Organic Farming

Green Edge 3: Small Farmers, Ecofeminism, Vandana Shiva

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 07.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Organic World Congress, Organic Farming, Farming, Modena, Vandana Shiva, Ecofeminist, What Is Slow Food, Slow Food Organization, Food, Green News
John Tepper Marlin

Ecofeminist Vandana Shiva, monoculture with a masculine wish to dominate, is at the Organic World Congress to protest the human and environmental cost of industrial farming practices.

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Green Edge 2: Organic Wine-Making

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Environment, Food, Organic Farming, Levizzano Rangone, Agriculture, John Tepper Marlin, Organic World Congress, Wine, Organic Wine, Living News
John Tepper Marlin

Wine-making organic standards are more complex than standards for vegetables -- organic vegetable production is earth-friendly, health-friendly and tastes better. For organic wine the case needs more elaboration.

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Is Locally Grown Food Going Corporate?

Laura Weiss | Posted 06.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Long Island, Organic Farming, Whole Foods, Manhattan, Eating Organic, Worldwatch Institute, Sustainable Food, Agriculture, Factory Farms, Food, Edible East End, New York City, Green News
Laura Weiss

If locally grown veggies are packed in plastic tubs, crammed into trucks, and shipped off to grocery stores, how different are they from any other produce section offering?

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A Good Day's Work

Craig McCord | Posted 05.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Onions, Community Supported Agriculture, Organic Farming, The People Who Feed Us, Hearty Roots Farm, Csa, Planting Season, Living News
Craig McCord

On an early Saturday morning in the middle of May, just outside Red Hook, New York, a white van slowly makes its way along glorified ruts that lead to a freshly plowed field. 16,000 onions are to be planted here in the space of a single day.

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The Greenhorns: A New Breed Of American Idol?

Kerry Trueman | Posted 03.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Organic Farming, Farming, Severine Von Tcharner Fleming, The Greenhorns, Farmers, Agribiz, Farms, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Documentaries, Living News
Kerry Trueman

With dwindling resources, climate change, and the triple threats of peak oil, peak soil, and peak water nipping at our heedless heels, industrial agriculture is becoming a "luxury" we can't afford.

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