COVID-19 Sparks a Rebirth of the Local Farm Movement
Could this be the beginning of a new food economy?
Environment
Gardening Advice from Indigenous Food Growers
“Gardens represent resiliency, strength, wellness, culture.”
“Think in Circles Rather Than Straight Lines”
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, circle back to this email.
Or just get around to it right now!
More Farmland Transitions to Organic
Growing interest in regenerative land practices and demand for organic food have led to consistent expansion of acres devoted to organic farming.
Beyond the Coronavirus, My Students See a Better World
The pandemic may foreshadow how climate change will disrupt our communities, but it has also unveiled a counterrevolution already brewing among young people.
Why We Turn to Gardening in Hard Times
The coronavirus pandemic has set off a global gardening boom to satisfy our hunger for physical contact, hope for nature’s resilience, and a longing to engage in meaningful work.
Fossil Fuel Bailouts Are Class War. This Is How We Fight Back.
Global oil markets are in turmoil, with crude prices at their lowest level in years, even going negative at one point in April. When the U.S. economy is in trouble,
What’s in a Social Justice Diet?
You can make whatever diet you’re currently eating even healthier.
Do More In Less Time
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad. This week, a lifehacker's lament.
5 Ways to Eat a Rose
What better time than now, when
we’re slowed down and trying to ward off contagions, to look to traditional medicines to fortify our immunity?
How Will Farms and Restaurants Emerge from the Coronavirus?
Experts weigh in on the state of our food system, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Carbon Emissions Turned Back 10 Years
Data show coronavirus countermeasures have resulted in a record drop in fossil-fuel demand and created an opening for a clean-energy transition.
Language Matters!
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
Amid Shutdowns, Youth Climate Activists Are Writing the Curriculum for a Just Economic Recovery
Students across generations are flocking to online crash courses on movement building and the Green New Deal.
Instead of Buying Guns or Hoarding Food, Let’s Feed Each Other
Planting roots in our neighborhoods—rather than individual victory gardens—allows us to reassess the true meaning of community and show our neighbors that we have their backs.
The Shared History of Wild Horses and Indigenous People
Horse sanctuaries along the Native American Horse Trail are working to save America’s last Indigenous horses and rewrite official histories that claim they don’t exist.
Scrappy Answers to Scary Questions
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
How to Get Going: An All-Comics Edition
A weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
From Emergency to Emergence
The coronavirus outbreak is presenting us an opportunity to rethink our economic system—and remake it in an image we’d prefer.
Earth Day Activists Wanted to Disrupt the Fossil Fuel Industry. The Pandemic Is Doing it For Them
Protestors can't be on the streets right now, so they're gathering strength on the boulevards of the Internet.
The First Earth Day: A Cry Heard Around the World
Without the first Earth Day protest 50 years ago, global action against environmental problems and climate change would have taken much longer—or might never have happened at all.
Next Up: The Climate Emergency
The coronavirus pandemic has shown that we are capable of putting people before profit. We can start planning now for a just economy—and an effective Green New Deal.
A Day on the Regenerative Ranch
The role of a rancher is nurturing a balance between agriculture and nature—and making space for wildness.
The Push to Keep Independent Grocery Stores Open in Rural Communities
At 75, Linda Grotberg is more than ready to retire. Instead, however, the mother of 11 and grandmother of 40 manages a small grocery store in her hometown of Wimbledon,
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