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Drylands of England
So where I'm living at the moment is the east coast of the UK. It's a big arable farming area. Fields are large (but nowhere near as large as the USA), and everything is mechanised and very reliant on fossile fuels. The photo shows the dry soil being blown away as the ground is prepared for the next crop.
The soils are nutrient poor, as monocultures are the…
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Learn1.5 A World in Transition ~ Sharing on A Small Island
I've chosen the idea of Sharing for Food Security.
Living on a small island for the most part as I do, we already have a very tight-knit community of wonderful caring people who come together for all sorts of project or parties. A call for a meeting regarding Transition Town in our newsletter caught my eye: Quadra Island Transtion Initiative http://www.quadraisland.ca/transition/index.html
The Transition… Continue
Living on a small island for the most part as I do, we already have a very tight-knit community of wonderful caring people who come together for all sorts of project or parties. A call for a meeting regarding Transition Town in our newsletter caught my eye: Quadra Island Transtion Initiative http://www.quadraisland.ca/transition/index.html
The Transition… Continue
Added by Buffy B on April 4, 2011 at 3:34pm — No Comments
Evokation – People Value Company, Guizhou China
Section 1 – The Social Venture
The Venture
Agriculture today is financed much like any other big business: with a view of investment that only includes financial return. This approach, however, is limited in scope and leads to major negative environmental and social externalities. With few sources of capital available to smaller players in the sector, and with an increasingly competitive marketplace, large-scale agriculture is increasingly squeezing out smaller scale… Continue
The Venture
Agriculture today is financed much like any other big business: with a view of investment that only includes financial return. This approach, however, is limited in scope and leads to major negative environmental and social externalities. With few sources of capital available to smaller players in the sector, and with an increasingly competitive marketplace, large-scale agriculture is increasingly squeezing out smaller scale… Continue
Added by MirkoZ on May 19, 2010 at 10:22pm — 2 Comments
A field of dreams is harvested in 2020
For my story, I picked a group that is training women farmers in organic agriculture in Nepal. As it says on their page..."In rural Nepal, many men often migrate to the city in search of work, and women are left to raise families and farm. In recent decades, farmers have become overly dependent on chemical fertilizers and pesticides and over time, local practices of sustainable farming have been… Continue
Added by Soni Pitts on May 14, 2010 at 2:22am — No Comments
Act 6, Organic Seed Saving in Nepal for Women
Of all the projects I saw on Global Giving, the one to support Nepalese women in rediscovering organic agriculture techniques appeals to me the most. I feel like this is a global issue: in the last 50 years, the so called "Green Revolution" has meant that billions of people have forgotten how to employ locally appropriate, sustainable farming practices.
I posted it to my facebook, and will… Continue
I posted it to my facebook, and will… Continue
Added by Nick Heyming on May 10, 2010 at 9:32pm — No Comments
A realistic hope for a dinner in 10 years
March, 10th in 2020
I am about to enjoy dinner with my family. It is a special occasion, we want to celebrate last week’s victory: governments forming the ALCA (North-South America’s Free Trade Agreement) finally banned transgenic crops for good. This has its origin back in 2010 with a petition initiated in Canada:…
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Go Local
Vancouverites are lucky. There is an abundance of food produced within 100 miles of Vancouver. Here's an example of what is available here in May:
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Vegetables: Asparagus, beans (dried), beets (storage), carrots…
Added by Madison DeNiro on May 7, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments
[+] - - - - - (Imagine 2) Dinner on March 10, 2010
I like to eat before the sunset. It sets a peaceful tone for and the warm light often helps with conversation. My family, my wife and two children, and my parents
and my wife's parents are all at the table. It's a typical dinner.…
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Added by Bonan Zhang on May 6, 2010 at 3:45pm — No Comments
Energy the way its meant to be done, in 2020
In 2020 peak oil will be a much more evident and investigated problem than it already is today. While alterior energy sources are being explored and utilized now, advancements in these sources are the key to maintaining cheap, reliable, energy. The first and foremost thing I feel scientists of humanity must focus on is steering away from solar panels to capture sunlight energy, Nature has already created a much more powerful solar power facility. The compound chlorophyll is the major player…
ContinueAdded by Andrew Anstrom on May 1, 2010 at 11:38pm — 3 Comments
Imagine a world where that weather didn't matter.
Imagine a world where that weather didn't matter. A world where you can grow tomato's, lettuces, and a wh*** host of other fruits and vegetables, even when its 30 below.
Welcome to Ted Marchildon world. We can be in doors so you can set
this like clock work. It high noon all day every day 24 7. In Teds
world plants aren't affected by drought, cold, or any other plait
affecting the farmer today.…
Added by Oliver Kopec on April 28, 2010 at 12:00am — 2 Comments
Bring on the dinner party
We are at my place; I love having people over to visit. We have some interstate friends staying with us and have invited the neighbours round.
