bilaterals_orgRT: @LVCSEAf We are pushing for an alternative trade framework that prioritizes people, local markets, food sovereignty and #Agroecology over profit.
DoomsdaysCWNon-Fiction Trilogy of sorts - "#TheLimitsToGrowth; #PowerLimitsAndProspectsForHumanSurvival; and #EarthForAllASurvivalGuideForHumanity.
So, my copy of "The Limits To Growth" is a first edition from 1972, which I bought in a used book store in 1980. Whoever owned it before ("Denison") highlighted a bunch of stuff (the old school highlighters that don't fade), and put zig-zag lines around this paragraph: "In any finite system there must be constraints that can act to stop exponential growth. These constraints are negative feedback loops. The negative loops become stronger and stronger as growth approches the ultimate limit, or carrying capacity, of the system's environment. Finally, the negative loops balance or dominate the positive ones, and growth comes to an end. In the world system the negative feedback loops involve such processes as pollution of the environment, depletion of nonrenewable resources, and famine."
Fast forward to 2021, where one of the Limits To Growth authors, #DennisMeadows, describes #RichardHeinberg's "Power - Limits And Prospects for Human Survival" as "a powerful new way of understanding the historic rise and probable fall of our species. It is an impressive, sweeping, and thought-provoking narrative." Heinberg talks about how we got to where we are today (lots of history), but also offers solutions (like #Agroecology and #Degrowth).
Finally, "#EarthForAll - A Survival Guide For Humanity" -- which was a report to the #ClubOfRome, and a 50 year follow-up to Limits To Growth. This book is where I learned about the #GiantLeapScenario that we so need to survive as a species on a viable planet.
Limits To Growth influenced my thinking at a young age. "Power" explains how we went wrong, and "Earth For All" gives me hope for the future.
#Bookstodon #AmReading #History #DeGrowth #PowerStructures #ABetterWorldIsPossible #SolarPunkSunday #Earth4All #GiantLeap
IPES-FoodRT: @IPESfood Farmers are already building soil fertility, cutting reliance on synthetic fertilizers, and growing more resilient systems.
This is #agroecology – and it works.
As long as food depends on fossil fuels, hunger will always be one shock away.
MárciaW 🇸🇩"A way of life that does not so much rely on global supply chains but bioregional resources. That is in a material sense humbler but in a spiritual sense far richer, a way of life in which we have rediscovered place and community. As important as it is to protest and resist, it is at least as vital to build community institutions on a bioregional level."
#Agroecology #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty #Pesticides #WarCrimes #Ecocide #Community
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/25/the-iran-wars-global-disruption-points-to-a-bioregional-way-of-life/
#Agroecology #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty #Pesticides #WarCrimes #Ecocide #Community
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/25/the-iran-wars-global-disruption-points-to-a-bioregional-way-of-life/
"Industrial agriculture is highly dependent on energy supplies. Fuel powers tractors and irrigation systems. Natural gas is essential for producing nitrogen fertilizers that sustain crop yields worldwide.Shipping networks transport grains, animal feed, and agricultural commodities and inputs across continents. When energy prices surge or transport routes become unstable, food production and distribution costs inevitably rise." #Agroecology #FoodSecurity #Pesticides #Wars
From the Bosphorus to Hormuz: How Two Straits Shape the Global Food Crisis
Kiran unlocked her dosa shop in Bangalore before sunrise, a morning ruotine she had followed for many years. Only, this time she was not able to open for business. The price of gas had surged again, and deliveries of a LPG cylinder had become uncertain. Thousands of kilometers away in Meru, Hassan postponed harvesting his crop due to rising diesel prices. In Berlin, Anna has begun lowering the heating to cope with rising energy bills.
GuancheLa tormenta Therese pega fuerte 🐻⛈️
(The storm Therese punchs harder)
#farm #farming #rural_life #rural #agroecology #naturism #farmbear #aspie #autistic #SanMateo
Academic EuropeJob Alert
Research Professor – Agro-Ecosystem Modelling
Deadline: 2026-05-04 / 16:00
Location: Finland - Helsinki, Jokioinen, Oulu or Turku
https://www.academiceurope.com/ads/research-professor-in-agro-ecosystem-modelling/
#hiring #AgroEcology #Professor #Agriculture #EcosystemModelling #FoodSystems #ResearchLeadership #Bioeconomy
Resultado de las últimas lluvias en lo sembrado 🐻🌱
(The effect of the recent rains on the crops)
#farm #farming #rural_life #rural #agroecology #naturism #farmbear #aspie #autistic
#Permaculture... And why #Maine is perfect for it
By Topher Belknap, November 2018
"THE TERM PERMACULTURE was coined by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in the 1970s, but the concepts it embodies have been around for much longer. According to Holmgren, permaculture is, 'Consciously designed landscapes which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, while yielding an abundance of food, fiber and energy for provision of local needs.'
