Organics upwardly mobile trend (even at the USDA!)
Someone has taken the time to compare the new farm bill to the previous farm bill in an easy-to-read-side-by-side table. The sections on organic agriculture are interesting. Read them here.
This is the kind of stuff Extension folks love, for use in presentations. What other use could there be [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 28, 2008
Then and now
August 27, 2008
Making water
Trick title. Water isn’t made. Like carbon it’s neither destroyed or created, it just changes form and flows via the planetary water cycle. The water you drink today may have been consumed by dinasaurs. Take it for granted if you want, but water issues are emerging as one of the most critical humans will face.
Here [...]
August 25, 2008
Blue zones not organic
Ever hear of blue zones? I had not until I ran across this interesting article on How Stuff Works. Blue zones are areas on the Earth where people live longer, healthier lives.
There are four blue zones identified in the world. Champaign isn’t one of them. Dan Buettner of BlueZones.com has traveled to the blue zones [...]
August 21, 2008
Growing Home gets big attention
Harry Rhodes and the rest of the gang at Growing Home have been quietly plugging along, doing their excellent work, helping people, and they’ve done so without a lot of fanfare over the years. So it was good to see them get some national-level recognition in Frances Moore Lappe’s blog, appearing in a recent Huffington [...]
August 14, 2008
How will organic weather the storm?
What effect will the slumping economy have on organic food and farming? Are the years of 20% annual growth over? Is organic food is a luxury people won’t afford in tighter times?…
This is a horrendous climate for any company but look at the [...]