Over the last ten years our vegetable garden has really matured into a nice, productive patch. I've planted exclusively heirloom varieties, as much to assist in their perpetuation as anything else, but it means we have an eclectic variety of fruit and veggies available. Lately there's been a resurgence of independent grocery stores and…
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Added by Angela B on April 23, 2010 at 9:43pm — No Comments
Gardening PDF books
I have a collection of pdf books that I have found have useful for anyone wishing to learn. I also highly recommend a book called Back To Basics by Reader's Digest, this book shows you how to build a homestead using the resources around you, very useful book but i don't have a digital version to give out....yet
If you are interested in any let me know and I'll sent it to you.
1 ebook:
Organic Secrets
Here are the pdf files I… Continue
Added by Theodore Burt on April 19, 2010 at 6:45pm — 1 Comment
Dinner Re-imagined - IMAGINE2
Today was a near-record hot day for March. No snow on the balcony for weeks.
It's dinner time and the solar-powered grill is heating up nicely. I'm the food prep expert (I like to chop stuff) and Jim handles the final cooking.
Sipping on the latest organic white wine from the nearby Niagara region, we relax after a long working day and start puttering around the kitchen.
Tonight's dinner is simple and tasty. Yesterday's finds from the local farmer market includes some… Continue
It's dinner time and the solar-powered grill is heating up nicely. I'm the food prep expert (I like to chop stuff) and Jim handles the final cooking.
Sipping on the latest organic white wine from the nearby Niagara region, we relax after a long working day and start puttering around the kitchen.
Tonight's dinner is simple and tasty. Yesterday's finds from the local farmer market includes some… Continue
Added by Jean Frankly on April 19, 2010 at 6:02pm — 2 Comments
Good Food Box: Sustainable Nutrition - LEARN2
The Field-to-Table program is a not-for-profit healthy food delivery system for Toronto’s low-income citizens, operated by FoodShare since 1992. It's a smart wholistic approach to food distribution that is community-based and market-driven in a way that supports local farmers.
Here's how the Good Food Box project… Continue
Here's how the Good Food Box project… Continue
Added by Jean Frankly on April 19, 2010 at 5:23pm — 2 Comments
I want to share this seed network. It's pretty self explanatory site and is worth a read.
http://www.seedalliance.org/
http://www.seedalliance.org/World_Seed_Fund/
I want to share this seed network. It's pretty self explanatory site and is worth a read.
http://www.seedalliance.org/
http://www.seedalliance.org/World_Seed_Fund/ Continue
Added by Theodore Burt on April 18, 2010 at 1:41am — No Comments
free plants
Yesterday I seeded a bunch of plants. To day I posted a call out to my friends to bring me pots to put them in and take home. I am hoping to start a trend and see how many people will become growers for the community. I can instruct them in the ways of growing, let them grow in bulk to give away and to learn how to get in on helping the community grow food even if they have little time to commit to the effort. I am encouraging easy plants and encouraging people to act regardless of their… Continue
Added by Theodore Burt on April 16, 2010 at 2:23am — 3 Comments
A Dinner With Extended Family
today, we are hosting the weekly eat-together with our neighbors and friends. everybody brings an appetizer, main dish and side dish. my family is excited over the thought of the cuisine that one of our new neighbors will be bringing over. in general, the wonderful mix of recipes both traditional and experimental is always something to look forward to.
first, we head to our miniature garden/grove to gather some seasonal goods. then, we head to the local store to pick up the…
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Added by nomadHAR on April 9, 2010 at 10:18pm — No Comments
Dinner time anno 2020
It's april 2020. I am sitting in my kitchen in Antwerp. the same kitchen as ten years ago although my fridge is much smaller now, in 2020. My freezer I have long gotten rid off since it ate too much energy.
The meal I am eating is called 'Paling in 't groen', which means 'Eel in th' green'. It's a very traditional flemish meal, ancient really and I am happy to cook it since it became for quite a while an endangered dish along with the eels that are the main ingredient.
the fact…
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Added by Floatstone on April 2, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments
In Love with Luz
I found this webcomic called Luz a few years ago, and all this research for Evoke reminded me of it. Though I couldn't remember the name I did remember another webcomic associated with it. It was like a wonderful treasure hunt.
I finally found the Luz homepage again so here's the link http://www.transmission-x.com/luz/2007/10/27/luz-episode-1/
Little Luz was an Evoke agent…
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Added by Katherine Morrison on March 27, 2010 at 4:06am — No Comments
Trying to get Evoke Dirty
Okay, so I just did something I think deserves a couple courage points. I sent an email to the makers of Dirt: The Movie (trailer in the videos section) asking them if they would give an exclusive online access to members of the Evoke network.
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Here's what I wrote:…
Added by Katherine Morrison on March 26, 2010 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment
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