Touch the Soil News #1441 (Feature photo – urban food – Manfred Sause CCA SA 3.0 Unported) AP News brings us the story of how local food and non-profits are working to bridge the gap between eating and food insecurity. The key is to get local food growing in food desert areas and then having…
Touch the Soil News #1428 (Feature photo – New York City Seal – Public Domain) FoodTank brings us the story of New York City’s entrée into food security and access to fresh foods. Something the USDA and the retail grocery industry has been trying to do for decades. The problem is that more than 1…
Positive Future #534 (Feature photo – Human Activities Drive Climate Change – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 1.0 Generic license.) The United Nations just released a report on how climate change is putting unprecedented risks to our ability to feed ourselves. Recommendations include commitments to sustainable use of farmland. At issue is that people have affected…
Touch the Soil News #1384 (Feature photo – Powell River Edible Garden Tour – courtesy of Powell River Food Security Project.) The small town of Powell River, along the west coast of British Columbia, Canada is the center of a metro area of around 17,000 people. Yet, the community is concerned about food security and…
Touch the Soil News #1373 (Feature photo – Large Scale Grain Handling – Public Domain) For the time being, big farms will prevail. However, just like the tide, things can change without notice. Middle school students in New York have retrofitted a classroom into a hydroponic farm, that sells produce to their cafeteria. Since there…
Touch the Soil News #1365 (Feature photo – North Korean Farm Without Adequate Equipment – Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (Stephan) at Flickr and http://nk.subnetwork.org/) While the news on North Korea is generally about potential armed conflict and weapons, North Korea is facing a food crisis. While trying to wave military threats to the…
Positive Future #487 (Feature photo – Inside Grocery Store on Wheels – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license – Zache) In a world seeking to serve exclusive high ends, what about a world seeking to serve those on the edge of being excluded? Affordable Housing Finance Magazine…
Touch the Soil News #1339 (Feature photo – Singapore Coat of Arms – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Xavi Garcia) The small nation of Singapore is mostly urbanized on an island near the equator. It has a problem – it must import 90 percent of the food its citizens must eat. With the United Nations calling…
Touch the Soil News #1287 (Feature photo – Local Farmers – Public Domain) An interesting article showed up in the U.S. News and World Report about growing food in cities. It is one of the most in-depth articles about food security for cities ever to hit mainstream media. What makes cities important is that there…
