Civil Eats

MARCH 11, 2025

While the current administration may blame woke DEI environmentalists for the blazes, science shows that the climate crisis contributed to the severity of the damage. Growing vast monocultures of potatoes requires synthetic fertilizers whose production requires massive amounts of energy.

Food 121

Food Pesticide Fertilizer Processing 121

Food Tank

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As countries negotiate and announce their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), or environmental action plans, they must meaningfully uplift agroecological and regenerative approaches, not just pay lip service. We can no longer clear all the trees, cannot allow our soils to degrade, cannot fertilize without care.”

Finance 97

Finance Food Agroecology Agriculture 97

Food Tank

AUGUST 29, 2023

While the realm of pesticides and fertilizers has been dominated by chemistry for the past eight decades, it seems like biology may soon have its day. Biologicals are farm inputs that come from living organisms like plants and bacteria rather than from fossil fuels, the source of nearly all modern pesticides and fertilizers.

Pesticide 98

Pesticide Fertilizer Acre Crop 98

The Equation

MARCH 28, 2023

An example of a negative externality is the negative health impacts of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers in rural disadvantaged community residents: community residents pay with their health for the cheaper price of conventional food production. How do we weigh these scenarios and decide if cropland repurposing makes sense?

Ruralism 95

Ruralism Pesticide Agriculture Agriculture 95

The Equation

MARCH 4, 2024

What they do need are huge amounts of water, huge amounts of pesticides to artificially correct the unnatural monoculture, and huge amounts of fertilizers because industrial agriculture practices deplete nutrients from the soil. Denise and Kayode participated in the ALBA program , a land-based training for future agroecology small farmers.

Agriculture 125

Agriculture Agriculture Pesticide Ruralism 125

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

Table of Contents The Physical Science Focus on Solutions Strong Environmental Justice Discussions Regional Chapters Northern Great Plains Northeast Southeast Caribbean Midwest Southern Great Plains Northwest Southwest Alaska Hawai’i and the U.S.-Affiliated Fortunately, a focus on agroecological solutions has been gaining some traction.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Agriculture Forage Livestock 105

Share Food Program

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Agroecology: Understanding Sustainable Plant & Soil Science; and 4. Seeds, fertilizer, farmed animals, trucks used for transportation, packaging operations and grocery stores are all parts of our food system. Food Justice, Land Sovereignty and Deconstructing the Food System; 2. Growing Food from Seed to Harvest; 3.

Food 52

Food Farming Farming Soil Science 52