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Resilience means taking the long view on climate change

In our final “Climate change, agriculture and resilience” video—the series we’ve been publishing all week in the lead up to the MOSES Organic Farming conference—it’s all about being different.

In a changing climate, farming’s a risky business

Farming is risky for anyone: volatile markets and unpredictable weather can make planning and execution from season to season a difficult prospect. Make that double with the extreme weather climate change is bringing. Sure, there is crop insurance in some cases, but what about farmers like Mike Brownfield?

Land Grabs and Fragile Food Systems

Executive Summary

Finding a balance: A farmer’s role in climate change

How can we balance the environmental impacts of farming with our need to continue producing food?

Building stability through biodiversity: Facing climate change with Martin and Loretta Jaus

“I think we came in April and it was within a month or two when all the ground was still bare and black and we had one of those two- or three-day blows and I had drifts of soil on my window sills and I'm thinking ‘Hmmm this isn't good.’ That was probably what sparked us to start making some of the changes we did.”

Be our Valentine and learn about global land grabs at IATP

Global Land Grabs on Valentine's Day at IATP! That's right. We want you to be our Valentine on February 14! We'll be discussing global land grabs and food sovereignty.

Climate change meets resilience: Real farmers solving real climate problems with sustainable solutions

Update: All five videos are now available at the following links: 

The tip of the food justice iceberg

In last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama called for the federal minimum wage to be raised to $9 an hour and linked hereafter to the cost of living, so that it will rise along with inflation.

TEDxManhattan “Changing the Way We Eat”

February 16th, 2013

TEDxManhattan “Changing the Way We Eat” will take place February 16, 2013, in New York City. Speakers include LaDonna Redmond and Dr. David Wallinga of IATP, and many other noted sustainable food experts. The event is sold out, but all major sessions will be webcast and for a live twitter chat – follow #tedxman. Join the experts and attendees as they look for new synergies and new ideas to help bolster the sustainable food movement.

State of the Union: Green energy and rural

Rural resistance has helped slow the development of renewable energy. It doesn't have to be that way. For the President's green-energy plans to succeed, he needs to reach out to the rural leaders who are ready to act on climate change.