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A week ago, neighbor Dave and I ventured to the the Marriott in Detroit to video people from around the country who are doing amazing things with sustainable foods systems. In one video, Tristan Reader and Karen Blaine talk about their community’s efforts to reduce obesity and diabetes among […]

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Lou Dobbs calls for President Bush’s impeachment over the salmonella outbreak in tomatoes, probably because the tragedy fits with his xenophobic world view that the Food & Drug Administration is not pushing hard enough to establish a Mexican connection.
Meanwhile, new cases have appeared in the last 10 days in Tennessee and New Jersey. The tally […]

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The upside-down tomato planter experiment seems to be going well so far. As you can see, the little guys are reaching for the sun. The Super Fantastic tomato seems to be going sideways, while the Beefmaster is trying hard to crawl up the side of its gizmo.
The challenge is finding the right balance with […]

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Yahoo Buzz has collected links to lists of resources available online for home gardeners and others who want to grow vegetables. Click on the Growing Tomatoes link, for example, and you see a list of links ranked by their relative usefulness. Then it’s on to Growing Strawberries or Growing Sweet Potatoes.

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Marion Burros writes in The New York Times that people are gardening not just as a hobby but to help make ends meet. Everyone from retirees to people trying to feed families are creating new backyard gardens or expanding their existing ones. The article also quotes a seed company representative who says that they are […]

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Solitaire seed from Johnny’s

The Japanese sure love sweet melons. A few weeks ago, a pair of Yubari cantaloupe sold for $23,500. Now a black Densuke watermelon has sold for $6,100, purchased by a man who says he wants to support local agriculture.
These boutique melons are packaged like an exotic liqueur, suspended in a […]

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Bloomberg is reporting that United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-Moon is calling for a 50% increase in food output by 2030. Food shortages have now caused rioting in more than 30 countries worldwide, and some leaders at the three-day U.N. conference in Rome argued that diverting land into ethanol risks creating further economic instability worldwide. […]

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One reason to keep reading this blog is to get a sneak peek at upcoming features. This package on Rebecca Titus of Titus Farms looks at the next generation who will take over the sustainable ag movement.
And faithful readers will not want to miss
L. E. Leone’s thoughtful article in Slate on what it […]

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