
Farm Aid Collaborates with Dollars & Sense Magazine for a Special Issue on the State of Agriculture in the U.S.
by Christopher Fisher •
Dollars & Sense magazine collaborated with Farm Aid to create a special issue examining the economic state of agriculture in America today. Featuring: John Ikerd on the failure of industrial agriculture and the need to embrace alternatives now. Farm Aid co-founder Willie Nelson on the need for new definitions of wealth that recognize the importance…
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Hemp, West Virginia
The Hemp Revolution Spreads to West Virginia
by Christopher Fisher •
Charleston Gazette’s Caitlin Cook gets a great two-minute interview with a very knowledgeable farmer, Clark Sheldon of Putnam County, West Virginia.
Very glad to see the hemp revolution spreading so far and so fast.
Read Cook’s piece in the West Virginia Gazette that this video accompanied.
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Food Sovereignty, Regenerative Ag & Agroecology
WhyHunger’s Introduction to Agroecology
by Christopher Fisher •
WhyHunger’s new publication, Agroecology: Putting Food Sovereignty Into Action, is an attractive introduction to agroecological principles, concepts and practices, based largely upon the work of La Via Campesina and many other grassroots leaders and social movements.
It features a plethora of contributions from members of peasant and small-scale farmers’ groups from Guatemala, Haiti, Brazil, India, Mali, and the U.S. which detail their perspectives of the promise that agroecology holds for sustainable and fair local economies.
Agroecology: Putting Food Sovereignty Into Action
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Climate Change, Industrial Agriculture, Regenerative Ag & Agroecology
Infographic: Industrial Ag Remains a Recipe for Disaster
by Christopher Fisher •
Small-Scale Farming, Using Agroecological Methods, Can Provide Solutions
Source: Fair World Project
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Climate Change, Fossil Fuels
Guardian Video: Why We Need to Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground
by Christopher Fisher •
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Climate Change, Fossil Fuels
Naomi Klein via The Guardian : Let’s Kick Oil While the Price is Down
by Christopher Fisher •
Kick ass idea & a powerful argument from Naomi Klein – keep it in the ground. Klein argues for a movement to turn the current oil price shock into the dramatic shift in energy policy we need to avoid catastrophic climate change.
See this video at The Guardian.
