The last 70 years has seen a huge decline in soil health and food nutrients. This excellent, in-depth article on soil restoration by Soil Ecologist, Dr. Christine Jones, is worth spending time with. Continue reading Five Core Principles of Soil Restoration
With fertile soil now being lost at a rate of 24bn tonnes a year, pollution of the world’s soils will only get worse if urgent action isn’t taken, concludes a new UN report. And this will have a devastating effect on our fragile ecosystems and human health. Continue reading Urgent Action Needed for Soil Pollution
More bee hotels, flowering plants in public spaces, native plants on bus stop roofs and a reduction of chemical spraying are just some of the 70 initiatives used in Dutch cities to encourage a healthy bee population. But is it too late for the countryside? Continue reading Dutch Cities in Drive to Halt Bee Decline
Prof. Heinemann starts his presentation talking about two pandemics – Covid-19 and the decades-old rise of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. The full impact of the latter is unknown and there is no system in place to track antibiotic resistance globally. Continue reading Prof. Jack Heinemann: ODPG Conference Presentation
In this short video from Farmers Weekly, Simon explains how he questioned the wisdom of pouring poisons onto land in order to grow food for human consumption. Continue reading Now there’s a better way, let’s move on
With the whole world currently coming to terms with the vast problem of climate change, farmers are under tremendous pressure to reduce their environmental footprint. But organic farmers have already done much of the hard graft… Stuart Luxton, Fonterra’s Organic … Continue reading Organics : Ahead of the Curve