Written by Pia Kieninger , Marianne Penker
In the past 50 years, about a quarter of Japan’s cultivated land has been lost, threatening food production, cultural landscapes and biodiversity. One of Japan’s most valued cultural landscapes includes rice terraces. In …
First published on Yes Magazine here
The inability of politics to address poverty, climate change, and other basic challenges has fueled extraordinary experimentation in American communities. Welcome to a new conversation on how we make change happen.
Editor’s note: This …
David Goodman wrote this article for Together, With Earth, the Spring 2015 issue of YES! Magazine. David is a journalist, a contributing writer for Mother Jones, and author of 10 books. He and his sister Amy Goodman, host of …
“A long time ago, when I was a student,” said Olga Kesidou, sunk low in the single, somewhat clapped-out sofa of the waiting room at the Peristeri Solidarity Clinic, “I’d see myself volunteering. You know, in Africa somewhere, treating sick …
Hello friends! This is the first FairCoop Bulletin; we plan on sending these out on a semi-regular, (non-spammy) basis to let you know what’s going on in the global Fair.coop movement. The wealth of any movement is its members so …
They don’t want cars or brand name handbags or luxury boots. To many of them, travel beyond the known and local is expensive and potentially dangerous. They work part-time jobs—because that is what they’ve been offered—and live at home long …
The autonomous region of Rojava, as it exists today, is one of few bright spots – albeit a very bright one – to emerge from the tragedy of the Syrian revolution. Having driven out agents of the Assad regime in …
Blog-post written by Aili Pyhälä
Last month, I had the immense fortune to attend the 14th International Congress of Ethnobiology , this time held in the wondrous country of Bhutan.
Bhutan is perhaps best known to the world for …
Founded on the theory of ‘permaculture’, the Chikukwa Project, through its humble beginnings with just 6 concerned neighbors, has flourished and succeeded for over 20 years now. When a spring, serving 50 households dried up and rains silted up their …
‘Celebration of the Commons’ is more like it at the Common Ground Country Fair in Maine, USA
The Common Ground Fair has been in existence since 1977. Founded by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) which is also …
This article discusses Nepal’s fight to find where local varieties of food exist, where it can be promoted and shared with other farmers, and how it can become a viable solution to Nepal’s food shortages and challenge the global agricultural …
Some of you may be interested in following what is happening in Bhutan after it has decided to become a democratic nation. The concept of “Gross National Happiness” as against GNP that they have adopted has been much talked …