Breaking Free From Factory Farms

SUBHEAD: Why foodie farmer, Joe Salatin, believes sustainable farming includes eating meat.By Joel Salatin on 30 March 2011 in The Nation -(http://www.thenation.com/video/159458/joel-salatin-breaking-free-factory-farms)Image above: Aerial photo of feed lot by Pete McBride. From (http://www.petemcbride.com).In this twelfth video in the series “Peak Oil and a Changing Climate” from The Nation and

Start Gardening With a Vengeance

SUBHEAD: More of us should take up the spade, make some compost, and start gardening as if our lives depended on it.By Ellen LaConte on 30 March 2011 in AlterNet - (http://www.alternet.org/food/150428/garden_as_if_your_life_depended_on_it%2C_because_it_does)Image above: Poster circa 1925 with Uncle Sam advocating "Garden to cut food costs!" From (http://gallery.pictopia.com/natf/photo/8612566/).

Permaculture Taking Off in Hawaii

SUBHEAD: Reawakening an appreciation for traditional systems and adding in modern permaculture techniques.By Craig Mackintosh on 28 March 2011 in Peraculture RI -(http://permaculture.org.au/2011/03/28/permaculture-taking-off-in-hawaii)Image above: Setting up a permaculture garden on the Big Island. From (http://permaculturehi.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/

The Local Food Revolution

SUBHEAD: A revolution aimed at rebuilding food security and food sovereignty for all.By Michael Brownlee on 24 March 2011 in Boulder Weekly - (http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-4806-id-like-to-see-a-study-on-the-relative-cost-for-t.html)Image above: Boulder Belt Farm share. From (http://www.localharvest.org/blog/330/entry/boulder_belt_farm_share_inititiative16).Boulder, Colorado -Anyone living