Strengthening women’s land rights across the globe; why local food is gaining traction
Good morning. It’s a beautiful day here and we’re headed off to a University of California agricultural research facility to hear some thoughts about sustainability from some of our favorite …
Childhood hunger, food as Rx, water + soil, Generation Peak Booze
Good morning! It’s been a busy week. We’ve wrapped up some of the week’s most important and interesting stories for you to read today…or over the weekend. Dive in! …
Water. Animals. Farmers. Sustainability. Important stuff, this.
Water. International: Are there lessons for California agriculture in how Saudi Arabia managed its groundwater? Some think so…take note. Brad Plumer for Vox. Three reasons to care about nitrate runoff. Dead zones, the …
Israel bets on recycled water for farming
Recycling sewage water – in combination with desalination plants – has enabled Israel to avoid dependence on rain. But with about half of the water used on Israel’s farms coming …
FAO Report: Without universal access to water, no food security
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a major report on the relationship between access to water and global food security and nutrition. The report, developed by …
Easing diabetes risk, one beverage at a time
A recently released study has important news: “substituting just one serving a day of water or unsweetened tea or coffee for one serving of a sugar-sweetened soft drink or dairy …
Q&A: Chris Sayer, Ventura County farmer and entrepreneur
” One of the real values for local food – and I would love to see more – is it helps to connect our neighbors to the issues surrounding agriculture. …
Drought watch: a rogue’s gallery of water guzzlers
One response to California’s disastrous drought has been to point fingers at specific crops and frame them as villains. But it’s not that simple. For example, while almonds consume a …
Opinion: De-Californify the Nation’s Produce Supply
In the crush of recent articles about California’s drought, a number of op-eds featuring big ideas have appeared. Journalist Tom Philpott (@tomphilpott) – he writes for Mother Jones – has penned …
Michael Pollan is an award-winning journalist, a prolific author, a professor at the University of California Berkeley, and a fierce and tireless advocate for sustainable living. An internationally renowned speaker, …