Somalia Famine: Lessons We Can Take Away

“A big part of the crisis in Somalia is not just that people used to be able to farm for subsistence and now can’t; there are lots of people whose purchasing power has been badly eroded. There is food on the market in much of Somalia, but people can’t afford it.” I pray that this [...]

From Bill Mollison

A very prescient quote from Bill Mollison, the founder of Permaculture: “. . . every society that grows extensive lawns could produce all its food on the same area, using the same resources, and . . . world famine could be totally relieved if we devoted the same resources of lawn culture to food culture [...]

Thriving on a Sixth of an Acre

I just returned from ten days of teaching and the gardens around my house are no worse for wear. They are thriving abundantly! Worked for a couple of hours and this is all I need. This is becoming a self-sustaining plant paradise. Enough food to gorge ourselves on. No-dig, chop and drop, an organic matter [...]

Imagining Detroit by Mark Bittman

An excellent article from the NY Times on Detroit. What’s happening there is applicable elsewhere. As folks become more aware of where their food comes from, and better yet, how to grow it, in our devastated cities, there will be massive change around the issues of our basic necessities.

Spring Glory

After ten inches of rain over the past week and sunshine the last two days everything in the yard is bursting. Spring in Southern Illinois is glorious. Enjoy these photos of the back and front yards. The food is abundant here, pick it and eat. So simple, so, so simple…