Permaculture design: a primer
"Permaculture is a form of landscape design intended to generate food for humans while simultaneously regenerating our soil and land. It aims to create environments that meet our needs in sustainable ways; repair damage to ecosystems; and maintain and return wild spaces. Or, as I like to say, 'Permaculture is farming with your head, your heart and ... trees.'
"With respect to ecosystem repair, there are several things we can easily do that nature struggles to accomplish—such as moving nutrients uphill; moving nutrients from the ocean back to land; slowing water on steep slopes; and planting trees appropriate to the changing climate. All these things can be done by people with just a small amount of planning and effort.
"Systems that mimic nature are more sustainable, whereas human-created systems tend to be linear in their design, consuming resources and creating unusable waste. Natural systems maintain a closed loop, where waste from one element becomes input for another element. Nothing is depleted, and nothing accumulates into pollution.
"In permaculture, before introducing a new element to the design it is important to consider what that element adds and what it takes away or consumes in relation to the other elements in the system.
"Chickens, for example, need food, but if you already have a surplus of grain and ticks, their food is provided in the system. They need a place to scratch, but if you have patches of land that need cleaning up, they will do the work for you. They produce manure, but if you have a garden, it needs the fertilizer. They produce eggs, but if you already have bacon... well then, you’ve got breakfast!"
https://greenmainehomes.com/blog/2018/11/20/permaculture-and-why-maine-is-perfect-for-it
#SolarPunkSunday #Homesteading #MoreTree #FoodForests #Agroforestry #AgroEcology #GrowYourOwnFood #PermacultureDesign #GardenDesign #ZeroWaste
Maine is Perfect for Permaculture | Green & Healthy Maine HOMES
By Topher Belknap THE TERM PERMACULTURE was coined by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in the 1970s, but the concepts it embodies have been around for much longer. According to Holmgren, permaculture is, “Consciously designed landscapes which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, w
#Agroforestry may be just what #Maine needs for agricultural growth
By Marina Schauffler
Published on: January 24, 2021
Excerpt: "Agroforestry, an age-old concept, could provide a path to Maine’s future. Part of the #RegenerativeAgriculture movement, it involves an integrated approach to cultivating #trees with #crops and – sometimes – #livestock. These diversified farm systems nourish #SoilHealth and #wildlife while offering more resilience in a warming world — locking up atmospheric carbon, absorbing floodwaters, and sheltering crops and animals from high winds and #ExtremeHeat.
" 'Diversity is really key to sustainability for small farms and the ecology of farms,' said vegetable farmer Max Boudreau of Winslow Farm in Falmouth. He sees many landowners and #homesteaders 'putting these principles into practice,' but said agroforestry is still 'a foreign concept' in farm service agencies.
"Being interdisciplinary, agroforestry challenges the siloed world of natural resource management. It is routinely ignored in college curricula and by technical service providers, said Meghan Giroux, an agroforestry researcher, technical service provider and practitioner in Vermont. Her nonprofit, #InterlaceCommons, seeks to fill that void by training farmers – including Boudreau – how to implement and maintain agroforestry practices.
"Boudreau was one of the 20 farmers selected among 92 applicants from around the Northeast for a free, agroforestry 'field consultancy' this year. Farmers are eager to learn about agroforestry’s potential to diversify income, and there’s growing consumer demand for its products – from nuts and uncommon fruits (like #honeyberry and #PawPaw) to #mushrooms and #MedicinalHerbs.
"Yet policymakers routinely tell Giroux there’s 'no interest in agroforestry,' she says. 'There’s no institutional will to move these practices forward primarily because people don’t understand them.'
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture has supported agroforestry since the 1990 Farm Bill and does exceptional research, Giroux feels, but “a knowledge-exchange issue” prevents guidance from reaching most landowners. A network of trained farmers could help support and train peers – a process that happens informally, Boudreau says, in the permaculture community, a related landscape design approach modeled after natural systems.
"Research has already demonstrated that #NoTill agriculture improves crop yields, reduces costs and improves soil health. Even more economic and environmental benefits could flow from cultivating crops in a layered, integrated mix of annuals and perennials more reminiscent of natural plant communities."
Full article:
https://themainemonitor.org/sea-change-agroforestry-may-be-just-what-maine-needs-for-agricultural-growth/
#SolarPunkSunday #NoMonoculture #Polyculture #AgroEcology #FoodForests
