Personal Food Decisions are Made When Prices Increase
I’m more than doubling the size of my garden this year.
We’re going to grow more of our own food in our backyard because I’m concerned about the cost and avail...
Food and Nutritional Security
Greenhouse Technology Can Help Feed Africa
Today, a kilogram of melon costs $20 in Congo Brazzaville—a country where the daily wage for a typical worker is just four (4) dollars.
This basic food item is...
Farmers are the Foot Soldiers in the War Against Hunger
Farmers are the foot soldiers in the war on hunger, and that never has been more apparent than it is in today in Ukraine.
Equipment for planting is readied fo...
Forget the Propaganda: Come Visit Our Farms
“This is just pure propaganda.”
When I heard Jennifer Jacquet utter this line in a video op-ed that tries to vilify farmers, I laughed so hard that I could have...
The Summer of My Resilience
At least the sunsets were pretty.
That’s the best I can say about the summer of 2021. Here in Washington state, we felt like we were living in an inferno. Rain...
The War Against Hunger
The war against world hunger never ends, but it always changes---and the COVID-19 pandemic is making it worse.
Some 272 million people now face "extreme hunger"...
I Am an Activist FOR Food
When I see my fellow South Africans queueing up for food, the sad sight reminds me that we still need to decolonize our minds.
People in the developed world ma...
Farmers Leading the Way as the Bedrock of Our Global Food System
Global ambitions will animate the upcoming United Nations Food Systems Summit---but farmers like us know that achieving the UN's food-security goals will requir...
Recognizing Aquaculture "Pond to Pot" as a Food Security Game-Changer for Many
We often talk about the importance of moving food from "farm to fork."
I believe it is time to add another phrase to our vocabulary: "pond to pot."
The winner...
A Story of Resilient Seeds
Researchers in Israel are giving a new meaning to the term "expiration date."
They've taken date-palm seeds found while excavating ancient sites in the Judean w...