See link below for print version and full-text audio transcript. For Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon, necessity really was the mother of invention. The couple found themselves stranded in their remote summer cottage in Canada with houseguests arriving and little access to grocery stores and markets. So they turned to the land... (read more)

As you may already know, 2007 is a pivotal year for the direction of US agriculture and food policies because of this year’s farm bill. Through my affiliation w/ Slow Food USA (www.slowfoodusa.org), individuals and organizations have the opportunity to join other concerned citizens to show their support for... (read more)

"Adventures in eating: The 100-mile diet" A new book chronicles the adventures of a Vancouver couple who spent a year eating food produced within 100 miles of their home. Aware that in North America the average distance traveled by produce from farm to fork is 1500 miles or more, Alisa Smith... (read more)

http://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=18834 Peak Oil Passnotes: >From Iran to Chad, It's Really Bad By Edward Tapamor 14 Apr 2006 at 09:56 AM EDT PARIS (ResourceInvestor.com) -- If the markets could behave like a rational entity we would already be at $80 oil, no problem. Of course we know markets do not behave rationally, instead they... (read more)

The Peak Oil Crisis Looking Through Peak Oil Lenses By Tom Whipple Once a person assimilates the idea that peak oil and its consequences are imminent, it radically changes one's world outlook. Nearly every issue one confronts will be affected by peak oil. In the last 100 years, oil has become so pervasive... (read more)