Joel Salatin, a self-described "Christian-conservative-libertarian-environmentalist-capitalist-lunatic farmer,” is running a 550-acre farm that is so self-sustaining he's never bought seeds, fertilizers, chemicals, plows, or silos. Read more »
Occupy Wall Street has sparked new interest in urban agriculture and self-sufficiency. Find out how food co-operatives are feeding and educating the 99%. Read more »
What do you get when you mashup flash mobs with farming? A crop mob, of course. Shareable friend Allison Arieff has a GOOD write up about their origin in North Carolina two years ago with some how-to tips for would be organizers. Read more »
"What would it take to grow all the food needed for all Manhattanites – on Manhattan Island?" This video drives home the ecological impact of our current food production and consumption patterns – but then goes beyond that, to p. Read more »
“Common sense” is a term Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin repeatedly uses—with ever increasing enthusiasm—to describe the Hillside Farmers Cooperative he is creating with Latino farmers in southern Minnesota. Read more »
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