Agroecology is fully rooted in science, seeks to work with nature, and draws nutrients from the land to grow crops without using costly chemical fertilizers or pesticides, which often serve to push farmers into debt. It posits that getting to know the land and crops with which you work intimately is empowering in more ways…
Horticulture celebrates diversity and the thousands of plants and species that provide us food and medicine. In farming communities, there is a connection to the land. The food system is far more resilient, and labour yields better results with less effort. In fact, if you include externalized costs, it is even more profitable than agriculture…
Agriculture is an inherently destructive practice. It began in modern-day Syria and Iraq and is based on bare soil and aggressive growing practices in order to maximize yield and profit. But the problems associated with it are endless. Soil is eroded, fertility is lost and the ability to produce crops is deeply unsustainable. Much of…