Green Edge 3: Small Farmers, Ecofeminism, Vandana Shiva
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.
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.
John Tepper Marlin | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living
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.
Laura Weiss | Posted 06.27.2008 | Green
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?
Craig McCord | Posted 05.19.2008 | Living
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.
Kerry Trueman | Posted 03.10.2008 | Living
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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John Tepper Marlin | Posted 07.24.2008 | Green