Modern economies depend on a range of essential inputs that are not fully priced or exchanged in markets. These include ecosystem functionsāsuch…
Again and again I hear proponents of a new and better farming system explain how it will improve agriculture, the environment and…
I have written nine essays about why a collapse is coming, how it will play out and what comes after. As I…
The globalization of trade has given the wealthier share of the global population the impression that you can eat what you want.…
Recently, The Guardian featured an interesting article by Tess McClure about the fate of abandoned landscapes, with a special focus on Bulgaria: The great abandonment:…
The gap in consumption based emissions between rich and poor is appalling, but the gap in production based emissions between people competing…
The world we live in today is a result of a very strong ādevelopment complexā where economy and markets, energy and other…
Most have probably noticed that there have been massive protests by European farmers the last month. It started in Germany, linked to…
In my previous article I asked why we grow food and discussed three different situations: 1) the transition from foraging to farming 2)…
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