Food for the Future : Organic farming takes root in post-bomb Bali
“Amidst the hubbub of support for large-scale industrialisation of agriculture, there were also smaller voices talking about alternative approaches to agricultural development: returning to traditional crops, locally-based sustainable development, agri- and/or eco-tourism and organic production.”
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Biofuels Sustainability: Nation’s Ecological Scientists Weigh in on Biofuels
“Current grain-based ethanol production systems damage soil and water resources in the U.S. and are only profitable in the context of tax breaks and tariffs”.
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Support your local farmers
“The next frontier is teaching kids that food isn’t just something you buy in a box and pop in a microwave, it’s something that’s grown in a field, you buy in a farmers’ market, you take home and you actually cut up and cook.”
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