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Are We Hungry Yet?
The weapons the state now wields and trains on – including some of what we are witnessing in Gaza today – will come home, not only to haunt us, but to destroy us.
New film showcases what’s wrong with food and farming
New film, In Symbiosis, looks at what’s gone wrong with food and farming (including the GMO and pesticides treadmill) and points to ways we can put them back on track towards greater sustainability and resilience.
From Food to Development, It’s a Masterpiece of Control
Industrial agriculture is not a system in crisis. It is a system in command. Engineered with precision, it reflects the civilisational logic of industrial modernity: domination over cooperation, profit over sufficiency, scale over ecology.
Reversing the Loss of Soil Organic Matter
Academics and policymakers make data-free assumptions that most of the increase in CO2 in 2024 comes from burning fossil fuels and cement production, with a small proportion from deforestation and nothing from the loss of soil organic matter.
Can organic farmers’ markets encourage chemical-free farming?
A pear farmer sold hundreds of pears within the first couple of hours of the market opening. “Switching to chemical-free farming has actually improved my farm yields,” challenging the common belief that organic farming is less productive.
The cost of industrial meat: conflict and environmental destruction
A small group of companies controls a large share of the market. This raises concerns about sustainability, animal welfare and the environmental and social impact of these industrial methods.
US-funded ‘private social network’ attacking pesticide critics
Network includes derogatory profiles of figures such as UN experts and food writer Michael Pollan, and is part of an effort to downplay pesticide dangers, records suggest.
AI Images of Mushrooms Could Have ‘Devastating Consequences’
Google is serving AI-generated images of mushrooms when users search for some species, a risky and potentially fatal error for foragers who are trying to figure out what mushrooms are safe to eat.
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