Environmentalism will not save the environment
Here I will try to explain, oh so briefly, why "environmentalism" will not deal with the current crop of global "environmental problems," and why a restructuring of our society will instead be...
View ArticleEcologia y Capital, or Enrique Leff for beginners
This is a review of the English translation of Enrique Leff’s 1995 short book Ecologia y Capital, titled Green Production, oriented toward a discussion of its political usefulness in the current era....
View ArticleOh! Oh! OMG! Oh yes! UN Report Just Gave Me an Orgasm
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Olivier de Schutter released a report on agroecology today, which you can access at http://www.srfood.org. And. It. Is. Amazing. Seriously. It says that...
View ArticleWorld Population Day: Agriculture Offers Huge Opportunities for a Planet of 7...
Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet. As the global population increases, so does the number of mouths to feed. The good news is that in addition to providing food,...
View ArticleAnti-Capitalist Meet-up: The Food Crisis and The Struggle for Food Sovereignty
One of the most difficult problems that we are facing is feeding the world while at the same time protecting our planet. We are facing a situation where the manner in which food production is...
View ArticleIntroduction to Ecological Gardening
This is the first diary in a new series on ecological gardening that I will be writing for the Practical Survivalism and Sustainable Living group here on Daily Kos. Diaries will be posted on Sundays....
View ArticleIntroduction to Ecological Gardening Pt. II: Basic Garden Ecology
This is the second diary in a new series on ecological gardening that I will be writing for the Practical Survivalism and Sustainable Living group here on Daily Kos. Diaries will be posted on Sundays...
View ArticleIntroduction to Ecological Gardening Pt. III: Basic Garden Ecology 2- Soil...
This is the third diary in a new series on ecological gardening that I will be writing for the Practical Survivalism and Sustainable Living group here on Daily Kos. I want to apologize for waiting so...
View ArticleIntroduction to Ecological Gardening Pt. IV: Basic Garden Ecology 3- Layers
This is the fourth diary in a series on ecological gardening that I am writing for the Practical Survivalism and Sustainable Living group here on Daily Kos. The purpose of this diary series is to...
View ArticleIntroduction to Ecological Gardening pt. V: Basic Garden Ecology- Polycultures
This is the fifth diary in a series on ecological gardening that I am writing for the Practical Survivalism and Sustainable Living group here on Daily Kos. The purpose of this diary series is to share...
View ArticleEcological Gardening pt. VI: Slideshow time!
--It has been almost five months since my last diary. Things happen when you work full time and move to another country.-- The purpose of this diary series is to share my limited knowledge about a...
View ArticleEcological Gardening Part VII: A Victory Garden's First Year in 6 Slide Shows...
This is the seventh diary in a series on ecological gardening that I am writing here on Daily Kos. The purpose of this diary series is to share my limited knowledge about a revolutionary mindset that...
View ArticleEcological Gardening pt. VIII: A Victory Garden's Second Year in 7 Slide...
This is the eighth diary in a series on ecological gardening that I am writing here on Daily Kos. This is also the last slide show diary for "A Victory Garden." Later diaries will be more...
View ArticleEcological Gardening: URGENT CALL TO ACTION
This is a short break from some diaries I have in the pipeline: an urgent call to action for some fellow Permaculturalists who are doing groundbreaking (pun pun pun) work at the University of...
View ArticleIntroduction to Agroecology: Holistic Management- Cattle, Cause or Cure for...
In the past decade, we have been told repeatedly by environmental campaigners, the UN, and scientists the world over that cows are a major contributor to climate change. The logic goes something like...
View ArticleClimate Skepticism Evaporates in Australia's oven-like heat wave
This comes from the Sydney Morning Herald:Climate-change denial feels the heatBy Peter HannamScepticism about climate change in Australia may be something else that will melt during the nation's great...
View ArticleClimate Skepticism Evaporates in Australia's oven-like heat wave
This comes from the Sydney Morning Herald:Climate-change denial feels the heatBy Peter HannamScepticism about climate change in Australia may be something else that will melt during the nation's great...
View ArticleEmergence of the Hive Mind – Orchids in the Cracks
There is a principle in Judo called kuzushi that refers to the art of unbalancing one's opponent. Stated simply: push when pulled, pull when pushed. The 'ju' in judo or ju jitsu, its direct ancestor,...
View ArticleIntroduction to Agroecology: Holistic Management- Compendious Edition
Last month I published a mammoth diary which reintroduced the concept of agroecology and presented the design framework known as Holistic Management.The premise? Livestock are not inherently...
View ArticleIntroduction to Agroecology: Permaculture ≠ Holistic Management ≠ Biodynamic...
My aim in this diary is not to step on anyone's toes, but I do wish to make certain that when we communicate about agroecology and things in general, that we do not conflate ideologies and approaches...
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