Cambridge boffins look into crystal ball and see fully sequenced, N-fixing perennial cereals growing under sterile conditions. In deep ocean vents. Via Luigi Guarino 
A new blog on Landscapes for People, Food and Nature is launched today. Fortunately, its just in time for a new University of Leicester undergraduate module Biodiversity and Sustainability. The blog is asking "How can we manage our farms and farming landscapes not just to supply food for 9 billion people over the next few decades, but do so in ways that also secure our water needs, conserve biodiversity, manage climate change, and sustain rural livelihoods?" The blog goes on to say "many of the most important habitats for wild biodiversity, watersheds, forest products, bio-energy, and stores of carbon were located in agricultural lands—not just those “marginal lands” but in the world’s main breadbaskets and rice bowls." which happens to be one of the points I was preparing to include in my first lecture, although one before this that I would have found hard to reference. Via Annals of Botany: Plant Science Research 
50 plants that changed how we live todayAuburn CitizenThe concept that plants play a huge part in global economics, science, medicine, culture and politics may be surprising to many of us and even Laws, who has written extensively on the... 
What is Permaculture? How can it save the planet? From the Stone Age to the Oil Age. 
Loss of productive soil, FAO reported, is most severe in the Himalayan and Andean regions; semi-arid tropical regions of Africa and India; rice-growing lands of Southeast Asia and areas of intensive and industrialised farming ... 
Don't trees only talk to each other in the movies? Professor Suzanne Simard shares her latest research regarding forest ecosystems here. Via Pat Brenner 
A host of data – from sediment cores to ongoing drought in East Africa to computer models – point to one conclusion:
Our increasingly hotter, drier planet is going to be a tough place to farm. Via Cathryn Wellner 
Frances Moore Lappé: For years I’ve been asked, “Since you wrote Diet for a Small Planet in 1971, have things gotten better or worse?” Hoping I don’t sound glib, my response is always the same: “Both.” Via Cathryn Wellner 
The point is that edible landscaping is not limited to the traditional idea of 'landscaping'. With that being said, one may refer to a raised bed vegetable plot, an herb garden, or a food forest as an edible landscape, or being part ... 
Make your garden more productive by exploring forest gardening. You can learn how to mimic a natural forest, and create a productive fusion of garden, orchard and woodland. 
Our base mapping for the Edible Forest Garden Course started on Saturday. Using 300 foot tapes and several 100 foot tapes we started to create the base maps we need for the course and for the future of our design process ... 
It can lead to obsession. And I obsess about edible forest gardens, constantly. I talked a little bit yesterday about agroforestry? Edible forest gardens are kind of like agroforestry without the rows. 
A Forest Garden Year ... Martin created this agro forest 15 years ago that has many edible plants, trees, shrubs and creeping plants that produce an abundant crop of edible vegetable with minimal effort.
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Big trees evolved for longevity and stability, commodities in short supply these days, says Professor Bill Laurance. Via Cathryn Wellner China completes field research of wild herbs in SanjiangyuanXinhuaIt is believed to be a natural gene bank of wild herbs that can be used as medicine against human diseases. However, Sanjiangyuan is ecologically vulnerable. Via Luigi Guarino 
A small island off the coast of Panama designed as an eco-tourism destination by Design Workshop for a private client, Isla Palenque is an intriguing project. Of particular interest is the agriculture program, which goes beyond ... 
Wildlife watch: muntjac deerSaga Health NewsSince muntjacs are native to sub-tropical parts of the world they are not seasonal breeders, instead they breed approximately every seven months, raising a single fawn each time. 
This article looks at the importance of preserving wild and local varieties of plants that have traits tolerant to high temperature, elevated CO2 as a way of preparing for climate change. These might have been discarded in the past due to low yield potential but can be made use of today as parents for the breeding of tolerant varieties to climate change. There is a need to revisit gene banks with a view to searching for unique traits required for climate change. In this search, indigenous knowledge and farmer’s wisdom have immense value. Via Luigi Guarino 
Linkages between temperature data and climate-change link the "golden" age in Europe and America with warming and "dark" ages with cooling. Via Cathryn Wellner The edible forest garden at Faasai Resort and Spa is a way of demonstrating their philosophy of harmony, grace and natural beauty... 
The University of Massachusetts permaculture garden blossomed over the summer from a pasture composed of a few fledgling plants to a full force garden capable of producing over 500 pounds of food this year alone. 
In parts of the world still rich in biodiversity, separating natural habitats from high-yielding farmland could be a more effective way to conserve wild species than trying to grow crops and conserve nature on the same land, according to a new study. Via Cathryn Wellner 
Detroit's urban farming movement is thriving, supplying fresh produce, jobs and revived communities. Desiree Cooper examines this new food-based economy and the issues holding it back. Via Pat Brenner 
Growing Food in a Forest Garden (Video)TreehuggerFrom wild permaculture forest gardening on the BBC to a tour of a 20-year-old permaculture garden, we've seen a fair few examples of "forest gardens"—edible landscapes designed to mimic the form and... |
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