February 2010
52 posts
January 2010
60 posts
informationliberation - The age of the killer... →
The Funny Farm: Notes on the SSAWG Conference →
Duane’s wrapup of the Sustainable Agriculture Working Group conference.
WatchMichael Pollan On The Daily Show (VIDEO)
WatchMichael Pollan On Oprah: Let’s Vote With Our Forks (VIDEO)
Obama Appoints Monsanto Man as FDA Food Safety... →
This Common Food Ingredient Can Really Mess Up... →
Field Report - Catch Me if You Can - NYTimes.com →
Community supported fisheries!
On Organics & Technology
“The continued development of organic farming requires that innovative technologies are introduced in order to fulfill the perceived need for increased professionalism, specialization, and use of rational production methods (Christensen & Frandsen, 2001). The technologies for the organic sector need to be integrated and must conform to a number of sustainability factors instead of being...
Institutions & the Double-Loop
Most institutions are very resistant to double-loop learning, as this involves the questioning of, and possible changes in, the wider values and procedures under which they operate. […] Institutions can therefore improve learning by encouraging systems that develop a better awareness of information. The best way to do this is to be in close touch with external environments, and to have a...
Urban Farm - Spring 2010 Volume 2 - Number 1 →
A magazine of potential interest
On the selection of Decimal Place Farms for a...
We agreed to focus our project on vegetable production, so technically this is outside of the scope of our research query. But in many ways, this seemed like a great place to start. Mary is a committed Slow Foods cheese artisan, and her passion for her craft is contagious. Milking the goats with your own hands, and seeing the production facilities s a great way to immerse yourself in the mindset...
““When viewed globally, the anti-big farm movement seems even more...”
– America’s Agricultural Angst - Forbes.com
Jan. 25, 1979: Robot Kills Human | This Day In... →
worth remembering the date that a robot first killed a human. 1979.
NTDTV: Netherlands: Farming Robots Have a Field... →
Before You Grocery Shop Again: Food 101 with... →
oprah’s on our side
More Tainted Dairy Products Are Found in Chinese... →
melamine contamination in chinese dairy products - a result of screening processes that tested one thing (plastic’s nitrogen levels pose as protein). illustrates the complexity of safety regulations when it comes to food.
Permaculture Principles →
“The fundamental challenge facing agricultural scientists and developmet...”
– Pretty’s Participatory Learning for Sustainable Agriculture, 1995
“Participation is an essential component of any system of learning, as no change...”
– Pretty’s Participatory Learning for Sustainable Agriculture, 1995
“Any attempt precisely to define concepts such as sustainability are...”
– Pretty’s Participatory Learning for Sustainable Agriculture, 1995
Cartesian paradigm/rationalism/postivism
Posits that there is exists an objective external reality driven by immutable laws.
“As situations and conditions change, so must our constructions of sustainability...”
– Pretty’s Participatory Learning for Sustainable Agriculture, 1995
“Technologies are not sustainable: what needs to be made sustainable is the...”
– Bunch, Lopez (personal communciation, 1994), as quoted in Pretty’s Participatory Learning for Sustainable Agriculture
“Only he can understand what a farm is, what a country is, who shall have...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944)
Future Of Food Playlist on YouTubes →
Undecidability Theorem
Alan Turing sez no matter how clever we think we are, there will always be algorithims that do things we cannot predict in advance. the only way to find out what will happen is to run them.
Thanks for the legitimization, AT.
Archive.org: Argriculture, farming, farms →
WatchGrowing Awareness Trailer (2007)
WatchSeeds of Tomorrow
Found on archive.org
Salami recalled in multistate salmonella outbreak... →
pepper was the ingredient contaminated in this latest salmonella outbreak. because how?
Growing knowledge: School gardens take root in... →
Big Benefits Are Seen From Eating Less Salt -... →
you can ask an individual to change … just a half teaspoon less salt per day has significant health impact for the population. but individual change requires individual motivation - so NY urges these changes from the manufacturers.
this development is relevant to our query in that it addresses the health impact of additives in the industrial food production process; any illumination of...
De Gustibus - Snacking Nation - When Did Grazing... →
on the cultural necessity of snacks for children
WatchThanks to Beth for this find: socially responsible design. Particularly like the emphasis on the 3 Ps: People, Planet & Profit.
Emily Pilloton | January 18, 2010 - Margaret Palmer | ColbertNation.com
The Next Idea’s Forecasted Next Ideas for 2010 «... →
food trends for the new decade
Shared Calendar: growBots Dates & Schedule →