Last week I was at a festival in Somerset called Buddhafield. The name probably tells you all you need to … Read More
Shambhala Warrior Mind Training
Environment
Agroecology – Alleluia!
I’ll be honest – I was getting rather bored with writing this series on food production. I know it’s tremendously … Read More
Farming and Fertilisers
“The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer … Read More
Pesticides: Can We Live Without?
In 1962 Rachel Carson published her seminal work, Silent Spring, warning that excessive use of synthetic pesticides, especially DDT, was … Read More
Molecules of Freedom?
I will get back to my series on food production, I promise, but today I was sidetracked/gobsmacked by something I’ve … Read More
Monoculture: Economically Efficient, Ecologically Disastrous
Economically, reducing the number of types of crops that a farmer grows makes perfect sense. Just as production lines increase … Read More
Eating Ourselves Out Of House, Home and Planet
“Famine isn’t unique to humans. All species are subject to it everywhere in the world. When the population of any … Read More
And Now For Some Good News
Here in Windsor the sun is shining (for now) and spring has sprung, with this season’s show of bluebells being … Read More
Polly Higgins, Lawyer for the Planet
I’m sad to say that the world has lost yet another great and courageous advocate for a better future. I … Read More