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There is No “Sustainable Biofuel”

Small farmers that came together in Japan recently have come up with some very practical and do-able solutions. La Via Campesina–The International Peasant Movement–posted this press release from the biodiversity conference last month:

Small Farmers’ Solutions to the Biodiversity Crisis

(Nagoya, 26 October 2010) Small farmer delegates from different parts of the world who are members of the international peasant movement La Via Campesina are attending the Convention of Biodiversity conference in Nagoya, Japan. They represent hundreds of millions of small farmers and family farmers in the world.

Canada Raw Milk Farmer’s Call To Arms

Canada Raw Milk Farmer’s Call To Arms

"The centralisation of our food system is currently the greatest danger to the food security of our nation." Since I am on the topic of raw milk this week I have to post this very important statement from Michael Schmidt. It was presented at a news conference on the steps of the Alberta Legislatu ...

Taking Shelter Under a Nuclear Umbrella

Taking Shelter Under a Nuclear Umbrella

I have been reading The One-Straw Revolutionby Masanobu Fukuoka over the last year. It is a small book, but each essay/teaching/experience/chapter packs a powerful punch and I have taken my time, savoring each section. Usually I am quite greedy when I read a book and devour it too quickly, but this ...