Factory Farm Map: Where are factory farms in the U.S. most concentrated?
Do you want to know where factory animal farms predominate? How does the concentration of your county compare to others in the United States? Where is resistance to factory...
Vatican Statement on Climate Change Castigates Industrial Agriculture
On Thursday, June 18th, the Vatican released to the public its long awaited official statement on climate change, titled Laudito Si. Taking the austere life of St. Francis of...
With Support from 9 Agricultural Universities, Organic Agriculture in India is On the Rise
Just this past March, we attended the Scientific Conference of the 5th National Organic Farming Conference in Chandigarh, India. The organic farming conference took place from February 28th-March 2nd,...
Dalits in Today’s India: 2015
All of the papers in the recently published collection of essays titled Life as a Dalit: Views from the Bottom on Caste and India (edited by Subhadra Mitra Channa...
Scaling Up Solar Powered Desalination to Meet High Demand
As more and more cities are experiencing water shortages due to drought or because of their location in desert regions, governments are turning to desalination to meet the demand...
California needs to invest in environmentally sustainable desalination
California is in the midst of a four-year long drought, and the arid climate shows no signs of letting up. The drought is so extreme that reservoirs and wells...
“Drought proofing” agriculture with agroecology
Agroecology is an approach to agriculture that combines crop science, ecology, and social scientific knowledge to maximize agricultural production in ways that support both the existing environment and communities...
California Drought: No Solutions Coming from Big Agribusiness
Almost everyone is taking drastic measures to mitigate the impact of California’s drought crisis. The California Energy Commission raised the efficiency standards for toilets, urinals, and faucets, requiring all...
No-Till Agriculture on the Rise in the U.S.
After years of declining productivity and soil loss, many farmers are changing their farming practices to try and bring the soil back to life. The New York Times...
JustFood Conference March 15th
Next week the Just Food Conference at Columbia University Teachers College will bring together community leaders, students, policy makers, educators, farmers, and chefs. We look forward to...