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December 18, 2019

How gardeners are reclaiming agriculture from industry, one seed at a time

Helen Anne Curry, University of Cambridge

Saving seed is a way of protecting the world’s vegetable varieties, saving money, and increasingly, a political statement too.

The Paraguayan Chaco, South America’s second largest forest, is rapidly disappearing as agriculture extends deeper into what was once forest. Here, isolated stands of trees remain amid the farms. Joel E. Correia

October 2, 2019

South America’s second-largest forest is also burning – and ‘environmentally friendly’ charcoal is subsidizing its destruction

Joel E. Correia, University of Florida

The cleared land of Paraguay’s Chaco forest produces everyday products like charcoal and leather that are sold abroad to consumers who may never know the unsavory origins of their purchases.

Urban beekeepers trained in native bee stewardship and pollinator gardening can help fight the decline of native bees. (Shutterstock)

April 30, 2019

Urban bee keepers can help save wild bees

Rebecca Ellis, Western University

Urban beekeeping is growing in popularity, but so is the backlash against honey bees.

February 21, 2019

Go vegan because of mass exploitation of animals, not because eating them is wrong

Heather Alberro, Nottingham Trent University

Eating animals is natural and not evil in itself, but the torment of factory farming is a very good reason to go vegan.

Wild foods at the edge of this field in Burkina Faso are just as important for household nutrition. Author supplied

June 18, 2018

Why it’s important to recognise multiple food systems in Africa

William G. Moseley, Macalester College

Foraging and gathering food can play a huge role in feeding people.

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