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Soil, climate and profitable farming

By Les on 21 January 2010

“The Nation that destroys its soil, destroys itself,” Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937.

The converse is also true; by building soil a nation can build itself. People such as national champion farmer Ms. Pratum Suriya who we visited today are nation builders and vital to the future of this or any other country. (She is known as Kru Pratum, or “Teacher Pratum.”)… read more

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Basket Nov. 26, 2009 — Palaung, peanuts and pesto

By Jeff on 26 November 2009

The CSA basket for this last, refreshingly chilly week in November represents some things old and some things new… read more

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Climate-smart agriculture? Is it for real?

By Jeff on December 30, 2011

The most recent round of UN climate talks produced little of substance. One thing that did emerge was the promotion of something called climate-smart agriculture. Here are some thoughts, photos and links. read more

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