Is farming with this soil amendment a climate silver bullet? Likely not. But experts and advocates say it’s time to address its limitations so that any potential as an agricultural climate solution can be realized. March 17, 2023 update: In the Senate and House of Representatives today, the Biochar Research Network Act was introduced by…
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By Lisa Held
Biochar’s Potential to Combat Climate Change
Off to a Late Start: An Excerpt from Marion Nestle’s New Book, “Slow Cooked”
For nearly half a century, I have been teaching and writing about the effects of politics on what we eat and, therefore, on our health. I began my career fascinated by nutrients, every one of them, but I ended up viewing foods, diets, and entire systems of food production and consumption as far more significant….
Stop and Eat the Flowers
We Are What We Eat — and We Must Make Food Decisions With the Climate Crisis in Mind
Because while the food system is being hit hard by the climate crisis, it also plays a sizable role in causing of the problem, accounting for one third of the world’s emissions. This story was produced in partnership with Civil Eats. If we had been told, a decade ago, that so many climate-fueled disasters would…
By Tracey Ryder
Rural Relevance — A Full Circle Return to Resilience
A review of A Bold Return to Giving a Damn by Will Harris Will Harris endeared himself to me the first time we met by telephone back in 2011, after he kindly agreed to speak at our Edible Institute conference taking place in Santa Barbara, California that spring. I was online, booking the flight for…
By Joy Manning
Rethinking Hunger: Why Feeding Those in Need Must Focus on Nutrition
Most North Americans are technically “food secure”, having access to enough calories to avoid hunger thanks to government programs, food banks and hunger relief organizations. But the fight against hunger demands more. It’s time to shift our focus to “nutrition security”—so all people have access to the kind of diet that promotes good health and…