Only with a population growth rate of zero might we have some hope for planetary stability.
What’s out and what’s in for 2021
Chances are good this will look better if you use your browser with the link below to go to the Website for Translational Ecology. What’s Out What’s In ___________________________________________________ Climate Change Denial TheContinue reading
Agricultural Landscapes
Farms are no longer using cropland diversity to hedge their bets against pests, pathogens and drought.
Diapers: to change or not to change
Reducing the use of disposal diapers would have a rather small effect on our national inventory of greenhouse gas emissions
Bill Schlesinger
agriculture, environmental health, faculty, food, lakes and streams, toxicology, water pollution
agriculture, environmental health, faculty, food, lakes and streams, toxicology, water pollution
Atrazine
Atrazine resembles the growth hormones of other organisms, including frogs and potentially humans.
Fullsteam Ahead for a Southern Beer Economy
Fullsteam Brewery is the South’s first craft beer brewery with a mission to “craft distinctly Southern beer that celebrates the farm and food traditions of the American South” (Mission, n.d.). Since opening in 2010, FullsteamContinue reading
How it all started
Pores and cracks in the rocks host microbial activity that feeds on hydrogen generated by volcanic activity,
Sankofa Farms: Putting down resilient roots to grow a more secure future
Founded in 2016 by Kamal Bell, Sankofa Farms is a 12-acre farm in Cedar Grove, NC that educates young Black men about agriculture and helps them to become agents of change. Sankofa also supplies foodContinue reading
A Growing Community Where UCAN Thrive
Introduction Urban Community AgriNomics (UCAN) is a nonprofit organization that offers Northern Durham the opportunity to learn agricultural skills and provides access to fresh fruits and vegetables. While their primary activities center around agriculture andContinue reading
Food Waste
Cutting food waste in half would save 8% of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere—even more if we were to consume less beef in our diet.