Voice of the Land
Feeding 7 Billion…
We all saw a hugely significant birthday come to pass recently when our fragile and beautiful Earth became home to its 7 billionth person. Over the next 30 years, another 2 or 3 billion people will join us. What does this monumental population growth mean?
For one thing, the global food system is struggling to provide for us all. Food prices peaked in 2008 and again in 2011
Grow Fence-free Screening with the Right Plants
Grow fence-free screening with the right plants. You can define the view you want. By Vicky Uhland Special Thanks to The Denver Post Posted: 06/20/2008 12:30:00 AM MDT Grapevines trained up a bamboo trellis provide an organic screen against traffic on the street nearby. (Dana Coffield, The Denver Post ) Anyone who lives next door [...]
Typical Landscapes Lack Biological Diversity
A typical landscape eliminates the large diversity of plants and animals that once inhabited a place and replaces it with a limited variety of introduced plants. Most native insects and other animals indigenous to the land are unable to feed on these alien plants. Those insects die out when they can’t feed, while birds and [...]
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