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Return to Civilization

Return to Civilization

Evaggelos Vallianatos I grew up in the 1940s in a village in Greece. My father owned a few strips of land that, together, equaled no more than 4 acres. Most of this land had olive trees. The rest was for grapevines and the growing of wheat, barley and lentils. In...
Jonathan Lundgren Shares Research on Insect Diversity

Jonathan Lundgren Shares Research on Insect Diversity

Acres U.S.A. is North America’s monthly magazine of ecological agriculture. Each month we conduct an in-depth interview with a thought leader. The following interview appeared in our February 2016 issue and was too important not to share widely. Dr. Jonathan...

This is Not Food Labeling

The proposal to hide the labeling of GMO ingredients behind a scannable QR code is at its heart disingenuous, elitist, and discriminates against the poor and elderly.

Joel Salatin on Ecological Food Communication

Joel Salatin on Ecological Food Communication

By Joel SalatinFrom the February 2016 issue of Acres U.S.A. magazine. Six Key Messages for Consumer Outreach As farmers, we enjoy conversations about soil, water, animal husbandry, horticulture and every other kind of production nuance. That’s as it should be. But all...

Vandana Shiva Leads Farmers to Food Sovereignty

Acres U.S.A. is North America’s monthly magazine of ecological agriculture. Each month we conduct an in-depth interview with a thought leader. The following interview appeared in our January 2016 issue and was too important not to share widely. Americans who...